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2021

Too Little Vitamin D Could Raise Colon Cancer Risk in Black Women

Too Little Vitamin D Could Raise Colon Cancer Risk in Black WomenWEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black American women with low levels of vitamin D have higher odds of developing colon cancer, according to a new research that echoes previous findings in white women.Researchers used a vitamin D prediction model for nearly 50,000 participants in the Black Women's Health Study and concluded that those with predicted levels in the bottom 25% had an estimated 40% higher risk of colon cancer than those in the top 25%.The study was recently published online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention."Our findings, taken together with established evidence that vitamin D levels are generally lower in the Black population than other groups, suggest that low vitamin D may contribute to disproportionately high colorectal cancer...

How Folks Are Coping With Post-COVID Loss of Smell, Taste

27 October 2021
How Folks Are Coping With Post-COVID Loss of Smell, TasteWEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who've lost their ability to smell and taste due to COVID-19 have significant struggles, but they can find ways to cope with their situation, a new study shows.One of the most common side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell, which severely affects the sense of taste. This can lead to anxiety, depression and reduced quality of life.In this study, five women were interviewed about how they were affected by their loss of smell and taste due to COVID-19.Here are some of their responses:"I mean, I can force myself to eat it, but it's not enjoyable like it used to be." "It's very, very, very uncomfortable, upsetting. Like I said, I really enjoy food. From going to love and enjoying the taste of food, I can't really enjoy...

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for...

27 October 2021
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for WomenWEDNESDAY, Oct. 27 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Midlife vision problems could increase women's risk of depression, new research suggests.Rates of eye problems and depression rise during midlife, but knowledge about how vision affects depression at that time has been limited. The new study identified a significant link between impaired vision and development of depression."Given that the combination of visual impairment and depression has a particularly devastating effect on physical and mental health, correcting vision problems early is important for future quality of life," said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, medical director of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).The study was led by Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, assistant professor in the School of Public Health at the University of...

Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung...

26 October 2021
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung CancerTUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests.The study involved patients whose lung cancer was considered "oligoprogressive." That means the cancer had spread to other sites in the body, and the patients were having a mixed response to standard systemic treatments — including targeted drugs, immune system therapies and chemotherapy.Essentially, the treatments were successfully suppressing growth in some of those distant tumors, but not others.In the trial, the researchers found that applying high-dose radiation to those drug-resistant sites extended patients' progression-free survival — the amount of time they remained...

Pandemic Uncertainty Keeping Americans in Limbo: Poll

26 October 2021
Pandemic Uncertainty Keeping Americans in Limbo: Poll TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- One-third of Americans are struggling to make basic decisions due to ongoing stress about the pandemic, and younger adults and parents are having the most difficulty of all, a new survey reveals."The pandemic has imposed a regimen of constant risk assessment upon many. Each day brings an onslaught of choices with an ever-changing context, as routines are upended and once-trivial daily tasks are recast in the light of pandemic life," said Arthur Evans Jr., chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association (APA), which conducted the survey.Overall, 32% of the more than 3,000 adult respondents said they had difficulty with even basic decisions, such as deciding what to eat or what to wear, but rates were highest among millennials...

COVID Vaccination Can Be Safe Even in People With Severe Allergies

26 October 2021
COVID Vaccination Can Be Safe Even in People With Severe AllergiesTUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDayNews) -- If you suffer from severe allergies and worry about the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, you can relax: A new study shows that even when people report a history of severe allergic reactions to medications, vaccines or allergens, nearly all of them can be fully vaccinated.The research involved close to 53,000 employees with the Mass General Brigham health care system. Of the 474 (0.9%) with a history of severe allergic reactions, 11.6% had allergic reactions after receiving the first or second dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, compared with 4.7% of those without a history of severe allergic reactions.Both the Pfizer and Moderna shots are two-dose mRNA vaccines.A high-risk allergy history was associated with a 2.5-times increased risk of...

Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease

26 October 2021
Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart DiseaseTUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cataracts, a common eye disorder that often comes with age, may also be linked to a heightened risk of death from heart disease, new research shows.Experts stressed that the finding doesn't mean that cataracts somehow cause heart trouble, and the study wasn't designed to prove cause and effect. "A variety of medical conditions like [high blood pressure], diabetes or smoking have been associated with increased cataracts and these diseases are also associated with vascular mortality, which may explain the relationship," said Dr. Matthew Gorski, an ophthalmologist at Northwell Health in Great Neck, N.Y. He believes cataracts may be an important signal of underlying health, however."Patients should use the results of this study as a reminder of...

AHA News: After Weeks of Flu-Like Symptoms, Open-Heart Surgery at 26

26 October 2021
AHA News: After Weeks of Flu-Like Symptoms, Open-Heart Surgery at 26TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- On the first crisp day of fall, Melanie Falcon went for a run in Allentown, Pennsylvania.She returned home feeling more worn out than usual. In the days that followed, Falcon – a TV news anchor and reporter who was then 26 – endured fever, chills, headaches and fatigue.She thought it was a bad cold or the flu. When the symptoms persisted for several days, she went to a doctor. They determined it wasn't a cold or the flu, and tested her for Lyme disease, which came back negative. After several more weeks of symptoms, she went to an infectious disease specialist. Additional testing failed to provide answers.Meanwhile, Falcon continued to feel miserable. That was 2012, and as she worked around the clock reporting on Hurricane...

Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year

TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- American cancer patients spent more than $21 billion on their care in 2019, a new report shows. That $21.09 billion included out-of-pocket costs of...

Number of Teens Who Vape Marijuana Doubled in 7 Years

TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers have followed the vaping trend into marijuana use, with recent studies chronicling a boom in pot vaping among adolescents in the United States...
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