Macmillan Cancer Support reveals 10 of the inaccurate beliefs circulating online Another false theory is that cancer sufferers should not eat sugar People also believe that having a mammograms will give you cancer The charity has appointed its first ‘digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’ Baking soda can cure breast cancer and deodorants and underwire bras can cause...
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Who should get the new shingles vaccine?
This image provided by GlaxoSmithKline shows the company’s Shingrix vaccine. The FDA has approved it to prevent painful shingles in people aged 50 or older. On the heels of approval of a better vaccine for the painful condition shingles, adults over 50 should plan to roll up their sleeves — again. The new vaccine, Shingrix, will...
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Imported Candy at Top of Contaminated Food List in California
More Health Alerts Issued for Lead in Candy than for Salmonella, E. coli or Botulism Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued more alerts for lead in candy than for the other top three sources of food-borne contamination combined, according to the first analysis of outcomes of the...
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Study indicates arsenic can cause cancer decades after exposure ends
A new paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that arsenic in drinking water may have one of the longest dormancy periods of any carcinogen. By tracking the mortality rates of people exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water in a region in Chile, the researchers provide evidence of increases in lung, bladder, and kidney...
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All you need to know about hyperchloremia
Hyperchloremia is a disorder in which a person has too much chloride in their blood. Chloride is an electrolyte, and changes in electrolyte levels can cause dehydration. Electrolytes such as chloride, sodium, and bicarbonate are minerals that dissolve in the fluids of the body. With careful management of fluids and food, and with prompt treatment for...
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Could Alzheimer’s be prevented with a vaccine?
Scientists have devised a vaccine that has shown promise in the treatment of psoriasis and cat allergies, as well as in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. In the future, vaccines could be used to prophylactically prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The new research was a collaborative effort among universities in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and the findings were...
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So my brain amyloid level is ‘elevated’ — What does that mean?
Penn Medicine study illuminates how seniors cope with Alzheimer’s-risk biomarker results PHILADELPHIA–Testing drugs to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia and using them in the clinic will mean identifying and informing adults who have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s but are still cognitively normal. A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine...
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Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life ‘In An Underslept State’
MCKIBILLO/Getty Images/Imagezoo The National Sleep Foundation recommends an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults, but sleep scientist Matthew Walker says that too many people are falling short of the mark. “Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain,” Walker says. “Many people walk through...
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E-cigarettes may trigger unique and potentially damaging immune responses
Oct. 18, 2017–E-cigarettes appear to trigger unique immune responses as well as the same ones that cigarettes trigger that can lead to lung disease, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “E-Cigarette Use Causes a Unique Innate Immune Response in the Lung, Involving Increased Neutrophilic Activation and...
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The ancient clock that rules our lives – and determines our health
Our lives are ruled by time; we use time to tell us what to do. But the alarm clock that wakes us in the morning or the wristwatch that tells us we are late for supper are unnatural clocks. Our biology answers to a profoundly more ancient beat that probably started to tick early in...