- Change in Alzheimer’s Drug Vial Size Could Be Big Money-Saver for Medicare
- GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Won’t Raise Teens’ Suicide Risk, May Even Lower It
- Most ERs Not Fully Equipped to Treat Pediatric Patients
- 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Suspect They Have Undiagnosed ADHD
- Ozempic Plus Intestinal ‘Zap’ Therapy May Eliminate Need for Insulin in Type 2 Diabetics
- More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
- A Boozy Night Out Could Upset Your Heart’s Rhythm
- Exercise in Pregnancy Might Lower Baby’s Odds for Asthma Later
- Long-Term Care Out of Reach for 6.5 Million ‘Near Dual’ American Seniors
- Learn Another Language to Boost Your Brain’s ‘Efficiency’
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Can Flotation Tanks Ease Chronic Pain?
As a means of providing long-term relief from chronic pain, flotation tanks simply don’t hold water, new research reveals. Nearly 100 people plagued by longstanding pain underwent “flotation restricted environmental stimulation therapy” (REST), and the results were...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
People with spinal cord injuries can overwork their shoulders as they move about in a wheelchair, and that often leads to chronic shoulder pain. However, a small study suggests that an injection of the patient’s own fat...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won’t Raise Black Women’s Cancer Risk: Study
Moderate use of hair relaxers doesn’t increase a Black woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. “While there is biologic plausibility that exposure to some components contained in hair relaxers might increase breast cancer...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman’s Odds for Hearing Loss
It’s a connection most women may not be aware of, but a new study suggests osteoporosis may raise your risk of hearing loss, and the drugs often used to treat thinning bones won’t lower that risk. According...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Are Some Foods Super Bitter to You? You Might Have Lower COVID Risk
If you can’t stand broccoli, celery or kale, you may be a supertaster, and it just might protect you from COVID-19. Supertasters are folks who are highly sensitive to bitterness. They’re not only less likely to get...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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‘Breakthrough’ COVID Infections After Vaccination Are Rare: CDC
Comedian and commentator Bill Maher recently made news of his own when he contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. But such breakthrough COVID-19 cases among the vaccinated are rare, according to new data from the U.S. Centers...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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Could COVID-19 Trigger Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Young?
Although older adults are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19, new research warns that young patients can develop long-lasting fatigue and concentration problems, even if their COVID-19 infection was mild. That’s the troubling takeaway...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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AHA News: El vínculo entre la depresión y las enfermedades del corazón tiene un doble sentido
MARTES, 25 de mayo de 2021 (American Heart Association News) — El día en que Jordan Chaffiotte, de 23 años, fue dada de alta del hospital tras su exitosa operación a corazón abierto debería haber sido feliz....
- Posted May 25, 2021
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In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be ‘Just the Sniffles’
The virus fueling the COVID-19 pandemic could become just an ordinary sniffle-causing nuisance within the next 10 years, a new study suggests. Researchers stressed that the projection is based on mathematical models, and not a crystal-ball prediction....
- Posted May 25, 2021
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AHA News: Link Between Depression and Heart Disease Cuts Both Ways
TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The day 23-year-old Jordan Chaffiotte was discharged from the hospital following her successful open-heart surgery should have been a happy one. A cause for celebration. Instead, she found...
- Posted May 25, 2021