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TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you suffer from headaches, you have plenty of company. Headaches afflict half of the world's population, and women are more likely to get them than men, a new paper says."We found that the prevalence of headache disorders remains high worldwide and the burden of different types may impact many. We should endeavor to reduce this burden through prevention and better treatment," said study lead author Lars Jacob Stovner, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.The researchers reviewed 357 studies published between 1961 and the end of 2020. They found that 52% of people have a headache within a given year, including 14% with migraine, 26% with a tension-type headache and about 5% with a headache for 15 or more days a month.On...

TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Quitting smoking can give heart disease patients nearly five additional years of life without heart problems, according to a new study."Kicking the habit appears to be as effective as taking three medications for preventing heart attacks and strokes in those with a prior heart attack or procedure to open blocked arteries," said study author Dr. Tinka van Trier, of Amsterdam University Medical Centre in the Netherlands.The new study included nearly 1,000 patients 45 and older who were still smoking at least six months after having a heart attack and/or undergoing stent implantation or bypass surgery. They were generally treated with standard heart medications such as antiplatelets, statins and blood pressure-lowering drugs.Researchers used...

MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog's love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts.There's plenty of research to show that's more than a warm, fuzzy feeling. Studies show dog ownership benefits heart health by reducing social isolation, helping people stay physically active and reducing blood pressure – major risk factors for heart disease and stroke. They may even help people live longer.But a pooch's heart needs attention, too. And there are steps humans can take to make sure they get it. They just aren't the same steps people take to protect their own heart health."Diet and exercise do not matter the same for a dog's heart health as they do for people," said Amanda...

MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An immune system-based therapy that's proven effective against blood cancers also might prove useful in battling solid tumor cancers, early clinical trial data show.A small group of patients with testicular and ovarian cancer appeared to respond well to "CAR-T" treatment with immune system cells that were genetically reengineered to target their tumors, researchers said Sunday during a presentation at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting, in New Orleans.About 86% of patients with recurring or persistent cancer had their tumor stop growing or start to shrink, and 43% had a significant decline in their tumors, said lead researcher Dr. John Haanen, a medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam."The nice...