Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of death in both men and women and it is expected to cause more than 51,000 deaths in 2019. "Colorectal cancer is highly preventable when we screen for it. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on BCHA, please visit our website. Funding for the grant stems from the annual Get Your Rear in Gear Charlotte 5K race, which will b... [Full Article...]
However, few studies to date had examined the association between sugary beverages and early death. The more sugary drinks you consume, the more likely you are to die early, according to a new study. They controlled for other dietary variables, physical action and weight list so any impact estimated could be autonomously connected with sugar-sweetened beverages. [Full Article...]
Each participant was surveyed about their tea-drinking habits, including how often they drank tea. It is important to note, however, that it's the temperature of the beverage - not the type - that puts people at an increased risk. Yet another study has been released which offers further confirmation that drinking - and presumably eating - things at a high temperature is likely to boost the odds ... [Full Article...]
Health Minister Simon Harris has led tributes to the "amazing campaigner", who has been credited with helping to boost the recent uptake in the HPV vaccine among young women. "Laura's personal story, her leadership and her warm and vivacious personality provided many parents in Ireland with the understanding they needed to protect their daughters with the HPV vaccine". [Full Article...]
Mehta of KBR Wyle at the Johnson Space Centre. "This physical challenge is compounded by more familiar stressors like social separation, confinement and an altered sleep-wake cycle", said Mehta. According to the study, "continued" post-flight shedding could "pose a potential risk for crew who may encounter newborn infants or any immunocompromised individuals on Earth". [Full Article...]
This is America. The federal government should not be forcing this upon people. "If you are anxious about your child getting chickenpox or whatever else, vaccinate your child..." Despite the risks, " chickenpox parties " like Bevin's used to be fairly common, with parents who believed the disease was inevitable deliberately infecting their children young so they wouldn't get the disease as adults ... [Full Article...]
In a study, such girls were found to either be school drop outs or low income earners later in life. Understanding these outcomes is more important now than ever, the researchers say , as IVF has let to a near two-fold increase in the number of twins born annually. [Full Article...]
An outbreak of measles that began in January in southern Washington state has risen to 79 cases throughout Washington and OR, according to the Oregonian . "If the outbreak occurs among infants in a district that could be the sign of less vaccination coverage in the area", said Dr Indu P S, state coordinator, Prevention of Epidemic and Infectious Disease Cell, (SPEID) cell, Medical College. [Full Article...]