Gene Therapy Improves Vision in People With Inherited Blindness

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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An injectable gene therapy caused measurable improvements in vision among a small group of people with inherited blindness, an early-stage clinical trial says.

Researchers recruited 14 people with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a rare genetic condition that causes bab...

Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study.

Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, almost double the level cited in 1999, accord...

Money Worries Top Seniors' List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.

Five of the six health-related issues that most people found very concerning had to do with health care costs, according to results from the University of...

Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.

The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studies don't always...

ERs Often Missing Epilepsy in Kids With 'Non-Motor' Seizures

• Lori Saxena HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of kids who suffer a subtle type of epileptic seizure go undiagnosed when they seek emergency room treatment, new research shows.

“We do not know how many people are walking around with seizures that they are unaware ...

Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found.

In fact, about half of new parents don’t even know that newborns are routinely screened for the genetic disorder, the pol...

Avoid Some 'Project Watson' Dog Eye Wipes Due to Infection Danger

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Pets and pet owners who come into contact with Bausch & Lomb's "Project Watson" dog eye wipes could be at risk for infection if the products come from certain lots.

The wipes are used to clean a dog's eyelids, but two specific lots (numbers A09050 and A10055, printed...

New Test Might Alert Pregnant Women to Preeclampsia Danger

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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A potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure known as preeclampsia can occur in 1 in every 25 pregnancies, but an accurate test to spot those women at highest risk has remained elusive.

Now, Canadian researchers at Université Laval in Québec City say they've develop...

Combo Therapy May Be Advance Against Liver Cancer

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial.

The combo therapy involves bavituximab, a drug that neutralizes a fatty substance called phosphatidylserine...

How 'Unruly' Sports Parents Harm Their Kids' Mental Health

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 6, 2024
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Everyone knows that specific type of sports parent – the over-the-top dad or mom who curses, shouts and even becomes physically aggressive during their kid’s match.

While they might think they’re cheering their kid to victory, such poor sports behavior actually can...

Could You Spot the Silent Symptoms of Stress?

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 4, 2024
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The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they’re important to recognize to protect one’s mental health, experts say.

Visible symptoms of stress are fairly obvious – irritability, anger, impatience, muscle tension.

“You may not be able to ...

Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2024
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People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says.

Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per billion, averaged over a year, researchers report....

Key Therapy Equally Effective for Women, Men With Narrowed Leg Arteries

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2024
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected.

Research into best treatments for women with PAD is lacking, however. 

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Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker's Case of Bird Flu

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2024
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Doctors in Texas are describing the only known human case of H5N1 avian flu connected to the ongoing outbreak of the disease in dairy cows. 

Bird flu in humans remains extremely rare, but in the hundreds of cases documented worldwide over the past few years, about h...

AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2024
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Artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than they would typically be diagnosed, a new study says.

A newly developed AI program was able to successfully identify people at risk of developing a rare immune disorder, r...

An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2024
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Primates are capable of tending to wounds using medicinal plants, a new case report says.

A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, researchers say in the journal Scientific R...