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Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

CHICAGO – Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat diseas...

DATE: Jun 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

CHICAGO – Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an experimental drug first developed for cancer patients, a study su...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients

CHICAGO – There’s an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, widowed or divorced, a new stu...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Stop-smoking drugs Chantix, Zyban pose no heart risks, study says

CHICAGO – Two popular stop-smoking drugs are as safe for the heart as nicotine patches and dummy pills, according to research requested by U.S. and European regulators. The result...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillers

CHICAGO – The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers. The association announced a new policy Monday that “essentially...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic pain

CHICAGO – A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Opioid poisonings, overdoses send more U.S. kids to hospitals

CHICAGO – Opioid poisonings and overdoses are sending increasing numbers of U.S. children and teens to the hospital, according to a study showing a substantial rise in young patients needing...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Carbs, fat, DNA? Weight loss is finicky, new study shows

CHICAGO (AP) – A precision nutrition approach to weight loss didn’t hold up in a study testing low fat versus low carb depending on dieters’ DNA profiles. Previous research has su...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

How best to treat opioids’ youngest sufferers? No one knows

CHICAGO – Two babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert’s first child was whisked away to a h...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets OK

CHICAGO – The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval. The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercialize its test, giv...

DATE: Feb 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Marijuana’s 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes

CHICAGO – Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on w...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

CHICAGO – Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the o...

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education