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Doxycycline vs. Cipro

Doxycycline vs. Cipro

Doxycycline vs. Cipro: What’s the difference? Doxycycline and Cipro (ciprofloxacin) are antibiotics used to treat many different types of bacterial infections. Brand names for doxycycline include Vibramycin, Oracea, Adoxa, Atridox, Acticlate, Acticlate Cap, Doryx, Doxteric, Doxy, and Monodox. Doxycycline and Cipro are different types of antibiotics. Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic and Cipro is a […]

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AHA News: This May Be Why Slashing Salt Lowers Blood Pressure

AHA News: This May Be Why Slashing Salt Lowers Blood Pressure

Latest High Blood Pressure News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Slash sodium from your diet. That’s the advice inevitably given to everyone. Restricting sodium intake has been key to reducing blood pressure. Now researchers may have found an underlying mechanism to explain why. Scientists examined hundreds of metabolites substances produced during […]

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Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency

Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency

Latest Chronic Pain News TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — As the United States struggles with a painkiller-abuse epidemic, researchers have found that it’s the quantity of opioids prescribed after orthopedic surgery, not the type of opioid, that corresponds with long-term use. “One of the frequent myths we encounter among clinicians is that some […]

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1 in 4 American Workers Struggles With Back Pain

1 in 4 American Workers Struggles With Back Pain

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter Latest Chronic Pain News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If your back aches while on the job, you have plenty of company: New research shows that nearly 40 million American workers suffer from chronic lower back pain. In all, that’s more than a quarter of the workforce reporting lower […]

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California Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit

California Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A elderly California couple who said their cancer was caused by Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup was awarded just over $2 billion by a jury in Oakland on Monday. Latest Cancer News The verdict includes more than $55 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, CNN […]

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Young, and Learning Too Late That Sun Safety Matters

Young, and Learning Too Late That Sun Safety Matters

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The pain Sara Langill felt in her right hip didn’t concern her much, until she felt a lump as she massaged tendons near her hip flexors following a soccer game. “I felt this thing that felt like a rubbery grape,” recalls […]

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Is That Prostate Cancer Worth Treating? Chromosomes May Tell

Is That Prostate Cancer Worth Treating? Chromosomes May Tell

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — To treat, or not to treat: That remains one of the tough conundrums for men with prostate cancer and their doctors, because some tumors may be aggressive, while others may take decades to cause harm. Now, new research suggests that tracking specific changes in the […]

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Looking to Whales for Insight on Human Cancers

Looking to Whales for Insight on Human Cancers

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Whales, the gentle giants of the ocean, may offer clues on fighting cancer in humans, researchers say. Age and weight are known cancer risk factors. So it would seem that whales — which include some of the largest and longest-lived animals on Earth — would […]

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What to know about cluster A personality disorders

What to know about cluster A personality disorders

People define personality disorders in many different ways. According to one definition, a personality disorder is a mental health condition that affects how a person thinks and feels and how they relate to other people. Cluster A disorders usually involve awkwardness in social situations, distorted thinking, and distance from society and relationships. There are 10 […]