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Schizophrenia Meds Safe Long-Term, Study Finds

Schizophrenia Meds Safe Long-Term, Study Finds

Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Good news for people with schizophrenia: Long-term antipsychotic-drug treatment does not increase the risk of heart disease. And taking the drugs is associated with a lower risk of death, according to a new study. The average life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 10 […]

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Where Is the New Coronavirus Most Likely to Spread?

Where Is the New Coronavirus Most Likely to Spread?

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As Chinese health officials fight to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 6,000 and killed 132, British researchers have mapped out which international cities are most vulnerable to its spread. While the greatest risk for infection with what is now dubbed 2019-nCoV […]

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FDA Tells Purell Maker to Stop Making False Claims

FDA Tells Purell Maker to Stop Making False Claims

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The maker of Purell hand sanitizers has been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop claiming that the products can protect people from infections and illnesses. The agency warned Gojo Industries that unsubstantiated claims that Purell can help prevent illnesses such […]

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New Coronavirus Infections in China Top SARS Total, as U.S Evacuates Americans

New Coronavirus Infections in China Top SARS Total, as U.S Evacuates Americans

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the case count in China’s new coronavirus outbreak eclipsed those reported in the 2003 SARS outbreak on Wednesday, the United States evacuated 200 Americans from the center of the epidemic. Overnight, the number of cases of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in China shot from […]

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Too Few Patients Enrolling in Cancer Trials

Too Few Patients Enrolling in Cancer Trials

Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Enrollment in clinical trials that can potentially extend the life of cancer patients is too low, a new study finds. Researchers at Penn State also found that white males with private health insurance and cancers that have spread, and who are treated at academic medical […]

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Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients’ Distress Long Term

Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients’ Distress Long Term

Latest Cancer News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of the psychedelic ingredient in “magic mushrooms” may bring long-lasting relief to cancer patients who suffer anxiety and depression, a new, small study suggests. Researchers found that of 15 patients who’d received a one-time treatment with psilocybin, most […]