The holidays are officially here! Oprah’s Favorite Things list for 2021 just dropped — and it’s better than ever before — especially if you’re looking for some mouthwatering food gifts or chic cookware. Every single item is available on Amazon, and this year’s list puts a special focus on one-of-a-kind picks from Black-owned brands, women-owned […]
The way a person's brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. The research, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is […]
Beijing introduced new COVID-19 curbs on Saturday to stamp out a “serious” outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics. China’s leading epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said Saturday that authorities could contain a nationwide outbreak within a month—but also warned the “pandemic cannot […]
(HealthDay)—Managing your diabetes can be tough, but your eyes might thank you for it. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that damages the retina’s blood vessels, often resulting in vision loss and blindness. The condition occurs in more than half of people with diabetes. It affects nearly 8 million Americans and that number is expected […]
The risk of an injury, requiring hospital admission, is higher for horse riding than for other potentially risky sporting activities, such as football, motor racing, or skiing, finds research published in the online journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. While the most common site of injury was the chest, head and neck injuries were […]
Dr Chris reveals how eyes can indicate high cholesterol levels We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Millions of Britons have high […]
E-cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS in England to help people stop smoking tobacco products, as Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid welcomed the latest step forward in the licensing process for manufacturers. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is publishing updated guidance that paves the way for medicinally licensed e-cigarette […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using narrow-spectrum antibiotics to treat community-acquired pneumonia appears to be safe and effective, a study of patients in the Netherlands suggests. “Antimicrobial resistance is increasing,” Dr. Valentijn A. Schweitzer of the University Medical Center Utrecht told Reuters Health by email. “Our study shows that antimicrobial stewardship programs are effective and […]
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size doses—just a third of the amount given to teens and adults—for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American children could be eligible for vaccinations as early as next […]
For the more than 15 million epilepsy patients around the world whose disease is not controlled by medication, the only remaining option is removal of the parts of the brain where seizures originate. Even then, surgery is only 50% effective because accurately pinpointing the brain regions responsible is challenging. Developed by Johns Hopkins University biomedical […]
