Reformulating packaged foods in Australia to contain less sodium might save about 1,700 lives per year and prevent nearly 7,000 annual diagnoses of heart disease, kidney disease and stomach cancer, according to new research ...
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For several months during the summer of 2022, my dog Scout vomited at 3 a.m. nearly every day. If you have a dog, you know the sound. And each time, she gobbled up her mess before I could get to it, making diagnosis of the ...
Nov 23, 2022
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A happy holiday can go sour quickly when food poisoning joins the party.
Nov 23, 2022
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Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, is an abnormal growth of cells that begins in the stomach. It can affect several areas of the stomach, including the main stomach lining or where the esophagus meets the stomach.
Nov 10, 2022
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A new study led by experts at the University of Nottingham has found that the risk of stomach bleeding caused by using aspirin long-term can be reduced with a short course of antibiotics, potentially improving the safety ...
Nov 3, 2022
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In most people, norovirus causes a few days of misery spent in the bathroom and then is quickly forgotten. Epstein-Barr virus can pass without any indication at all. And many people shrug off COVID-19.
Oct 31, 2022
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Scientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising the possibility of outsmarting cancer by predicting drug resistance in advance.
Oct 25, 2022
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About a third of Australians are obese and some require surgery to help with weight loss. However the surgery can change the way medicines work. In Australian Prescriber, weight loss experts Dr. Teresa Girolamo and Rosemary ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Early detection remains key to successfully treating many cancers, and early detection via cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in the bloodstream—the so-called "liquid biopsy"—has become a research focal point. But using ...
Sep 29, 2022
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The nervous system takes in sensory stimuli, processes them and triggers reactions such as muscle movements or pain sensations. A few years ago, a network in the brain was identified that is coupled with signals from the ...
Sep 6, 2022
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