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Irregular Sleep Tied to Markers of Atherosclerosis For subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease, participants underwent assessments of coronary artery calcium, carotid plaque presence, carotid intima-media thickness, and ankle-brachial index. The research team assessed sleep duration, or ...
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Doxy PEP Does Not Lower Risk of STIs in Cisgender Women The benefits of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (Doxy PEP) in preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men and transgender women do not appear to extend to cisgender women, who have disproportionately high rates of ...
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Links Found That Tie Encephalitis to Potential Suicide Risks "They are often misdiagnosed as having a primary psychiatric disorder, for instance schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but they do not improve with the use of psychiatric medication or psychotherapy," Ramirez-Bermudez says. Rather ...
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Popularity of Ozempic, Mounjaro, similar drugs may be driving shortages for people with diabetes, obesity "I hear about it every day," Dr. Veronica Johnson an obesity specialist at Northwestern Medicine, told "Impact x Nightline." "I saw how many patients today? Every one of them was like, 'Well, I can't find that dose anymore, so what am I supposed to do?' ...
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Study Identifies FGFR3 as Biomarker for Superior Outcomes in NSCLC Positive expression levels of the biomarker were more common in adenocarcinoma than in squamous cell carcinoma, among patients who had non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Advertisement.
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Latest Study Suggests Lion's Mane Mushrooms May Boost Brain Health Around the world, mushrooms are enjoyed for their culinary uses. They're an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, and they're also a heart-healthy food thanks to their low amounts of sodium, fats, and cholesterol.
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What Happened When I Finally Got Medicated for My OCD I'd done years of cognitive behavioral therapy, but it got me only so far. I felt like Sisyphus, only the boulder was my mental illness and the top of the hill was the fully realized version of myself that made stew for her friends without worrying about ...
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Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson's By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A noninvasive treatment that heats specific areas of brain tissue may ease movement symptoms in some people with Parkinson's disease, a clinical trial has found.
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Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen on Par With Daily Drugs SEATTLE -- People living with HIV who have maintained undetectable virus levels with daily oral treatment could safely ditch the pills and transition to a more convenient every 2-month injectable alternative -- without sacrificing efficacy, ...
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H5N1: Cambodian girl dies in rare bird flu case An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from the country's first known human case of bird flu in nine years, health authorities have confirmed. The girl from the rural Prey Veng province was diagnosed with the H5N1 virus on Wednesday.
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What is diabetes? From types to causes, what to know about one of the deadliest diseases. Diabetes is a medical condition where the body's blood glucose, or sugar, is too high, according to ADA. It occurs when the body produces no or insufficient quantities of insulin, a hormone that comes ...
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MS diagnosis requires attention to signs, symptoms of other neurological diseases "For medical students or trainees involved in MS diagnosis, it's important to show these are not the zebras that are misdiagnosed but are actually common conditions that we see in our clinics," Eoin P. Flanagan, MB, BCh, professor of neurology at the Mayo ...
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This Season's Flu Shot Cut Hospitalization Risk in Half "Vaccination provided substantial protection against inpatient, emergency department and outpatient illness across all ages," said Mark Tenforde, MD, of the CDC's Influenza Division, according to CNN.
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The Impact of Frontotemporal Dementia on You and Your Loved Ones While both FTD and Alzheimer's disease are progressive degenerative diseases where symptoms get worse over time, they are caused by different proteins in the brain that accumulate and lead to damage of the brain cells. FTD causes nerve ...
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A New Tool May Help Reduce The Burden Of Antibiotic Resistant Infections When a patient has a serious infection, antibiotics are usually started "empirically"—based on the site of infection, what organisms commonly cause infections at those sites, and possible knowledge of bacterial resistance patterns in the community.
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Malaria-driven adaptation of MHC class I in wild bonobo populations These African apes have HLA-B orthologs and are infected by parasites in the same subgenus (Laverania) as P. falciparum, but the consequences of these infections are unclear. Laverania parasites infect bonobos (Pan paniscus) at only one (TL2) of many sites ...
