TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine can help ease the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients, the results of a small new trial results suggest. A small group of 24 patients experienced fewer GI sideContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, the treatment of early-stage prostate cancers that haven’t spread beyond the organ have often included the removal of nearby lymph nodes in the pelvis. It’s done as a precaution and as a means of “staging” the disease. Now, a major expertContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most folks know that a good sunscreen can guard against the sun’s harmful rays, but many might not realize that some medications and creams can undo some of that protection. “There are multiple reasons we should be mindful of excessive sun exposure asideContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy following surgery can keep breast cancer from returning for up to 10 years, a new study claims. The study supports the current standard of care for early-stage breast cancer, which involves surgery followed by radiation therapy, researchers said. “Our evidence suggests thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deaths among Americans dropped by a significant 6.1% between 2022 and 2023, a new government tally finds. Much of this was due to COVID-19’s ebbing effect on deaths. During the pandemic, over a million Americans lost their lives, and in 2021 it wasContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who use marijuana at high levels are putting themselves at more than three times the risk for head and neck cancers, new research warns. The study is perhaps the most rigorous ever conducted on the issue, tracking the medical records of overContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new immunotherapy is now available to treat a rare soft tissue cancer that most frequently occurs in young men. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleuecel) to treat synovial sarcoma, which most commonly develops inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes. It’s linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is growing although they usually resolve by the time of delivery. Now, a new study deliversContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — David Lynch, who transformed television and film with series such as “Twin Peaks” and movies like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” announced Monday that he is battling the lung disease emphysema. Lynch, 78 and a former long-time smoker, first spoke about his illnessContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A person’s lifespan appears to be linked to four specific social factors – marriage, gender, education and race. The interplay between those four factors helps explain differences in lifespan between Americans, researchers report. “There is a complex interaction between social and individual determinantsContinue Reading