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Most people are aware that stress affects our health in a variety of ways, but what does it actually mean in our modern world? Today, anything that compromises our immune system and promotes chronic inflammation, the common denominator in all preventable degenerative diseases, can be considered a ‘stress’. None work in isolation, with each affecting the other. Identifying and minimising […]
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This is a Kaiser Health News story. Interested in Donald Trump? President Donald Trump’s new pledge to crack down on “the global freeloading” in prescription drugs had a sense of déjà vu. Five months ago, Trump unveiled a blueprint to address prohibitive drug prices, and his administration has been feverishly rolling out ideas ranging from posting drug prices on television […]
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A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor hurts their property’s value. The trial set to begin Monday in Denver is the first time a jury will consider a lawsuit using federal anti-racketeering law to target […]
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(HealthDay)—In an effort to cut high drug costs, the prices paid by Medicare for certain prescription drugs would be based on those in other advanced industrial nations, according to a proposal announced Oct. 25 by the Trump administration. The move would cut costs for Medicare and save beneficiaries millions of dollars, according to an article in The New York Times. […]
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research. The research focused on the combined effect of 170 common genetic variations that individually confer a modest increased risk […]
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In a United Kingdom first, a team of specialists from University College London (UCL), University College London Hospitals (UCLH), and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) performed surgeries on two different babies with spina bifida while they were still in their mothers’ wombs. The specialists conducted the two surgeries over the summer and now report that both mothers and both babies […]
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This was stated by the Minister of health of Ukraine Ulyana Suprun. The only thing that will be an effective treatment in the first step is bed rest and drinking plenty of fluids, she said. On his page in the social network head of the Ukrainian Ministry of health was advised not to run to the pharmacy for medication at […]
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You would need to manage your carbohydrate intake when you are younger, but if you are unfortunate enough to develop Parkinson's Disease, a high carbohydrate diet will help you maintain weight said the researcher. The study explains why a diet high in carbohydrates induces obesity and diabetes in some but not others. (Source: File Photo) Researchers have identified a DNA […]
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If last night you slept in an awkward position or staring intensely at the computer monitor for hours on end, pain in the neck is not long to wait. A stiff neck is not just annoying and sore. Stiffness of the neck can trigger headaches and pain in the cervical spine. In order to reduce pain, try some of the […]
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Air pollution is the new tobacco and the simple act of breathing is kills 7 million people a year and harms billions more, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in an interview with The Guardian on Saturday. An estimated 91% of the world’s population is exposed to air pollution, which is the […]
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