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Health Tip: Pregnancy and Amusement Park Rides

Health Tip: Pregnancy and Amusement Park Rides

(HealthDay News) — Pregnant women should not ride roller coasters or other jarring rides at the amusement park, says the American Pregnancy Association. Latest Pregnancy News The rapid starts and stops and jerky motions that characterize these rides can lead to premature separation of the placenta, the group says. Premature separation has occurred among many […]

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Royal Couples Add Voices to Mental Health PSA

Royal Couples Add Voices to Mental Health PSA

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A new mental health PSA in England is voiced by royal couples Prince Harry/Meghan Markle and Prince William/Kate Middleton and features celebrities such as Glenn Close and Gillian Anderson. Latest Mental Health News The PSA is called #EveryMindMatters and aims to “help people take simple steps to look […]

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Flagyl (metronidazole) Side Effects

Flagyl (metronidazole) Side Effects

Flagyl (metronidazole) side effects list for healthcare professionals The following reactions have been reported during treatment with metronidazole: Central Nervous System The most serious adverse reactions reported in patients treated with metronidazole have been convulsive seizures, encephalopathy, aseptic meningitis, optic and peripheral neuropathy, the latter characterized mainly by numbness or paresthesia of an extremity. Since […]

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AHA News: Women and Men Tolerate Heart Transplants Equally Well, But Men May Get Better Hearts

AHA News: Women and Men Tolerate Heart Transplants Equally Well, But Men May Get Better Hearts

Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Women are just as likely as men to survive after a heart transplant despite often getting poorer-quality donor hearts, new research shows. The findings, published this week in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure, sought to shed new light on what […]

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Don’t Let SAD Get the Better of You

Don’t Let SAD Get the Better of You

Latest Depression News SUNDAY, Oct. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you suffer from the winter blues, there are things you can do to make the season less depressing. Clinically known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it happens when there is less sunlight during the day, according to Jeannie Larson, an assistant professor at the […]

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Is Melanoma Suspected? Get 2nd Opinion From Specialist, Study Says

Is Melanoma Suspected? Get 2nd Opinion From Specialist, Study Says

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Melanoma is the most lethal type of skin cancer, and a new study finds that the diagnosis of a suspect lesion gains accuracy when a specialist pathologist is brought on board. Many patients with melanoma are first diagnosed by general practitioners, dermatologists or plastic surgeons. […]

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Relaxation makes worriers more anxious

Relaxation makes worriers more anxious

Some people become more anxious as they attempt to relax because relaxing interrupts their worrying, according to new research. Relaxation techniques may have the opposite effect in some people. Although the intent of relaxation exercises is to reduce anxiety, for some people, they have the opposite effect. A new study concludes that, in these people, […]

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Can simply naming vegetables differently increase healthful eating?

Can simply naming vegetables differently increase healthful eating?

How do you encourage people to eat their greens? A new study shows that naming vegetable dishes with adjectives that promote their flavor increases positive thinking about healthful eating. New research examines the psychological effect of food descriptions. For some, a healthful diet means having to tolerate eating bland tasting, unsatisfying foods, which can seem […]