Tuesday 31 July 2018

New Zealand ranked highest in the world for skin cancer


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Paper shows Cannabidiol potentiates chemotherapy in pre-clinical mouse models of pancreatic cancer. Multiple media reports are shamefully pitching this as the next big thing in pancreatic cancer drug development.


Paper shows Cannabidiol potentiates chemotherapy in pre-clinical mouse models of pancreatic cancer. Multiple media reports are shamefully pitching this as the next big thing in pancreatic cancer drug development.: https://ift.tt/2v7ZyWK Read more... https://ift.tt/2LK4vzH

"Guns do not kill people; neither do cigarettes, cars, motorcycles, fast food, alcohol, drugs, or sweetened beverages." But at least we fund public health research on those topics - researchers in JAMA call for more evidence-based public health policy on guns.


"Guns do not kill people; neither do cigarettes, cars, motorcycles, fast food, alcohol, drugs, or sweetened beverages." But at least we fund public health research on those topics - researchers in JAMA call for more evidence-based public health policy on guns.: https://ift.tt/2v7xQJI Read more... https://ift.tt/2n1FQrq

FDA May Soon Allow MDMA Prescriptions for PTSD - MDMA, which was banned by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1985, could be available by prescription as soon as 2021.


FDA May Soon Allow MDMA Prescriptions for PTSD - MDMA, which was banned by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1985, could be available by prescription as soon as 2021.: https://ift.tt/2KcnUTS Read more... https://ift.tt/2Owaztb

Digital therapeutics are just what the doctor ordered for patients — and for global healthcare systems


Digital therapeutics are just what the doctor ordered for patients — and for global healthcare systems: https://ift.tt/2vmdgEV Read more... https://ift.tt/2vmiRuV

Could a blood test lead to new treatments for depression?


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Regeneron CEO and CSO: The Real Healthcare Problem Is Bigger Than You Think


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Private health sector most vulnerable to data breaches – report | Technology


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Routine genetic testing for disease: If all adults had their genes sequenced during their physicals this year, the majority would not learn anything that would change their medical routines. But 3 million would find genetic abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of cancer or heart disease.


Routine genetic testing for disease: If all adults had their genes sequenced during their physicals this year, the majority would not learn anything that would change their medical routines. But 3 million would find genetic abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of cancer or heart disease.: https://ift.tt/2KeLUWu Read more... https://ift.tt/2OykQVF

'Viagra' trial stopped after baby deaths


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This surgeon wants to offer cheap MRIs. A state law is getting in his way. Dr. Gajendra Singh is suing to overturn North Carolina’s “certificate of need” law.


This surgeon wants to offer cheap MRIs. A state law is getting in his way. Dr. Gajendra Singh is suing to overturn North Carolina’s “certificate of need” law.: https://ift.tt/2KcveiD Read more... https://ift.tt/2NYfxh0

Single Course of Antibiotics Early in Life May Increase Type 1 Diabetes Risk


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First drug to prevent chronic migraines approved by EU - for patients who have at least four migraines a month.


First drug to prevent chronic migraines approved by EU - for patients who have at least four migraines a month.: https://ift.tt/2mXpJv1 Read more... https://ift.tt/2KetpS7

Cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive substance found in cannabis plants, might boost treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, research in mice has suggested, and if replicated in humans, could result in patients having their lives extended by a matter of years.


Cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive substance found in cannabis plants, might boost treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, research in mice has suggested, and if replicated in humans, could result in patients having their lives extended by a matter of years.: https://ift.tt/2ApxXpj Read more... https://ift.tt/2LOXTiB

HHS Inspector General's Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care


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Don’t try to rejuvenate your vagina, FDA warns after scolding companies - The FDA notes that the “energy-based” therapies are unproven and can cause serious harm.


