Sexual addiction is still thought by many not to be an actual addiction; and when we say many, we mean the ones who rejected it from being included in the latest version of the DSM-5 (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders). Now a new study may have uncovered some important new data that is hopefully going to get professionals and patients to treat this disease as a real … [Read more...]
Girl Thought Cured of HIV has had Infection Relapse
Three years ago there was a huge breakthrough in the treatment of HIV for children born with the HIV virus. A young girl (18 months) infected with the virus was cured by an aggressive drug treatment and was virus-free. The medical news took the world by storm and the doctors involved with her treatment and therapy had hoped that this would be the beginning of a new treatment for those born with … [Read more...]
Rehabilitation Therapy for Age-Related Loss of Vision Cuts Depression Risk in Half
A new study revealed that rehabilitation therapy for age-related loss of vision cuts depression risk in half. The risk of depression has always been associated with those whose vision has degraded due to their age. And when you think about it, it’s natural. Once you lose your vision, everything else doesn’t really quite cut it. Age-related macular degeneration or AMD is the leading cause of … [Read more...]
One Step Closer to Developing a Blood Test to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
The results of a new study were published and they are spectacular! The study reveals new information that brings us closer to developing a blood test to predict Alzheimer’s disease. The study was conducted by the Proteome Sciences and King’s College in London, UK. Blood samples were taken from 1,148 people: 476 patients with Alzheimer’s disease, 220 with MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment) and 452 … [Read more...]
First All-Oral Hepatitis C Treatment Cleared by Japan
Great news for Hep C sufferers! The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced today, July 7, 2014, that it has approved the first all-oral hepatitis C treatment. The drug is a combination of daclatasvir and asunaprevir and it treats patients with genotype 1 chronic hep C virus infection and the drug can even treat those with compensated cirrhosis of the liver. For those who are … [Read more...]
Argentinian Football Legend, Alfredo Di Stéfano Dies at Age 88
Alfredo Stéfano di Stéfano Laulhe was one of the best football players in the history of the game and today, July 7, 2014, the world lost him. On July 4 Alfredo di Stéfano turned 88 years old and just one day later he suffered a massive heart attack on the street in Madrid. The paramedics performed resuscitation on him for 18 minutes and took him to the Hospital Gregorio Maranon in Madrid. They … [Read more...]