There are no general guidelines about exercising after cancer. But several studies have shown that exercise is safe, possible and helpful for many people with cancer. Guidelines When you think about how different we all are and how many types of cancer and treatment there are, it’s difficult to write exercise guidelines to cover everyone. In…
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Stage Set for Big Measles Outbreaks in Texas With Current Vaccination Rates
Current Texas schools’ vaccination rates could allow for measles outbreaks as large as 400 cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin metropolitan areas. Even slight decreases in immunization rates could result in exponentially larger outbreaks, the authors say, noting that other states have population centers at similar risk. “Lower vaccination rates imply that outbreaks may…
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FDA Approves Drug Trio for UTI, Intra-abdominal Infection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antibacterial drug trio imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam (Recarbrio, Merck) for complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) and complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI) in adults for whom “limited or no treatment options are available.” “Recarbrio provides an important addition to our toolkit in the ongoing fight against infections caused…
Dual Therapy for HIV Two-Stepping In
Two-drug regimens may be as effective and safe as multi-drug therapies, according to investigators evaluating paired down treatment options for HIV. “I don’t mean to say that everyone should be on dual therapy,” but it could be the beginning of a new era in HIV treatment, said Pedro Cahn, MD, from the Buenos Aires University Medical…
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Maternal Obesity Linked to High Risk for Childhood Leukemia
Obesity has been linked to an increased risk for cancer in adults, but its potential role in childhood cancers is less clear. New findings suggest that infants born to obese mothers are more likely to develop cancer in early childhood. An analysis of data from almost 2 million infants found that the offspring of women who were severely…
Men Who Eat Yogurt May Have Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Men who eat at least two servings a week of yogurt may be lowering their risk for colorectal cancer, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 32,606 male and 55,743 female health professionals who had a colonoscopy between 1986 and 2012. Study participants provided detailed information about their health, lifestyle, eating and exercise habits…
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Paclitaxel in PAD Warnings Echo Past Drug-Eluting Stent Scare…………
Paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents were the standard of care for interventions in the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries. Then in December 2018, a meta-analysis from Greece by Katsanos and colleagues suggested an increased risk for late mortality with the paclitaxel-coated devices versus uncoated devices. This led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do a…
