Month: August 2019

Source: Reuters Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated with increased risks for breast, ovarian, and other cancers, but only certain women stand to benefit from genetic testing, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). “Whether or not the harms of risk assessment, counseling, testing, and interventions outweigh […] Read More

There is a growing body of evidence that excess body weight is an important risk factor for some cancers. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) examined the preventative effects of weight management on cancer risk and found sufficient evidence that obesity and overweight increase the risk of developing 13 cancers10(Figure 1). It is […] Read More

Patients with fibromyalgia appear to have specific gut microbiome alterations that differ from their healthy peers, new research suggests. In the “first evidence” to show this connection, investigators found that women with fibromyalgia had significant differences in 19 species of gut bacteria compared with healthy controls. They also had higher serum levels of butyrate and […] Read More

Source: New York Times Sixteen states have now reported 153 cases of serious, vaping-related respiratory illnesses in the past two months, and many of the patients are teenagers or young adults. In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that all of the cases occurred in people who acknowledged vaping […] Read More