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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Eating Disorders

Health Tip: Risk Factors for Eating Disorders

Latest Mental Health News (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders can develop among people with a combination of psychological, social and genetic factors, says the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. The collaboration mentions these risk factors for eating disorders: Low self-esteem, or perfectionism. Overvaluing body image in defining self-worth. Stress, depression and trauma. Avoidance of social interaction. […]

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Fewer Americans Now Struggle With ‘Problem’ Pot Use

Fewer Americans Now Struggle With ‘Problem’ Pot Use

Latest Mental Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — There are fewer problem “potheads” today than before the wave of marijuana legalization that’s swept the United States, a new analysis of federal survey data shows. Researchers found an across-the-board decline in daily or near-daily pot users who could be […]

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Ear Infections: ‘Breakthrough’ Ear Tube Surgery Tula Approved

Ear Infections: ‘Breakthrough’ Ear Tube Surgery Tula Approved

Latest Hearing News By Peter Schelden on 11/27/2019 2:28 PM Source: MedicineNet Health News Young children with recurring ear infections may soon have a new surgical option following the FDA approval of a breakthrough ear tube system. The Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) System, approved Monday, will be the first surgical ear tube option for […]

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HIV Early Signs and Stages

HIV Early Signs and Stages

What Causes HIV? HIV is an STD (sexually transmitted disease), and sexual transmission of HIV has been described from men to men, men to women, women to men, and women to women through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. The spread of HIV can occur when these secretions come in contact with tissues such as; those […]

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Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

Latest Diet & Weight Management News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A look at the genetics of hibernating animals might shed light on obesity in humans. “Hibernators have evolved an incredible ability to control their metabolism,” explained Christopher Gregg, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology and Anatomy at the University of […]

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis

How is gastroparesis diagnosed? The most common method for diagnosing gastroparesis is a nuclear medicine test called a gastric emptying study, which measures the emptying of food from the stomach. For this study, a patient eats a meal in which the solid food, liquid food, or both contain a small amount of radioactive material. A […]

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FDA Approves Oxbryta for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

FDA Approves Oxbryta for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

Latest Chronic Pain News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Oxbryta (voxelotor) has been granted accelerated approval for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients ages 12 years and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. Oxbryta is the first approved treatment for sickle cell disease that directly inhibits the root […]

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Switching Mammograms to Once Every 2 Years Could Come With Risks

Switching Mammograms to Once Every 2 Years Could Come With Risks

Latest Cancer News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Women who get mammograms every two years instead of annually might face a greater risk of being diagnosed with larger, later-stage breast tumors, a new, preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among 232 breast cancer patients at their hospital, those who’d […]