NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study II revealed a link between high intake of simple sugars and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in adolescence and increased risk of conventional colorectal adenoma, especially rectal. “Recently, there has been a shift in paradigm of cancer prevention research focusing on interventions over the life […]
Sandal season is here, and we couldn’t be more relieved to let our feet finally breathe again! But sometimes, particularly for hazard-prone kids, we wish we had a more durable and protective shoe for them in the summertime. Enter: Native, a line of eco-friendly kicks for the entire family (but especially a hit with youngsters) […]
Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and medical surgery are the most famous methods the patients had undergone in order to treat cancer. Aside from these medical treatments, we also urge people to live a healthy lifestyle to avoid further health complications. However, we also know that even with these two “proven” treatments, it is still not enough to […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A February event at a rural Illinois bar has led to an outbreak of 46 COVID-19 cases — a testament to how easily and quickly the virus can spread, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said at a press briefing Monday. “As we […]
Transitioning your baby to using sippy cups can be quite the task, but if you enlist quality sippy cups into the training process, they’ll be drinking on their own in no time. The most frustrating part about introducing them is knowing they can leak. In some cases, it may simply be that the cap wasn’t […]
According to the American Cancer Society, a noninvasive breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for approximately one of every four new breast cancer cases in the United States. If left untreated, DCIS has the potential to evolve into invasive cancer, so many patients choose to have breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy after a […]
The country isn’t back to normal yet, but we’re slowly getting there. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently relaxed guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated, saying it’s okay for them to do certain activities maskless, provided they are around other fully vaccinated people. Wearing a face mask in public is still […]
Alzheimer’s disease treatments that slow progression of the disease could significantly reduce the financial burden to U.S. state budgets, according to a new USC study. The study outlines how states—which have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic—would see relief: Medicare would cover the costs of treating the disease, while Medicaid expenditures would be […]
In 2020, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization stated that breast cancer accounts for most cancer morbidities and mortalities in women worldwide. This alarming statistic not only necessitates newer methods for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, but also brings to light the importance of risk prediction of the […]
Evolutionary ecology theory offers avenues to anticipate the future behavior of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen. The repeated emergence of more infectious and possibly more virulent variants of SARS-CoV-2 shows that the virus is adapting under selective pressure. Although there has been a lot of discussion on how biodiversity-related events facilitate […]
