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Saturday 30 March 2019
How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected
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Friday 29 March 2019
U.S. Flu Season Ebbing, but Still Widespread: CDC
Though this year's flu hasn't been as bad as last year's, it's still been a severe season, not the mild one health officials had hoped for. It will still be weeks before flu drops to levels needed for the CDC to declare the season over.
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New Link Between Mom-to-Be's Diet, Child's ADHD
Researchers found a link between levels of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in umbilical cord blood and ADHD at age 7. The fatty acids play an important role in the structure and function of the central nervous system.
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More Americans Now Think Vaping Is Harmful
Research has linked vaping with increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, respiratory disease and, possibly, cancer.
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Special Bag Helps People Get Rid of Unused Opioids
The bags contain activated charcoal that binds to prescription drugs when water is added, making them unusable. Once in a landfill, the bags break down and prevent the drugs from leaching into the environment.
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Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living
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Type 1 Seniors May Miss Spells of Low Blood Sugar
People who've had diabetes for a long time are at risk of developing hypoglycemia unawareness: They no longer feel the uncomfortable warning symptoms of low blood sugar.
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Study: Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts
The study wasn't designed to prove cause and effect, but the data showed that shift workers were 13 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than daytime workers.
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Teen Dies After Tapeworm Eggs Invade Brain
A person can develop cysticercosis if they swallow tapeworm eggs, which are found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm.
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Thursday 28 March 2019
Common MS Drug Can Bring Longer, Healthier Life
New research revealed that patients taking a beta interferon drug for more than three years were likely to live longer than those who took one for a shorter time or who didn't take one at all.
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Walgreens to Sell CBD Products
Walgreens will sell the CBD products in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana, according to CNBC.
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Study: Kids With Autism Can Read Mom's Face
Studying kids who have varying social and emotional processing skills may help identify the types of social situations that are more challenging for children with autism, the researchers said.
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Brain Stimulation May Soothe Severe Depression
The treatments included electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetic seizure therapy, and transcranial direct current stimulation.
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Medical Advance: Blood Vessels Grown in Lab
Reseachers expect that once the lab-grown vessel is implanted, the patient's own cells will gradually populate it, making it similar to the body's native blood vessels.
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Traumatic Event Can Stick for Kids, Lead to PTSD
Researchers wanted to find out more about why some children have significant traumatic stress symptoms in the days and weeks after a trauma and while others do not, and importantly -- why some recover well without treatment, while others go on to have more persistent problems.
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2-Way HIV Positive Kidney Transplant Reported
A 35-year-old Atlanta woman who contracted HIV as a newborn offered one of her kidneys to an HIV-positive stranger, and doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine performed the procedure on Monday.
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2-Party HIV Positive Kidney Transplant Reported
A 35-year-old Atlanta woman who contracted HIV as a newborn offered one of her kidneys to an HIV-positive stranger, and doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine performed the procedure on Monday.
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Climate Change May Mean More Risky Mosquitoes
In the United States, where Zika cases have occurred in warmer areas in the last several years, dengue and chikungunya could also become wider threats, the study suggests.
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Woman Feels No Pain, Thanks to Gene Mutations
And not only does her DNA allow Jo Cameron, a former school teacher from Scotland, to avoid physical pain, it also keeps her largely anxiety-free, too.
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Man Awarded $80 Million in Roundup Lawsuit
In August, a different jury awarded another man $289 million in a Roundup-related lawsuit, but a judge later cut that to $78 million. Monsanto has appealed that case.
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At Age 71, She Has Never Felt Pain or Anxiety
By HEATHER MURPHY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2CG3emw
New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors
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FDA: Mammographers Must Report Breast Density
Not only is dense breast tissue a risk factor for breast cancer, but mammograms can be difficult to interpret because dense tissue can obscure signs of breast cancer.
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Working at Night May Increase Miscarriage Risk
After the eighth week, women who had worked two or more night shifts in the previous week had a 32 percent higher risk of miscarriage than those who had not worked any nights, the study found.
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Bad Info May Be Scaring Patients Away From Statins
Experts say doctors need to come up with better ways to talk with patients about statins and the drugs' perceived side effects, especially if the person has stopped taking them.
