A new study shows dogs can be trained to smell early signs of lung cancer on a patient’s breath. German researchers found dogs correctly pinpointed people with lung cancer more than 70 percent of the time and correctly picked out people who did not have the disease more than 90 percent of the time. The [...]
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc said its four-medicine HIV pill, known as the Quad, worked as well as the company’s widely used Atripla three-drug tablet in a late-stage trial. In the trial, 88 percent of patients taking the Quad achieved reductions in levels of HIV in the blood, known as viral load, compared with [...]
For survivors of cancer and other diseases, sex can be a difficult and painful thing. But that doesn’t lessen the human need for love and romance. Enter 2date4love, a new website created by Laura Brashier, a 50-year-old cervical cancer survivor. The site launched at the beginning of this month. The website is aimed toward people who cannot [...]
ER nurse: “Can Mrs. Jones be discharged?” ER doctor: “I don’t know. She probably doesn’t need admission to the hospital today, but she does need follow-up with a doctor very soon. I am worried, though, that Mrs. Jones isn’t plugged in.” This is a common refrain in emergency rooms across the country. In the course [...]
Looks like your mother was right all along: A good night’s sleep is the best way to start your day. And fellas, did you know it could affect your sex life, too? A new study has found that not getting enough sleep takes it’s toll in the bedroom. The study, released in this month’s issue [...]
Weightlifting can do more than just build muscle – it can also help smokers kick the habit, say researchers. A team from The Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island found men and women are twice as likely to quit smoking if they do regular resistance training It builds on previous studies that found aerobic exercise [...]
BAGHDAD — Cesarean sections have jumped in Iraq in recent years – accounting for 79 percent of births at private hospitals – worrying health officials who say doctors are pushing women into unnecessary surgeries with potentially serious consequences in order to make more money. The rise in C-sections is primarily due to private hospitals, where [...]
Back in February 2003, if you subscribed to the ProMED e-mail list — a clearinghouse for intelligence about infectious-disease outbreaks — you might have seen quizzical messages about a strange spate of respiratory disease cropping up in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Those messages — some of which were translated versions of news items [...]
Editor’s note: Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the signs, tests and lifestyle changes that could make cardiac problems a thing of the past on “The Last Heart Attack,” Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN)- Most heart attacks strike with no warning, but doctors now have a clearer picture than ever before of who is [...]
Women aren’t the only ones forced to cope with hormonal changes in midlife. Experts say more than five million men feel the effects of male hypogonadism, a.k.a. male menopause. And it’s no walk in the park. Symptoms of the disorder include mood swings, fatigue, and reduced muscle mass, in addition to a waning sex drive [...]
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