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25 Sep
Marijuana and Cancer
Nearly three-quarters of cancer patients asking about marijuana treatment, new study finds
22 Sep
Pets and Caregiver Burden
Owners of seriously ill pets at risk for depression, study finds
21 Sep
Tackle Football and Young Brains
Playing tackle football before the age of 12 may increase the risk of depression later in life, new study finds
Mexican-Americans at Higher Risk for Liver Cancer
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Mexican-Americans have more risk factors for liver cancer than residents of Mexico do, a new study finds.
Researchers compared data on almost 9,500 Mexicans living in Mexico; just over 2,300 U.S.-born Mexican-Americans living in the United States; and close to 2,000 Mexican-Americans who were...
- Robert Preidt
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Blacks, Elderly Missing From U.S. Cancer Clinical Trials
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Four out of five participants in cancer clinical trials are white, a discrepancy that calls into question whether other races and ethnicities are receiving good cancer treatment, researchers say.
Women and the elderly also are underrepresented in clinical trials, according to the new findings....
- Dennis Thompson
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- September 25, 2017
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Nerve Stimulation Pulls Patient From 15-Year Vegetative State
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- By stimulating a nerve that stretches from the abdomen to the brain, French researchers have restored a significant measure of consciousness to a brain-damaged 35-year-old car accident victim who had spent 15 years in a vegetative state.
This case may change conventional thinking about vegetat...
- Alan Mozes
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- September 25, 2017
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Stopping Aspirin Tied to Quick Rise in Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- People who stop following their doctor's advice to take a daily aspirin may see their risk of heart attack and stroke quickly rise, a new study suggests.
Low-dose aspirin is a standard therapy for people at increased risk of a heart attack or stroke. But many eventually stop taking it, or at l...
- Amy Norton
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- September 25, 2017
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Cancer Distress May Lead to Missed Appointments
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Seriously distressed cancer patients appear to miss more appointments and have more hospital admissions during treatment, a new study finds.
The U.S. National Comprehensive Cancer Network describes severe distress as "a mix of anxiety and depressive symptoms." About one-third of cancer patient...
- Robert Preidt
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- September 25, 2017
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Gun Violence in Movies a Trigger for Teens?
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who see gun violence in movies are more likely to play with and fire a gun if they have access to one, a new study finds.
"We know from past research that kids who see movie characters smoke cigarettes are more likely to smoke them themselves, and kids who see movie characters drink alco...
- Steven Reinberg
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- September 25, 2017
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