Researchers set out to discover the point when too much caffeine causes high blood pressure, a key heart disease risk factor.
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Friday, May 31, 2019
U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall
Overall, cancer death rates decreased 1.8% per year in men and 1.4% per year in women, continuing a trend.
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Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Team sports can increase self-esteem and help vulnerable adolescents feel socially accepted and connected. These benefits can help build resilience, the study author said.
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Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Team sports can increase self-esteem and help vulnerable adolescents feel socially accepted and connected. These benefits can help build resilience, the study author said.
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Trial: Gains Seen on Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
In the clinical trial, 49 patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer received intensive chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as the blood pressure drug losartan.
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Teasing Kids About Weight Linked to Gaining More
Kids who had been teased more about their weight gained more weight and fat over time, and they gained it faster, said study author said.
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'Highly Processed' Food Linked to Earlier Death
They include not only "junk food" -- like chips, sweets and fast food -- but also the breads, processed meats, jarred sauces and frozen meals that many people consider staples.
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Ariana Grande Postpones Shows Due to Tomato Allergy
On Instagram, the pop star said she had "an unfortunate allergic reaction to tomatoes and my throat pretty much closed."
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Middle-Aged Men May Need to Check For Thinning Bones
The fact that osteopenia was just as common in men came as a surprise, said researcher Allison Ford, a professor of health and exercise science at the University of Mississippi.
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TSA OKs Some CBD Oils, Pot-Derived Drug on Flights
Previously, all forms of marijuana were prohibited in carry-on bags and checked luggage, the Associated Press reported.
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Sensor-Laden Glove Helps Robotic Hands 'Feel'
The researchers developed the glove to help improve the fine motor skills of robot hands
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Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
“Physical activity is good for you. What's new and striking is how little you need to do to make a difference," the study's lead author said.
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Exercise Apps Help Boost Women's Activity Levels
A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers found.
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New Brain Cells Grow Later In Life Than We Think
The findings could lead to new treatments for mental decline in older adults, the researchers said.
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CDC: Fewer Adults Getting Diagnosed With Diabetes
Possible reasons for the decline include changes in testing and getting people to make healthy lifestyle changes before they develop diabetes, the AP reported.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Being Transgender Not a Mental Disorder, WHO Says
The term gender incongruence is used by the WHO to describe people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth.
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Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier to Fight Disease
Ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease is the latest in the growing field of focused ultrasound. With focused ultrasound, doctors use the sound waves to actively treat a condition rather than passively produce images of it.
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First Trial of Opioid Maker Begins
The case, Oklahoma vs. J&J, is being closely watched by lawyers in nearly 1,900 similar state and federal cases in the U.S.
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FDA OKs Wearable Device for Migraine Pain
The FDA has cleared a noninvasive device that uses smartphone-controlled electronic pulses to relieve acute migraine pain.
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'Bad' Cholesterol, Rare Alzheimer's May Be Linked
If research confirms that high cholesterol plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, officials may need to reduce our target levels for “bad” LDL cholesterol, the study author said.
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Opioids Still Often Prescribed to Teens, Young Adults
The reasons for the opioid prescriptions ranged from bone fractures and sprained ankles to dental problems and low back pain, the study authors said.
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Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Heart Issue Linked?
The study shows that the risk of a particular kind of heart failure that happens in pregnancy, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), is five times higher in women who have fertility treatment,
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Vaping May Hurt the Lining of Your Blood Vessels
Exposure to cinnamon and menthol e-liquids proved particularly damaging to cells, the researchers reported.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Recall: Baker’s Corner Flour Sold at Aldi
The strain of E. coli found in the flour is closely related to a bug that has already sickened 17 people in eight states.
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WHO: Work Burnout, Gaming Addiction Are Diseases
Both will be included in the WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which guides medical providers in making diagnoses.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
First Mesothelioma Treatment in 15 Years Approved
The new device was approved under the Humanitarian Device Exemption, which was created to encourage innovation in rare diseases.
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Summer of Mosquito Swarms a Possibility This Year
Mosquitoes could wreck your summer if you're not prepared and a warm, wet spring means the blood-suckers will be out in force.
