us-hotdailynews: 2015-05-27 U.S. Health

TIME

'Moderate' Drinking Harms Older People's Hearts?
WebMD
TUESDAY, May 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- "Moderate" drinking might harm your heart if you're a senior citizen, a new study suggests. And women appear to be at greater risk for alcohol-related heart damage than men, the researchers found. "In an elderly ...

Two drinks per day may be harmful to elderly hearts   AsiaOne
Two Drinks Daily Linked to Serious Heart Problems in Elderly   Counsel & Heal
There's Something Else Alcohol Doesn't Mix Well With. Old People's Hearts   The News Ledge
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NPR

Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping May Benefit Children Years Later
NPR
A couple of extra minutes attached to the umbilical cord at birth may translate into a small boost in neurodevelopment several years later, a study suggests. Children whose cords were cut more than three minutes after birth had slightly higher social skills and ...

Can Cutting the Umbilical Cord Later Make Your Kid Smarter?   NBCNews.com
Delay in Cutting Cord at Birth Improves Skills Later   Youth Health Magzine
Ask Dr. Swanson: Delayed cord clamping benefits   KING5.com
Reuters
MedPage Today
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Younger cancer patients more open to alternative therapies
GlobalPost
(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients under age 65 are much more likely than older people to explore alternative and complementary medicine for easing their symptoms and side effects of treatment, a new study suggests. “We found that the baby boomers are ...

Attitudes about Complementary and Alternative Medicine Predict Use Among ...   HealthCanal.com
Complementary, alternative medicine integration into clinical cancer care needs ...   Oncology Nurse Advisor

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Herpes virus harnessed to fight a common cancer
CBS News
An experimental treatment using a genetically engineered herpes virus appears to be effective in treating one of the most common, deadly, and increasingly expensive cancers: melanoma. Researchers have been experimenting with forms of therapy using ...

Cold sore virus 'treats skin cancer'   BBC News
Immune-Based Therapy Uses Virus to Fight Advanced Melanoma   Philly.com
Found, drug that could wipe out skin cancer: Herpes virus-based medicine ...   Daily Mail
Melanoma News Today
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TIME

Essex County man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies after Liberia trip
NorthJersey.com
State and federal health authorities said Tuesday that the death this week of a 55-year-old Essex County man in a Newark hospital from Lassa fever, a disease rarely seen in the U.S., poses an “extremely low” risk to the public. The man, who traveled from ...

Rare viral disease kills US man back from Liberia   Times of India
CDC: US Traveler Returning From Liberia Dies of Lassa Fever   Doctors Lounge
Search is on after man dies of rare Lassa fever   Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Men piling on more pounds than women, says study
Khaleej Times
The results show that gender has a significant impact on BMI, with 70 per cent of men noted as overweight or obese, compared to just 41 per cent of women. Dubai - With almost two thirds of UAE residents classed as overweight or obese, a new survey has ...

Obese Teenage Boys Could Have Higher Risk of Bowel Cancer, Study Says   NDTV
Obese teens 'have double the chances of developing bowel cancer later on in life'   Irish Examiner
Obese teens more than TWICE as likely to get bowel cancer in later life   Mirror.co.uk
Zee News
Daily Times
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Family history may not impact breast cancer survival odds
Channel News Asia
(Reuters Health) - In younger women with breast cancer, having a family history of the disease may not worsen their survival odds, a new study suggests. These results should reassure younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, study co-author Dr.
Family history may not impact breast cancer survival odds - Gazette Herald   Gazette Herald

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