Flu vaccines work by exposing the body to a component of the virus so it can "practise" fighting it off, without risking infection. The immune system can then mount a more rapid and effective response when faced with a "real" ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Chronic non-cancer pain is sometimes managed with high-dose opioids, which has partially contributed to the current opioid epidemic. New research from pain specialists at the University of Arizona and Banner – University ...
Apr 5, 2019
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(HealthDay) —Patients who have high triglycerides and take cholesterol-lowering statins to lower their risk for heart attack or stroke can cut that risk by another 30 percent by adding a high-dose omega-3 fatty acid pill, ...
Mar 18, 2019
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(HealthDay)—High-dose vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy is not associated with a child's risk for asthma at age 6 years, according to a research letter published in the March 12 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Almost half of all Canadians regularly take at least one nutritional supplement such as vitamins, minerals, fibre supplements, antacids and fish oils. Many of these individuals are healthy and hoping to improve general well-being ...
Jan 11, 2019
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Researchers recommend greater action to promote best practice as a new study reveals a rise in prescriptions of opioids for treating chronic pain rise between 1998 and 2018.
Dec 21, 2018
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(HealthDay)—You might be surprised to learn that stroke is the number three killer of women.
Dec 11, 2018
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(HealthDay)—People with type 1 diabetes who use marijuana may double their risk of developing a life-threatening complication, a new study suggests.
Nov 8, 2018
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Australians are increasingly using prescription or over-the-counter painkillers to ease emotional, rather than physical, pain. Our cultural understanding of pain is changing, and as a result it's becoming more difficult to ...
Nov 8, 2018
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A cancer diagnosis is tough enough to hear, but a diagnosis that cancer has spread through the body has often been considered a death sentence.
Nov 1, 2018
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