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Toes Become Fingers in the Brains of ‘Foot Painters’

Toes Become Fingers in the Brains of ‘Foot Painters’

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter Latest Neurology News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you use your feet like hands from birth, the brain will create a different “map” of the toes that’s more like the one it has for the fingers, new research reveals. That’s the case with Tom Yendell and Peter Longstaff, […]

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What Fuels Your Appetite for Taking a Gamble?

What Fuels Your Appetite for Taking a Gamble?

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Variations in brain activity when a person is idle may affect their decisions about risky behavior, according to a new study. The findings may help explain why people are inconsistent — and sometimes irrational — and could lead to new treatments for gambling addiction, […]

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Anti-Addiction Meds Can Help Teen Opioid Abusers, Too

Anti-Addiction Meds Can Help Teen Opioid Abusers, Too

Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The epidemic of opioid addiction and abuse ravaging the United States is also affecting teenagers. Now, research confirms that anti-addiction medications that help adult abusers can also help teen patients. “Adolescents with severe opioid use disorder may benefit from a medication as part of […]

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Health Tip: Avoiding Cholera

Health Tip: Avoiding Cholera

(HealthDay News) — Cholera causes 95,000 deaths around the world each year, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Latest Infectious Disease News All travelers and residents in areas where cholera is occurring should take precautions to protect themselves and family members. To avoid contracting cholera, the CDC recommends: Drink and use safe […]

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Coxsackievirus

Coxsackievirus

Alexander, Jr., James P., et al. “Coxsackievirus B2 Infection and Aseptic Meningitis: A Focal Outbreak among Members of a High School Football Team.” The Journal of Infectious Diseases 167.5 May 1, 1993. Bennet, Nicholas John. “Pediatric Enteroviral Infections Clinical Presentation.” Medscape.com. June 16, 2017. <https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/963637-clinical>. Blomqvist, S., P. Kemola, P., S. Kaijalainen, et al. “Co-circulation […]

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Group B Strep

Group B Strep

What should I know about group B strep? Group B strep bacteria can cause infections in a pregnant woman and her baby. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are bacteria found normally in the intestine, vagina, and rectum in about 25% of all healthy pregnant women. Group B strep infections can affect newborn babies and adults. Most […]

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AHA News: She Had a Stroke at 21; So Did Her Co-worker

AHA News: She Had a Stroke at 21; So Did Her Co-worker

Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — While in the hospital recovering from a stroke, 21-year-old Alex Leary was trying to make sense of what happened when she got a text message from a co-worker she barely knew. Vicky King wrote that she understood what Leary was going through. A […]

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Fitter Bodies Make for Healthier Brains, Study Finds

Fitter Bodies Make for Healthier Brains, Study Finds

By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter Latest Exercise & Fitness News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re looking for incentives to hit the gym, new research suggests that staying in good shape may help preserve brain structure, boost memory, and improve the ability to think clearly and quickly. The finding follows an analysis of […]

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How Your Genes Affect the Number on Your Scale

How Your Genes Affect the Number on Your Scale

By Len CanterHealthDay Reporter Latest Diet & Weight Management News THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Could your genes be keeping you from losing weight? While you shouldn’t use a family tendency toward wide hips or an apple shape as an excuse to stray from a healthy diet, acceptance can help you reassess your […]