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Fewer Periods May Mean Higher Dementia Risk
The researchers said the pattern fits a theory that lower lifetime exposure to estrogen may contribute to dementia. Lab research, for example, suggests that estrogen aids resiliency and repair of brain cells.
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Why Holding a Grudge Is Bad for Your Health
Besides the emotional toll, researchers found that holding a grudge can also heighten feelings of physical pain, even if that pain has nothing to do with the incident in question.
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Heart Failure Hospitalizations Spike When Flu Season Peaks
On average, as many as 1 in 5 heart failure hospitalizations appear to be triggered by the flu during the months when influenza viruses are circulating widely.
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Wednesday 27 March 2019
Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky
By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TEsvTL
Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky
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App May Boost Social Skills in Kids With Autism
The study highlights the promise of digital technology in supporting face-to-face therapies for autism, experts said.
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Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, F.D.A. Proposes
By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Yn1XKe
CDC to Start Tracking Ticks as Diseases Rise
The CDC for the first time will be monitoring the nation’s tick population and the diseases they may be carrying. The effort comes as the number of people diagnosed with serious vector-borne diseases caused by ticks has more than doubled over the past few decades.
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Trump, Democrats Return Health Law To Center Stage
The Justice Department asks a federal appeals court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, then, hours later, House Democrats unveil proposals to bolster the law.
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Tuesday 26 March 2019
Trigger Warnings 'Not Helpful,' Study Author Says
The format of the content made no difference, researchers found. Trigger warnings had little impact whether participants read a story or watched a video clip.
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Do You Live in a 'Healthiest' U.S. Community?
Douglas County, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, was among the top in at least four of the report’s 81 measures, including physical activity, educational attainment and median household income.
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How Red Yeast Supplement Damaged One Woman's Liver
Red yeast rice supplements are made by mixing fermented steamed rice with food fungus. It's commonly used as an alternative to statins to lower high cholesterol.
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What Happens if Obamacare Is Struck Down?
By REED ABELSON, ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2JVsDij
5 Exercises for Tighter, Leaner Thighs
Blast cellulite and sculpt leaner legs with these exercises.
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N.Y. County Says Measles Outbreak an Emergency
Rockland County, with a population of more than 300,000 people, has had 153 confirmed measles cases since October 2018, according to county spokesman John Lyon. Of those, 48 have occurred in 2019.
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Are Kids' Ball Pits Jumping With Germs?
The study team found 31 bacterial species and one species of yeast. Some of those bugs are responsible for pink eye, urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, heart inflammation and more.
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cpap-may-boost-weight-loss-for-dieting-adults
A new study finds that overweight patients who used CPAP while adhering to a low-calorie diet lost more weight than those who dieted alone.
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Can Marijuana Help Ease Your MS Symptoms?
With medical marijuana and CBD more available, you may want to learn if they could help ease your MS symptoms.
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U.S. Measles Cases Hit 314 This Year
The number of cases so far this year is just 58 fewer than the 372 cases reported nationwide for all of last year. That was the second-highest number in two decades.
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Colorado Sees ER Visits Spike After Pot Made Legal
Visits due to inhaled marijuana were most common, but the investigators found that visits due to edible marijuana products were much higher than expected.
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Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2WvBSan
Monday 25 March 2019
Two Top Medical Groups Call for Soda Taxes and Advertising Curbs on Sugary Drinks
By ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2CFJ4ZK
Common Diabetes Test May Often Miss the Mark
There are three types of blood tests that can be used to look for diabetes -- the A1C, a fasting blood test or a random blood test, according to the U.S. National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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For Toddlers, Books Still Better Than Tablets
Parents and toddlers talked more when reading print books, and were more apt to work together to perform tasks like holding the book and turning pages, researchers found.
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'Male Pill' Makes Another Advance
Among the men who took the birth control pill, average circulating testosterone levels dropped as low as that which occurs in a state of androgen (male hormone) deficiency.
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Study: To Stay Trim, Don't Eat in the Evening
The research team found that eating later into the day was associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) and greater body fat.
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