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In a shocking revelation, the American Cancer Society has found that 40% of cancer cases in the US can be linked to poor lifestyle choices and bad behavior. Smoking, in particular, is the main culprit, accounting for 20% of cancer cases and nearly 30% of cancer deaths. According to the ACS, making simple changes like quitting smoking or losing weight could prevent a significant number of cancer cases and deaths in American adults. In fact, they estimate that 4 in 10 cancer cases and almost half of cancer deaths in adults 30 and older could have been avoided with healthier choices. This eye-opening research serves as a stark reminder of the ...... Read Full article on HadNews

When it comes to accurately diagnosing a disease, you might think you need expensive, high-tech machinery and equipment capable of looking deep beneath the skin at what’s going on in the body. But while these high-tech implements certainly are incredible, they aren’t the only instruments capable of detecting disease. In fact, you may even share a home with one of these powerful disease-detecting agents. There are numerous of instances of unsuspecting pet owners learning they had a health problem from their pet. Examples include dogs licking, sniffing and even trying to chew spots on their owner’s skin – spots that were later diagnosed ...... Read Full article on HadNews

More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up had alcohol use disorder – the medical term for the disease commonly known as alcoholism – in 2022, when the most recent national data was published. The condition is characterized by a pattern of heavy alcohol consumption with loss of control over drinking despite negative social, occupational or health consequences. Deaths from excessive alcohol use have sharply increased in recent years, to 178,000 in the United States in 2021, up from 138,000 five years earlier. The greatest increase occurred during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alcohol is responsible for more deaths tha...... Read Full article on HadNews

New quantum computers - Potential and pitfalls | DW Documentary A new supercomputer is slated to make it possible to reduce animal experiments and perhaps to cure cancer. The hype surrounding quantum computing is inspiring numerous industries, raising claims that it could help solve the problem of storing renewable energy, or that it could help revolutionize the logistics sector. A Swiss start-up that produces artificial lungs is looking towards quantum algorithms to become more efficient and, for example, help find a cure for cancer and rendering experiments on animals redundant. A private investor has brought these goals one step closer...... Read Full article on HadNews