Adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are twice as likely to engage in suicidal behavior as the general population, results of a large meta-analysis show. Given that up to half of patients with PD suffer from depression and anxiety, physicians should maintain a “high index of suspicion” for early recognition and management of suicidality, write the investigators, led by Eng-King Tan, […]
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative way to block infection by a variety of alphaviruses, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause joint and brain infections in people. The study, led by Michael S. Diamond, MD, Ph.D., the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, and Daved H. Fremont, a professor of […]
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How NHS waiting lists are driving patients to cash in pensions or sell their homes to pay for operations they desperately need Seven million and growing — that’s the number of people now on waiting lists for NHS treatment ranging from cancer checks to replacing arthritic hips and heart surgery. These delays can mean living with pain or debilitating symptoms […]
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The economic impact of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries in the United States increased by 16% in 2020 compared with 2019, according to new research reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study also provides evidence of significant disparities in costs associated with firearm deaths in 2019−2020, with non-Hispanic Black individuals, males, and young and middle-aged groups being […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood plastic surgeon reveals the celebs who he thinks have had wonky surgery secretly corrected Plastic surgeon-to-the-stars has revealed the celebs who had tweaks corrected Britney Spears & Khloe Kardashian are just two of Dr Gary Motykie’s examples READ MORE: Khloe Kardashian displays her make-up free face on screen You can’t blame celebrities for having cosmetic tweaks. No other […]
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A large study of more than 360,000 mothers and infants found increased risk of low birth weight and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for babies whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy. The findings align with previous research suggesting a connection between prenatal cannabis use and low birthweight babies, and advice from the American College of Obstetricians and […]
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Reviewed Hair products often contain ingredients that easily evaporate, so users may inhale some of these chemicals, potentially posing health repercussions. Now, researchers have studied emissions of these volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including siloxanes, which shine and smooth hair. The scientists report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology that using these hair care products can change indoor air composition quickly, […]
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Jet lag is all in the mind. What exactly lags has more to do with the hypothalamus than the jet. A misalignment of the body’s internal clock following jet travel across multiple time zones causes sleep deprivation and physical discomfort. The master clock in the tiny suprachiasmatic nucleus—or SCN in the anterior part of the hypothalamus—keeps the departure time and […]
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Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing 50 or 100 pounds then gaining it back. Morris, 78, was at her heaviest in her mid-40s, standing 5 feet 10½ inches and weighing 310 pounds. The Pittsburgh resident has had diabetes for more than 40 years. Managing her weight […]
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