New Gel May Help Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy, Early Research Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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A new shampoo-like gel developed by researchers at Michigan State University could help protect cancer patients from a common and dreaded side effect of chemotherapy: Hair loss.

The gel, which has been tested in animal models, is designed to be applied to the scalp befor...

Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Prostate cancer rates are climbing in the U.S. with more men being diagnosed at later stages when the disease is harder to treat, researchers report.

The analysis — published Tuesday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians — suggests that ...

Florida Plans To End All Vaccine Mandates

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Florida may soon become the first state in the U.S. to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a major shift in health policy that may increase risk of disease outbreaks.

The plan was announced this week by State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who described current vaccine r...

Life Expectancy Is Plateauing, Won't Reach 100, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Bad news for folks hoping to become a centenarian: Average life expectancy isn’t expected to exceed 100 years anytime soon, a new study says.

Life expectancy gains made by wealthy countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, researcher...

Community Hospitals Failing To Transfer Injury Patients To Better Facilities

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Community hospitals don't often transfer severely injured patients to higher-level trauma centers that could provide the care they need, a new study says.

Fewer than half of severely injured people are transferred from a low-level trauma center to larger or more advanced...

Sugar Substitutes Could Be Bad For Brain Aging, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet’N Low might help you cut calories, but it might be at the cost of future brain power, according to a new study.

People who consume high amounts of low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes appear to experience faster declines ...

Daily Pill Might Help People With Stubborn High Blood Pressure

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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An experimental pill might help people with stubborn high blood pressure that won’t relent to other treatments, clinical trial results show.

Patients with treatment-resistant high blood pressure saw a significant drop after taking the new drug baxdrostat once a day...

Single-Dose Penicillin Effective Against Early Syphilis

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says.

Second and third doses of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) don’t provide any additional benefit in treating early-...

Saliva Might Keep Fruit Juice From Rotting Teeth, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Some parents avoid giving their kids fruit juice, for fear that it might rot their teeth.

But the bad effects of juice on a child’s oral health could be short-lived, thanks to the remarkable properties of saliva, according to a new study.

Saliva protects teet...

Helping Your College-Bound Kids Head Back To School

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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Parents of college students headed back to campus might have some fundamental misunderstandings regarding their young adult’s mental health challenges, a new report said.

About 1 in 5 college students reported that their mental health had declined since high school...

DermaRite Expands Recall of Creams and Sanitizers Over Infection Risk

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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DermaRite Industries has expanded a voluntary recall of several over-the-counter creams, soaps and sanitizers that may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia complex, a type of bacteria that can cause serious infections.

The recall, first announced July 16, n...

Wegovy Linked To Lower Heart Risks Than Similar Drugs, Study Shows

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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The weight-loss drug Wegovy may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke or death more than similar medications, according to new research from its maker, Novo Nordisk.

In a study of more than 21,000 patients with obesity and heart disease but no diabetes, those taking Weg...

Taylor Fresh Foods Issues Recall of Salad Kits Sold at Kroger, Walmart

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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Taylor Fresh Foods has issued a voluntary recall of its Honey Balsamic Salad Kit after discovering the dressing packets contained undeclared sesame and soy.

The company said the salad dressing supplied by Latitude 36 Foods was incorrect. Instead of the normal Honey Balsa...

It's Still Tough to Find a Key Anti-Opioid Treatment at U.S. Pharmacies

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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One of the most effective medications for treating opioid addiction is still hard to find at U.S. pharmacies, according to a new study.

Only 2 in 5 retail pharmacies carried buprenorphine in 2023, researchers reported Sept. 2 in the journal Health Affairs.

One Dose of RSV Vaccine May Shield Older People for Two Seasons

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 3, 2025
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A single dose of RSV vaccine might protect seniors for two cold and flu seasons in a row, a new study says.

Vaccination reduced seniors’ risk of hospitalization by 58% during two RSV seasons, researchers reported Aug. 30 in the Journal of the American Medical A...