Articles for Health

Source: Medscape How Does It Compare With Caffeine From Coffee, or Nicotine From Cigarettes? We know you’ve been told all your life to slather on the sunscreen before a day spent outside. We’re not disputing that advice, but a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association has given us some food for […] Read More

Source: Newsweek More adults below the age of 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer compared with five decades ago, scientists say. And when younger patients are diagnosed, the disease is more likely to be picked up in the advanced three or four stages, at 51.6 percent versus 40 percent of those above 50. Between […] Read More

Source: Reuters Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated with increased risks for breast, ovarian, and other cancers, but only certain women stand to benefit from genetic testing, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). “Whether or not the harms of risk assessment, counseling, testing, and interventions outweigh […] Read More

There is a growing body of evidence that excess body weight is an important risk factor for some cancers. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) examined the preventative effects of weight management on cancer risk and found sufficient evidence that obesity and overweight increase the risk of developing 13 cancers10(Figure 1). It is […] Read More

Patients with fibromyalgia appear to have specific gut microbiome alterations that differ from their healthy peers, new research suggests. In the “first evidence” to show this connection, investigators found that women with fibromyalgia had significant differences in 19 species of gut bacteria compared with healthy controls. They also had higher serum levels of butyrate and […] Read More

Source: New York Times Sixteen states have now reported 153 cases of serious, vaping-related respiratory illnesses in the past two months, and many of the patients are teenagers or young adults. In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that all of the cases occurred in people who acknowledged vaping […] Read More

Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/915337 Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson. Thirty billion dollars. That’s how much Americans spend every year on vitamins and supplements. And according to the most comprehensive analysis of their effects, most of that money is being wasted. The “umbrella review,” […] Read More

The American Medical Association (AMA) is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive stance as the Trump administration and state conservatives ratchet up efforts to eliminate legal abortion. The group, which represents all types of physicians, has tended to stay on the […] Read More