Vitamin B is crucial to help with energy, mood and brain power Stress and a bad diet can deplete the vitamin B stores in your body Some foods to incorporate into your diet are tuna, beans, nuts and squash Vitamin B3 could slash number of birth defects and miscarriages, experts say We’ve all had...
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How is hepatitis C transmitted?
Hepatitis C is a virus that affects how a person’s liver works. When someone has the hepatitis C virus, they may experience an acute hepatitis C infection, which is a relatively mild illness. However, most cases of hepatitis C are only found once the illness has become chronic, by which time an individual may have it for...
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Six foods that cause diarrhea
Diarrhea is a common condition with many possible causes. Some cases of diarrhea are due to infections. Sometimes it occurs as a side effect of medication, or as a symptom of other conditions, such as celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease. This article focuses on foods that can cause diarrhea. Learn about foods that cause diarrhea,...
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Preparing for longevity—we don’t need to become frail as we age
Age-related frailty may be a treatable and preventable health problem, just like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, highlights a review in Frontiers in Physiology. “Societies are not aware of frailty as an avoidable health problem and most people usually resign themselves to this condition,” says Jerzy Sacha, Head of the Catheterization Laboratory at the University Hospital in Opole,...
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Choledocholithiasis: What you need to know
The term choledocholithiasis refers to a condition when a gallstone or gallstones become lodged within any duct of the bile system. The ducts typically involved are the common bile duct, the cystic duct, and the common hepatic duct. The gallbladder is a small organ located underneath the liver. Its primary function is to store...
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A metabolic treatment for pancreatic cancer?
Targeting an enzyme that disposes of excess nitrogen curbs malignant growth BOSTON(August 14, 2017) – Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent. Research led by Nada...
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A Cancer Conundrum: Too Many Drug Trials, Too Few Patients
With the arrival of two revolutionary treatment strategies, immunotherapy and personalized medicine, cancer researchers have found new hope — and a problem that is perhaps unprecedented in medical research. There are too many experimental cancer drugs in too many clinical trials, and not enough patients to test them on. The logjam is caused partly by...
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New HPV vaccine could prevent almost all cervical cancers
For women, cervical cancer is the fourth most widespread cancer, and in developing countries it is the most common cause of cancer death. A new study from researchers at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital and the Victorian Cytology Service has found that a new HPV vaccine could prevent up to 93 percent of all cervical cancers....
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Study pinpoints gene’s role in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly deadly form of disease, and patients have few options for effective treatment. But a new Yale-led study has identified a gene that is critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth, revealing a fresh target for new therapies. Senior author Narendra Wajapayee, associate professor of pathology, and his research team started with...
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Can a ‘liquid biopsy’ detect cancer and save lives?
A photomicrograph of Epstein-Barr virus, which can cause nasopharyngeal cancer.CDC Gut Check is a periodic look at health claims made by studies, newsmakers, or conventional wisdom. We ask: Should you believe this? The claim: A blood test can detect DNA associated with nasopharyngeal cancer in seemingly healthy people, leading to earlier diagnosis and saving lives, researchers...