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First home brain implant lets 'locked-in' woman communicate A paralysed woman has learned to use a brain implant to communicate by thought alone. It is the first time a brain–computer interface has been used at home in a person's day-to-day life, without the need for doctors and engineers to recalibrate the device.
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Traumatic Stress May Alter Boys' and Girls' Brains Differently A new brain-scanning study has found that traumatic stress affects the brains of adolescent boys and girls differently. Among youth with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the study found structural differences between the sexes in one part of the ...
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Use of statins before cardiac arrest may aid survival afterwards Patients who have been taking statins are likely to survive longer after a cardiac arrest than those who are not taking them, according to research from Taiwan researchers presented during the Resuscitation Science Symposium at the American Heart ...
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New guidelines issued for statin drug therapy The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Sunday issued new guidance for the use of cholesterol-busting statin drugs. The report greatly expands the universe of people who should be screened to see whether they need the medication to everyone over ...
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New statin guidelines: Everyone 40 and older should be considered for the drug therapy The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Sunday issued new guidance for the use of cholesterol-busting statin drugs. The report greatly expands the universe of people who should be screened to see if they need the medication to everyone over age 40 ...
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Prior Statin Use May Improve Survival After Cardiac Arrest The researchers warned that, because more than 95% of cohort was Asian, the results may not apply to other ethnic groups. NEW ORLEANS - Patients assigned to preventive statins were more likely to survive at least one year after a cardiac arrest ...
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November marks National Diabetes Month Patricia Moriarty, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator from Mercy Medical Center, will talk about foot care on Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
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Marijuana Use May Weaken Your Heart Muscle Researchers found that people who used marijuana were twice as likely to later develop a heart condition called transient ventricular regional ballooning (TVRB) than those who did not use marijuana.
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Donating To Planned Parenthood In Mike Pence's Name Is Poetic Justice On Behalf Of Women Everywhere Since the results of Tuesday night's election were announced, Americans have been grappling with the knowledge that not only will Donald Trump be the next president of the United States, but Mike Pence - the Republican credited with spearheading the ...
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Does marijuana weaken heart muscles? (CNN) Just last week, five more states voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but users may want to be cautious. A study released Sunday suggests that marijuana use can weaken heart muscles, particularly in young men.
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PTSD Manifests Differently In Brains Of Adolescent Boys And Girls: Study Girls and boys have different reactions to PTSD. A new study suggests thatt gender plays an important role in understanding the way trauma has affected the brains of young people, which could improve differentiated treatment.
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Study Suggests Celebrex Isn't Riskier Than Rival Pain Drugs NEW ORLEANS—A study of arthritis drugs found that, contrary to common belief, Pfizer Inc.'s painkiller Celebrex posed no higher risk to a patient's heart than ibuprofen or naproxen, two widely used rivals.
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10-year study eases concerns about Celebrex, heart risk (CNN) Over the past decade, doctors have suspected that celecoxib, a pain-relieving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID, increases heart risks more than older NSAIDs.
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3 arthritis pain drugs prove equally safe for the heart A new study gives some reassurance to arthritis sufferers who want pain relief but are worried about side effects. It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago for safety reasons, is no riskier for the heart than some other ...
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Organizations stress healthy living on World Diabetes Day World Diabetes Day brings attention to an issue whose importance only continues to grow in the Rio Grande Valley and across the world.
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Safety Of Painkiller Celebrex Affirmed In New Study A large study has produced reassuring evidence about a drug that millions of people use to alleviate pain from arthritis and other ailments.
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Managing type 1 diabetes is 'essentially my day job' She's one of about 35,000 under-19s in the UK with the condition, according to the charity Diabetes UK. Type 1 diabetes, which is different to type 2 diabetes, is an autoimmune condition which means a person's pancreas has stopped working.
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Quit smoking by planning ahead Thursday is the Great American Smokeout, a day the American Cancer Society promotes to encourage smokers to quit. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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LGBTQ Suicide Hotlines Spike After Trump Elected Queer suicide-prevention hotlines the Trevor Project and Trans Lifeline have reported a significant increase in calls after Donald Trump became president-elect just a few short days ago.
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Genetic Heart Disease Risk Eased by Healthy Habits, Study Finds People working out along the East River on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times. Is genetics destiny when it comes to heart disease?
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Brexit Britain should lead the way by banning mass antibiotic use in agriculture, says top doctors Britain should use the opportunity afforded by Brexit to lead the world in banning the routine mass use of antibiotics in farming, the country's top doctors have said.
