Past depression tied to worse breast cancer survival odds Women with a history of depression may have lower survival odds with breast cancer than patients without past mental health problems, research in Denmark suggests. In the study of more than 45,000 women with early-stage breast malignancies, 13 percent of patients […]
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Ebola Might Not Make Some People Sick, Study Finds by Maggie Fox The Ebola virus may not make some people sick, researchers reported Tuesday. It shouldn’t be surprising — most viruses can cause silent infections in at least a few people. But Ebola is so notorious for causing horrific symptoms, […]
Texas Goes Down in Lung Cancer and Smoking AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) – According to the American cancer society, lung cancer is the deadliest of cancers. It accounts for more deaths than any other cancer in both men and women. There are 80% -90% percent cases of lung cancer due to […]
Will the flu kill you? It may depend on your birth year Your birth year predicts—to a certain extent—how likely you are to get seriously ill or die in an outbreak of an animal-origin influenza virus, new research suggests. Until now, scientists thought that previous exposure to a flu virus […]
Safety Of Painkiller Celebrex Affirmed In New Study A large study has produced reassuring evidence about a drug that millions of people use to alleviate pain from arthritis and other ailments. The study found no evidence that the drug Celebrex, or generically celecoxib, poses any greater risk for causing heart […]
New statin guidelines: Everyone 40 and older should be considered for the drug therapy The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Sunday issued new guidance for the use of cholesterol-busting statin drugs. The report greatly expands the universe of people who should be screened to see if they need the […]
Traumatic Stress May Alter Boys’ and Girls’ Brains Differently A new brain-scanning study has found that traumatic stress affects the brains of adolescent boys and girls differently. Among youth with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the study found structural differences between the sexes in one part of the insula, a brain […]
Why Some Flus Are Deadliest in Young Adults One of the biggest mysteries about the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was why it killed so many young people. Nearly half of the dead—which numbered in tens of millions—were adults aged 20 to 40. World War I ended in the middle of […]
Great American Smoke Out The annual Great American Smoke Out on Thursday, Nov. 17, encourages and challenges smokers to quit smoking for a 24-hour period. Being tobacco-free for just one day can boost a smoker’s confidence and inspire a long-term quit attempt. What drives people to successfully quit? The motivation […]
Obamacare defenders vow ‘total war’ Obamacare defenders vow ‘total war’:- Shell-shocked Democrats on Capitol Hill are preparing to make a fight for Obamacare their top priority in the opening days of the Trump administration, with leading advocacy groups ready to wage “total war” to defend President Barack Obama’s universal health […]