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San Antonio researcher finds obesity in middle-age is linked to Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women Satizabal became curious about a possible genetic link between obesity and Alzheimer's after prior epidemiological studies suggested midlife obesity may be a factor in Alzheimer's disease risk in women. The Framingham Heart Study, which began studying ...
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Long-acting HIV regimen a 'game changer' preferred by most patients SEATTLE — Long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine administered every 2 months was noninferior to daily oral HIV medication and was preferred by most participants in a phase 3b randomized trial, according to data presented here.
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State reports first flu-related child death LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death in Michigan for the 2022-2023 flu season. The reported death involves a child from Ingham County who ...
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Are RSV vaccines for babies finally here? CDC panel weighs options for next season. On Thursday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will discuss two RSV vaccines by pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, and a monoclonal antibody by Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Here's what we know. VACCINES: There's ...
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Ask the Doctors: Older adults at risk of vitamin D deficiency Research shows the vitamin also has an anti-inflammatory effect, helps fight infection and can reduce cancer cell growth in some situations. By Dr. Elizabeth Ko ...
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Cambodia reports death of 11-year-old girl from bird flu PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Cambodia reported an 11-year-old girl from a province east of the capital Phnom Penh died after being infected by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. It was the first known human infection with ...
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Obesity in midlife tied to Alzheimer's-related genes, UT Health San Antonio scientists find UT health researcher Claudia Satizabal said several studies had led researchers to link obesity and dementia, but looking at the genes gave a better understanding of why. "Obesity could change some internal functions in the body ...
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Man believed to be cured of HIV after stem cell transplant According to an article published in the medical journal "Nature," the 53-year-old patient was declared clear of the virus a decade after a procedure that replaced his bone marrow cells with HIV-resistant stem cells acquired from a donor.
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Cleaner air improves lung capacity of children and adolescents The researchers from Karolinska Institutet consider the results important, since the lung health of the young greatly affects the risk of their developing chronic lung diseases later in life. Fortunately, we've seen a ...
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Electrodes build themselves inside the bodies of live fish An injectable gel tested in living zebrafish can use the animals' internal chemistry to transform into a conductive polymer. The discovery, reported on 23 February in Science, could lead to the development ...
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MDHHS reports first influenza-associated pediatric death in Michigan for 2022-2023 season Nationally, there have been at least 111 influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported during the current flu season. "It's not too late to get the flu vaccine," said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief ...
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Sleep this way to add almost 5 years to your life Want to live longer? Then prioritize sleep in your life: Following five good sleep habits added nearly five years to a man's life expectancy and almost 2.5 years to a woman's life, a new study found.
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VIDEO: Study tests fast-dissolving insert for HIV prevention SEATTLE — In this video, Sharon A. Riddler, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, talks about the results of a phase 1 study of a novel insert containing two drugs for HIV prevention. The fast-dissolving insert, which can be placed ...
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Explaining the Similarities and Differences Between Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are both neurodegenerative diseases. There are similarities between the two conditions. There are also differences in symptoms, treatment, risk factors, and outlook for people with the conditions.
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Interactive Risk Ratio Simulation Abates Vaccine Hesitancy Participants were also asked if they worked in health care, about their satisfaction with containment strategies put in place by the government, and for their assessment of a benefit-to-harm ratio of the COVID-19 vaccine and their general attitudes toward ...
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Another Patient Is Free of HIV after Receiving Virus-Resistant Cells A 53-year-old man in Germany has become at least the third person with HIV to be declared clear of the virus after a procedure that replaced his bone marrow cells with HIV-resistant stem cells from a donor. For years, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has ...
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Take care of yourself, take care of your heart Cardiac Rehab Manager Leslie Martinek says to stay healthy you must first know some of the risk factors for heart disease. "Are you smoking? Are you overweight? Are you eating healthy? Those are all ...
