Category: 4. Health

  • Omega-6 fatty acid promotes the growth of an aggressive type of breast cancer, study finds

    Omega-6 fatty acid promotes the growth of an aggressive type of breast cancer, study finds

    Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat “triple negative” breast cancer subtype, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery could lead to new dietary and pharmaceutical strategies against breast and other cancers.

    In the study, published March 14 in Science, the researchers found that linoleic…

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  • New options for controlling type 2 diabetes

    New options for controlling type 2 diabetes

    Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts note in a new paper highlighting a growing array of treatment options.

    The pragmatic new paper urges doctors to consider not just traditional diabetes medicines but emerging alternatives that patients may be more likely to stick with long-term. “Prescribing a medication or making lifestyle recommendations that a patient is not willing or…

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  • Awareness grows of cancer risk from alcohol consumption

    Awareness grows of cancer risk from alcohol consumption

    Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, with more than half of Americans now saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according to a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.

    In the survey, conducted Jan. 30-Feb. 10, 2025, with over 1,700 U.S. adults, 56% say the regular consumption of alcohol increases your chances of later…

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  • JPMorgan’s Health Unit To Invest In Small Business Health Plans

    JPMorgan’s Health Unit To Invest In Small Business Health Plans

    JPMorgan Chase’s Morgan Health unit will invest in a company called Venteur to boost the venture’s effort to sell health plans to small and medium-sized U.S….

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • A new antifungal drug works in a surprising way

    A new antifungal drug works in a surprising way

    A newly discovered bacterial weapon against fungi can kill even drug-resistant strains, raising hopes for a new antifungal drug.

    Fungal infections have been spreading rapidly and widely in recent years, fueled in part by climate change. Some fungi, including Candida auris, have developed resistance to some highly effective antifungal drugs which have been in use for decades. So scientists have been searching for new drugs to keep fungi in check.

    Researchers in China may have…

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    News Source: www.sciencenews.org

  • As A Measles Outbreak Spikes, NIH Cuts Funding On Vaccine Hesitancy

    As A Measles Outbreak Spikes, NIH Cuts Funding On Vaccine Hesitancy

    A measles outbreak that began a few months ago in Texas has risen to nearly 500 cases across multiple states. At the same time, the National Institutes of Health says it will cancel or cut back dozens of grants for research on why some people are reluctant to be…

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  • 10 Science-Backed Habits That (Actually) Improve Your Appearance

    10 Science-Backed Habits That (Actually) Improve Your Appearance

    When most people hear “wellness habits,” they think of things you can do to make you feel better, be healthier, or live longer, like meditation apps, yoga classes, or eating quinoa. What they don’t often consider is how wellness habits can improve how you look.

    As it turns out, specific evidence-based wellness habits can enhance…

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  • Vitamin A And Its Role In Treating Measles

    Vitamin A And Its Role In Treating Measles

    More and more children living in Texas are starting to get diagnosed with liver damage due to high doses of cod liver oil, amid the…

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  • Will RFK Jr.’s Policies Help Or Harm?

    Will RFK Jr.’s Policies Help Or Harm?

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has never been afraid to challenge conventional wisdom— sometimes acting in alignment with the best science, other times rejecting it.

    Now, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kennedy has significant influence over national healthcare policy. In this role, many will judge his success by whether he can reverse the…

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  • Florida Blue CEO To Retire From Fast-Growing Health Insurer

    Florida Blue CEO To Retire From Fast-Growing Health Insurer

    Pat Geraghty, the longtime top executive of one of the nation’s fastest-growing health insurance companies in Florida Blue, will retire at the end of this year, the company said.

    Geraghty, who…

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