All posts by LadyLively

  • New Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer

    Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon change based on the results of a new clinical trial. An injected experimental drug called rusfertide appears effective in...

    • Posted February 26, 2024
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  • Junk Food Ups Colon Cancer Risk, But Most Americans Don’t Know It

    Junk food increases people’s risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity. Unfortunately, many Americans don’t know about these risk factors for colon cancer, a new survey has found. Colon and rectal...

    • Posted February 26, 2024
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  • Women Working in Health Care Face Burnout at Higher Rates Than Men

    Women working in health care endure significantly more stress and burnout compared to their male co-workers, a new review concludes. Gender inequality, a poor balance between work and life and a lack of workplace autonomy all create...

    • Posted February 26, 2024
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  • Colon Cancer Under 50: Know Your Risks and How to Prevent It

    SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for men...

    • Posted February 24, 2024
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  • Young Workers’ Injuries Rise After Recreational Marijuana Sales Made Legal

    After states legalize the sale of weed for recreational use, on-the-job injuries rise among younger workers, new research shows. U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics for 2006 through 2020 show that legal “recreational marijuana sales were associated with...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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  • How to Keep the ‘Ozempic Effect’ Going: Exercise

    An open question for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has been whether folks will keep the pounds off when they stop taking them. Regular exercise could be the key to quitting the drugs without regaining...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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  • Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak

    Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state’s surgeon general has defied federal health guidance and told parents it’s up to them whether they want to keep their unvaccinated child home to avoid...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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  • Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban

    Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would be strongly opposed by Black Americans, a new survey shows. Black voters support by a 37-point margin the...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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  • Is a ‘Universal’ Snake Venom Antidote Near?

    A “universal” antivenom can block the lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of poisonous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia, researchers report. The antibody protected mice from the normally deadly venom of snakes...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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  • AI Outperforms Eye Docs in Managing Glaucoma

    FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay news) — Artificial intelligence can match and even outperform human eye doctors in diagnosing and treating glaucoma, a new study finds. The GPT-4 system from OpenAI did as well or better than...

    • Posted February 23, 2024
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