Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kratom may cause liver damage: study
(HealthDay)—The popular herbal supplement kratom may cause liver damage, researchers warn.
Nov 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer
A research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Nov 7, 2019
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Genetics
Obesity exacerbates many causes of death, but risks are different for men and women
People who carry around unhealthy amounts of weight don't just have heart disease and diabetes to worry about. Obesity is implicated in two thirds of the leading causes of death from non-communicable diseases worldwide and ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Fish in early childhood reduces risk of disease
It doesn't take that much fish for young children to reap big health benefits. Even eating fish just once a week yields good results.
Oct 4, 2019
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For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA warns of liver problems for some taking hep C drugs
(HealthDay)—Taking the hepatitis C drugs Mavyret, Zepatier or Vosevi can trigger rare cases of severe liver problems or liver failure in patients who already have moderate-to-severe liver impairment, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Medications
Addiction intervention in hospital is a 'reachable moment'
Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they're in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new research.
Aug 15, 2019
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Medications
FDA approves drug for most deadly form of tuberculosis
(HealthDay)—A new drug has been approved as part of a powerful, three-pronged treatment regimen for the most deadly strain of tuberculosis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Aug 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seven in DR Congo Ebola scare placed under surveillance: WHO
Seven relatives of a gold miner who died of Ebola in eastern DR Congo have been placed under surveillance as a precaution, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Aug 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Yellow fever outbreak in Ivory Coast kills one: health ministry
Eighty-nine people have contracted yellow fever and one person has died in recent weeks during an outbreak in Ivory Coast, the health ministry said Tuesday.
Jul 30, 2019
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