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A consultant analyzing a mammogram. Rui Vieira | PA Wire | Getty Images Scientists have shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs undetected, which can cause fatal metastatic cancer in some women years later. Before a breast cancer tumor is even detected, cells that are not yet malignant can spread to other organs where they lie dormant and don't replicate, according to new research led by Maria Soledad Sosa, a professor at Mount Sinai's Tisch Cancer Institute in New York City. The NR2F1 gene normally prevents pre-malignant cells from spreading to other parts of the body. Sosa and a team of scientists found that a cancer gene, HER2, suppresses the NR2F1 gene, allowing pre-cancerous cells to move to other organs of the body whe...

The new guidelines do not change for people who have had a heart attack. April 26, 2022, 3:00 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article For years, doctors recommended people in their 50s start taking baby aspirin every day to protect against heart attacks and stroke. But in recent years, with new evidence of the possible harm of daily aspirin, health experts shifted those recommendations. In major new guidance, an influential physician task force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 and older. Meanwhile, the new guidance said people 40 to 59 should only take it if they have a high risk of cardiovascular disease, and in consultation with a doctor. There is little benefit in continuing aspirin beyo...

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared a new epidemic of the Ebola virus in the nation’s northwestern city of Mbandaka, located in DRC’s Equateur Province, on Saturday, Sky News reported Sunday. World Health Organization (W.H.O.) officials detailed the outbreak on April 23, noting that DRC health authorities have so far detected just one case of the disease. “The patient, a 31-year-old man, began experiencing symptoms on 5 April and after more than a week of care at home, sought treatment at a local health facility. On 21 April, the patient was admitted to an Ebola treatment centre for intensive care but died later that day,” the W.H.O. wrote in a press release. Health workers at the Mbandaka health facility reportedly recognized the man’s symptoms as similar to ...

If you are a resident of Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) recommends you put away bird feeders and wash out birdbaths at least until May 31. A nationwide outbreak of the avian flu is creating lots of uncertainty and confusion for officials across the country. Avian flu is affecting the price of eggs and poultry. Maybe you’ve noticed the spike in a carton of eggs in the grocery store. Or, empty spots in the meat case where packages of chicken are displayed. You can thank the avian flu for that, as well as Bidenflation. Normally, in times of inflation and high grocery costs, consumers purchase eggs as a cheaper alternative protein source. Count yourself lucky now if you find cheap egg prices. Besides cleaning any bird feeders and birdbaths that can not be take...

Springtime comes with an uptick in stuffy noses and scratchy throats, and for many it has nothing to do with Covid-19. There are 19.2 million adults and 5.2 million children in the United States who suffer from seasonal allergies, also called hay fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the symptoms of allergies, like congestion, coughing and a runny nose, overlap with warning signs of Covid-19, but if your nose turns into a leaky faucet every spring, then allergies are the likely culprit. Unfortunately, that’s where the good news ends. Several studies show that pollen seasons are getting longer and more intense across the country. Climate change and rising carbon dioxide emissions are expected to boost the growth of trees and grasses in many areas, whi...

Is this the end of the Pill as we know it? Fertility experts create an 'on demand' contraceptive which women take just BEFORE sex Researchers identify an 'on-demand' therapy that could be taken just before sex Combination of morning after pill and arthritis drug disrupted ovulation They said drugs were 'best candidate' for oral on-demand birth control By Emily Craig Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 18:30 EDT, 25 April 2022 | Updated: 18:30 EDT, 25 April 2022 <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0]; s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", do...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois health officials have issued a severe hepatitis warning after three suspected cases in children. The warning comes after a cluster of nine cases in healthy children in Alabama — which recently prompted a warning by the CDC. Two of the recent cases were in the Chicago area and one was in Western Illinois. All of the cases affected children under ten years of age and one case resulted in a liver transplant. IDPH is working to learn of other suspected cases in Illinois and is asking healthcare providers in the state to be on the lookout for symptoms and to report any suspected cases of hepatitis in children of unknown origin. The CDC said that symptoms of hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, include fever, fatigue, loss of appeti...