Topical Antibiotic May One Day Treat Infected Ears

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• May 10, 2025
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SATURDAY, May 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Any parent who has been jolted awake by the squeals of a toddler with an ear infection knows that relief won't be swift — or sure.

Kids often build resistance to the usual days-long antibiotic treatment regimen so the...

Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) —  President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and health tech entrepreneur, to be his nominee for U.S. surgeon general. 

The decision comes after Trump withdrew his previous nominee, Dr. J...

Thinking About a Tattoo? FDA Warns These Inks Could Be Dangerous

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and tattoo artists that two tattoo inks have tested positive for harmful bacteria and could lead to serious infections.

The affected products are:

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Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why.

A new government report shows that rates of several types of cancer are going up in people under age 50, especially a...

Childhood Obesity Triples Odds Of Weight Discrimination

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity nearly triples a person’s risk for experiencing discrimination or stigma based on their weight, a new study says.

Severe obesity before age 18 increased a person’s odds of experiencing weight stig...

Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.

Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying th...

Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says.

If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test could help more people s...

Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says.

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported May 8 in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

Smokin...

Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says.

Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis have a 50% higher heart disease-related deat...

Ovary Removal Reduces Death, Cancer Risk Among Genetically Prone Breast Cancer Survivors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes appears to dramatically reduce the risk of death among breast cancer survivors who are genetically prone to cancer, a new study says.

Breast cancer survivors carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 ...

Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants more data before it can be approved.

Moderna researchers reported tha...

When Statins Aren't Enough, This Drug May Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new drug combo lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol for people whose levels remain high even after taking statins.

The new pill pairs a new drug called obicetrapib with an existing one, ezetimibe. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, this...

Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts.

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was termi...

Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease Via Breath

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a face mask to protect others from infectious disease continues to be hotly debated in the United States.

But what about wearing a face mask to detect chronic kidney disease?

A modified surgical face mask conta...

Worried About Prostate Cancer Screening? New Study Shows Better Judgment In Treatment

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Some men would rather skip screening for prostate cancer due to fears that they’ll be rendered impotent or incontinent from cancer surgery.

But new research says those fears are unwarranted, thanks to improvements in the way doctors approach prostate cancer.

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Down Syndrome Patients Have Higher Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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People with Down syndrome have a much higher risk of stroke than people without the genetic disorder, a new study says.

Down syndrome patients have a 5.14 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a brain bleed, and more than 4 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a blo...

Early Alzheimer's Testing Can Provide Peace Of Mind

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Knowing your risk for Alzheimer’s disease can provide peace of mind, but also might contribute to complacency regarding your overall health, a new study says.

People who underwent brain scans to learn their Alzheimer&r...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Parkinson's Disease Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Fast food and ready-made packaged eats could be doing slow damage to people’s brains.

Ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, soft drinks, hot dogs and ketchup appear to increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study says....

Sleep Apnea Linked To Memory-Related Brain Decline

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Sleep apnea could be costing you brain power and increasing your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.

The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep apnea episode appears to be linked to degeneration of brain regions associated wi...

Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. 

The division oversees vacci...