Over the past three decades, rates of colon and rectal cancers—collectively known as colorectal cancer—have steadily risen among people under the age of 50. It's particularly striking because rates have been declining ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Loneliness isn't just a feeling. It's a public health concern, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said May 29 in Seattle.
May 31, 2024
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For patients with binge eating disorder (BED), a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention leads to significant reductions in binge eating episodes and improvements in mental health outcomes, according to a study ...
May 17, 2024
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From an economic perspective, first-line prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is favored over biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) for prostate cancer screening, mainly due to false-positive results and overdiagnosis, ...
Jun 4, 2024
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People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congestion and itchy eyes, nose or throat.
May 20, 2024
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During a psychotherapy session, one of my patients reported to me that the antidepressants he'd been prescribed by his GP had "killed his desire." He felt "dead inside," he told me. Unfortunately, this wasn't an isolated ...
Jun 3, 2024
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A quarter of parents report that caffeine is basically part of their teen's daily life, according to a national poll.
May 20, 2024
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It was an act of desperation: A woman with irritable bowel syndrome was looking for relief from her symptoms. She decided to try an at-home fecal microbiota, aka a "poop transplant."
May 30, 2024
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On-site pathology tests for infectious diseases in rural and remote locations can be just as reliable and accurate as tests carried out in a hospital laboratory, a new report from Flinders University shows.
May 30, 2024
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We're hearing a lot about ultra-processed foods and the health effects of eating too many. And we know plant-based foods are popular for health or other reasons.
Jun 13, 2024
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