Category: Health

Is Using Antibiotics Before STI Exposure Risky?

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Dec. 9, 2022 – The use of antibiotics to prevent – not just treat – sexually transmitted infections was a fringe idea just a decade ago. Now, it has the backing of several studies and a green light from a California public health department. Jeffrey Klausner, MD, an infectious disease doctor and professor of public […]

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Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

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By Denise Mann  HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new genetic test may help determine which people with breast cancer can safely skip radiation after breast-conserving surgery to remove their tumor.  Individuals with invasive breast cancer who had low scores on an investigational gene panel were just as likely to experience […]

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Twins Study Shows Exercise Altering How Genes Behave

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By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One might expect identical twins to have the same health outcomes. But it’s not just genetics that makes a notable difference in their weight and in how their genes behave, according to a new study. Exercise can alter genetic markers of metabolic disease […]

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