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By 2030, prostate and lung cancers expected to be most common cancers among HIV population

08.05.2018 Health Problems

Despite declines in cancer incidence rates among HIV-infected people, cancer will remain a significant concern as this patient population ages. By 2030, prostate and lung cancers are projected to be the most common cancers among individuals aging with HIV. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Due to their weakened immune systems, people living with HIV have a […]

Study discovers new molecular mechanism likely involved in cancer metastasis

08.05.2018 Health Problems

Cancer is most devastating when it metastasizes—when tumor cells break away, travel through the bloodstream, and then attach elsewhere, only to grow another tumor. A significant amount of scientific research has focused on finding ways to prevent metastasis. For some time, scientists have understood that a particular biochemical pathway, known as the PDK1 pathway, is active in metastasizing cancer cells. […]

Brain quickly adapts to new surroundings, only sees the most important information captured though eyes

08.05.2018 Health Problems

Certain objects attract our attention in a particular way. It could be something that is especially ugly or something that we perceive as being rather pretty. With a background in design, I ought to know something about what makes one object appear prettier than another. However, you don’t have to look far before it becomes difficult to predict whether something […]

First oral cholera vaccination push launches in Yemen

08.05.2018 Health Problems

The World Health Organization and other global agencies have launched the first oral cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen, aiming to reach millions of people in the war-torn country. More than 2,200 people have died of the waterborne infection over the past year in Yemen, with another one million suspected cases across the country. The first phase of the oral campaign […]

Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino Has Lost 50 Lbs. and Calls Himself the 'Keto Guido'

08.05.2018 Health Problems

Vinny Guadagnino couldn’t be prouder to follow the keto diet! The self-proclaimed “Keto Guido,” who started an Instagram account by the same name in October, says he has lost 50 lbs since embracing the low-carb, moderate protein and high-fat eating plan, which has also been praised by Halle Berry and Kourtney Kardashian. “I’ve discovered the fountain of youth,” the Jersey Shore Family Vacation star […]

Psoriasis negatively affects patient sleep quality

08.05.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Patients with psoriasis commonly report poor sleep, with itch being the main predictor, according to a study published online April 28 in the British Journal of Dermatology. Peter Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and colleagues examined the prevalence of sleep disturbance in 179 patients with plaque psoriasis compared to 105 controls. The researchers found that […]

Many teens switch from hi-cal sodas to hi-cal sports drinks

08.05.2018 Kids Health

(HealthDay)—Teens who were once hooked on sugary sodas may now be now turning to sugary sports drinks, a new study reveals. While soda’s popularity declines, the number of U.S. high school students who drank sports drinks at least once per week actually rose slightly, from 56 percent in 2010 to nearly 57 percent in 2015. The good news is that, […]

Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients

08.05.2018 Health Problems

A Vanderbilt-led research team has discovered genetic variations that increase the risk of heart attack even when patients are receiving a statin drug like Lipitor or Crestor to lower their blood cholesterol. The finding, published by the journal Circulation, helps explain why some patients experience a heart attack or the need for coronary revascularization to open blocked heart arteries while […]

Breast cancer: Discovery of a protein linked to metastasis

07.05.2018 Health Problems

Jean-François Côté, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Medicine, studies metastasis, the leading cause of cancer-related death. Recently, his team uncovered a protein that, once deactivated, could prevent the development of metastases in an aggressive type of cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer. One in eight women will be diagnosed with […]

Factors associated with sexual coercion among adolescents in rural communities

05.05.2018 Kids Health

A new study examining factors associated with sexual coercion among 10th graders in a rural Midwestern, low-to-middle income high school found that sexual coercion was reported by 18 percent (13 percent of males and 23 percent females). The research findings will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting. Predictors included age, race, ethnicity, prior alcohol, marijuana and/or […]

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