TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors have struggled with the fact that the benefit of any blood-thinning pill came with the added risk of excess bleeding. Now, an experimental anti-clotting pill called milvexian has been found to be effective in patients who had knee replacement surgeryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Arm and shoulder pain are common for women after breast cancer surgery, and beginning a supervised exercise program soon afterwards can go a long way to easing the discomfort, new research suggests. As the team of British investigators explained, restricted shoulder movement andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new program to help U.S. veterans with lung problems caused by inhaling toxins while deployed was announced on Veterans Day by President Joe Biden. It will also assess the potential connection between cancers and time spent overseas breathing poor air, according toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Society report. Death rates for all cancers combined haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis patients might be able to think more clearly and move more easily if they regularly undergo whole-body vibration training, a new pilot study reports. A small group of MS patients who experienced vibration training showed improvements in decision making, information processing,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to know whether it should follow through on its proposed menthol cigarette ban, it need only look to Canada for an answer. A new study finds that Canada’s ban on menthol cigarettes seemed to driveContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Ultra-low” doses of the drug rituximab may be enough to keep some patients’ rheumatoid arthritis under control for several years, a new, preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among 118 patients, low doses of the drug were comparable to standard ones in controllingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — At a veterinary clinic in the United Kingdom, the staff noticed a sudden and atypical increase in cats and dogs who were experiencing myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. Was it a coincidence that these animals were showing up severely ill fromContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers may have unearthed a surprising risk factor for often-fatal brain bleeds: Sleepless nights. In a study of about 70,000 adults, researchers found that people with a genetic predisposition to insomnia were at somewhat higher risk of a brain aneurysm. An aneurysm isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona man infected his dog and cat with the new coronavirus, according to a new case study that researchers say is the first in the United States to use genetics to document such transmission. The owner wasn’t vaccinated, did little to protectContinue Reading