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One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering rates of cervical cancer and other diseases linked to the virus, according to a new study in Kenya.
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Widespread Prescribing of Stimulants With Other CNS Meds A large proportion of US adults who are prescribed Schedule II stimulants are simultaneously receiving other CNS agents including benzodiazepines, opioids, and antidepressants — a potentially dangerous practice. Investigators analyzed prescription drug ...
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Regular internet use may be linked to lower dementia risk in older adults, study says If your parents or grandparents ask you how to post on Instagram or how to send a birthday message to a Facebook friend, a new study suggests you might want to help them – not just to be nice but because getting them online may help their brain health, ...
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Melanoma: What It Is, Causes, Types, Symptoms & Treatments By Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Of all the skin cancers, melanoma is the one that scares doctors and patients the most. Luckily, there are now several options for treatment should you be ...
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Menopause May Cause Weight Gain; Is Hormone Replacement the Answer? She reports gaining weight rapidly over the past 2-3 years without any changes to her diet or physical activity. She now weighs over 180 lb with a body mass index (BMI) of 30. She also notes fatigue, brain fog, difficulty sleeping, and anxiety.
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New Study Directly Links Air Pollution to Heart Problems This latest study's goal was to examine the relationship between air pollution and the start of irregular heartbeat problems, collectively known as arrhythmias, at an hourly level. The researchers looked at health information for more than 190,000 people ...
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Higher BMI Tied to Other Severe Respiratory Infections Too A higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with increased risks for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 and other respiratory infections as well, according to a study using data from the U.K. Biobank. After a mean follow-up of 11.8 years, ...
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New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could an electronic chest "tattoo" -- wireless, lightweight and razor-thin -- upend heart monitoring and lower the odds of heart disease for folks who are at high-risk? Just possibly.
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Growing Availability, Technology Are Key Trends in Patient Assistance Programs In an interview with Pharmacy Times at the 2023 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit, Josh Marsh, vice president and general manager of Sonexus Access and Patient Support at Cardinal Health, discussed key trends in patient assistance programs.
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Seasonal Allergies Are Coming for Us All Climate change is pumping the air with pollen, and it's a problem even for people who don't think they're allergic. By Yasmin Tayag. An image of a person sneezing. Alecio Ferrari / Connected Archives. May 3, 2023, 11:47 AM ET.
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Living Near an Airport Could Mess With Your Sleep By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Add airplane noise to the list of issues keeping people up at night, at least for those who live near U.S. airports. Researchers found that exposure to airplane ...
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What We're Reading: HPV Vaccine Protects for 3 Years; Alzheimer Drug Results; NY Birth Control Law One dose of human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) vaccine can prevent infection for at least 3 years, and maybe even longer; Eli Lilly plans to seek FDA approval for Alzheimer drug that slows decline; New York governor signed a bill expanding contraceptive ...
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African Psychedelic Plant Inspires Design of Antidepressant and Anti-Addiction Candidates The pharmacology of a traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine has led to the development of two new drug candidates for the potential treatment of addiction, and depression. Taking inspiration from ibogaine's impact on the ...
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Losing grip strength could be an early warning sign of dementia, but here are 2 ways you can improve it If it's getting a little harder for you to open a jar these days, it's not all in your head. Losing muscle strength is a natural sign of aging. However, researchers out of Edith Cowan University in Australia have found that declining grip strength may ...
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Beware the Hidden Allergens in Nutritional Supplements May 2, 2023 – Popular nutritional supplements could be behind your allergic reactions if no other answer seems clear. Allergens may be hidden in a range of supplement products, from colorings in vitamin C powders to some vitamins used in hair products ...
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Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Dementia, Complicated by Genetics Three years ago, an international study commissioned by the journal Lancet listed 12 modifiable factors that increased the risk of dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol, head injury and air pollution. Writing in the May 2, 2023 issue of ...
