Joint Pain? Don't Blame the Weather
It's not uncommon for people to blame achy joints on the weather, but two new studies from Australia suggest that changes in air pressure or rainy days are not the culprits for your aches and pains. In the studies, both of which were conducted by researchers at The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Sydney in Australia, the scientists compared people's reports of pain to weather data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The researchers found there were no lin..>> view originalChildren's Whirligig Toy Inspires a Low-Cost Laboratory Test
Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children's toy to create a hand-powered centrifuge for processing blood tests. Kurt Hickman /Stanford University hide caption toggle caption Kurt Hickman /Stanford University Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children's toy to create a hand-..>> view originalFDA Issues Safety Advice for Cardiac Device Over Hacking Threat
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new advice about how to safeguard implantable cardiac devices against hackers. A wireless transmitter used to transmit data from cardiac devices to medical providers, the Merlin@home Transmitter made ...>> view originalReview: 'Nicotine,' the Stuff of Burning Desire
It doesn’t always click. There are passages (“I saw myself as a part of a field of tension”) that, in this translation by Jen Calleja, veer close to psychobabble. But when “Nicotine” stays dry, earthy and combustible, like a Virginia tobacco blend, it has a lot to say and says it well. Photo Gregor Hens Credit Peter von Felbert The author does not resemble your idea of a former serious smoker. There Mr. Hens is, blue-eyed and dimpled, in his author photo on the back flap..>> view originalAre prenatal vitamins worth the money?
A stock image of vitamins. × Are prenatal vitamins worth the money? A stock image of vitamins. (CNN) — Women who are planning or able to become pregnant should take 400 to 800 micrograms of folic acid every day, the US Preventive Services Task Force affirmed in a recommendation Tuesday. “These supplements can be taken as a daily multivitamin, prenatal vitamin, or single tablet that has the recommended amount of folic acid,” task force member and pediatrician Dr. Alex Kemper said in a..>> view originalFlu-like illness hits high level, Va. and N.C. officials recommend masks in hospitals
Public health officials in Hampton roads and Northeast North Carolina say the seasonal influenza-like illness is now at a high level. Local area hospitals and healthcare systems are recommending that all patients and visitors wear masks to help prevent the flu from spreading. The masks are recommended in hospitals, medical facilities, and physician practices. The masks and hand sanitizer will be provided at facility entrances. Health officials say even those who have had the flu vaccine should ..>> view originalTwinkies recalled because of powdered milk Salmonella issue
This week a seasonal version of the iconic American snack cake — Hostess Twinkies — joined dozens of other foods as a victim of a secondary recall because of Salmonella contamination at a powdered milk plant. Hostess Brands LLC of Kansas City, MO, ...>> view original'Tree Man' has surgery: What causes this rare condition?
A 27-year-old man in Bangladesh known as the "tree man" recently underwent surgery to remove the extensive, wood-like warts that covered his hands and feet. But what causes this rare disease? Over the past year, the man, Abul Bajandar, has undergone 16 surgeries to remove 11 lbs. (5 kilograms) of the unusual growths from his hands and feet, according toAgence France-Presse (AFP). Prior to the surgery, the growths were so extensive that Bajandar could not feed himself or hold his daughter. "Now ..>> view originalVaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy Jr. says Trump asked him to lead commission on 'vaccine safety'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a proponent of a widely discredited theory that vaccines cause autism, said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump asked him to chair a new commission on vaccines. Hours later, however, a spokeswoman for Trump’s transition said that while Trump would like to create a commission on autism, no final decision had been made. If Trump follows through, the stunning move would push up against established science, medicine and the government’s position on the issue. It comes a..>> view originalIt's all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds
Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more often, new research suggests.Even people who get less exercise than recommended have less risk than folks who don't break a sweat at all."If someone is completely inactive, the best thing they can do is even getting out and taking a walk," said Hannah Arem, a health researcher at George Washington U..>> view original
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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