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FDA Approves Prescription Nasal Spray to Reverse Opioid Overdose This is the first FDA approval of nalmefene hydrochloride nasal spray for health care and community use. "The agency continues to advance the FDA Overdose Prevention Framework and take actionable steps that encourage harm reduction by supporting ...
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Money, Sex and Rumors: Tanzania Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that causes the disease — nearly 20 years after rich countries began offering the shot.
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New overdose antidote approved. Concerns raised about cost, side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a nasal-spray medication touted as another option to reverse overdoses caused by synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, the drug killing tens of thousands of Americans each year.
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A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers. Both work by blocking the effects of opioids in the brain, which can restore normal breathing ...
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Can You Cure Constipation Without Laxatives? Stay hydrated. Water and other hydrating foods and liquids naturally soften your stool by keeping it from becoming hard and dry. · Exercise regularly · Use food as a 'natural' laxative.
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AHA News: Why a Cardiac Crisis Can Also Be a Mental Health Issue TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so.
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Losing Weight Before Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Boosts Outcomes By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people might be wise to slim down before undergoing an ablation procedure to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, researchers report.
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HPV vaccine: Some studies say one and done might be better A pediatrician gives an HPV vaccination to a 13-year-old girl. Getty. CNN —. This week ...
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Severe Asthma and Lung Cancer: What's the Link? Between 5% and 10% of Americans with the disease have severe asthma. Severe asthma is categorized by needing medium- to high-dose corticosteroids and other long-acting drugs. Often, these drugs won't control asthma symptoms, which people with asthma have ...
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Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time Data were collected over months from four participants with refractory neuropathic pain who had intracranial electrodes implanted, according to Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and co-authors.
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Eating Fast Is Bad for You—Right? For as long as I have been feeding myself—which, for the record, is several decades now—I have been feeding myself fast. I bite big, in rapid succession; my chews are hasty and few. In the time it takes others to get through a third of their meal, ...
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ATS 2023 Abstracts Explore Markers of COPD Progression and Morbidity A symposium at the 2023 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference featured research on predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurrence and disease progression. Advertisement.
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Could Your Soap Be Making You More Attractive to Mosquitoes? New research analyzed how the type of soap a person uses may increase the level in which mosquitos are attracted to them.1; Out of the four soaps tested, the only soap that did not increase the risk of mosquito exposure was Native, which had a coconut ...
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Trimodality Therapy and Radical Cystectomy Produce Similar Outcomes in MIBC Trimodality therapy produces similar oncologic outcomes as radical cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers found that rates of cancer-specific survival, ...
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Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that while hydrocortisone on its own may not prevent death from sepsis, it can improve survival when combined with other steroids while eliminating the need for vasopressor drugs.
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Endemic SARS-CoV-2 Demonstrating Workforce/Health Consequences The rate of unemployment, long COVID, and immune system issues are still causing problems globally. Advertisement.
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Could this be the beginning of the end for fall flu shots? CLEVELAND, Ohio — If there's a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commercial development of mRNA vaccines might be it. Not only did the scientific community come together to develop the COVID-19 vaccines at a pace that was formerly ...
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Sleep apnea raises risk of long Covid by up to 75% for some, study says By Sandee LaMotte, CNN. (CNN) — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people without sleep apnea, a new study found.
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Swallowable gastric balloon plus liraglutide induces 18.7% weight loss in obesity Key takeaways: Adults with obesity who received a novel gastric balloon treatment followed by liraglutide lost nearly 19% of their body weight at 6 months. No serious adverse events were reported during the ...
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'Complex' Genetic Links Between Marijuana Use, Psychiatric Ills The rate of cannabis use is high among patients with disorders linked to psychosis, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Cannabis is a psychoactive drug that can sometimes produces psychotic-like symptoms, according to the study.
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I Got Through Cancer With Help From Friends This month it will be five years since being diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer. In this journey, I quickly learned that I could not get through this without a little help from my friends. Well, to be honest, it took a lot because generally men ...
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Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults. 5 balance exercises can help stave off some of the risk Tai chi is a gentle martial art that focuses on slow, controlled movements and shifting body weight. Research shows that it can improve balance, strength and flexibility in older adults. Getty Images.
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Are you a mosquito magnet? Mosquitos hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor. Some of us who get more than our fair share of bites are called "mosquito magnets." There are many popular theories for why someone might be ...
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WHO Launches Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Network May 22, 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), a public health network to prevent and detect infectious disease threats before they become epidemics or pandemics.
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New screening system helps to ID pesticides linked to Parkinson's Researchers have identified certain pesticides used in agricultural settings that were linked to Parkinson's disease risk among people living in California — and that were toxic to nerve cells in laboratory studies. Particularly, a pesticide called ...
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Diversity of neurons affects memory, study finds Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain's computational flexibility and memory capacity, potentially informing ...
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Global analysis paints a picture of growing low back pain cases The continued lack of a consistent approach on back pain treatment, and limited treatment options have researchers concerned that this will lead to a healthcare crisis, as low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world.
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COVID-19 during pregnancy may predict worse birth outcomes Key takeaways : COVID-19 during pregnancy increased likelihood of low birthweight, preterm delivery, high Apgar score and longer hospitalization. Severe COVID-19 infection also strongly predicted adverse newborn outcomes.
