Surgical approaches to treating tennis elbow may not offer additional benefit to patients, say researchers. Their study, a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial, explored patient responses to a common surgery aimed at repairing a damaged elbow, compared to a placebo procedure. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
New York Times No evidence of cognitive issues when evolocumab added to statin therapyMedical XpressThere is no evidence that adding a new cholesterol-lowering drug to treatment with a statin causes memory loss or other problems with cognition or thinking, according to findings from the EBBINGHAUS study, the largest, most rigorously designed study to …Anti-PCSK9 Drugs: An … Read more
Fox News The dangers of strep throatFox NewsIn late fall and early spring, you’re probably not too concerned about catching colds and dealing with sore throats. You’re busy enjoying the changing seasons, and you should be. If you do happen to get a sore throat that lasts several days, you should …Tennessee woman has six … Read more
Science Times ‘Edamame’ Listeria Fears Results To Nationwide RecallScience TimesAll Edamame dated from January 3 through March 17 was recalled nationwide because of listeria contamination. Advanced Fresh Concepts which is based in California has to get back their product packaged in 8-ounce refrigerated packs. Like Us on …What you need to know about Publix’s edamame recall … Read more
Los Angeles Times San Francisco woman dies after drinking poisonous teaLos Angeles TimesA woman is dead after drinking tea containing a lethal poison that she unwittingly bought from an herbalist in San Francisco’s Chinatown, public health officials announced Monday. The woman, whose identity was not released, became sick within an hour …Woman dies after drinking toxic … Read more
PEOPLE.com 5-Year-Old Who Had Heartwarming Reaction to Heart Transplant Is Now Rejecting New OrganPEOPLE.comTwo weeks ago, 5-year-old Ari Schultz received a heart transplant after spending 211 days at Boston Children’s Hospital. Ari’s heartwarming reaction to his transplant quickly went viral. But Ari’s status has taken a turn for the worse post-surgery as …5-year-old whose reaction … Read more
SFGate Federal surveys trim LGBT questions, alarming advocatesSFGateNEW YORK (AP) — LGBT advocates are questioning the Trump administration’s quiet deletion of questions on sexuality from two federal surveys. Combined with the withdrawal of another planned survey evaluating the effectiveness of a homelessness …Trump Administration Removes LGBTQ Questions From Elderly SurveyNBCNews.comLGBTQ advocates fear erasure of LGBTQ seniors … Read more
NPR Ketamine For Severe Depression: ‘How Do You Not Offer This Drug to People?’NPRGerard Sanacora, a professor of psychiatry at Yale University, has treated hundreds of severely depressed patients with low doses of ketamine, an anesthetic and popular club drug that isn’t approved for depression. This sort of “off-label” prescribing …Is it safe to take … Read more
Fox News Officials investigating patient’s death after butt lift procedure at Miami clinicFox NewsA Miami clinic is under fire after one of its patients died Thursday following a Brazilian butt lift procedure, marking the second such death in a one-year span. Ranika Hall, 25, had traveled to Eres Plastic Surgery from her Kansas City home … Read more
NPR Studies Suggest Cautious Optimism About Declines In Teen Opioid UseNPRIn the midst of an opioid epidemic that continues to devastate families, a sliver of hope has arrived. Two long-term studies published Monday show that opioid use among teens and opioid poisonings among younger children are on the decline. Though it …Studies shed light on … Read more