Brain Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Early Trial
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say. For the phase 1 study, patients with recurrent glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive brain tumor, were injected with an engineered virus. Survival was 13.6 months among 43 patients treated with the viral therapy, compared with 7.1 months for patients who did not rece..>> view originalFDA Looks to Cut Salt Content in Food
Updated June 1, 2016 8:12 p.m. ET A fight at the dining table is escalating between regulators and the food industry, this time over government proposals to cut Americans’ average salt intake by almost one-third. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued long-awaited proposed guidelines targeting the packaged food and restaurant meals that contain the bulk of American’s daily sodium intake. The voluntary proposals are the Obama administration’s latest effort to push th..>> view originalFirst baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly in New York tri-state area
A baby girl delivered Tuesday in New Jersey is the first in the continental U.S. to be born with the Zika virus-related brain condition, giving rise to new fears about the spread of the disease. Doctors, including Fox News Health Senior Managing Editor Dr. Manny Alvarez, confirmed the birth of a child with Zika virus linked to microcephaly— the first reported case of the birth defect, which is marked by a partially formed brain, in the continental United States. The 31-year-old mother, whose na..>> view originalStudy: Same-sex experiences are on the rise, and Americans are increasingly chill about it
(iStock) A rise in bisexuality is driving a sharp increase in same-sex experiences in the United States, according to a new study — and Americans are increasingly open to the shift. Using data from the General Social Survey (GSS), a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults conducted since 1972 including a total of 33,728 participants, a team of social scientists found that the percentage of men reporting male sexual partners had nearly doubled from 1990 to 2014, and the percentage of ..>> view originalRecalled General Mills flour largely comes from Missouri plant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- General Mills says the 10 million pounds of its flour recalled over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states largely was produced at the company's Kansas City, Missouri, plant.But company spokesman Mike Siemienas says the E. coli strain hasn't been found in any General Mills flour products or at the Missouri site.The recall announced Tuesday is for several varieties of Gold Medal and Signature Kitchens flour that were sold at Safeway, Albertsons and other supermar..>> view originalUS Birthrate Falls Slightly While Death Rate Rises
U.S. births declined and the death rate rose last year in a sign of continuing pressure on the country’s population growth, newly released federal figures show. Preliminary numbers out Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 3.98 million births in the U.S. in 2015. That is down 0.3% from 2014 and reverses a one-year rebound when the number of births rose slightly. The data showed a sharp...>> view originalSevere Obesity May Boost Infection Risk After Heart Surgery
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese people may have a higher risk of certain complications after heart bypass surgery than normal-weight patients, a new study suggests. The researchers found that severe obesity was linked to much higher odds of developing an infection soon after heart bypass surgery. And severely obese patients were also more likely to have longer hospital stays than normal-weight patients. F..>> view originalProgram Cut Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If you find yourself hospitalized, you've got a one in five chance of needing a urinary catheter -- raising your risk for a urinary tract infection. Now, researchers report that a new program shows it might be possible to reduce both catheter use and its associated infections. "Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are common and costly patient safety problems," said lead researche..>> view originalWHO Declares Guinea Ebola-Free
GENEVA— The World Health Organization Wednesday declared the end of Ebola transmission in Guinea, after the West African country successfully passed 42 days without a confirmed case of this fatal disease. Guinea was first declared free of Ebola in December. Since then, it has had two flare-ups of the disease. This West African country now has passed two 21-day incubation periods without a single case of Ebola. So the World Health Organization is declaring Guinea free of Ebola transmission for ..>> view originalKids' concussion rates may be vastly underreported: study
Because most young children who suffer a concussion aren't first seen in hospital emergency rooms, official tallies of these injuries may be greatly underreported, a new study finds."Four in five of this diverse group of children were diagnosed at a primary care practice -- not the emergency department," said study author Kristy Arbogast.Also, "one-third were under age 12," she said, "and therefore represent an important part of the concussion population that is missed by existing surveillance ..>> view original
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