MONDAY, Oct. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Young women with cancer are at a high risk for employment and financial consequences, a new study finds. “Our study addresses the burden of employment disruption and financial hardship among young women with cancer — a group who may be at particular risk for […]
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MONDAY, Oct. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Weight-loss surgery significantly reduces the risk of pancreatic cancer in obese people with diabetes, a new study finds. For the study, the researchers analyzed 20 years of data from 1.4 million people, including more than 10,000 who’d had weight-loss surgery. About three-quarters of those […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 Teens who had asthma and food hypersensitivity when they were younger are at increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers report. For the study, the investigators examined the health of 2,770 children from birth to age 16. Kids with IBS at age 16 were more […]
SUNDAY, Oct. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) – – COVID-19 may change the look of Halloween this year, but dressing up and indulging in some sweets is all part of the fun, even if your kids can’t go door to door. And experts say one night of eating candy won’t have […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus can survive on surfaces such as banknotes and phones up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, researchers report. They tested the longevity of the virus in the dark at different temperatures and […]
MONDAY, Oct. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 symptoms can last a long time in pregnant women, researchers say. The new study included 594 pregnant women (average age 31) across the United States who tested positive for the new coronavirus but were not hospitalized. Nearly one-third were health care workers. On […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) Up to 7.7 million U.S. workers lost jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic, and 6.9 million of their dependents also lost coverage, a new study finds. Workers in manufacturing, retail, accommodation and food services were especially hard-hit by job losses, but […]
Latest Mental Health News By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) Dr. Brad Cotton enjoyed working on the front lines as an emergency room doctor. Yet in March, as the coronavirus pandemic burst through the doors at hospitals across the world, Cotton left that […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) A second coronavirus vaccine trial was paused on Monday after an unexplained illness surfaced in one of the trial’s volunteers. Johnson & Johnson, which only began a phase 3 trial of its vaccine last month, did not […]
Zoonotic diseases can have reaching impacts on the health of people, animals, environments, economies and health systems globally. Countries must be prepared to detect, prevent and respond to these emerging and endemic diseases. The Tripartite organisations (FAO, OIE and WHO) have launched a guide entitled ‘Taking a Multisectoral, One Health […]