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Well: Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Tied to Depression
Androgen deprivation therapy, a widely used prostate cancer treatment, may increase depression risk.
Jordan Spieth maintains lead in second round of Masters
The Sports Xchange Defending champion Jordan Spieth made a double bogey on the fifth hole but still increased his lead to two strokes.
[In Depth] Yellow fever outbreak triggers vaccine alarm
A big yellow fever outbreak in Angola has depleted the world's emergency vaccine stockpile and raised worries that future outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus could be impossible to control. The...
Women twice as likely to die from severe heart attack, study finds
HealthDay News Women are up to twice as likely as men to die from the most dangerous type of heart attack, a worldwide study finds.
Milwaukee Brewers put Matt Garza on DL
The Sports Xchange Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Matt Garza began the 2016 season on the disabled list with a strained shoulder muscle.
Colonoscopies, mammograms most shopped-for health services, study says
Stephen FellerBOSTON, April 5 (UPI) -- Colonoscopies and mammograms are the most shopped-for medical services in the United States, according to a study by Harvard University.
Insomnia linked to damage in brain communication networks
Using a sophisticated MRI technique, researchers have found abnormalities in the brain's white matter tracts in patients with insomnia, according to a new study.
A chink in the armor of breast cancer cells: Scientists succeed in killing aggressive form of breast cancer in lab experiments
Working with human breast cancer cells, a team of scientists has successfully turned off a misbehaving protein that fuels the growth of a particularly aggressive, drug-resistant form of the disease...
Severe case of Ebola virus disease described by doctors
For more than a month in 2015, a multidisciplinary team of clinicians treated a critically ill patient who had contracted Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone. A new report by...
Precision medicine brings new hope to those with advanced urothelial cancer
Five of six patients with advanced metastatic urothelial cancer and one of two specific genetic abnormalities responded to treatment with afatinib, approved in 2013 for lung cancer. One patient with...
Surgery more effective than drugs for hyperparathyroidism
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, April 5 (UPI) -- Treating hyperparathyroidism, a cause of osteoporosis, with bisphosphonate drugs increases risk for bone fracture rather than reducing it, researchers found.
Kansas City Chiefs add S Stevie Brown
The Sports Xchange Kansas City bolstered its defensive backfield over the weekend by signing safety Stevie Brown.
Despite Fears, Affordable Care Act Has Not Uprooted Employer Coverage
Employer-based insurance has held firm for the last five years, and federal officials predict it will continue to remain strong.
Diagnostic tests for heart disease function differently for women, men
Tests used to diagnose and assess the severity of coronary artery disease appear to function differently for women and men who have stable symptoms, according to researchers.
Personalized ratings app may improve patient’s choice of nursing home
A new app can improve a patient’s choice of a nursing home. This is important, because when rating quality measures for nursing homes, patients and experts at the Centers for...
Developing a faster-acting treatment for high-altitude affliction
Pulmonary edema is a significant risk for anyone spending time at high altitudes, and also affects people with chronic conditions including congestive heart failure. Researchers show an inhalable form of...
Fat stunts growth of tobacco hornworm caterpillars
Tobacco hornworm caterpillars eating a high-fat diet are smaller than their counterparts eating a medium- or low-fat diet. New research found that fat decreased the caterpillars’ food consumption, leading to...
Water cycle instability is here to stay posing major political and economic risks
The current instability and unpredictability of the world water cycle is here to stay, making society's adaptation to new risks a vital necessity when formulating development policies, a UN expert...
No benefit from addition of aliskiren to 'gold standard' ACE inhibitor
In one of the largest trials ever conducted in patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction -- a measure of the heart's ability to pump blood -- the...
New immune-stimulating drug, with chemo, shrinks pancreas tumors
The results of an early-stage (phase 1b) clinical trial for pancreatic cancer show that an experimental therapy can control tumors well enough to make some patients eligible for surgery, according...
Choir singing boosts immune system activity in cancer patients and carers, study shows
Singing in a choir for just one hour boosts levels of immune proteins in people affected by cancer, reduces stress and improves mood, which in turn could have a positive...
Yelp reviews can enhance government reports on hospital quality, study suggests
Yelp reviews of hospitals cover topics not found in the federal government's survey of patients' hospital experiences, according to the results of a new study. The additional information, which the...
Study: Smoking hikes chances of early death for rheumatoid arthritis patients
HealthDay News Smoking increases the chances of early death in people with rheumatoid arthritis, but quitting smoking significantly reduces that risk, a new study suggests.
New method pioneered to identify brain cancer patients most likely to benefit from immunotherapy
A promising method has been developed to assess how changes in the immune response can help predict the effectiveness of a new immunotherapy in people with glioblastoma (GBM), the most...
Man's best friend is getting smaller
Over the last 28 years, pet owners in Australia have favoured smaller pedigree dogs with shorter and wider heads, according to a study published in the open access journal, Canine...
Scientists try to stop another deadly virus
Amy Norton, HealthDay News Experimental drug could offer new weapon against virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever -- a potentially fatal infection considered a "bioterror" threat.
Robotic exoskeleton maps sense-deficits in young stroke patients
Researchers at the University of Calgary are using robotics technology to try to come up with more effective treatments for children who have had strokes.
Why babies take a better safe than sorry approach with angry adults
Babies at 15 months of age make snap judgments when a stranger shows anger and they don't forget quickly, child psychologists find.