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Universal Flu Vaccine Works in Mice

Universal Flu Vaccine Works in Mice

Latest Cold and Flu News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An experimental flu vaccine gave mice long-lasting protection against six different flu virus strains, researchers report. The nanoparticle vaccine contains two major influenza proteins — matrix protein 2 ectodomain (M2e), and neuraminidase (NA) — and protected the mice for up to four months. […]

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Surgery May Add Years for Patients With Deadly Brain Cancer: Study

Surgery May Add Years for Patients With Deadly Brain Cancer: Study

Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Surgical removal of the entire tumor may extend the lives of patients with a rare and deadly type of brain cancer called brainstem high-grade gliomas, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from 103 patients in the United States who had either a biopsy (15%) […]

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What types of eye doctors are there?

What types of eye doctors are there?

When a person makes an appointment to see an eye doctor, they may consult with an ophthalmologist, an optometrist, or an optician. Each type of eye care practitioner will have different levels of training and expertise and be able to provide different services. There are three different types of eye care practitioner: optometrists, opticians, and […]

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Lichen Planus

Lichen Planus

Lichen planus facts Lichen planus is a chronic recurrent skin disease of unknown cause with no established cure. Lichen planus generally affects adults and can involve any portion of the skin and lining tissue (mucous membranes) of the mouth and/or vagina, but it has a predilection for the wrists, ankles, and oral and genital tissues. […]

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Probiotics: Don’t Buy the Online Hype

Probiotics: Don’t Buy the Online Hype

Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many people turn to the internet with health questions, but how reliable is the information you find? When it comes to probiotics, a new study urges caution. The research found that of 150 websites that came up with a […]

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Why Tidying Up Is Sometimes Harder Than Expected

Why Tidying Up Is Sometimes Harder Than Expected

Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you can’t quite bring yourself to declutter your home and toss out unneeded possessions, one reason why might surprise you. Researchers say the emotional tug you feel might be loneliness. “When consumers make decisions about how to get rid of multiple possessions, […]

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Trauma of Miscarriage May Trigger PTSD

Trauma of Miscarriage May Trigger PTSD

Latest Pregnancy News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) isn’t confined to soldiers on the battlefield; it can happen to anyone after a traumatic event — including pregnancy loss. After a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, 1 in 6 women can have PTSD nearly a year later, […]

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Prices of MS Medications Keep Soaring

Prices of MS Medications Keep Soaring

Latest Neurology News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The cost of essential medications for multiple sclerosis have nearly tripled this decade, despite the release of the first generic MS drug, a new study shows. The 2015 release of glatiramer acetate — the generic version of Copaxone — did nothing […]

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U.S. Drug Deaths Might Be Twice as High as Thought

U.S. Drug Deaths Might Be Twice as High as Thought

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Drugs may kill twice as many Americans as government records suggest, a new study claims. In 2016, the reported rate of drug-related deaths among 15- to 64-year-olds was 9% — compared with about 4% several years earlier — with 63,000 deaths classified as drug-related. […]

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Americans Drinking More Than Before Prohibition

Americans Drinking More Than Before Prohibition

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol consumption by Americans has been on the rise for two decades and is now greater than when Prohibition was enacted in the late 1910s, federal data shows. The average amount of alcohol downed by adults and teens before Prohibition was just under 2 […]