Don’t try to rejuvenate your vagina, FDA warns after scolding companies - The FDA notes that the “energy-based” therapies are unproven and can cause serious harm.: https://ift.tt/2AnzWu6 Read more... https://ift.tt/2v3hPoa

FDA warns doctors against 'vaginal rejuvenation' treatments, says procedures pose serious risks


FDA warns doctors against 'vaginal rejuvenation' treatments, says procedures pose serious risks: https://ift.tt/2OuGhXK Read more... https://ift.tt/2NZ6sF3

The Fallacy of Advanced Maternal Age


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Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated; a growing body of evidence finds that being just a little dehydrated is tied to a range of subtle effects — from mood changes to muddled thinking


Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated; a growing body of evidence finds that being just a little dehydrated is tied to a range of subtle effects — from mood changes to muddled thinking: https://ift.tt/2K7mI4i Read more... https://ift.tt/2uYnhJ5

Monday 30 July 2018

Human West Nile Virus Case Found In Tuolumne County


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Vertex Anticipates Completing Enrollment of Phase 3 Trials Testing Triple Combo Therapies


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Kids are at risk from chemicals in processed food and packaging, according to pediatricians


Kids are at risk from chemicals in processed food and packaging, according to pediatricians: https://ift.tt/2M5aeMz Read more... https://ift.tt/2LQwmwY

Welcome to the Next Deadly AIDS Pandemic


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Bathing in oil 'cures disease'


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Optimal vs. Normal Ranges - What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You


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Even Libertarians Admit Medicare for All Would Save Trillions - A new study from a libertarian think tank admits that Medicare for All would save a whopping $2 trillion.


Even Libertarians Admit Medicare for All Would Save Trillions - A new study from a libertarian think tank admits that Medicare for All would save a whopping $2 trillion.: https://ift.tt/2LNum8Q Read more... https://ift.tt/2LCCGct

Textbook calls cancer a ‘disease of choice’ -- and it’s required reading for UNC students


Textbook calls cancer a ‘disease of choice’ -- and it’s required reading for UNC students: https://ift.tt/2zHJgIV Read more... https://ift.tt/2LF4a12

Two New Bills Will Help with the Kidney Shortage. But Paying Donors Could Help Even More.


Two New Bills Will Help with the Kidney Shortage. But Paying Donors Could Help Even More.: https://ift.tt/2LVxD2N Read more... https://ift.tt/2mWz2Lq

Vaccine-refusing community drove outbreak that cost $395K, sickened babies - Curbing an outbreak is expensive. Should vaccine refusers help foot the bill?


Vaccine-refusing community drove outbreak that cost $395K, sickened babies - Curbing an outbreak is expensive. Should vaccine refusers help foot the bill?: https://ift.tt/2KeA12S Read more... https://ift.tt/2LFHSwh

Her 8-year-old son committed suicide and she says the Yakima Valley desperately needs treatment options for children


Her 8-year-old son committed suicide and she says the Yakima Valley desperately needs treatment options for children: https://ift.tt/2ApORUL Read more... https://ift.tt/2K7BPec

What Is Gastroenteritis? Meal Killed Mother on Vacation - Natalie Rawnsley fell ill after dining at a buffet in Greece with her husband & 2 sons.


What Is Gastroenteritis? Meal Killed Mother on Vacation - Natalie Rawnsley fell ill after dining at a buffet in Greece with her husband & 2 sons.: https://ift.tt/2vbC6aq Read more... https://ift.tt/2v0UCmv

Magic mushrooms: New research on psilocybin and its benefits


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New study finds most common cause (33%) of anaphylaxis cases in allergy clinic in Tennessee to be from tick bite meat allergy, due to an increase in tick population since 2006, and the ability to recognize tick bites as the source of "alpha gal" allergy to red meat, including beef, pork and venison.


New study finds most common cause (33%) of anaphylaxis cases in allergy clinic in Tennessee to be from tick bite meat allergy, due to an increase in tick population since 2006, and the ability to recognize tick bites as the source of "alpha gal" allergy to red meat, including beef, pork and venison.: https://ift.tt/2OtYbtt Read more... https://ift.tt/2K90xKW

Patient is doses with the world’s first investigational gene therapy for potentially deadly glycogen storage disease.


Patient is doses with the world’s first investigational gene therapy for potentially deadly glycogen storage disease.: https://ift.tt/2mPjqtg Read more... https://ift.tt/2mUdj7c

Researchers have used an experimental drug, D-PDMP, to reverse signs of aging, including hair loss, hair greying and skin damage in mice, linked to a diet high in fat and cholesterol.


