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FDA Approves 2nd Alzheimer's Drug, Despite Safety Concerns By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a second Alzheimer's drug, lecanemab, despite reports of rare brain bleeds linked to use of the drug in ...
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Number of Kids with Type 2 Diabetes May Jump 700% In Next 3 Decades Researchers used a mathematical model and data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, which was funded by the CDC and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The researchers considered two different scenarios while making ...
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Most Long COVID Cases Started With Mild Symptoms: Study "After developing long COVID, however, the typical person experienced symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive problems such as brain fog -- or a combination of these -- that affected daily functioning. These symptoms ...
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What to Know About Newly Approved Alzheimer's Drug Some worry about lecanemab's safety as some people in clinical trials experienced serious side effects of bleeding and swelling in the brain. Scientists recently attributed a third death to lecanemab, brand name Leqembi, though the drugmaker disputed the ...
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After Pandemic Lull, Experts Watching Rise in Invasive Strep A Closely William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, told MedPage Today that there is "no doubt" that reports out of the U.K. are "an alert" for the infectious disease and public health ...
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New Study Offers Details on Post-COVID Pediatric Illness Jan. 6, 2022 – Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is more common than previously thought. This pediatric illness occurs 2 to 6 weeks after being infected with COVID-19. For every 100 COVID-19 hospitalizations, there were 17 MIS-C ...
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The CDC Is Investigating a Rise in Invasive Strep A Infections Among Kids—What to Know The increase in pediatric cases comes at a time when other respiratory illnesses are circulating at higher levels. Left untreated, invasive group A strep infections can lead to serious illnesses that require immediate medical attention.
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Newfound part of the brain acts as shield and watchdog Researchers have discovered a previously unknown part of brain anatomy that acts as both a protective barrier and platform from which immune cells monitor the brain for infection and inflammation. From the complexity of neural networks to basic ...
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Who would have thought it? Scientists find new layer of the brain Molecular biologist Kjeld Møllgård and his team call the new layer, which is only a few cells thick, the Subarachnoid LYmphatic-like Membrane (SLYM). The researchers found SLYM between two other membranes that protect the brain.
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Interview with Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly on the COVID pandemic and Long COVID First of two parts. Soon after the COVID pandemic began to sicken millions of people, complaints of post-viral syndromes afflicting those that had recovered from the acute bout of infection began to appear on social media and then the popular press.
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Exercise programs linked to reduced depression in children, teens An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Advertisement. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depression among children and ...
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Association of preexisting psychiatric disorders with post-COVID-19 prevalence: a cross-sectional study We aim to investigate the association using larger sample sizes and more extended postinfection periods than previous studies. A total of 6015 (response rate = 77.5%) COVID-19 survivors were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire from July to ...
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Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds Hairy skin heals faster and scars less than non-hairy skin- and hair transplants had previously been shown to aid wound healing. Inspired by this, the researchers hypothesised that transplanting growing hair follicles into scar tissue might induce scars to ...
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Diabetes in young people set to spike in coming years "Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease meaning basically the cells in the pancreas that make insulin were attacked by the body's immune system. People with Type 1 diabetes are on injected insulin for the rest of their life," UK Healthcare diabetes ...
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Doctor weighs in on increase of respiratory tract viruses across San Antonio San Antonio – A high number of flu cases are normal for this time of year in South Texas, but lately, doctors in San Antonio are treating and seeing more patients with RSV or COVID-19. "It's because of the indoor activities instead of outdoor ...
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Lockdown babies more likely than elderly to be hospitalised with flu Many babies are in hospital with flu in Scotland because pandemic lockdowns mean they did not inherit immunity from their mothers, experts have said. Social restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 introduced in 2020 also suppressed influenza.
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Alberta doctors urge vaccinations as influenza deaths mount Twenty more Albertans died of influenza in the past two weeks, according to the latest data released by the province. To Dec. 31, 2022, 77 Albertans had their deaths attributed to influenza. That number is approaching double the decade's average.
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Arkansas health officials discuss importance of cervical health Health officials say cervical cancer is largely preventable with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, and routine pap tests to detect pre-cancers. Despite this, ADH reported an estimated 160 women in Arkansas who were diagnosed with cervical cancer ...
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Risks and burdens of incident dyslipidaemia in long COVID: a cohort study Non-clinical evidence and a few human studies with short follow-ups suggest increased risk of dyslipidaemia in the post-acute phase of COVID-19 (ie, >30 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection). However, detailed large-scale controlled studies with longer ...
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Flu and COVID-related deaths climb over past 2 weeks in Manitoba The number of deaths due to influenza in Manitoba has jumped again, while those linked to COVID-19 also continue to climb, the province's latest respiratory virus surveillance report says. There has been a total of 50 flu-related deaths, says the most ...
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The dangers of cervical cancer and the importance of early detection Cervical cancer is a serious and life-threatening condition affecting women around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 13,000 cases are diagnosed each year—with more than half resulting in death.
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Can diet combined with drugs reduce seizures? Date: January 4, 2023; Source: American Academy of Neurology; Summary: Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates plus taking medication may reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, according to a new study.
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Influenza cases down, RSV and COVID up in Interior Health At the Pharmasave in Kelowna, B.C.'s Glenmore area, some shelves that would normally be filled with over-the-counter medications to treat symptoms of the flu and other respiratory illnesses are fairly sparse. "Flu medication sales are crazy to put it ...
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Is food linked to mood? Emotional eating isn't a failure, it's a part of our humanity "Food is a tool in our mental health toolbox and right now we need all the tools we can get," says Washington Post writer Mary Beth Albright, who examines the psychology between food and mood.
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Plan for mRNA cancer vaccine trials to start in United Kingdom this year Scientists believe mRNA vaccines could be a game-changer against many diseases. After the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, BioNTech will trial a cancer treatment in Britain using the same mRNA ...
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Wicklow public asked to consider all options before going to an acute hospital Emergency Department The appeal comes as Covid and influenza cases continue to increase rapidly. Notifications of RSV, which had been declining for several weeks, are also now increasing. It is expected these numbers may continue to ...
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Gardening is beneficial for physical and mental health "These findings provide concrete evidence that community gardening could play an important role in preventing cancer, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders," said study senior author Jill Litt, a professor of Environmental Sciences at CU Boulder.
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Type 2 diabetes and diet: Myths you shouldn't believe The level of glucose in the body, the way insulin is produced and the sensitivity of the cells for insulin is influenced by a person's food choices, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors play an important role in this.
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New Study Challenges Previous Ideas Regarding Alzheimer's Disease A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease. While buildup of amyloid protein has ...
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