Category: Health Topics
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Can taking a supplement help you avoid recurrence of some skin cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Why do certain microorganisms colonize your body? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Your microbiome, the host of organisms that live on and in you, are unique to you, with a new study showing that some types of bacteria and fungi may increase your risk for pancreas cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …
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Will you soon be asked to give a specimen to assess your microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Certain bacteria resident on people’s bodies do confer an increased risk for pancreas cancer, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says assessing this type of risk requires analysis of bacteria resident …
What might your microbiome have to do with your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Your microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live on you and in you, with a new study pointing to certain bacteria as increasing one’s risk of pancreas cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says many new …
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A new study shows shunting works for normal pressure hydrocephalus, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Fluid buildup in the brain treated with a shunt improves symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Problems walking, urinary issues, cognitive impairment…these are all symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, where fluid builds up in the brain, and is fairly common with aging. Now a study by neurosurgeon Mark Luciano at Johns Hopkins and colleagues has shown …