Sam's Club charcuterie meats recalled due to salmonella risk

by Ernie Mundell, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA salmonella outbreak that's already sickened 24 people is triggering the recall of charcuterie meats sent to Sam's Club distri

Updated on: May 26,2024

Sam's Club charcuterie meats recalled due to salmonella risk

by Ernie Mundell, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA salmonella outbreak that's already sickened 24 people is triggering the recall of charcuterie meats sent to Sam's Club distri

Updated on:May 26,2024

Diabetes complications worsen prognosis for colorectal cancer patients

Complications of diabetes can have numerous negative health effects, from impaired vision and nerve damage to kidney dysfunction and heart disease. In an analysis of information on adults with colorec

Updated on: October 30,2023

Diabetes complications worsen prognosis for colorectal cancer patients

Complications of diabetes can have numerous negative health effects, from impaired vision and nerve damage to kidney dysfunction and heart disease. In an analysis of information on adults with colorec

Updated on:October 30,2023

Ice baths are popular with celebrities, but what are the health benefits, if any—and risks?

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to workout cool-downs, some people take the idea seriously by dunking themselves in an ice bath. Celebrities

Updated on: March 25,2024

Ice baths are popular with celebrities, but what are the health benefits, if any—and risks?

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to workout cool-downs, some people take the idea seriously by dunking themselves in an ice bath. Celebrities

Updated on:March 25,2024

Treatment of aggressive breast cancer improved by immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

byUniversity of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesLeisha Emens, M.D., Ph.D., co-leader of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program. Credit: UPMCPatients with an aggres

Updated on: December 18,2023

Treatment of aggressive breast cancer improved by immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

byUniversity of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesLeisha Emens, M.D., Ph.D., co-leader of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program. Credit: UPMCPatients with an aggres

Updated on:December 18,2023

Unraveling predisposition in bilateral Wilms tumor

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalSummary of Proposed Mechanisms for Bilateral Wilms tumor development. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43730-0Ch

Updated on: December 30,2023

Unraveling predisposition in bilateral Wilms tumor

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalSummary of Proposed Mechanisms for Bilateral Wilms tumor development. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43730-0Ch

Updated on:December 30,2023

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco

Updated on: December 20,2023

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco

Updated on:December 20,2023

Study shows a computerized decision support system reduces high-risk drug combinations in ICU patients

by Amsterdam University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA multicenter study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a compu

Updated on: May 16,2024

Study shows a computerized decision support system reduces high-risk drug combinations in ICU patients

by Amsterdam University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA multicenter study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a compu

Updated on:May 16,2024

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung CancerByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on July 16, 2021Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDWhile the exact causes ofnon-small cell

Updated on: January 28,2024

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung CancerByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on July 16, 2021Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDWhile the exact causes ofnon-small cell

Updated on:January 28,2024

Developing AI tools for breast cancer precision pathology

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common cancer type in women globally, but there is a continuous decline in mortality rates. A partial explanatio

Updated on: December 26,2023

Developing AI tools for breast cancer precision pathology

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common cancer type in women globally, but there is a continuous decline in mortality rates. A partial explanatio

Updated on:December 26,2023

How cancer cells die: Scientists explore new pathways of pyroptosis, killer kin of apoptosis

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressLymphoid BLaER1 cells undergo PANX1-dominant lysis. (A to C) BLaER1 cells were treated with topoisomerase poisons doxorubicin (2 μM) or etoposide (50 μM) for 24 hours.

Updated on: December 18,2023

How cancer cells die: Scientists explore new pathways of pyroptosis, killer kin of apoptosis

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressLymphoid BLaER1 cells undergo PANX1-dominant lysis. (A to C) BLaER1 cells were treated with topoisomerase poisons doxorubicin (2 μM) or etoposide (50 μM) for 24 hours.

Updated on:December 18,2023

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

Updated on: March 14,2024

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

Updated on:March 14,2024

Prozac fights deadly childhood brain cancer

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe anti-depressant drug Prozac could be used to tackle one of the deadliest childhood tumours and possibly ot

Updated on: December 22,2023

Prozac fights deadly childhood brain cancer

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe anti-depressant drug Prozac could be used to tackle one of the deadliest childhood tumours and possibly ot

Updated on:December 22,2023