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A person watches an announcement on a smart phone outside Buckingham Palace by Catherine, Princess of Wales. AP Last Friday, the world was stunned when Catherine, Prince William’s wife and Princess of Wales, made the announcement that she had been diagnosed with cancer and had begun her treatment, including preventative chemotherapy. While the British royals …
A gene associated with colorectal cancer appears to also play a role in the development of other solid tumors, according to a study of over 350,000 patient biopsy samples conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Foundation Medicine. Since the early 2000s, scientists have known that …
The district has witnessed 71,657 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the last six years with 2,923 people losing their lives to the disease, as per the data provided by the district tuberculosis officer. District TB officer Ashish Chawla said awareness of the disease is crucial. (Getty image) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} District TB officer Ashish …
In a recent study published in BMJ Public Health, researchers investigated whether generalized joint hypermobility (GJH), which indicates varying connective tissue, was associated with self-reported severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection recovery failure. Study: Is joint hypermobility linked to self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19? Case-control evidence from the British COVID Symptom Study Biobank. Image …
A new study highlights the link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of various health issues, including cancer, heart and lung diseases, mental health problems, and premature death. Despite previous research on the subject, this comprehensive review of nearly 10 million participants underscores the urgent need for public health interventions and …
Excessive body weight causes multiple adverse health outcomes, as does being underweight. These range from emotional to social to physical health. Study: Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Image Credit: Jakub Cejpek/Shutterstock.com As a result, nutritional and …
The body’s inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Disease management is crucial to avoid negative long-term outcomes, such as limb amputation or heart disease. To counteract adverse consequences, it is crucial that patients …
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Providing consumers with information on how they can incorporate ultra-processed foods into a balanced diet and whether processing level correlates to healthiness, Klaus Grunert writes. ADVERTISEMENT What does the term “ultra-processed foods” …
A dose of the Qdenga vaccine against dengue is given to a young recipient in Brazil.Credit: Buda Mendes/Getty An explosive rise in dengue cases in Brazil has health authorities on edge. In the first two months of 2024, the country registered more than one million cases of the mosquito-borne disease. That’s a record for this …
Based on decades-long observations of centenarians, author Dan Buettner (Blue Zones) conjectures that people live longer when they get up and move around after sitting for twenty minutes. Now, a rigorous new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) has data showing that older women who sat for 11.7 hours or …