By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As Americans face shortages of widely used blood pressure drugs due to contamination with potentially cancer-causing impurities, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Researchers in Malaysia published a study last month that suggests that the Skrillex song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" is able to affect mosquito behaviour. According to their research, the insects bit less and refrained from mating when the song was ...
Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study. The research, which used data from a ...
Sleep isn't just a lackadaisical way to spend your weekend morning time, it's an essential biological function that is associated with good health, when appropriately obtained or disease, when deficient. Surprisingly, while we spend roughly one-third of our ...
As measles outbreaks continue around the country, a large Northern California hospital is warning at least 200 patients that they may have been inadvertently exposed to the disease by a child who showed up in the emergency room with respiratory ...
New Zealand health officials reported two additional measles cases during the past week from Waitemata, bringing the country total up to 67 cases since the beginning of the year. More than half the cases have been reported from Canterbury (39).
A huge new study reveals that what you don't eat might matter more than what you do. In what is being called "the most comprehensive analysis on the health effects of diet ever conducted," researchers have found that a poor diet is killing more people ...
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. - A 21-month-old girl who has spent more than two-thirds of her life undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma is cancer-free, according to multiple reports. >> Read more trending news. Molly Hughes was nearly five months old when ...
Cannabis sold on the streets of Spain is contaminated with dangerous levels of fecal matter, a study revealed after testing 90 samples obtained from Madrid. Traces of E.coli bacteria and the Aspergillus fungus were found by analysts in the cannabis bought in ...
Diets for weight loss usually involve restriction. The 5:2 diet relies on restricting calories, and the ketogenic diet relies on restricting particular types of food. Research suggests, however, that restrictive dieting can lead to a higher body mass index (BMI) over ...
The Arkansas Department of Health has received 97 reports of influenza-related deaths since the flu season began 13 weeks ago. That number was up 20 from last week, but the total is still a far cry from the 227 reported deaths last flu season, which was the ...
It's the beginning of another Autism Awareness Month, and once again I'm torn by some very complicated feelings about this designation. We've been in this autism world for over 18 years now, and like every family in our situation, we are aware of autism ...
If you are debating whether to wear sunscreen, sun protection factors (SPF) moisturizer, or a Deadpool mask to protect your face at the beach, take a look at a study just published in PLOS ONE. The study studied how well volunteers applied sunscreen versus ...
After coming out of a diabetic coma two-and-a-half years ago, Lesley Kiser, 57, knew he needed to make some serious lifestyle changes. He started with his diet by cutting back on his carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat, which describes one of the ...
When is 35 people a noticeable number? How about if 35 people show up at your next blind date? Or if you try to send 35 players on to the football field? Well, 35 is also the number of people who have reported suffering seizures while using e-cigarettes ...
Most people welcome spending time in nature and green space. After all, taking a few moments in the outdoors offers a much-needed break from the chaos of everyday life. And it can also lend positive physiological benefits, including lower stress levels, ...
A premature baby delivered four months before his due date was so under-developed his skin was see through. River had to be removed by c-section after his mum Cara Willis suffered major complications 24 weeks and three days into her pregnancy last ...
A high-protein, low-fat snack before bed may help people with diabetes stabilize their blood sugar levels overnight. Everyone's blood sugar levels change throughout the night. In people with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, these fluctuations can cause ...
James Lane has a backpack full of syringes slung across his shoulder as he goes to exchange used needles for sterile ones at a small booth set up by an Atlanta needle exchange clinic. The clinic, which operates in an area known as a hot spot for drug use in ...
LONDON: Contrary to popular beliefs that eating sugar-sweetened foods lift up low spirits, a new study suggests that sugar can worsen your mood. Researchers discovered that sugar increases tiredness and lowers alertness within an hour after its ...
More than half of New Jersey 13- to 15-year-olds aren't completing vaccinations for HPV, leaving them potentially exposed to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can cause cancer, according to data from state health officials who are stepping up their ...
Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning though that unequal income and access to healthcare translates into far shorter lives for many. The U.N. health agency also stressed ...
PACIFIC STANDARD PERSPECTIVE--Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, has been taking some legal hits lately. Last week, the company settled a lawsuit with the state of Oklahoma for $270 million, the largest amount yet in a state opioid ...
There could be new treatments on the horizon for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, a devastating form of brain cancer that afflicts young children and is currently incurable. Recent experiments in animal models of the disease have identified an ...
ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2019 18:57 IST. Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 5 (ANI): A new research has revealed that there are multiple mechanisms behind the disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The study was published in the Journal of Physiology.
Though no confirmed cases of African swine fever have been found in the United States, efforts are increasing to prevent the disease from entering U.S. borders. Local swine experts emphasized the dangers of an ASF outbreak and the potential ripple impact ...
This article discusses infectious diseases, shedding light in particular on antibiotics, vaccinations and the role of the infectious disease physician in safeguarding the health of the individual patient, as well as the community at large.
Receive this alert as RSS feed 
No comments:
Post a Comment