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CT Screenings Can Dramatically Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes
Annual lung cancer screening for heavy smokers can provide a big boost in lung cancer survival over the long term, a new study shows. When low-dose CT screening identifies early-stage lung cancer, patients have an 80% chance...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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AHA News: Green Beans Can Be One of the Healthiest Dishes at the Holiday Table
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Whether served in a casserole, almondine or roasted with garlic, green beans are sure to make an appearance on many a table this holiday season. And unlike many...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Research in wild bats is reinforcing a notion crucial to stopping future pandemics: When wildlife populations stay healthy, the odds of “crossover” viruses infecting humans subsides. In Australia, deforestation has caused a deadly respiratory virus to pass...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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How Benign Are ‘Benign’ Breast Findings? Study Finds Link to Higher Cancer Risk
Many women feel a lump in their breast or receive an abnormal result on a screening mammogram that turns out to be a cyst or other type of non-cancerous growth. With this news comes a huge sigh...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Even a Little Drinking in Pregnancy Can Reshape Fetal Brain
Exposure to even low levels of alcohol while in the womb can change the structure of the fetus’ brain, according to Austrian researchers. The study results suggest that pregnant women should strictly avoid alcohol, one author said....
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Science Reveals Links Between Down Syndrome & Alzheimer’s
The genetic abnormality that drives Down syndrome causes the same sort of abnormal brain plaques and protein tangles that are found in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study reports. Amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles have long...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Keep Food Poisoning at Bay This Holiday Season
A happy holiday can go sour quickly when food poisoning joins the party. Experts from Rutgers New Jersey Poison Control Center offer some tips on safely thawing, preparing and storing food, as well as avoiding issues with...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Tips to Navigating Thanksgiving Dinner If You Have Diabetes
Eating a Thanksgiving feast, while still maintaining healthy blood sugar levels, may seem challenging if you have diabetes, but it’s doable, experts say. Nearly 40 million Americans deal with this issue every day, and not just for...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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Bacterial Infections to Blame for 1 in Every 8 Deaths Worldwide
Bacterial infections are to blame for 1 in 8 deaths and are second only to heart disease as the world’s leading cause of death, a new report reveals. About 7.7 million people died in 2019 from infection...
- Posted November 22, 2022
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HDL ‘Good’ Cholesterol’s Role in Heart Health Under Scrutiny
Blood levels of HDL, the famously “good” kind of cholesterol, may not make a big difference to heart health after all — particularly for Black people, a large new study suggests. The study, of nearly 24,000 U.S....
- Posted November 21, 2022