World Rallies for Little Girl to Purchase $2.1 Million Drug
July 9, 2021 — Athletes, influencers, musicians, and people around the globe are teaming up in a final push to raise money that could potentially save the life of a 17-month-old girl in Denmark. At 10 months old, Ayah Lundt was diagnosed with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that […]
Narcolepsy and Your Diet
Eating well is a good choice for everyone, but it may be especially important for people with narcolepsy. If you have narcolepsy, you have a higher risk of obesity. People with narcolepsy “have a tendency to put on weight because of the pathophysiological changes in narcolepsy,” says Michael Thorpy, MD, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders […]
No Evidence Muscle Relaxers Ease Low Back Pain
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Although tens of millions of Americans turn to muscle relaxants for lower back pain relief, a new Australian review finds little evidence that such drugs actually work. That’s the conclusion of a deep-dive into 31 prior investigations, which collectively enlisted more than 6,500 […]
As Delta Surges, FDA Pressured to Fully Approve COVID Vaccines
July 9, 2021 — More and more experts are urging the FDA to grant full approval to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines because it might jump-start the stalled national vaccination program and slow down the surge of the Delta variant infection. The FDA granted emergency use authorization in December to those two vaccines, […]
Your Job Could Put You at Much Higher Risk for Flu
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Your job may significantly increase your risk of catching the flu, with potential implications for the spread of other infectious diseases including COVID-19, according to new research. On average, working folks are 35% more likely to get the flu than those without jobs, but […]
You Have a Sixth Sense You Probably Aren’t Using Yet
July 8, 2021 — Humans have a sixth sense that most of us aren’t using, but could learn to. Some people who are blind have already figured out how to tap into this, in much the same way dolphins navigate underwater and bats find their way in pitch darkness. And it is only a […]
Climate Change Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Climate change has already become deadly enough to cause 5 million extra deaths worldwide each year, researchers report. “This is the first study to get a global overview of mortality due to non-optimal temperature conditions between 2000 and 2019, the hottest period since the […]
Why Some Patients Say Yes
July 7, 2021 — Rolfe Johnson is a glass-half-full kind of guy, but also a realist. As a longtime attorney in Houston, only recently retired, he specialized in taking companies public, so he is also a man who knows how to do his homework. Johnson also has Alzheimer’s disease. So, when his neurologist called […]
Can Overweight Docs Really Give Credible Weight Loss Advice?
July 7, 2021 — Kevin Gendreau, MD, a weight loss doctor at Southcoast Health in Fall River, MA, lets patients know that he was once obese. He says this knowledge inspires and motivates them to lose weight. After dropping 125 pounds over 18 months, “I can relate to their binges, hardships, and plateaus on […]
Postpartum Depression Affects Dads, Too
July 6, 2021 — Postpartum depression isn’t just something new mothers can get. Turns out it can affect new fathers, too, according to a new study. Michael W., a 38-year-old New Jersey-based attorney, and his wife had been excitedly planning for the birth of their baby and were overjoyed when she was born. […]