• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

    THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic people in the United States have lower cancer rates than white people, but they are much more likely to develop certain preventable cancers. “The good news is that overall...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 23, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, Sept. 23: FDA approves Pfizer booster shot for seniors, high-risk folks: Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots should be given at least six months after a...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • Can Llama Antibodies Fight COVID in Humans? New Research Says They Might

    The future of COVID-19 treatments might include a tiny antibody made by llamas. British researchers credit a llama named Fifi with their finding. The investigators said these llama nanobodies, which are also produced by camels, could eventually...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • Could Your Genes Be to Blame for Your Kid’s Aversion to Broccoli?

    Parents and their children often share numerous traits — including a dislike for broccoli and other veggies in the same family. Noxious enzymes from bacteria in saliva may be the reason why, a new study suggests. Levels...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep

    Do migraines cause poor sleep or does poor sleep cause migraines? Though it’s hard to say, it does appear that there’s a difference in how well people with migraine think they sleep and how well they really...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years

    Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses in the United States nearly tripled between 2015 and 2019, health officials report in a new study. While the number of methamphetamine users did not increase as steeply, researchers said frequent use of...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • Common Hormone Disorder in Women Costs U.S. $8 Billion a Year

    Treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) — the most common hormone disorder in women of child-bearing age — is costly. In 2020, diagnosing and treating this disorder cost an estimated $8 billion in the United States, according to...

    • Posted September 23, 2021
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  • U.S. to Buy 500 Million More COVID Vaccine Doses for Global Donation

    The United States will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that it will donate to countries in need, President Biden announced at a virtual summit on the pandemic Wednesday. The United States is...

    • Posted September 22, 2021
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  • 18 Million Americans Can’t Pay for Needed Meds

    As many as 18 million Americans can’t afford their prescribed medications, a new nationwide poll finds. That’s 7% of the adult population in the United States. But when it comes to households making less than $24,000 per...

    • Posted September 22, 2021
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  • Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart

    Younger women who undergo radiation for cancer in the left breast have a heightened risk of heart disease years later, a new study finds. Among women who received radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer, 10.5% developed coronary...

    • Posted September 22, 2021
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