Your ZIP Code Might Be As Important To Health As Your Genetic Code Your ZIP Code Might Be As Important To Health As Your Genetic Code:- When a receptionist hands out a form to fill out at a doctor’s office, the questions are usually about medical issues: What’s the visit […]
Every 10 grams of alcohol per day may raise skin cancer risk Every 10 grams of alcohol per day may raise skin cancer risk:- Researchers found that every 10-gram increase in alcohol consumed each day was associated with a greater risk of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, which […]
Comprehensive sequencing program shows promise of precision medicine for advanced cancer Comprehensive sequencing program shows promise of precision medicine for advanced cancer:- What that means: To make precision medicine a reality in cancer care, you need a real-time, comprehensive approach that looks at the metastatic tumors and sequences to a […]
Spanking an infant changes behavior as a teen Spanking an infant changes behavior as a teen:- “It is very important that parents refrain from physical punishment as it can have long-lasting impacts,” Gustavo Carlo says in a press release. The University of Missouri professor is behind a study recently published […]
Newly approved MS drug changing treatment landscape Newly approved MS drug changing treatment landscape:- Believe it or not, until 1993 there was no treatment available for multiple sclerosis (MS), with doctors turning to steroids to manage patients’ symptoms. But over the past several years, there’s been an influx of new […]
Oversupply of pain pills after surgery helps fuel opioid epidemic Oversupply of pain pills after surgery helps fuel opioid epidemic:- More than two-thirds of surgery patients in a recent study had prescription opioids left over after they recovered from their operations, and the vast majority failed to safely store or […]
Bat tests positive for rabies in southeastern Idaho Bat tests positive for rabies in southeastern Idaho:- State officials say a bat has tested positive for rabies in southeastern Idaho and area residents should take precautions. Southeastern Idaho Public Health in a statement Monday says the bat was found in rural […]
Talking to yourself in this specific way can actually be a good thing Talking to yourself in this specific way can actually be a good thing:- Talking to yourself doesn’t mean you’re crazy. In fact, the habit might be downright smart. That’s the takeaway from a new study in Scientific […]
Michigan baby facing life-threatening disease similar to Charlie Gard’s diagnosis Michigan baby facing life-threatening disease similar to Charlie Gard’s diagnosis:- A 4-month-old Michigan boy diagnosed with a life-threatening disease similar to what 11-month-old Charlie Gard faced is in a race against time, as his parents seek to raise enough funds […]
New way to treat nerve damage caused by insecticides and chemical weapons New way to treat nerve damage caused by insecticides and chemical weapons:- Organophosphates (OP) — the chemical compound found in insecticides, herbicides, and nerve agents such as sarin — were found to damage sensory neurons by activating a […]
