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Is Your Daughter, the Athlete, Eating Enough?

Is Your Daughter, the Athlete, Eating Enough?

By Len CanterHealthDay Reporter Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Exercise is essential for girls, but problems can occur if they take in too few calories. Young females who eat too little risk menstrual irregularity, weak bones and eating disorders. Among high school girls, only 1% have all three issues, […]

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malathion (Ovide)

malathion (Ovide)

What is malathion, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Malathion is a pesticide used for killing head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). It kills head lice and lice eggs by blocking the activity of enzymes (cholinesterase) that breaks-down and inactivates acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) in head lice. This causes high levels of acetylcholine which leads […]

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First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma

First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma

THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The first transmission of the Ebola virus in Congo’s major city of Goma was announced Thursday by the country’s health ministry. Latest Infectious Disease News It said the disease has been confirmed in the 1-year-old daughter of a man who died of Ebola on Wednesday. The man had […]

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Digoxin vs. metoprolol

Digoxin vs. metoprolol

Digoxin vs. metoprolol: What’s the difference? Digoxin is used for treating adults with mild to moderate congestive heart failure and for treating abnormal heart rhythms. Digoxin is also used for increasing myocardial contractility in pediatric patients with heart failure. Metoprolol is used to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, heart pain, hyperthyroidism, and some […]

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Digoxin vs. dobutamine

Digoxin vs. dobutamine

Digoxin vs. dobutamine: What’s the difference? Digoxin and dobutamine are used to treat different heart conditions. Digoxin is used for treating adults with mild to moderate congestive heart failure and for treating abnormally rapid atrial rhythms (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia). It also is used for increasing myocardial contractility in pediatric patients with heart […]

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How Does Meth Trigger Heart Disease? New Research Offers Clues

How Does Meth Trigger Heart Disease? New Research Offers Clues

Latest Heart News THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Autopsies have uncovered new insight into how the illegal drug methamphetamine harms the heart. Preliminary findings presented Thursday at an American Heart Association meeting, in Boston, suggest that meth triggers a buildup of tough protein fibers known as collagen in the heart muscle. Previous autopsy […]

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AHA News: Chemical Widely Used in Medical Plastic Alters Heart Function in Lab Tests

AHA News: Chemical Widely Used in Medical Plastic Alters Heart Function in Lab Tests

Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Plastic medical devices abound in hospitals. IV bags, catheters and feeding tubes cram every corner. But the chemicals that make these medical items so flexible may be changing transmission of the electrical impulses that help keep the heart pumping, according to new research. […]

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Overweight Men May Feel Stigmatized, Too

Overweight Men May Feel Stigmatized, Too

Latest Diet & Weight Management News WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — It’s not only women who agonize over their excess pounds. Stigma about being overweight can cause physical and emotional harm to men, too. “It’s often assumed that conversations about weight loss, poor body image, and dieting are more salient for women. Men […]

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Drug Duo May Be an Advance Against a Common Leukemia

Drug Duo May Be an Advance Against a Common Leukemia

Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A two-drug combo helps patients with a common form of leukemia survive longer than the current standard of care, a new clinical trial finds. The phase 3 trial of more than 500 U.S. patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) found that a combination of rituximab […]

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Vitamin A Linked to Lower Odds of Common Skin Cancer

Vitamin A Linked to Lower Odds of Common Skin Cancer

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Wondering if you can do more than slap on some sunscreen to prevent skin cancer? A new study suggests that getting more vitamin A may help. The study of around 125,000 Americans found that people with the highest intake of vitamin […]