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AIDS Researcher Robert R. Redfield Named to Lead the CDC A leading AIDS researcher and proponent of medication-assisted therapy for addiction was appointed Wednesday to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Journal: Woman dies after 'bee acupuncture' treatment These little guys keep us alive but there's more than a few reasons to be wary of them. TreNesha Striggles/azcentral.com. Rosie Romero.
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Longtime AIDS researcher Robert Redfield picked to lead CDC This post has been updated. A leading AIDS researcher, who is well respected for his clinical work but has no experience running a governmental public-health agency, was named Wednesday to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Bee Acupuncture: Death Would Be One Reason Not To Get It To bee or not to bee. Is getting stung by a bee safe or effective treatment for anything? (Photo: Shutterstock). Paying someone to sting you with bees to treat muscle tightness and stress?
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Springdale develops protection for opioid-sniffing K9s Springdale Police Officer Irvin Morris and Captain Matt Chacanaca, a paramedic with the Springdale Fire Department, collaborated on a live-saving kit that could be used to save K-9s from an accidental opioid overdose.
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Woman Dies After She Received 'Live Bee Sting Acupuncture' According to a case study published in the Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology, a woman in Spain recently died after she underwent acupuncture therapy using live bee stings instead of needles.
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Grilling meat may raise risk of high blood pressure, study finds The findings may be of concern if you love grilling, barbecuing, broiling or roasting meat. by A. Pawlowski and Lauren Dunn / Mar.21.2018 / 1:00 PM ET / Source: TODAY.
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Narcan training set for March 24 A free Narcan training will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at the City of Tonawanda Senior Citizen's Center, at 35 Main St. Space is limited, and registration for the event is required.
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Pope Co. Sheriff's Office receives Naloxone overdose kits POPE COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) - Through a grant partnership with the Criminal Justice Institute and the Blue and You Foundation, the Pope County Sheriff's Office has received Naloxone overdose kits.
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Woman dies after 'acupuncture' session that used live bees instead of needles A woman in Spain died after undergoing a supposedly routine "bee acupuncture" treatment and then suffering an allergic reaction that put her in a coma.
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Brazil calls for entire nation to get yellow fever vaccine Brazil announced yesterday that all citizens should be vaccinated against yellow fever. The country is currently experiencing a spike in cases in what has shaped up to become the largest yellow fever outbreak to hit the country since the 1940s.
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Well-done meat may be bad for your blood pressure People who like their steak well-done instead of rare might face a slightly increased risk of high blood pressure, a preliminary study suggests.
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The High Costs of Alzheimer's TUESDAY, March 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Sharp increases in Alzheimer's disease cases, deaths and costs are stressing the U.S.
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Funding bill gives $3 billion boost for NIH medical research The government funding bill unveiled Wednesday night boosts funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $3 billion, an investment touted by both parties.
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An Experimental Weight Loss Procedure Literally Freezes Hunger Signals In a new pilot study, doctors have shown that freezing the nerve that carries hunger signals to the brain may be able to lower a person's appetite and help them lose weight.
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Why We Need a Universal Flu Vaccine Bruce Gellin of the Sabin Vaccine Institute speaking at the 2018 Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Stuart Isett/Fortune.
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Poor moms breastfeed for shorter time: study A new study has found that mothers of babies in households with food insecurity are less likely to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended six months after birth.
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Drugs laced with bug spray have zombie-like effects Users writhing on the ground, wide-eyed and struggling to breathe. Standing but moving in slow motion. Sweating. Convulsing. Author: Holly V. Hays and Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star.
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Kids Today Are Drawing More Female Scientists Researchers at Northwestern University have determined that today there are more kids drawing women as scientists than there has ever been before.
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Sweet Spot in Lakewood offers free scoops for World Down Syndrome Day, start of spring Today, March 21, the Sweet Spot -- 17806 Detroit Ave., Lakewood -- will host its annual Free Scoops Day. Yes, to celebrate spring, but also to raise awareness and donations for World Down Syndrome Day.
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Middle-aged tooth loss linked to increased coronary heart disease risk Losing two or more teeth in middle age is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention / Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health ...
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World Down Syndrome Day: "We have the extra chromosome and we love it." Gigi's Playhouse Twin Cities, an achievement center for people with Down Syndrome, based in St. Louis Park, hosted a World Down Syndrome Day party with several hundred people in attendance.
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Drugs laced with bug spray have zombie-like effects: 'Think what it's doing to your brain' A woman, who had passed out in a convenience store, is suffering from tell-tale signs of the local street drug KD, made from bug killer, in Indianapolis, in November.
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Wichita man 'a pioneer for this new treatment that you'd hoped for all your life' Ryan Benton has been to the funerals of many friends who lost their lives to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Most people with the genetic disorder don't live beyond their 20s.
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This Mom's C-Section Photo Is Seriously Inspirational & Moms Are Loving It Learning to love your body after pregnancy can be a process. You may not feel quite like yourself anymore or even recognize much of what's in the mirror.
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Patients regain sight with stem cell treatment in UK clinical trial Nearly three years ago, 86-year-old Douglas Waters developed severe vision problems. He was diagnosed with severe wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a chronic eye disease that causes blurred vision or a blind spot, in July 2015.
