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The study explored the aspects of physical health such as body weight, heart health and blood pressure to see whether a wide range of individuals with poorer physical health went on to be less happy and less satisfied with their lives or not. There is a growing need to prevent obesity as a new study

Highlights for sumatriptan Important warnings Heart attack: This drug can cause serious heart problems such as heart attack, angina (chest pain), or cardiac arrest. If you’re at risk for heart disease, your doctor may have you take your first dose in their office so they can monitor you. Arrhythmias: This drug may cause your heart

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2018 — Among men who have sex with men (MSM), the change in the annual number of HIV diagnoses from 2008 to 2016 varies with age, according to research published in the Sept. 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Andrew Mitsch, M.P.H.,

Kim Zolciak-Biermann may be happy about her recent plastic surgery, but apparently her husband Kroy Biermann was not as thrilled. One week after undergoing a breast reduction, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star opened up on her weekly podcast — alongside her husband of seven years — about her choice to downsize. “It’s like, you know what? I’m

Obese mothers who lose weight through bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries. The positive effects are many, including fewer caesarean sections, infections, tears and haemorrhages, and fewer cases of post-term delivery or uterine inertia. This according to an observational study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in PLOS Medicine. Today, more than one

Older adults in Canada are being overprescribed benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotic drugs with brand names such as Ativan, Valium and Xanax, according to University of Alberta experts. “These drugs are among the most frequently prescribed for older adults, often to aid with sleep, and while there are short-term pluses, the long-term use has very little

Jessica Wayman, a mother and a recovering addict, posted photos of a changing area with black marks on it and revealed that it could be left over residue from drug use.  (iStock) A mother in Indiana is hoping to catch the attention of parents nationwide with her message about the importance of cleaning infant changing

Tuberculosis remains the most lethal of infectious diseases worldwide, killing more than 1.6 million people a year. But researchers say a new vaccine might prevent half of full-blown illnesses in infected people who receive the shot. “We found that the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis was significantly lower” for people who got the experimental vaccine, called

Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS’ Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, scientists report that they have discovered a first-of-its-kind compound that promotes social interaction among laboratory mice that display autistic traits. The finding could lead to the development of drugs capable of improving social

For New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, innovation is an enterprise-wide effort. "It's my job. We wake up every day and this is our mission – we're not getting pulled off on other short-term issues that are important in the day to day operation of the business,” said Ochsner physician Richard Milani, MD. “We're able to devote

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s at just 35: Woman who suffered bloating and put her inability to apply eyeliner down to clumsiness turned out to have incurable nerve disease Claire Jones, now 38, has young onset Parkinson’s disease which is incurable She first noticed something was wrong when she couldn’t stop her hand shaking Now the condition

Rajasthan health authorities had issued an alert after an 85-year-old woman tested positive for Zika virus infection in Jaipur. NIV confirmed the presence of Zika virus in the serum samples sent to them. Days after an elderly woman from Jaipur in Rajasthan tested positive for Zika virus infection, a five-member medical team, including experts from

The findings are significant as they come ahead of the United Nations General Assembly’s first high-level meeting on September 26 that will focus on stepping up efforts to end TB. Private practitioners in India are delivering a wide range of largely inadequate care to TB patients, says a new study in PLoS Medicine. The study,

The benefits of breastfeeding are well documented, but researchers have found a more specific advantage: Nursing directly from the breast is linked to a lower risk of obesity in babies than being bottle fed — even if it’s with pumped breast milk. While overall, giving babies breastmilk via any method — breastfeeding, pumping, supplementing with

UC Davis researchers announce in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week a breakthrough in understanding which cells afford optimal protection against Salmonella infection — a critical step in developing a more effective and safe vaccine against a bacterium that annually kills an estimated one million people worldwide. Professor Stephen McSorley, interim

Powdered protein supplements are one of the most commonly consumed nutritional supplements, whether by professional athletes or amateurs, even by those who use them for aesthetic purposes instead of sporting ones. This study, led by a researcher from the Area of Human Motility and Sporting Performance at the University of Seville, has analysed the quality

Children born by C-section face a fifth higher risk of growing up allergic to shellfish or peanuts ‘because they aren’t exposed to vaginal bacteria’ Paediatricians have now asked for mothers-to-be to be told of the potential risk Swedish researchers led the study, which tracked 1 million children for 13 years It also found children born

Exercise and physical activity are of vast global importance to prevent and control the increasing problem of heart disease and stroke, according to a review paper published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This paper is part of an eight-part health promotion series where each paper will focus on a different

About 5.7 million individuals in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. This neurodegenerative disease is one of the leading causes of disability and the sixth-leading cause of mortality in the U.S. With annual healthcare costs of more than $250 billion, the disease also puts a significant strain on

MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 — There is variation in the net clinical benefit of anticoagulants based on variation in published atrial fibrillation (AF) stroke rates, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Sachin J. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues examined