DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION
DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION Posted on May 22, 2025 in Newsroom KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Jade Palace Two on May 21, 2025, due to an active cockroach infestation, […]
‘Watch and Wait’ With Small Renal Masses: When and How Should Docs Intervene?
Active surveillance of small renal masses appears to be safe, but if intervention does become necessary, what should trigger it? “We now know that with at least 10 years of data that active surveillance is safe and non-inferior to primary intervention,” said Phillip Pierorazio, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, during a presentation […]
Should Older Prostate Cancer Patients Jump Off the Active Surveillance Train?
Come December, as I observe my “pros-mitzvah” — 13 years on active surveillance (AS) for very low-risk prostate cancer — I feel I’m at a tipping point. Should I stay the course and keep monitoring my lesion — a single Gleason 6 of less than 1 mm seen back in 2010 and never again in […]
7 Things Stroke Doctors Say You Should Never, Ever Do
Halfpoint Images via Getty Images It’s important to lead an active lifestyle, eat nutritious foods and manage things like your blood pressure, doctors say. In the United States, strokes are a top cause of death and a major cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. This is a scary reality, especially since many […]
Use of Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer on the Rise, but Highly Variable
While use of active surveillance for the management of low-risk prostate cancer has increased in the U.S., it still varies widely both at the practitioner level and even within urology practices, according to a cohort study. Looking at over 20,000 patients included in a quality reporting registry, the rate of active surveillance increased “sharply and […]
Better Cognition Even With Small Amounts of Physical Activity
Being and remaining physically active throughout adulthood was linked with higher cognition at age 69, a longitudinal cohort study showed. Effect sizes were similar across all adult ages, suggesting that being physically active at any time in adulthood — even as little as once a month — was tied to higher cognition, reported Sarah-Naomi James, […]
Short-Course Apalutamide to Reduce Active Surveillance Attrition in Prostate Cancer
A majority of men in active surveillance (AS) for early prostate cancer had negative biopsies after a 90-day course of apalutamide (Erleada), a small phase II trial showed. Follow-up pathology showed no evidence of residual cancer in 13 of 22 evaluable patients following treatment with the androgen receptor inhibitor. The median time to a positive […]
Active Treatment for Extremely Preterm Babies on the Rise
Babies born extremely preterm were more likely to receive active treatment in recent years, but there were gaps in treatment among different racial and ethnic groups, according to a cross-sectional study. From 2014 to 2020, the proportion of extremely preterm infants who received active treatment rose nearly 4% each year (45.7% to 58.8%), increasing in […]
What Hygiene Products Can Kill Bacteria? Antibacterial Hand Wash
Hygiene products, such as cleaning and disinfecting products, contain active ingredients that provide extra protection against a wide range of germs. The hygiene products that will kill bacteria and viruses often contain chlorine compounds, hydrogen peroxide, triclosan, or alcohol. Industrial-grade hygiene products may contain phenol and related compounds. Household products that have antibacterial, antiseptic, or […]
Energy-burning brown fat less active in boys with obesity
A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys with a normal body mass index (BMI). Senior author Katherine Morrison said that BAT, also known as brown fat, helps the body burn regular fat and is activated by cold, but her research […]