How to Check Your Home for Bedbugs
SATURDAY, March 16, 2024 -- Nothing can spoil a vacation ' s sweet afterglow more than discovering that some unwelcome hitchhikers have accompanied you home.Bedbugs — tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood — are notorious luggage... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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FDA Approves First Drug for Common, Serious Liver Disease, Rezdiffra
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Millions of Americans whose livers develop scar tissue due to a common disease now have the first approved drug, Rezdiffra, to treat the condition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
The condition is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Teen Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Early Death
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Teen pregnancy can change the trajectory of one ' s life, but now a new study suggests it could also shorten that life.
Canadian researchers report that women who were pregnant as teenagers were more likely to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Eating Healthy Slows'Aging Clock,' Helping to Shield Your Brain From Dementia
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Scientists have long noticed that folks who eat healthy have healthier brains as they age, including lowered odds for dementia.
Now, researchers believe they know why: Regimens like the heart-healthy Mediterranean or DASH... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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' Space Headaches' Can Hit Astronauts, Study Finds
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Astronauts who have never had headaches may develop migraines and other tension-type headaches for the first time when they go into space.
A side effect of zero gravity, these headaches start with motion sickness as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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MRI May Predict Who'll Respond Best to Schizophrenia Treatment
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report.
The scan— called a neuromelanin-sensitive MRI, or NM-MRI... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Waterborne Parasite That Can Kill Dogs Is Spreading to U.S. West
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- A parasite that can kill dogs has been found in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through Southern California.
Heterobilharzia americana is a flatworm usually referred as liver fluke. It has never been reported... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Pooch Power:'Relax' Brainwaves Begin When Folks Play With Dogs
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Playing fetch or grooming Fido isn ' t just good for your precious pooch— it also benefits your brain.
Such interactions appear to strengthen brain waves associated with rest and relaxation, South Korean researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Living in Poor Neighborhoods Ups Risks for Dementia, Early Aging
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Doctors looking to help their patients head off dementia may want to ask for their address.
An international team of researchers has linked accelerated brain aging and a higher risk of thinking declines to living in a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Uncooked Morel Mushrooms Proved Fatal for Montana Diners
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- A salmon-and-mushroom sushi roll proved deadly for two restaurant patrons in Montana last year, and experts are sounding the alarm on the dangers of undercooked morel mushrooms.
A total of 51 patrons at an unnamed... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Step Away From the'Go Barefoot Everywhere' TikTok Trend, Experts Say
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Attention, America: ignore the " experts " on TikTok and put your shoes on.
Barefootin ' is risky business, according to Dr. Sari Priesand, a foot specialist at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. " Keep... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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New Immune-Focused Therapy, CAR T Cell Therapy, Shrinks Aggressive Brain Tumors
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Delivering dual-targeted, immune-focused CAR T cancer therapy via a patient ' s spinal fluid quickly shrank deadly brain tumors, researchers report.
CAR T therapy harnesses the power of the patient ' s immune system T-cells,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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HHS Opens Investigation into United Health Cyberattack
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Following a cyberattack on one of the nation ' s largest health insurers that ' s thrown health care payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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What's Your'Sleep Type'? Research Reveals 4 Key Patterns
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024— Do you struggle to sleep during the week and play catch up on the weekend?
Do you toss and turn all night long and start the day in a fog?
Are you a napper?
Or are you among the lucky folks who have no... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Could War Zone Blasts Raise Veterans' Odds for Alzheimer's?
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer ' s disease, new research finds. " Previous research has shown that moderate... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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