Why Do Women Have More Autoimmune Diseases? Study Points to X Chromosome
The molecules that silence a woman’s second X chromosome can confuse the immune system, a new study suggests. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer
Month: February 2024
Learn about Acupuncture at Itasca Unitarian Fellowship | News | grandrapidsmn.com – Herald Review
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Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers
NEW YORK — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base’s contaminated drinking water. Federal health officials called the research one the largest … Read more
Climate Change Behind Africa Cholera Surge, Top Health Officials Say
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s chief health advisory body, has tied the worst outbreak of cholera in three years to climate change, saying adverse weather is raising the risk of this disease faster than in the rest of the world. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That’s as floods in Democratic Republic of Congo … Read more
Americans Increasingly Use Alternative Therapies for Pain Care – Pain News Network
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Manual Therapy as an Alternative Treatment Option for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Case Report – Cureus
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You might think they’re Bausch & Lomb eye drops. The FDA says they’re dangerous fakes
Three brands of eye drops that can be bought online not only haven’t been approved for sale in the United States, but an FDA warning says they’re fakes and one … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Biogen Plans to Shut Down Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm
Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, and it will stop sales of … Read more
Robots Created to Help Patients in Hospitals Pass Testing Phase
A collection of eight robots designed by PAL Robotics and trialed by researchers collaborating across multiple universities in Europe and the Middle East have successfully passed the testing phase with patients. The robots, referred to as SPRING (Socially Assistive Robots in Gerontological Healthcare), are designed to provide comfort to elderly patients and alleviate their anxiety, … Read more