Shining a Light on Sunscreens
Latest Skin News SATURDAY, July 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) Sunscreen isn’t just for pool gatherings and beach outings: Using sunscreen every day could reduce your risk of skin cancer, experts say. Daily use of at least an SPF 15 sunscreen can lower your risk of melanoma — the deadliest type of skin cancer […]
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, July 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) New research finds that countries with more cloudy days tend to have higher colon cancer rates. Lower levels of vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” may be to blame. So, boosting your vitamin D levels through exposure to sunlight could help reduce your risk of […]
How Many ED Workers Suffer Patient Abuse?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the […]
AHA News: Diagnosed With Preeclampsia Late in Pregnancy, She Had a Stroke 5 Days After Giving Birth
Latest Pregnancy News THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Always game for a new challenge, Andrea Engfer began running with a friend in her small town of Orting, Washington. She liked it so much, she signed up for a 5K. Then another – and so on. “I try to improve every […]
COVID Falls From America’s #1 Killer to #7 by June
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped COVID-19 from the first to the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, a new analysis shows. The disease was the third leading cause of death for much of 2020, but became the leading […]
Pets Often Catch COVID From Owners, Study Finds
Latest Coronavirus News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) Can pets get COVID-19 from their beloved owners? Yes, they can. In fact, a pair of new studies suggest that COVID-19 is quite common among cats and dogs in households where someone has contracted the virus. But at a […]
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) Behaviors associated with eating disorders can make real changes to the brain, new research shows. The findings could help explain why these serious disorders are often chronic — and may also point the way to new treatments. Eating disorders — such as anorexia […]
AHA News: Farming Takes Root in Seattle-Area Food Desert
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Nine thousand miles separate Veronica Karanja from her mother’s farm in Kenya and where she now farms in Kent, Washington. Karanja’s expertise – and her vegetables that are culturally significant in Kenya – are helping transform a food desert […]
Heart Failure From Breast Cancer Treatment
Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Women who develop heart failure following certain breast cancer treatments are generally healthier and have a better prognosis than those with heart failure from other causes, a new study finds. Two widely used treatments for breast cancer are known to harm the […]
CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients
Latest Chronic Pain News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Could the answer to easing the tough-to-treat chronic pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia be found in edibles and other products containing CBD? A new study from Michigan Medicine examined whether people using potentially addictive painkillers like opioids could […]