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Exercise seems to protect against major brain hemorrhage Newswise — A recent study conducted by the University of Gothenburg has found that regular physical activity and exercise can potentially reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage. This type of brain bleeding can have severe ...
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Scientists can now measure the intensity of chronic pain using brain signals Researchers found that low frequencies in the orbitofrontal cortex corresponded with patients' subjective pain intensities, providing an objective measure of chronic pain. Henrik5000—Getty Images. The big idea.
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What attracts mosquitoes to one person over another? Researchers are on the scent In a scientific report published Friday, scientists helped pinpoint the different chemicals in body odor that attract these insects by building an ice-rink size testing arena and pumping in the scents of different people. Mosquitoes ...
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UW Research Favors Testing and Voluntary Isolation Over Closures in Disease Outbreaks Regular diagnostic testing and self-isolation can be more effective than school and business closures when it comes to combating infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, according to a new study by University of Wyoming researchers.
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Revolutionizing Alzheimer's care: Towards a future of personalized medicine and empowered patients Advancements in biomarkers for AD pathology have enabled estimating the number of people in pre-dementia stages of AD. Per some preliminary estimates, 69 million (M) patients suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and over 300M have preclinical AD.
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Smoking, vaping linked to higher symptom burden among cancer survivors Key takeaways: · Current smoking appeared associated with greater fatigue, pain and emotional problems, as well as worse quality of life. · Symptom burden had no relationship with survivors' desire or plans to quit smoking.
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Statement by the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases about the study drug ... Preliminary results on a study medication in mild Alzheimer's disease, donanemab, suggest that this treatment may slow down the rate of the symptom of memory loss. Donanemab targets the removal of amyloid protein, which is found in the brain of people with ...
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Newly discovered molecule effectively destroys senescent cells Over time, the body's cells stop working properly and begin to accumulate, which eventually leads to tissues aging. Researchers at the UOC collaborating with the University of Leicester (United Kingdom) have discovered a new molecule that is able to ...
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Unleashing the power of vaccine uptake to target the measles resurgence Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) are more than just childhood illnesses. They are highly infectious diseases that can have severe consequences, particularly for babies and young children. Fortunately, we have the power to prevent these diseases ...
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The COVID-19 public health emergency is over. Should health care workers keep wearing face masks with patients? The COVID-19 pandemic has ended, but debate continues on the efficacy of using masks to slow the spread of respiratory infection in health care settings. Mask mandates were one of multiple controversial elements as physicians, public health experts, ...
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Cannabis use during pregnancy raising concern about birth risks Researchers say an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to cannabis use by pregnant women is raising concerns about risks including preterm labour, low birth weight and negative effects on the baby's developing brain.
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Neuroscience vs Victim Blaming: Unraveling Fear-Induced Immobility in Court Summary: A new perspective challenges the traditional victim-blaming narrative in sexual assault cases. The researchers discuss neuroscientific evidence which supports the notion of victims becoming 'frozen' due to fear and threat.
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Strokes growing in the younger population During National Stroke Awareness month, health experts are letting people know strokes don't just happen when you get older. A stroke can happen to young adults too. Incidents have been increasing among the younger population over the years.
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Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity The team implanted electrodes and stimulators into the brains of four people with chronic pain as a result of a stroke or amputation. These recorded electrical activity in the brain regions that have been associated with the potentially long ...
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Why do some people who have never had hay fever develop it as adults? "These cells contain chemicals such as histamine, and it is the histamine which is responsible for causing the blood vessels to dilate and swell. This results in the symptoms of a running nose, congestion, sneezing and itchy eyes. Some people will also ...
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10 Best and simple stretches to relieve lower back pain Poor posture or body mechanics: Spending a lot of time sitting or standing in an uncomfortable position can strain the muscles in the lower back, causing pain. · Muscle or ligament strain: · Herniated or bulging disc: · Arthritis: · Osteoporosis: · Other health ...
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Bael, fennel, buttermilk and lemon: What foods can help you cool down and prevent dehydration in summer? Including local, seasonal and regional foods can regulate body temperatures and ensure overall well-being, says holistic health expert Dr Mickey Mehta · 1) Bael or stone apple: This fruit is a summer time staple. · 2) Basil seeds: · 3) Betel leaves: · 4) ...
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Four popular diets may reduce dementia risk Following a healthy plant-based diet, Mediterranean diet, the MIND diet or having a high recommended food score at midlife was associated with a reduced risk for dementia, according to research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Breaking Through Bacterial Barriers in Chronic Treatment-Resistant Wounds Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the UNC-NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering have developed a new strategy to improve drug-delivery into chronic wounds infections.
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Doctor says younger women have increasing risk for heart problems (WJAR) — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among both men and women. But women may have different risk factors and symptoms. "In addition to the traditional risk factors such as smoking, other co morbidities like diabetes, in particular, ...
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County directs city of San Diego to add more restrooms to combat hepatitis A among homeless residents A homeless encampment alongside Commercial Street. A homeless encampment along Commercial Street, a block away from National Avenue and 16th Street in downtown San Diego where the county recommends an additional portable restroom to help control the spread ...
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Suffering abdominal pain due to fibroids? 5 ways to manage it at home They are non-cancerous growth that often appears during childbearing years. They can develop as a single tumour or as several tumours that can range in size from an apple seed to a grapefruit in the uterus. Some women with fibroids experience no symptoms, ...
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