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Ultrasound allows a chemotherapy drug to enter the human brain Cracking the code to brain cancer treatment might start with cracking the brain's protective shield. Nearly impenetrable walls of jam-packed cells line most of the brain's blood vessels. Although this blood-brain barrier protects the organ from harmful ...
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Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's expected that seniors slow down physically as they age, but this could be a sign of more than just lost muscle strength, a new study suggests.
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What allergy-sufferers should know: Dan Gill talks about pollen and gardening Wind-pollinated plants produce light pollen grains that are released into the air and drift in the wind. The goal is for the pollen to blow around and eventually land on the pistil of other flowers, pollinate them and produce seeds.
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Stroke Survivors Face High Risk of Dementia The research found as many as 1 in 3 people who have a stroke develop dementia within 5 years. Cognitive impairment is common among stroke survivors, and often under-diagnosed, according to researchers.
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Nearly 60% of phyla in gut fluctuate from morning to night, by season Research demonstrated diurnal signals at various taxonomic levels, with nearly 60% of phyla fluctuating Data derived from Zarrinpar A, et al. Abstract 395: The human gut microbiome displays diurnal and seasonal rhythmic patterns. Presented at: Digestive ...
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Shingles: Your age doesn't matter. How to lessen the severity Cherish Lombard woke up one morning and couldn't open her left eye. Then a blister formed, followed by more blisters spreading up her forehead, into her scalp, and down the left side of her face. She was hospitalized for weeks, with excruciating pain ...
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One Thing You Might Bring To Work That Raises Job Stress And Burnout In the clutches of this invisible burden you set unrealistic goals, try too hard and focus on your mistakes. It chokes the flow of spontaneous and flexible ideas and blinds you from generating your best work.
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Leading Wearable Ultrasound Lab Creates a Breakthrough in Deep Tissue Monitoring A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego, has developed a stretchable ultrasonic array that facilitates serial, non-invasive, three-dimensional imaging of tissues as deep as four centimeters below the surface of human skin, at a ...
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Alarm over suspected avian flu bird deaths Dozens of birds have died at a nature reserve from suspected avian flu. Linjoy Wildlife Sanctuary in Etwall, Derbyshire, has been monitoring sick or injured Black Headed Gulls. It has received reports from the Swadlincote area, while many affected ...
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Concussion: almost half of people still show signs of brain injury after six months But our recent study estimates that post-concussive symptoms are far more common. Our study, published in Brain, found that almost half of people who suffered a concussion had not fully recovered six months after their injury.
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Research analyzes developmental trajectories from childhood trauma to insomnia in adulthood Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are negative experiences such as emotional or physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, exposure to parental substance abuse, mental illness, or criminal behavior (Felitti et al., 1998).
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Is long COVID causing your joint pains, damaging your bones? Long COVID, what is clinically called Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a condition that affects individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 but continue to experience symptoms for weeks or months. Joint and bone pains are some of ...
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5 ways fatty liver can affect your mental well-being Fatty liver can have a profound impact on one's mental health from cognitive decline, sleep disturbances, fatigue, to social isolation. Feeling dull, tired and irritated all day? It could be your fatty liver playing tricks with you.
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Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy Susan and Chris Finazzo have enrolled their sons Dylan and Chase in a study of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The experimental treatment is still being studied but researchers hope it may help prevent the devastating effects of ...
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Chronic wasting disease found in Newaygo County deer LANSING, Mich. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in a white-tailed deer on a Newaygo County farm. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) says the case of CWD was diagnosed amid routine testing.
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Ultrasound opens brain barrier so drugs can reach aggressive tumours The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is made up of many cell types that help to shield the brain from toxic substances and microorganisms that may be circulating in the bloodstream. However, this roadblock can also prevent cancer drugs from reaching malignant ...
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Study says Hispanic women see larger increases in uterine cancer, Corpus Christi doctors give context CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The rates of uterine cancer for Hispanic women have seen a staggering increase, said the latest study by Gynecologic Oncology. In 2018, a study from the journal said that Hispanic women ages 35-39 had the highest incidence of ...