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Will the flu kill you? It may depend on your birth year Your birth year predicts—to a certain extent—how likely you are to get seriously ill or die in an outbreak of an animal-origin influenza virus, new research suggests.
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When you were born predicts your odds if flu pandemic strikes We are not blank slates with regard to how susceptible we are to emerging strains of flu virus, researchers have discovered. The findings could provide important information for the development of a universal flu vaccine.
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Stat: Bite-sized health news for Nov. 13 Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center recently adopted a new monitoring system to increase patient safety by preventing falls in high-risk patients.
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Birmingham agency wins extension for Zika research BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Birmingham-based Southern Research is expanding its work on the Zika virus. The National Institutes of Health has awarded the non-profit organization a contract extension worth $650,000 to expand a screening effort to ...
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New Study Suggests Constipation May Be Linked To Risk Of Kidney Disease (Photo : Tim Boyle/Getty Images) The regularity of your BM is perhaps not so interesting topic, but if you connect it with the increased risk of developing kidney disease it's becoming quite important.
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KU says campuswide smoking and tobacco ban will begin in fall 2018 In this file photo from January 2009, a University of Kansas student takes a smoke break outside the Kansas Union. Email · Print · Facebook; Tweet; Post a comment.
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How crisis hotlines are helping people cope with the election results Calls into crisis hotlines have surged following the election, mental health professionals say. While call centers try to take on the increased volume, experts lend advice to those struggling to cope with a Donald Trump presidency.
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Great American Smokeout can offer support in tough journey to quit smoking: Scott Stevens, Quitza (Opinion) Guest columnist Scott Stevens writes about his struggles to break the cigarette habit. He encourages those who want to quit to participate in the American Cancer Society's Great America Smokeout on Nov. 17.
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Constipation May Lead To Kidney Disease, New Study Finds EVANSTON, IL - JANUARY 11: A kidney model is displayed in the National Kidney Foundation's KidneyMobile at Evanston Hospital January 11, 2006 in Evanston, Illinois.
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Brain implant helps woman with ALS communicate (CNN) In 2008, mother of three Hanneke de Bruijne was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Worried about getting bird flu? Check your birth date (NEWSER) - Good news, people born before 1968! You're a whole lot less likely to die from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Telegraph reports.
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Where Will Zika Spread? Regions in Africa and Asia-Pacific that are most susceptible to the spread of Zika virus from the Americas have been identified through an ecological modeling study recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Fresno, Valley voters didn't want pot, but they got it. Here's what will change Proposition 64 legalized recreational marijuana in California and will create sweeping changes in conservative Fresno area. Proposition 64 legalized recreational marijuana in California and will create sweeping changes in conservative Fresno County.
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Turn your political passion into a product This election cycle was awful. I'm not sure there are too many people out there that would argue that, despite it seeming nigh impossible to get people to agree on anything.
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Hillary Clinton's Defeat Empowers Misogynists Worldwide For years now, Hillary Clinton has ranked as one of the most famous and influential women in the world―winning fans among the world's female leaders for her advocacy of global feminism and her work championing women and girls.
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Skin patches may help kids' peanut allergies, UNC-conducted study says Dr. Stacie Jones applies a peanut patch to a clinical trial participant at Arkansas Children's Hospital. ×. Skin patches may help kids' peanut allergies, UNC-conducted study says.
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ACAAI: Early Exposure to Peanuts May Thwart Allergy SAN FRANCISCO -- The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology will release updated guidelines that will recommend early introduction of peanuts to the diets of infants at high risk for peanut allergies, according to an announcement at the ACAAI ...
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#NotMyPresident: Voters Planning March On Washington In Protest Of Donald Trump While many people continue to grieve over Donald Trump's victory, millions of voters have decided to turn that anger into a massive protest.
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Alzheimer's Caregivers: Need Professional Advice This Very Instant? Marie Marley award-winning author, 'Come Back Early Today: A Memoir of Love, Alzheimer's and Joy.' Co-author of 'Finding Joy in Alzheimer's: New Hope for Caregivers'.
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Autumn Leaves offers free respite care Autumn Leaves, a national leader in residential memory care, will honor those who care for loved ones with its second annual Caregiver Relief program during November, which is National Family Caregivers Month.
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Bob Hodge: TWRA trying to catch CWD in deer early The opening of muzzleloader season was deer by the dozens, but the TWRA wants to keep it that way by testing for Chronic Waste Disease.
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