Category: Health News

An estimated six to 15 million people in the U.S. are children born of a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia. New research performed in rats reveals that treating preeclampsia with sildenafil citrate (Viagra) may help protect the cardiovascular health of the offspring. Preeclampsia occurs when women with otherwise normal blood pressure experience elevated blood pressure during

Most people experience a bloated stomach every now and then. It usually happens eating a big meal or food which is hard to digest. While it is only an occasional inconvenience for some people, other people suffer with bloating regularly. As well as cutting down on bloat-inducing foods, it’s also possible to relieve a bloated

Thousands of facial palsy patients are being left disfigured for life because doctors failed to spot it in time Bell’s palsy strikes around 25,000 people a year in the UK, nearly 70 every day  Marcus Horton who served as an Army marksman in Wales, got condition in 2017 Sufferers must be treated with tablets within 72

Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., issued a statement Monday apologizing to more than 80 women suing the medical facility, saying they were accidentally recorded by motion-activated cameras installed in three separate operating rooms in an effort to catch someone who had been stealing drugs. (Google) A California hospital issued an apology to several

Recall: chicken-chips from Aldi shards of glass could put The Aldi Nord a supplier of “meat-Krone feinkost GmbH” has launched a recall for “chicken Schnitzel” of the article “Schnitzel specialties, and a 300-g”. According to the company, can not be excluded that in the chips-packs of shards of glass that may be found. Splinters and

10 dead babies by baby’s cradle Rock ’n‘ Play In the United States 10 children are already as a result of accidents in the baby’s cradle „Fisher-Price“ died. The U.S. consumer „Consumer Product Safety Commission“ CPSC therefore issued an urgent warning to parents. Because of improper use of the cot, it can lead to serious

Do you smoke cigarettes? Think twice before taking another drag as it may not only damage your heart or lungs but can also make you blind, experts say. Smoking harms the retina – the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eyes, responsible for transmitting images to the brain. “It’s like a film of a

New study: migraine overestimated-causing effects of red wine? According to health experts, about 15 percent of Germans suffer from migraine. Triggered the headache attacks may be a result of certain triggers. Also red wine is one of these. But a new study now provides evidence that the migraine was overestimated triggering effect of alcohol/red wine

An analysis of the reports and materials provided by commercial laboratories offering noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) for genetic disorders finds that none of them fully meet the recommendations published by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). The report from a team of specialists in medical genetics is being published in the journal

A team of air quality and health researchers led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have created a first-of-its-kind, county-by-county interactive heat map and city-by-city table detailing the distribution of childhood asthma due to traffic-related air pollution across the United States. One of the principal findings is that asthma cases attributable to traffic-related air

Olive oil – The miracle cure from the Mediterranean cuisine Olive oil is regarded for years as an integral part of any kitchen. Due to the increasingly responsible Mediterranean diet the form of each olive oil is known. There is much debate about how healthy the Oil is really. For example, it is supposed to

It might just be enough to kill your buzz: A new study challenges the idea that a drink or two a day could actually be good for you. In a study conducted in China, the researchers found that moderate drinking slightly raised the risk of stroke and high blood pressure. They weren’t able to figure

Three quarters of ‘healthy’ children’s food claiming to have ‘one of five-a-day’ fruit and vegetables DOESN’T have the recommended portion size –and may be fuelling obesity Researchers from the University of Glasgow tested 332 supermarket products They found 41 per cent of them were less healthy than they claimed to be Claims of no added

After 15 trips to the doctor for migraines, Beckie Hiley’s symptoms were still dismissed. The UK 19-year-old spent months dealing with crippling headaches that were completely hindering her from living a normal life—she couldn’t go to work or school, and she could barely keep food down. Despite her debilitating symptoms, doctors told her her pain

Woman, 50, died after a TOOTHPICK got stuck in her throat while she ate bread and salami as doctors reveal her boyfriend was initially wrongly accused of her murder The unnamed woman had been to A&E twice in five days with a sore throat Doctors suggested the feeling of something lodged was ‘all in her

J-Rod may be the fittest couple on the planet (apologies to Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich). The singer/dancer/actress and the former MLB star are constantly in the gym to shape their toned bodies or tackling 10-day diet challenges, and now they’re trying out a new weight loss method — fasted cardio. Alex Rodriguez shared on

Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, lead author of the study and

Of maple trees in lower Franconia, is the dangerous tree fungus erupted, warns the Landratsamt Nürnberger Land in Central Franconia. The spores can trigger allergic reactions. In-house doctors and hospitals in the circle have already been informed of the Rußrindenkrankheit. Rußrindenkrankheit: Under any of the following symptoms, affected people suffer Who are the spores and

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time. The device allows fundamental brain research that could provide new insight for human brain conditions such as concussions, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The research

Siemens and SAS are partnering up for an artificial project that will develop new analytics for cloud and edge computing, combining SAS’ open source streaming analytics through Siemens’ MindSphere IoT platform. It’s one of two big AI partnerships announced this week by Siemens, whose Healthineers division is also working with Intel on a cardiac MRI