Category: Health News

High levels of sweet and fruit-flavor chemicals found in ‘tobacco-flavored’ e-cigarette liquids

There are now high levels of sweet and fruit-flavored chemicals likely to appeal to young people in e-cigarette liquids ostensibly marketed as “tobacco-flavored,” compared with a decade ago, finds research published today in a special supplement of the journal Tobacco Control. This recent trend coincides with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on

New Research Confirms Recommendations on COVID Boosters in MS

New research confirms the importance of COVID-19 mRNA booster doses for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are receiving the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody ocrelizumab (Ocrevus), as currently recommended. “We have shown that even MS patients whose B cells were depleted from circulation with ocrelizumab can mount immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines,” lead study author Ilya

Clitoris: How many nerve fibers does it really have?

Researchers sought to quantify the number of nerve fibers that innervate the human clitoris by analyzing samples of clitoral nerve tissue from human volunteers. They found that the human clitoris contains 10,281 nerve fibers on average, which exceeds a previous estimate based on a study in cows. A better understanding of human clitoral innervation has

Study illustrates vast influence that children’s mental health concerns have on workforce challenges in America

As the American economy has undergone rapid and dramatic change, so too has America’s workforce. Trending terms, such as “the great resignation” and “quiet quitting,” have been coined as we seek to better understand workplace challenges across the country. There have been many contributing factors reported to be driving these issues, but new research shows

Mum's agonising headaches actually down to tumours

Doctors first told Kaylee Crawshaw, 33, that her excruciating headaches could be down to a trapped nerve. But to her shock, a CT scan revealed two tumours on her brain that she was told were likely to be cancerous. Funeral arranger Kaylee compared the tumours, which measured 5cm and 1cm respectively, to a lime and a

Political divide and public opinion influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality

In a recent study published in PLOS One, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Los Angeles investigated how political polarization in the United States (US) shaped the time-varying patterns of racial inequality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality since the onset of the pandemic. Study: The polarization of politics and public

Heart care disruption contributed to 30,000 excess deaths

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Reduced risk after cardiac surgery thanks to resorbable pacing leads

A team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden is developing resorbable pacing leads that can significantly reduce risk factors after cardiac surgery. In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus—TU Dresden, the institute’s researchers are adopting this novel approach in the project Resorbable Molybdenum

How to help a friend who is having a panic attack

If you’ve never experienced a panic attack before, it can be hard to understand what they’re really like. That’s why, if a friend starts having a panic attack while in your company, it’s often difficult to know how to help.  ‘​A panic attack is a description for a range of symptoms someone feels, when they

Want to lose weight? Work out in the EVENING

Want to lose weight? Work out in the EVENING – not the morning, experts say Exercising between noon and midnight cut insulin resistance by up to a quarter Insulin resistance can lead to weight gain, according to the Dutch researchers Experts say working out at optimum time could help people control their weight Going to

Guide Eases Prayer for Muslims With Knee Osteoarthritis

This article originally appeared on MDedge.com, part of the Medscape Professional Network. For devout Muslims, praying multiple times a day is a lifelong observance and a core aspect of their faith. But osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) can make kneeling and prostration challenging. To address this problem in an aging U.S. Muslim population, a multicenter

Scientists discover anti-inflammatory molecules that decline in the aging brain: The molecules, called SGDGs, may lead to new ways to treat age-related neurological diseases

Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters: inflammation, stress, metabolism changes, and many others. Now, a team of Salk Institute and UC San Diego scientists reveal another factor implicated in the aging process — a class of lipids called SGDGs (3-sulfogalactosyl diacylglycerols) that decline in the brain with age and may

Telemedicine boosts value-based care performance for Happy Kids

In recent years, the biggest challenge faced by Happy Kids, a six-clinic pediatric practice based in Phoenix, Arizona, was a detrimental loss of business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient volume dropped nearly 40% at its worst point. THE PROBLEM The practice was on a disastrous path. The situation – having the same overhead and not

Get your sperm checked on the high street… for £150!

Get your sperm checked on the high street… for £150! Superdrug sells test which assesses quality and quantity of swimmers Superdrug today started offering high street’s first ever ‘male fertility service’  Men pay for a standard sperm test which is delivered to their home  Couriers take the samples to a lab where sperm is put

Endoscopic Score Helps Guide Tx in Immune-Mediated Colitis

An endoscopic severity score can achieve a higher specificity in predicting the need for selective immunosuppressive therapy among immune-mediated colitis patients than clinical symptom grading alone, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr Yinghong Wang An endoscopy score cutoff of 4 or higher had a specificity

Intermittent fasting: What is its impact on hormones?

With the increase in the popularity of intermittent fasting for weight control, some people are concerned about its impact on overall health, particularly on hormone levels. Studies have suggested that intermittent fasting may reduce levels of reproductive hormones in females, leading to potential problems with fertility. Now, a small study in individuals with obesity at