Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb
The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion.
Sep 19, 2021
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Medications
Kids still dying from accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches
(HealthDay)—Accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches is putting children's lives at risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Jul 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study unravels interplay between sleep, chronic pain and spinal cord stimulation
Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain. Between 67 to 88 percent of them also suffer from ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Health
Home remedies: Acne affects people of all ages
Acne is a skin condition that occurs when your hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. It often causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples, and usually appears on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Health informatics
Best Buy Health shows first signs of success with Geek Squad helping at-home patients
That next visit from one of Best Buy's Geek Squad workers might not be for help with a television or to install a speaker but instead to learn about a blood pressure cuff or set up a pulse oximeter, which then sends readings ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Heart attack patients take longer to call emergency when symptoms are gradual
Heart attack symptoms can be gradual or abrupt and both situations are a medical emergency. That's the main message of research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt virus
Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus' relentless march across Europe.
Mar 8, 2020
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Medications
Simple protocol can improve medicinal treatment for opioid addiction
Unintentional overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, with many people knowing at least one person who has struggled with drug dependence. In a recent study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found ...
May 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why has my cold dragged on so long? And how do I know when it's morphed into something more serious?
Common colds are caused by viruses. There are no effective cures, and antibiotics do not work on viruses, so treatment is targeted at managing the symptoms until your immune system has cleared the cold.
Sep 30, 2022
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Cardiology
Preeclampsia in mothers linked with four-fold higher risk of heart attack in decade after childbirth
Women with preeclampsia develop a higher likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with risks remaining elevated more than 20 years later. The study of more than one million ...
Jan 25, 2023
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