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The old admonition that "love is fleeting, but herpes is forever" may need revising in the near future as scientists report success in clearing the herpes virus from cells in the lab.
Lung repair after smoking is a major concern for ex-smokers. The healing powers of fruit have often been played down, but a new European study reveals how ex-smokers can heal their lungs by eating more fruits such as tomatoes, apples. and bananas.
Now there's a valid excuse for women and professional house cleaners to ease up on their cleaning activities: cleaning products are toxic and inhibit women's breathing over time. However, men are not affected.
Discover why some experts believe putting your child in timeout is not a good parenting method and offer this advice as an alternative parenting skill.
It is said that a person's nose grows throughout his life. With age, the "olfactory apparatus" becomes bigger and rounder, but many do not attach much importance to this. This can be a sign of rhinophyma - a disease where the nose becomes large, red, and bumpy. A military veteran from St. Petersburg, Russia, had an extreme case of rhinophyma.
Stress can affect you at any time of the year, no matter your age or location. Stress is a major part of our lives, but it can either mobilize the body or have a seriously destructive effect on the entire body.
Our body is at its best when we stick to a certain schedule. However, sometimes if we break away from our usual habits, the body can become confused, and this can lead to problems with the intestine. Here are some of the most common causes of having constipation in the winter and chewable tablets that help.
Today more than ever parents want the answer to what's causing increased depression in American teens. Turns out the answer is most obvious, but the least believed. The role of nutrition in mental health has never been more prevalent.
Typical treatment for depression commonly involves medication and/or psychotherapy. Researchers are now taking a serious look at the impact of a diet for depression as an additional form of treatment, and the results have shown the undeniable positive impact of food on mood.
Winter is the time not only for the long-awaited New Year holidays, snow, skiing, skating, sleigh riding, and building snowmen that children. It is also the time when people are especially susceptible to colds and acute respiratory viral infections. Such is the case for many reasons, including a lack of sunlight and energy, vitamins, and a general decrease in immunity. What are winter colds, how are they dangerous, and how can one avoid them?
An Excess of Testosterone in Women Can Lead to AcneIt seems that only the young and inexperienced suffer from acne. But acne can affect people who are far past puberty. And now, at that age, when you’re least expecting any skin problems- your skin breaks out, is greasy, you get blackheads, or your skin is otherwise irritated. Doctors, cosmetologists, and dermatologists say that you cannot ignore the problem and mask acne with cosmetics; you need to find out the cause for the issue.
If one has an unhealthy lifestyle, they will end up having a weak immune system. This begs the question, what can one do so that they can strengthen their immune system.
The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreysus, warned the medical community that humanity is not ready, and is, therefore, vulnerable to a pandemic.
Today is the seventh day of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Since one of the main goals of the Olympics is to popularize physical activity, here we will discuss which winter sports are considered to be the best for one’s health. Check out the benefits of Skating, Curling and Snowboarding compared to skiing.
A new study shows that while encouraging the practice of "Back-to-Sleep" for all infants back in the '90s has decreased SIDS overall, it has not done so for newborns in their first week of life. Here are some surprising nursing habits new moms may want to avoid during a newborn's first week of life.
A team of young scientists in Russia introduced a new therapeutic material based on nanofibers made of polycaprolactone, modified with a thin film with antibacterial composition and components of human blood plasma. Biodegradable dressings from such fibers increase the growth of tissue cells, which contributes to the normal regeneration of damaged tissues and also prevents the formation of scars in severe burns.
As a Valentine's Day gift, two mothers from Los Angeles displayed to the public the talents of their children who have autism with a great message to the public.
BACE1 finding reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the mice who have Alzheimer's disease, opening a wide door for finding treatment for humans.
Energy drinks are not safe for children and adolescents, and should not be marketed for them, warns The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). ACSM published an official statement on those drinks. Should energy drinks be banned for minors, teens and the youth for their dangerous side effects?
Prominent Psychiatrist, Doctor Daniel Amen offers advice to parents on how to talk to their children in the aftermath of today’s high school shooting in Parkland Florida.
Jennifer Jones looks incredulously around her. She does understand what is going on; she seems to be in a trance. Lying on a bed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by machines that keep her balanced and with wires going in and out of her body, she will experience something new. And she is nervous. For the first time, she can breathe on her own after a lung transplant surgery.
With the aim of improving the quality of life for patients with migraines, a team from the Center for Computational Simulation (CCS) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in Spain is working on a project to achieve a wearable device capable of predicting and alerting the onset of migraine pains.
Through examining brain tissue, researchers said that they found similarities between certain mental illnesses, including autism and schizophrenia, and similar patterns of gene expression were found in people with autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vagus nerve stimulator for the treatment of migraines in adults, which is called gammaCore. The portable device is placed on the vagus nerve in the neck, releasing a slight electrical stimulation to the afferent nerve fibers. gammaCore relieves migraine pain from the outside.
When he was 13 years old, Julian Rios Cantu’s mother was diagnosed with cancer for the second time that almost took her life. This motivated Julian to investigate how to help patients with breast cancer and, after 2 years of research, he created a special bra attachment called Higia that can help in the early detection of breast cancer.
According to data reported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, in the developing world, between 5 and 25% of eye diseases are causing blindness in the population. This causes the patient's life to be radically transformed since it limits their daily activities as well as their way of communicating with others. Researchers now find dissolving contact lenses that help help to treat eye disease.
Are you diabetic and looking for an easy way to lower your blood sugar levels after a meal? Researchers announced that a new potential blood sugar lowering drink for diabetics may just be that after dinner drink you need.
Chemicals used in food wrappers, frying pans with non-stick coatings, and clothing, can trigger body weight by interfering with consumers’ metabolism, especially in women, according to Harvard researchers.
Here is a list of frequently asked questions about Tamiflu, taken, shortened, and translated from the "Univision Noticias." Hopefully, these will answer any questions one may have about antiviral drugs.
There has been one widely reported case of suicide, thought to have been attributed to side effects of taking Tamiflu, a popular medication used to treat the influenza virus. Another individual almost committed suicide while on the medication. Charlie Harp, a 16-year-old boy, committed suicide, while a 6-year-old girl from Texas attempted to commit suicide. Here are their stories.
