By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 Adding to an ongoing debate over the timing of mammography, a new British study finds that screening women aged 40 to 49 for breast cancer saves lives, with only small increases in overdiagnosis. “This is a very long-term follow-up of a study […]
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 — Four cases of COVID-19 have turned up in Auckland, New Zealand, after 102 days of no new reported infections in that country, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The four cases have been confined to one household, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has asked people in […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) A growing number of older people are turning to the vitamin biotin to fortify their aging skin, hair and nails. But a new study shows how large doses of it can interfere with some vital medical tests. Biotin, or vitamin […]
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) Global warming may ultimately rain on everyone’s parade, but new research suggests that major thunderstorms are already wreaking some havoc on the respiratory health of seniors. That’s because atmospheric changes that precede storms increase the risk that older people with […]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 — Respiratory droplets called aerosols floating in the air do carry coronavirus that can infect people, The New York Times reported Tuesday. This finding may appease those who are skeptical this could occur. “This is what people have been clamoring for,” Linsey Marr, an expert in […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 New data shows that many of the community outbreaks of coronavirus that have cropped up in the United States this summer have originated in restaurants and bars. In Louisiana, roughly a quarter of the state’s 2,360 cases since March […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Taking a daily low-dose aspirin may speed the progression of cancer in the elderly, a new clinical trial shows. Daily aspirin doubled the risk that a person 70 or older would die from a stage 3 cancer, and increased the […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Regular testing to catch “silent” COVID-19 spread among students will be key to safely reopening colleges this fall, campus infection control experts say. Extensive modeling suggests that testing college students for COVID every two to three days using a low-cost, […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) There is a longstanding fear in the scientific community that pharmaceutical companies could sway the research published in medical journals by paying them for advertising, but a new study reveals that advertising might not be the problem. “All the available literature suggests that ad […]
By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 Research has shown that pot use during pregnancy may increase the risk of stillborn birth, preterm birth and low birth weight. Now, a new study adds another danger: children whose mothers used pot while pregnant could be at greater risk for autism. […]