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Celebrity Parents Talk Getting Vasectomies, Having Tubes Tied

16.10.2020 Kids Health

All set! Brie Bella, Mike Caussin and more celebrity parents have detailed their decisions to get vasectomies or have their tubes tied. The Total Bellas star’s fallopian tubes were cut in October 2020, two months after her and Daniel Bryan’s son Buddy’s birth. “This mama ain’t having any more babies,” the former professional wrestler told Nikki Bella during a “Total […]

Hear this: Healthful diet tied to lower risk of hearing loss

19.11.2019 Health Problems

Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that eating a healthy diet may reduce the risk of acquired hearing loss. Using longitudinal data collected in the Nurses’ Health Study II Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS), researchers examined three-year changes in hearing sensitivities and found that women whose eating patterns more closely adhered to commonly recommended healthful dietary patterns, such […]

Type 2 diabetes tied to raised risk of tumors, cancer deaths

03.10.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer and dying from certain forms of the disease, a new study suggests. However, the researchers noted, the absolute increased risk is low. “Our findings do not suggest that everyone who has diabetes will go on to develop cancer in later life,” said study leader Hulda Hrund Bjornsdottir, from […]

Doctors issue caution over missed cancer diagnoses tied to immune disorder

02.10.2018 Health Problems

Physicians who specialize in a devastating and aggressive immune disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) report in a new study that extra care should be taken to ensure an HLH diagnosis doesn’t obscure possible underlying cancers. Because HLH is dangerously aggressive in its progression and attack on vital organs—often causing death—doctors frequently pursue immediate treatment for the immune disorder after a […]

Media violence, impulsivity and family conflict tied to aggressive behaviors in teenagers

27.09.2018 Health Problems

Teenagers exposed to TV and film violence and high levels of household conflict are at risk of engaging in aggressive behaviors, according to a new study by researchers at three U.S. universities. Especially prone to aggressive tendencies are those who also have high levels of impulsivity, the six-member research team reported in a study published online ahead of print in […]

Older age tied to poorer course of major depressive disorder

08.06.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Older age is associated with poorer course of major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study published online June 7 in The Lancet Psychiatry. Roxanne Schaakxs, Ph.D., from VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, and colleagues obtained data for 1,042 participants with MDD at baseline, who had data available at baseline and two-year follow-up. The primary outcome was the two-year […]

Dilemma for cancer patients as life-saving meds are tied to vision loss

18.05.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—A newer type of cancer treatment may offer the chance of longer survival, but the drugs could also trigger new side effects, such as vision problems. New research reports on three cases of a potentially vision-threatening eye condition called uveal effusion that patients developed after taking cancer immunotherapy. Immunotherapy uses a person’s own immune system to fight cancer. Uveal effusion […]

Previous stroke tied to higher risks in aortic valve replacement

27.04.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), previous stroke is a risk factor for recurrent ischemic stroke and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published online April 25 in JAMA Cardiology. Charlotte Andreasen, M.D., from the Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues conducted a cohort study involving 14,030 patients with aortic valve […]