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Letter: Dispelling myths on Down Syndrome Day Today, March 21, is the official date for World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), an event begun by the organization Down Syndrome International to help raise awareness of how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.
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Millions Get Wrong Treatment for Back Pain: Study WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Low back pain affects 540 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability, but it's often treated improperly, researchers report.
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Maryland Mom Gives Birth to Baby Girl in Pickup Truck: 'It Was Like a Scene Out of the Movies' When Denise Riggin woke up at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 20 with intense contractions at nine months pregnant, she began to panic and immediately knew she had to get to the hospital.
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Mono-unsaturated fats from plants, not animals may reduce risk of death from heart disease and other causes Diets rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids from plants were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared to diets rich in mono-unsaturated fats from animals, which were linked to a higher risk of death from heart ...
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Surgeon who helped Jo-Anne Dobson give gift of life to son Mark with kidney transplant But that's how Jo-Anne Dobson's son Mark describes the medic who performed his life-saving transplant operation after his mum made the ultimate sacrifice by donating her kidney to him two days ago.
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Why so many college students are coming down with the mumps Mumps, once a ubiquitous childhood disease, was nearly eliminated in the United States after a vaccine came out in 1967. (It was folded into the three-part measles, mumps, rubella [MMR] vaccine in 1971.
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Medical Milestone In Boston: 13-Year-Old Gets New Gene Therapy For Blindness When Jack Hogan was 2, his parents noticed that he would walk into walls at night. Twice he even fell down stairs, says his mother, Jeanette Hogan.
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Overland Park mom invents bag to help daughter after kidney transplant OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Four years ago, Malena Johnson was only 10-years-old and just had a kidney transplant. Now she's a healthy ninth-grade student in Overland Park, and her mom is an entrepreneur.
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Birth of the World's Chillest Baby Caught in Incredible Delivery Room Photos Angel Taylor, a 33-year-old mom of three from Bremerton, Washington, was shocked to hear she'd have to deliver her newest baby by emergency C-section earlier this month.
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Bittersweet moment for students as Ralls Band Director receives kidney transplant He's only been the band director at Ralls ISD for a short time, but students feel like they've known him forever. Kenneth Walker started his journey as band director during a more critical life journey, as he was searching for a new kidney, but he says ...
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Controlling Health Care Costs By Listening to Patients Dr. Toby Cosgrove, Former President and CEO, Cleveland Clinic talks about cutting health care costs at Fortune Brainstorm Health 2018.
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Drugs Laced With Bug Spray Produce Zombie-Like Effects The drug, known as KD, is highly addictive and even a small dose can be dangerous. By Alexa Lardieri, Staff Writer. March 21, 2018, at 10:58 a.m.. By Alexa Lardieri, Staff Writer March 21, 2018, at 10:58 a.m.. U.S. News & World Report. Bug Spray Drug ...
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A small trial for a male birth control pill was successful—if you're okay with serious sexual side effects Ideally, men would be able to take birth control pills daily, too. (Reuters/Eric Gaillard). Share. Written by. Katherine Ellen Foley.
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'Chillest baby' enters the world with arms outstretched after nightmare four-day labor After four grueling days in labor battling high blood pressure and fears of a uterine rupture, Angel Taylor was petrified for the health of her third child.
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Congress to boost opioid treatment, prevention dollars Congress is adding a several billion dollar boost to the omnibus in order to combat the opioid epidemic - an effort to bolster prevention, treatment and law enforcement initiatives to combat the crisis killing thousands of people each year.
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Activity Can Ease Low Back Pain Millions of Americans deal with low back pain but many aren't receiving the proper treatment, according to a series of papers published Wednesday.
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Coalition of Arkansas cities, counties sue opioid makers for deception The lawsuit accuses drug manufacturers of using deceptive statements to market opioids and failing to disclose the known risks of long-term opioid abuse.
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Rise in Alzheimer's cases slows in Ohio On average, an Alzheimer's patient relies on two to three loved ones to serve as caregivers as the slow-moving disease progresses.
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Santa Clarita Mother Seeking Kidney Transplant Meets Potential Donor After learning that her father had polycystic kidney disease, Nathalie De decided to donate one of her kidneys, only to find that she herself had inherited the disease.
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Trump administration to encourage development of longer treatments for opioid addiction An illustration of opioid pills over an American flag. The government recently approved one opioid treatment that people can take every six months, which gets them past that initial difficult period.
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Teenage twins needed liver transplants. One of them lived long enough to get his. Eighteen-year-old Devin Coats was fighting for a second chance to live. His brother, Nicholas, was waiting to die. The identical twin brothers had both been diagnosed last year with Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver - severe scarring commonly associated ...
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One in ten people have traces of cocaine or heroin on their fingerprints Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test were found to have traces of class A drugs on their fingerprints - despite never using them.
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For weight loss that lasts, eat mindfully In our complex, fast-paced world, mindfulness meditation and similar techniques have been recommended to reduce stress, enhance immunity, boost learning, increase productivity and more.
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Patients Regain Sight From Stem Cell Transplant March 20, 2018 -- Stem cell therapy restored some vision to two patients with a common cause of blindness called age-related macular degeneration, U.K.
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