I've died EIGHT times due to frightening 'widow-maker' heart attacks
Evan Wasserstrom suffered a widow-maker heart attack at the age of 40 years which is fatal for nine in ten sufferers. His heart stopped six times in the ambulance and twice in hospital.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is the Pirola just another 'scariant'? Covid strain not linked to serious illness and jabs expected to hold up against infection, health chiefs say
'Encouraging' lab tests show immunity offered by jabs and previous infection are likely to still protect against the heavily mutated strain, the UK Health Security Agency said today.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England - as map reveals hotspots
Cases of the bacterial infection, spread by coughing, hit 2,408 in England during the first half of 2023 - seven per cent more than logged over the same period last year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NICE moves CVD advice closer to QOF and updates treatment escalation options
NICE draft guidance on cardiovascular disease backs a new target for lipid levels for secondary prevention and offers advice on escalating treatment for people on statins.
Source: GP Online News - September 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Cold weather has killed four-times as many Brits as heat in recent decades - but rising temperatures pose 'growing threat', experts warn
Researchers estimate there were more than 53,000 heat-related deaths and more than 215,000 from cold in England and Wales from 1988 to 2022.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Arthritis...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CHD Risk Increased for Men Exposed to Work Strain, Effort-Reward Imbalance
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Men exposed to job strain or effort-reward imbalance (ERI) have an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Screen Time at Age 1 Year Tied to Worse Later Developmental Performance
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics. Midori Yamamoto, Ph.D., from...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Artificial Intelligence Has High Performance for Detecting PCOS
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have high diagnostic and classification performance for detection of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a review published online Sept. 18 in Frontiers in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Higher Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Increase Risk for Later Depression
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Greater ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with an increased risk for depression, according to a research letter published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Chatpol Samuthpongtorn, M.D., from Massachusetts...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Machine Learning Model Can Predict Mortality After Hip Fracture
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- A machine learning model based on high-ranking biomarkers can predict mortality in patients with hip fracture, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in the Journal of Orthopedic Research. George Asrian, M.D.,...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Even LABOUR wouldn't meet striking NHS doctors' pay demands: Shadow Health Secretary labels 35% rise 'unaffordable'
Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, said a 35 per cent rise is 'not a policy that Labour will be able to afford' and medics face waiting until the 2030s for pay to reaches that level.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nearly HALF of parents have given children under 13 melatonin to help them sleep - despite risk of side effects
Nearly half of US parents have given melatonin to their kids under 13, a survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found. This can lead to side effects, poisoning, and dementia.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sleeplay Recognized for Health Care Standard of Excellence Web Award
Sleeplay, an online CPAP store committed to providing the next generation with expert guidance and premium CPAP products for improved sleep therapy, is pleased to announce its recent recognition. The company's website, expertly crafted and developed, has received the Health Care Standard...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news

Revealed: More than half of sick Brits wait longer than FOUR HOURS in A&E at the worst performing NHS trusts - so how does your hospital fare?
NHS data revealed 54 per cent of sick Brits showing up to Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the year to March 2023 waited at least four hours for care.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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