An aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma has no cure. Patients survive an average of 15 months after diagnosis, with fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years. While researchers are investigating potential new therapies via ongoing clinical trials, a new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that a minor adjustment […]
Approximately 20% of shoe allergens are not detected with the current screening series, according to a retrospective study of more than 30,000 patients. Contact allergy to shoes remains a common but difficult problem for many reasons, including the limited information from shoe manufacturers, differences in shoe manufacturing processes, and changes in shoe trends, said Raina […]
Africa experienced a 30-percent rise in infections in its second wave of coronavirus last year but implemented fewer public health measures than in the first, research showed Thursday. Writing in The Lancet medical journal, researchers said a loosening of public health measures such as distancing and intermittent lockdowns probably contributed to higher death tolls during […]
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting almost 650 million people over the age of 40 worldwide. In New Zealand, around one in eight adults have osteoarthritis, but it is a rapidly worsening problem. An aging population and increasing rates of obesity and joint injury are contributing to the lowering of the age […]
(Reuters Health) – Asian-American adults are significantly less likely to consistently use sunscreen than non-Hispanic whites, a new U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on 7,173 participants from the 2011 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) who answered a dermatology questionnaire, including 2,200 people who identified as Asian-American (9%) and 4,973 people […]
A study secret of the pros, burning and inhaling various scents can have a positive impact on your mental wellbeing, including your ability to remember. If you’ve ever opted for a mint during your late-night cram session, you’ve likely experienced the helpful mental benefits of the sensory system. According to My Domaine, your sense of […]
For years, Illinois Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood has had a close eye on maternal health, rooted in the experience of grieving a close friend who died three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl. Since the former nurse arrived in Congress, addressing maternal health disparities has been one of her cornerstone issues. Underwood flipped […]
(Reuters) – COVID-19 was the primary or contributing cause of 377,883 deaths in the United States last year, with a particularly high toll among the elderly, according to a government report released on Wednesday.Slideshow ( 2 images )The COVID-19 mortality rate made it the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020 […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission will seek to stop Illumina Inc’s $7.1 billion proposed acquisition of cancer detection test maker Grail Inc, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday. The agency said the deal would slow innovation for tests that are designed to detect multiple kinds of cancer. Illumina, a life sciences […]
FILE PHOTO: Students attend a geography class at a school in an open-air classroom organised on a playground amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lviv, Ukraine September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Roman BalukKYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the country, will close all schools and kindergartens and […]
