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Holidays A Difficult Time For Isolated People
Although it is true that fewer individuals commit suicide during holidays than other times of the year, for individuals without family and friends or for those with no place to go, the holidays can be an extremely depressing time. This loneliness causes an increase in hospital emergency department visits from individuals who are depressed or [...]
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NYC Council Member James Vacca Helps Brings Advanced MRI Technology To Einstein College Of Medicine
At a morning ceremony, New York City Council Member James Vacca, along with administrators and faculty members of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, celebrated the re-launch of Einstein’s Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC). Thanks to Council Member Vacca’s support, Einstein now houses an advanced magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy system (MRI/MRS) [...]
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Researchers Slow Progression Of Huntington’s Disease In Mouse Models
Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a gene (SIRT1) linked to slowing the aging process in cells also appears to dramatically delay the onset of Huntington’s disease (HD) and slow the progression of the relentless neurodegenerative disorder. HD in humans is a rare, fatal disorder caused by a mutation in [...]
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Brain-Eating Ameba Kills Two People After Using Neti Pots
The improper use of Neti Pots, used for irrigating sinuses, can be dangerous and sometimes fatal, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals warned people today after the death of a second person this year from a brain-eating ameba – Naegleria fowleri. A DeSoto Parish woman, aged 51 years, died after irrigating her sinuses using [...]
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Gay Married Men Enjoy Better Health Than Single Gay Men
Men in same-sex marriages enjoy better health, have fewer doctor visits and lower health care costs compared to other gay or bisexual men, researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health wrote in the American Journal of Public Health. They added that when states offer legal protections for same-sex marriages, as is the case in [...]
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Peanut Allergies, Breakthrough Could Improve Diagnoses
This product may contain nuts.” It’s an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies. Roughly three million Americans suffer from peanut allergies; yet current diagnostic methods don’t detect every case. New findings by University of Virginia scientists, however, may allow for the [...]
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Smoking Raises Risk Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Skin In Women
Regular female smokers have a threefold higher risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center reported in Cancer Causes and Control. The authors said they found a slight increase in risk among regular male smokers, but a statistically insignificant one. Dana E. Rollison and team recruited 380 patients with [...]
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Has The Time Come For Dementia Screening In Primary Care?
Many people with dementia don’t realize they have the disease until it’s at an advanced stage, when everyone can tell something is wrong. Other people might start forgetting dates or names and worry they have dementia, yet their memory problems are just a normal consequence of aging. Having primary care doctors routinely screen patients for [...]
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Addition Of Mannitol Increases Effectiveness Of Dental Nerve Block Anesthesia
Allowing a patient to be comfortable and pain-free during surgical and restorative dental procedures is an essential part of the process. The most commonly used local anesthetic injection for lower teeth is the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block. However, failure rates ranging from 10 to 39 percent have been reported. The current issue of the [...]
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Sudden Death In Rett Syndrome May Be Explained By Brain And Heart Link
Poets might scoff at the notion that heart and brain are closely related, but scientists led by those at Baylor College of Medicine say a genetic defect that affects the brain can stop a heart. In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, BCM researchers and colleagues found that heart problems that occur [...]
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