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Is it possible for the human brain to be activated by the dying process? Near-death experiences (NDEs) biologically contradict our fundamental understanding of the dying brain, which is assumed to be non-functional in such circumstances. However, animal studies of respiratory and cardiac arrest have reported contradictory ...
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Carefully Consider Biomarkers, Patient Needs When Initiating Biologics for Asthma Balancing clinicians' priorities with the needs of patients and their families is crucial to ensure access and adherence to medications. With a growing list of biologic options for moderate to severe pediatric asthma, pharmacists ...
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Radiological Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Gallstone Ileus Gallstone ileus is a rare small bowel obstruction that may occur as a complication of cholelithiasis [1]. It is also associated with factors such as inflammatory bowel disease, age, and diet. Unfortunately, gallstone ...
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Examining the interplay between diet, glucose metabolism and sleep Environmental factors and food insecurity are known determinants of poor sleep outcomes, insufficient sleep, and sleep disorders. In the present study, the authors posit sleep as an intrinsic behavior that might influence the risk of obesity and chronic ...
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New AI algorithm helps achieve a 128-fold increase in COVID-19 vaccine's antibody response A team of researchers from Baidu Research has developed an AI algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that were previously unattainable. The algorithm, named LinearDesign, represents a major leap in both ...
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Study examines the reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in children Studies from the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic suggested that protection from infection-acquired immunity can last longer than six months, and reinfections were infrequent. Nevertheless, growing ...
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Navigating an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood As the stigma against mental health continues to decrease, more adults are seeking evaluation when they think they might have a psychiatric disorder. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in ...
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Experts say remain vigilant as mass mpox vaccination clinic wraps up in Halifax Wednesday was the last day to attend a mass mpox immunization clinic in Nova Scotia's capital city, but the Halifax Sexual Health Centre is still taking appointments for those who need it. Although Nova Scotia has only had one confirmed mpox case, ...
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All ThedaCare Hospitals Earn Stroke Care Certifications ThedaCare is proud to announce that the system has received stroke care accreditations from DNV GL – Healthcare for all seven hospitals serving Northeast and Central Wisconsin. "With strokes, the quicker a person begins care in a hospital or with ...
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Health officials address spike in pediatric brain abscess cases, still considered 'rare' LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Cases of pediatric brain abscesses increased nearly threefold in 2022, according to the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD). On average, Clark County would have approximately five cases a year, but that number jumped to 18 last ...
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Oral Bacterial Therapy for Recurrent CDI Shows Promise in Phase 2 Trial A high dose of a bacterial consortium including eight strains of commensal Clostridia prevented recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in a phase 2 clinical trial. The study, published in JAMA, evaluated the safety and efficacy of VE303, ...
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Can You Prevent Psoriatic Arthritis? While we can't yet prevent PsA, there are treatments and strategies to keep it under control. Psoriatic disease often goes through cycles of active symptoms that appear for a few weeks or months and then subside. These are called flares or psoriatic ...
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Arcturus: what to know about the new COVID variant, omicron XBB.1.16 It's important to note that only a small portion of COVID infections undergo genetic sequencing, so it's likely there are many more cases of Arcturus. The UKHSA recently reported that the variant is making up 2.3% of sequences in the UK.
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New and emerging myopia management: The impact of sleep New research suggests sleep is an additional risk factor affecting myopia onset and progression. Image ...
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A Lucid Death: Sparks of Consciousness Detected in Dying Brains Summary: A groundbreaking new study provides early evidence of consciousness in the dying brain, shedding light on the mysteries of near-death experiences. Researchers identified a surge of gamma wave activity, associated with consciousness, ...
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Education on Ischemic Strokes Dr. Gabe Simpson Medical Director of Emergency Services Medical Director of Stroke Services McLeod Health Cheraw. Ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, is caused by a blockage in an artery that supplies blood to the brain.
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IBS: The Mind-Gut Connection About 5 to 10% of the U.S. population suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to Gastroenterologist Dr. Shashank Sarvepalli. The problem with this disorder may seem to lie solely in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but the brain also ...
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