Infraredx, Inc., a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, has announced the publication of key data supporting the ability of its TVC Imaging System to detect lipid core plaque in patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial...
In a series of lab experiments designed to unravel the workings of a key enzyme widely considered a possible trigger of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique subset of antibodies that have a...
the last few months I've been constantly weak, although sometimes its worse. I've also had some muscle shaking and twitching. Been to neurologist and the MRI was fine, I of course am worried its neurological, but I have to try and fix these deficiencies. Is 13 for Vitamin D (whatever that...
My phone(LG Venice,boost mobile) keeps breaking my chargers! I'm not doing it I believe it's my phone, it overheats non stop, restarts itself and idk what to do. I just bought this phone on February 28th 2013 and idk what do I do???? I just got a new charger, a BRAND NEW charger on the 1st, 2...
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don’t respond to standard antidepressant therapy.
Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are...
Most children who suffer from sports-related concussions recover within a few days.Â? However, in a small number of children, symptoms can last for a month or more.Â? Although there have been numerous theories as to what might predict a longer recovery time, there is no definitive answer as to...
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped a close one to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, but might have lost much more than one game — All-Star shooting guard Kobe Bryant suffered what the team called a severe left ankle sprain late in the fourth quarter and has been ruled out indefinitely.
The...
Arkansas’s new “Human Heartbeat Protection Act” will outlaw abortions that happen after 12 weeks, the earliest time that a fetus’s heartbeat would be detectable by ultrasound. No other state has ever passed legislation to restrict abortion within a pregnancy’s first trimester. More »
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A former drug addicted alcoholic and rehabilitation champion urges people to never give up hope that an addict can recover, no matter how far down the track to destruction they are. Ian Young was a drug addicted alcoholic who considered himself to be one step ahead of the law at all times. But...
In a study to be presented on February 14 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing the effectiveness of preemptive treatment for hyperemesis...
Having a severe headache is a horrible feeling: you can’t bandage it up or put pressure on the wound or inject some novocaine to help yourself sleep. Migraines can affect your work, social life, mental health and several other aspects … More »
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A study in Sweden found that hypnotherapy can help many people with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) alleviate their symptoms. Perjohan Lindfors, a doctoral student at Sahlgrenska Academy, the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, came to this conclusion in a thesis titled "Implementation of...
New research from the US finds that older people who have a positive view on aging are more likely to recover from severe disability than those who hold negative stereotypes about being older. It calls for more studies to investigate whether promoting positive age stereotypes extends...
An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood sugar disorder that predisposes patients to heart disease, say UC Davis researchers who led the review. The findings appear in an article titled...
A Connecticut small town's Little League is reeling after one of its all-star team coaches reacted so angrily to an umpire's call that the umpire called off the entire game.
As you can see in the video above, a coach from the Wilton (Conn.) Little League's 11-year-old all-star squad...
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait and later on, often by cognitive and behavioral problems. British Columbia University researchers have discovered that the...
Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are most strongly associated with premature births and severe birth defects in the United States. The researchers used a new blood test developed by scientists at the National Institute of...
We already know how damaging Hollywood and the media are for our body image and our society's unhealthy obsession with being thin. But now, according to a new study, Facebook is also fueling that "skinny is better" idealism, so much so that it's considered a culprit for severe eating disorders...
I am a young adult, female and all my life I always been afraid of doctors. The smell of the doctors’ office, the white coats they wear, are really serve as triggers of me passing out. Every time I go to a doctor I feel dizzy and light-headed, and I can feel my heart racing to the point I see...
In a world first, University of Queensland and CSIRO scientists have measured the relationship between current climate, climate change and habitat loss on plants and animals on a global scale. Their results, published recently in Global Change Biology indicate that areas with high temperatures...