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Many Oncologists in the Dark About LGBTQ Health Needs
Most cancer specialists are comfortable treating LGBTQ patients, but many aren’t confident in their knowledge about these patients’ specific health needs, a new survey finds. “Cancer care within the LGBTQ community is a largely ignored public health...
- Posted January 18, 2019
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Frailty a Risk Factor for Dementia
Frailty is associated with a higher risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and its crippling symptoms, a new study shows. “By reducing an individual’s physiological reserve, frailty could trigger the clinical expression of dementia when it might remain...
- Posted January 18, 2019
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Disrupted Sleep Plagues Hospital Patients, But New Program Might Help
Anyone who has cared for a hospitalized loved one knows that frequent nighttime sleep interruptions — caused by noise or nursing checks — are a big concern. But in a new study, a Chicago hospital adopted sleep-friendly...
- Posted January 18, 2019
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Health Highlights: Jan. 18, 2019
Gluten-Free Chicken Nuggets Recalled by Perdue Foods FDA Panel Splits Vote on New Diabetes Drug
- Posted January 18, 2019
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Health Tip: Store Refrigerated Food Safely
Refrigeration can help keep food safe from germs and prevent food-borne illnesses. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests these refrigeration tips: Marinate food in the refrigerator instead of at room temperature. Bacteria can multiply rapidly at...
- Posted January 18, 2019
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Health Tip: Prevent Rotavirus
Rotavirus causes diarrhea, vomiting, fever and abdominal pain. It is highly contagious, especially among young children with weaker immune systems, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Children can become dehydrated and may require hospitalization....
- Posted January 18, 2019
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When to Treat Varicose Veins
About half of the population will one day have a vein problem. For some, it will involve the thinner, blotchy spider veins that don’t bother some people, but cause itching or burning in others. Still others will...
- Posted January 17, 2019
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When Your Medications Are the News
Would you stop taking a medication if you heard a negative news story about it? Sticking with a prescription drug regimen, or “medication adherence,” is already a challenge for many patients, with not taking medications as prescribed...
- Posted January 17, 2019
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Money Woes May Take Toll on Black Americans’ Hearts
Money worries may contribute to heart disease in black Americans, a new study suggests. “Stress is known to contribute to disease risk, but the data from our study suggest a possible relationship between financial stress and heart...
- Posted January 17, 2019
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1 in 4 Antibiotic Prescriptions Isn’t Needed: Study
Nearly 25 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are given for conditions they aren’t meant to treat, a new study finds. Antibiotics are miracle drugs that can cure deadly bacterial infections. But too often they...
- Posted January 17, 2019