Oncology & Cancer
Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth
Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.
Oct 31, 2012
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Diabetes
FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2024
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Health
New study suggests more US lives could have been saved by authorizing COVID-19 booster sooner
A new Northwestern University study—led by Bernard Black of Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law and Kellogg School of Management—suggests that the U.S. could have saved many lives by authorizing a COVID-19 booster dose ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medications
Immunotherapy drug is well tolerated in lung cancer patients with limited physical function, study suggests
For patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and limited performance status, an immune checkpoint inhibitor drug called durvalumab is safe and may benefit overall survival, according to a new ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Vaccination
Survey shows most Americans continue to support vaccine mandates, and want more
As coronavirus cases continue to surge around the nation, President Biden has taken a harder stance against those unwilling to vaccinate by issuing vaccine mandates. Recent polling shows that most Americans continue to support ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Health
Sugar tax has more public support than expected
The increase in diet-related illness has led to a high burden of costs for society. However, German policymakers, in comparison with their international counterparts, have so far been reluctant to make political interventions ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
OB/GYNs endorse over-the-counter birth control pills
(HealthDay)—Birth control pills are safe and should be sold over-the-counter without the need for a doctor's exam or prescription, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended Tuesday.
Nov 21, 2012
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Biomedical technology
New device can treat injury from sepsis
Prior to February 2024, limited therapeutics were available to treat sepsis, a life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Now, a new, commercially viable method of treatment is ...
Apr 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday that he is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7, amid growing uncertainty over the national rollout of vaccines and ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan declares virus state of emergency in Tokyo region
Japan's government declared a month-long coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday as the capital reported another record surge in daily infections.
Jan 7, 2021
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