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23 dead as West Nile spreads through 40 US states: the 7 symptoms to watch for
The CDC has logged 407 human cases and 23 deaths so far this season. Here is who is most at risk and when to seek care.
Diseases
A drug made for the heart may also slow how cancer spreads to distant organs
A small early trial from Vanderbilt hints that an investigational cardiovascular drug could cut cancer's spread.
Diseases
Your gut bacteria may reveal which IBS treatment will actually work for you
A Michigan trial suggests a stool test could match IBS patients to the right therapy.
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Ultra-processed diets linked to 26% higher risk of severe fatty liver disease
A UK Biobank study followed more than 143,000 adults for a decade to test the effect.
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Laughter may ease breathing for COPD patients as well as formal exercises
A trial found eight weeks of laughter sessions matched a standard breathing exercise.
Diseases
23 dead as West Nile spreads through 40 US states: the 7 symptoms to watch for
The CDC has logged 407 human cases and 23 deaths so far this season. Here is who is most at risk and when to seek care.
Diseases
A drug made for the heart may also slow how cancer spreads to distant organs
A small early trial from Vanderbilt hints that an investigational cardiovascular drug could cut cancer's spread.
Diseases
Your gut bacteria may reveal which IBS treatment will actually work for you
A Michigan trial suggests a stool test could match IBS patients to the right therapy.
Diseases
Ultra-processed diets linked to 26% higher risk of severe fatty liver disease
A UK Biobank study followed more than 143,000 adults for a decade to test the effect.
8 warning signs of fibromyalgia that are often dismissed as normal pain
Widespread pain, crushing fatigue and "fibro fog" are often written off as stress, age or depression.
365 insulin shots a year could soon become 52 for millions with type 2 diabetes
A once-weekly insulin has arrived, and for eligible adults it means one jab instead of seven.
Some women with metastatic breast cancer may now have a chemo-free path forward
A four-drug targeted regimen held one hard-to-treat cancer subtype in check for close to two years.
Excess body weight may be behind 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses in the US
A new JAMA review connects excess weight to about 10 percent of US cancer cases.
8 early warning signs of Crohn’s disease that are commonly dismissed
The gut symptoms are only half the picture, and the rest is easy to miss.
A common blood pressure drug may raise kidney risk by a third in type 2 diabetes
A large real-world study links a widely used class of blood pressure drugs to worse kidney outcomes.