Health experts have warned that if cases of diabetes continue to accelerate around the world, so will the cases of tuberculosis. It was revealed that a person with diabetes is three times more at risk of developing the lung condition, as diabetes weakens the immune system. Diabetes triples the risk of tuberculosis, making the disease even more dangerous than it was previously … [Read more...]
New Study Finds that Eating More Fish Will Make Antidepressants Work Better
A new research has revealed that increasing the intake of fish, especially fatty fish, will improve the response rate among patients with depression who are not responding to antidepressants. Did you know that up to half of depression patients do not respond to SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants? For them there is little left to do in terms of treatments. Now, the … [Read more...]
New Study Found Psoriasis Severity is Linked to High Blood Pressure Risk
A new study found that patients who have severe and moderate psoriasis have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, when compared to people who don’t suffer from the dermatological condition. The study was published in the JAMA Dermatology and today we’re going to take a look at how psoriasis severity is linked to high blood pressure and what that entails. Psoriasis Severity is … [Read more...]
New Study Shows that Lung Cancer Can Lie Dormant for More than 20 Years
A new study, published in the medical journal Science, has revealed that lung cancer can lie dormant for more than 20 years, before waking up, growing and causing damage inside the body. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death inside the United States, which prompted the scientists at the Cancer Research UK to complete the study. The results of this study have shown that after the cancer … [Read more...]
New Study Shows that Regular Family Meals Reduce Effects of Cyberbullying in Teens
A new study found that regular family meals can protect against the negative effects of Cyberbullying in teenagers. Enough is Enough is an organization that seeks to increase internet safety for families and children. According to them, 43% of teenagers with ages between 13 and 17 have experienced some sort of Cyberbullying in the past year. Cyberbullying can have serious implications … [Read more...]
Experimental Ebola Drug Cures 100% Laboratory Monkeys
Amazing news about a new Ebola treatment! A new experimental Ebola drug, called ZMapp, has cure all 18 lab monkeys infected with the Ebola virus. Some of the monkeys showed advanced signs of the disease, such as fever and hemorrhage and were thought to be hours from a certain death. Other monkeys did not receive the drug until 5 days after the infection took place; these monkeys also survived. … [Read more...]
New Study Shows that High Salt Intake Will Heighten MS Symptoms
We all know that high salt intake is bad for our hearts, but a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry revealed that there is a link between high salt intake and Multiple Sclerosis. Sodium is good for the body; our bodies use it do control blood pressure and it ensures that muscles and nerves work the way they are supposed to work. Too much sodium, … [Read more...]
Japan Confirms Dengue Fever Infections, the First Ones in 70 Years
Japanese health officials have confirmed the country’s first Dengue fever infections in 70 years. They said on Thursday that three young people have become infected with the Dengue fever virus and that they are thought to have contracted the disease after being bitten by infected mosquitos in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park. The patients are: a man and a woman, both in their 20s and a teenage person. All … [Read more...]
Amazing Breakthrough for Cinderella Cells
The specialized cells that end up forming the spinal cord, bone and muscle tissue inside a growing embryo are called Cinderella cells and now, for the first time ever, they have been produced inside a laboratory using stem cells. This amazing new discovery can lead the way for countless new treatments. These Cinderella cells are neuro-mesodermal progenitor cells (NMPs). These NMPs are told what … [Read more...]
British Man Infected with the Ebola Virus Begins Treatment in London
William Pooley contracted the deadly virus, while volunteering as a nurse in Sierra Leone. He returned to London where he is beginning treatment for the disease. The 29-year-old man is described to be a hero by the charity organization he volunteered for. The man was flown to London on Sunday, with a specially equipped military aircraft. He’s currently in isolation at the Hampstead’s Royal Free … [Read more...]
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