Researchers have used an experimental drug, D-PDMP, to reverse signs of aging, including hair loss, hair greying and skin damage in mice, linked to a diet high in fat and cholesterol.: https://ift.tt/2vhXATf Read more... https://ift.tt/2AmVzuG

A large study examining media reporting of suicide found significant associations between reporting details and suicide deaths. Describing the method, especially in the headline, describing suicide as inevitable and reporting on suicide in celebrities, were all associated with increased suicides.


A large study examining media reporting of suicide found significant associations between reporting details and suicide deaths. Describing the method, especially in the headline, describing suicide as inevitable and reporting on suicide in celebrities, were all associated with increased suicides.: https://ift.tt/2AmWWtl Read more... https://ift.tt/2Ork2BO

Sunday 29 July 2018

New hep C drug Maviret is due to be put on the PBS from Wednesday


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Asian Oceanian Congress of Neurology to open in Seoul in November - Korea Biomedical Review


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How long before You start seeing results from Meditation?


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‘It’s sobering’: A once-exciting HIV cure strategy fails its test in people. The treatment worked brilliantly in monkeys infected with the simian AIDS virus, but did nothing to stop HIV from making copies of itself in humans.


‘It’s sobering’: A once-exciting HIV cure strategy fails its test in people. The treatment worked brilliantly in monkeys infected with the simian AIDS virus, but did nothing to stop HIV from making copies of itself in humans.: https://ift.tt/2OjTXoa Read more... https://ift.tt/2AmLwFU

Diet and Lifestyle Advice for PANIC ATTACKS and PANIC DISORDER


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Plastic may be shrinking male genitalia


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Your physical just got a high-tech upgrade: Lab100 at Mount Sinai in New York. It's a hybrid clinic and research lab that uses the latest technology including 3D body scans and VR to help people get a better understanding of their health and prevent future disease


Your physical just got a high-tech upgrade: Lab100 at Mount Sinai in New York. It's a hybrid clinic and research lab that uses the latest technology including 3D body scans and VR to help people get a better understanding of their health and prevent future disease: https://ift.tt/2NPbPGH Read more... https://ift.tt/2LJujei

The High-Performance Secrets Inside Athletes' Guts: In the name of citizen science, we peered inside the bellies of Outside staff—and seven elite athletes


The High-Performance Secrets Inside Athletes' Guts: In the name of citizen science, we peered inside the bellies of Outside staff—and seven elite athletes: https://ift.tt/2EK03sC Read more... https://ift.tt/2NUR4cu

Poll: Americans Are in Favor of Gene-Editing Babies - This involves altering an unborn baby’s DNA for the purpose of improving the child’s health. At the same time, a majority consider the use of such techniques to boost a baby’s intelligence a step “too far".


Poll: Americans Are in Favor of Gene-Editing Babies - This involves altering an unborn baby’s DNA for the purpose of improving the child’s health. At the same time, a majority consider the use of such techniques to boost a baby’s intelligence a step “too far".: https://ift.tt/2NQ4TJv Read more... https://ift.tt/2OrpyEI

Mental illness alone is no predictor of violence, studies and experts agree


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To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California


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Big Pharma Would Like Your DNA - 23andMe’s $300 million deal with GlaxoSmithKline is just the tip of the iceberg.


Big Pharma Would Like Your DNA - 23andMe’s $300 million deal with GlaxoSmithKline is just the tip of the iceberg.: https://ift.tt/2LDfoSZ Read more... https://ift.tt/2mWVRyZ

Why Did 11 Babies Die in a Generic Viagra Trial? - On the many attempts to repurpose a drug best known for treating erectile


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Johns Hopkins simulation shows that a new pandemic with a "moderately contagious" and "moderately lethal" virus in 20 months of simulated time could kill 150 million people, and if efforts to create a vaccine continued to fail, it could kill 900 million, or more than 10% of the global population.


Johns Hopkins simulation shows that a new pandemic with a "moderately contagious" and "moderately lethal" virus in 20 months of simulated time could kill 150 million people, and if efforts to create a vaccine continued to fail, it could kill 900 million, or more than 10% of the global population.: https://ift.tt/2Opd3tf Read more... https://ift.tt/2Ahw2TJ