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One dose of antibiotic reduces sepsis in childbirth Sepsis during the peripartum period is a leading cause of maternal and newborn death. To prevent sepsis, the antibiotic azithromycin is recommended for women undergoing cesarian delivery, and studies suggest that it may also be beneficial when administered ...
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First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing by 30 Percent Northwestern University scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site, results published in Science Advances.
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Cervical Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Types and Tests Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cells of the cervix, which connects the uterus to the vagina. Most cervical cancers are caused by different strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection.
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2 stroke survivors rapidly regain arm movement after spinal cord stimulation Each year, almost 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke. In many, this causes long-term disability and issues with the mobility of one or more limbs. One common result of a stroke is the lasting inability to use an arm and hand.
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Between the lines: Pathogens. We study them because they're only a plane ride (or closer) away Clemson's EPIC researchers are working to better understand pathogens, so eventually the diseases they cause might be more easily eradicated. United against disease. Eukaryotic pathogens cause some of the most devastating and intractable diseases in ...
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Ten thousand steps . . . and other stories How many steps a day? · Exercise and atherosclerosis · A breath of fresh air for chess · Time restricted eating · Dementia following hypoglycaemia · Migraine and pregnancy · Vegetables and risk of type 2 diabetes · Article tools.
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Common Wearables Promising for Detection of Prodromal Parkinson's A new screening method that combines a patient symptom questionnaire and data from technology found in most wearable sleep and fitness trackers offers new hope for very early detection of Parkinson's disease (PD), new research suggests.
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Similar Survival Rates Seen Among Black African Americans With PMF, Other Groups The study also found, however, that transplant outcomes appear to be worse for Black African American patients who have primary myelofibrosis (PMF), although the study utilized a small sample size.
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CU Boulder researchers find dry air keeps COVID-19 virus alive longer than humid environments New research from CU Boulder shows why people in Colorado may get sick from airborne viral diseases more often than those who live in humid climates. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder campus have found that airborne particles carrying ...
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Cutting Down on Social Media Brings Quick Boost to Teens' Self-Image A new Canadian study finds that teens and young adults who already had symptoms of anxiety or depression and who cut their social media usage by about 50% experienced a significant improvement in how they felt about their overall appearance in just a few ...
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Harvard scientists say they can grow ovaries in a lab In conjunction with Duke University and the biotechnology company Gameto, they have created a living, fully human ovarian organoid that supports the maturation of an egg, develops follicles, and secretes sex hormones. This allows ...
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Cutting air pollution improves children's lung development, study shows Reducing air pollution could improve lung function development in children and cut the numbers of young people with significant pulmonary impairments, research suggests. The impact of air pollution on health has become a topic of intense concern ...
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APAO 2023: Diffuse atrophy in children: Key to development of pathologic myopia in adults She theorized that the ocular appearance in these children who later develop pathologic myopia may be distinctive at an early age and provided ophthalmologists with guideposts on what to look for at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress ...
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VIDEO: Community Chat on Women's Heart Health HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – In this week's Community Chat, Host Sarah Goode spoke with WAVY's Marielena Balouris and cardiologist, Dr. Alexandra Ward, M.D. from Riverside Health System about Women's Heart Health. Watch the conversation in the video ...
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Prevent blindness by keeping your eyes healthy as you age Millions of people in the United States live with eye conditions that can cause blindness if left untreated. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss later in life.
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What time of day should I work out? Here's what researchers say is optimal According to research published Feb. 18 in the journal Nature Communications,while moderate to intense physical activity, at any point of the day reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality— timing a workout correctly could maximize its ...
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APAO 2023: Study finds diffuse atrophy in children may be path to development of pathologic myopia in adults In a presentation at the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD, noted that changes of scleral curvature and staphyloma edge development may occur in synchronicity.
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