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Colon Cancer Screenings Rise When Medicaid Arrives
American Cancer Society researchers analyzed CDC data and found that in states that were very early adopters of the Medicaid expansion, the rate of low-income adults ages 50-64 who were up to date with colon cancer screening rose from 42.3% in 2012 to 51.1% in 2016.
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Study: Roundup Linked to Human Liver Damage
A group of people who have liver disease also had elevated urine levels of glyphosate, the main weed-killing ingredient in Roundup, researchers found.
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New Gene Variations for Type 2 Diabetes Found
The genes identified in the study and the proteins they encode are potential targets for new diabetes medicines, and may help improve understanding and treatment of the disease, according to the study authors.
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Does Bipolar Disorder Raise Risk of Parkinson's?
Those with bipolar who developed Parkinson's were nine years younger -- average age 64 -- than others who also developed Parkinson's, the study found.
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Half-Price Version of Humalog Insulin Available
The company's generic version of its Humalog U-100 is being sold under the chemical name insulin lispro,
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That Selfie May Be Epic, But Not Worth Your Life
Many in pursuit of the "epic selfie" have died -- a recent study found there were 259 deaths and 137 injuries or accidents around the world between 2011 and 2017, from just three deaths in 2011 to 93 in 2017.
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6 Brain Surgeries Later, This Med Student Is Excelling
Claudia Martinez was a college student chasing her dream of becoming a doctor when a neurosurgeon gave her alarming advice: Get brain surgery as soon as possible for chiari malformation.
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Many 'Dehumanize' People with Obesity
"The science is actually pretty straightforward; we know that feeling stigmatized because of your weight actually leads to weight increases," said study author Inge Kersbergen.
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Poor Diet Might Raise Your Cancer Risk
The researchers estimated that dietary factors may have accounted for over 80,000 of the new invasive cancer cases reported in 2015, or about 5% of that year's total among U.S. adults.
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
New USDA Nutrition Guidelines Will Cover Infants
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases new nutritional guidelines for the country in 2020, it is expected to include advice for breastfeeding and feeding children up to age 2.
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Emma Thompson Reflects on Life, Loss, and Resilience
At 60, Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson wonders what's next: "How do I feel about dying? Am I ready to look at that?"
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Women With Sleep Apnea May Have Higher Cancer Odds
The study found that people who have more airway closures during sleep and whose blood oxygen saturation levels fall below 90% are diagnosed with cancer more often than people without sleep apnea.
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How Does Room Temperature Affect Test Scores?
The findings suggest that ordinary variations in room temperature can affect brain performance significantly and differently for men and women, the study authors said.
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Opioid Users' Kids May Be At Higher Suicide Risk
The findings suggest that opioid use by a parent or parents doubles the risk for suicidal behavior by their children, study co-author Dr. David Brent says.
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Study: Anti-Clotting Meds OK After Bleeding Stroke
The findings suggest that anti-clotting drugs reduce, rather than increase as feared, the chances of more bleeding in the brain, but more study is needed, researchers said.
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Q Fever May Be More Human Threat Than Thought
When it's diagnosed, Q fever can be cured with antibiotics. But chronic cases can lead to serious heart and blood vessel infections and have poor outcomes,lead researcher Dr. Christine Akamine says.
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COPD May Strike Women Harder Than Men
Symptoms for women with COPD may be worse than for men with the same level of disease, and periods of worse symptoms may be more frequent, lead researcher Dr. Allison Lambert says.
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Rising Rx Costs Creating Tough Choices for Seniors
Increasing numbers of people 65 and older have skipped medication they couldn't afford, taken less medication than prescribed, or delayed filling a prescription, says lead author Robin Cohen, a CDC statistician.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
'Sesame Street' Welcomes a Foster Child Character
There’s a new Muppet in town on Sesame Street. Her name is Karli, and she’s a little girl who lives with a foster family.
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Cancer Killing Fewer, Heart Disease Killing More
Both women and men had similar patterns of decline in cancer deaths and recent rises in heart disease deaths.
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Are DIY Sunscreens Dangerous?
Overall, about seven out of 10 sunscreen recipes failed to adequately protect skin from dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays, the study authors found.
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DNA Might Determine Whether You're a Dog Lover
Dogs were the first domesticated animal and have had close ties with humans for at least 15,000 years. Dogs are believed to benefit the well-being and health of their owners.
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