Tuesday 31 December 2019

Pro-lifers exploiting civil rights struggles in bid to ban abortions, suggests first known study of its kind that analysed the tactics of anti-abortionists for promoting controversial 'heartbeat' bills, by comparing fetuses to the plight of Black Americans and LGBTQIA people.


Pro-lifers exploiting civil rights struggles in bid to ban abortions, suggests first known study of its kind that analysed the tactics of anti-abortionists for promoting controversial 'heartbeat' bills, by comparing fetuses to the plight of Black Americans and LGBTQIA people.: https://ift.tt/2SKJeYK Read more... https://ift.tt/2tiUh0I

Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi SA are planning to hike U.S. list prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday


Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi SA are planning to hike U.S. list prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday: https://ift.tt/2QdNiiv Read more... https://ift.tt/2toEcq3

Amyloid plaques may not cause Alzheimer's disease, suggests new study (n=747), which found that early declines in memory and thinking in Alzheimer's patients tend to occur before amyloid plaques begin to appear, not after. This is "pretty strong evidence that amyloid-lowering is the wrong target."


Amyloid plaques may not cause Alzheimer's disease, suggests new study (n=747), which found that early declines in memory and thinking in Alzheimer's patients tend to occur before amyloid plaques begin to appear, not after. This is "pretty strong evidence that amyloid-lowering is the wrong target.": https://ift.tt/2MYXcCP Read more... https://ift.tt/356Lqwg

Health care in America is dysfunctional — but its lack of transparency is downright dangerous. Getting health care in this country is still so circuitous it often does feel like a secret — a maze deciphered in private that's never quite mastered.


Health care in America is dysfunctional — but its lack of transparency is downright dangerous. Getting health care in this country is still so circuitous it often does feel like a secret — a maze deciphered in private that's never quite mastered.: https://ift.tt/2ZzA2HV Read more... https://ift.tt/2SRvED9

A new vaccine effectively reduced beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau pathology in bigenic mice, by generating high Aβ- and tau-specific antibodies that led to significant reductions of both pathologies in the brain, supporting further development of this vaccine for testing in human Alzheimer’s disease.


A new vaccine effectively reduced beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau pathology in bigenic mice, by generating high Aβ- and tau-specific antibodies that led to significant reductions of both pathologies in the brain, supporting further development of this vaccine for testing in human Alzheimer’s disease.: https://ift.tt/2SDuZVD Read more... https://ift.tt/2QziOGH

Researchers hope dementia vaccine will be the breakthrough of the next decade - “We were able to prevent the memory loss in the mice and obviously the next step is to take this into human clinical trials”


Researchers hope dementia vaccine will be the breakthrough of the next decade - “We were able to prevent the memory loss in the mice and obviously the next step is to take this into human clinical trials”: https://ift.tt/2MK09a1 Read more... https://ift.tt/2QxLqjE

Hidden Epidemic: Tapeworms Living Inside People's Brains | Discover Magazine


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Monday 30 December 2019

The medical profession needs to do more to stop sexual abuse of patients: Larry Nassar isn’t the only doctor accused of molesting patients. We need to do more to stop it


The medical profession needs to do more to stop sexual abuse of patients: Larry Nassar isn’t the only doctor accused of molesting patients. We need to do more to stop it: https://ift.tt/2E3f0Kk Read more... https://ift.tt/39qK02R

Injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor gets the immune system to attack it


Injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor gets the immune system to attack it: https://ift.tt/37qcyro Read more... https://ift.tt/2F4aB82

Findings strengthen link between vitamin E acetate and EVALI (E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury). The CDC analyzed bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from 51 EVALI patients from 16 states and compared it to BAL fluid from 99 healthy individuals in the new study in the NEJM.


Findings strengthen link between vitamin E acetate and EVALI (E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury). The CDC analyzed bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from 51 EVALI patients from 16 states and compared it to BAL fluid from 99 healthy individuals in the new study in the NEJM.: https://ift.tt/2F9s278 Read more... https://ift.tt/2ZAEUNd

Injection of seasonal flu vaccine into tumors converts immunologically cold tumors to hot, generates systemic responses and serves as an immunotherapy for cancer, reports new study in mice. Repurposing the “flu shot”, based on its current FDA approval, may be quickly translated for clinical care.


Injection of seasonal flu vaccine into tumors converts immunologically cold tumors to hot, generates systemic responses and serves as an immunotherapy for cancer, reports new study in mice. Repurposing the “flu shot”, based on its current FDA approval, may be quickly translated for clinical care.: https://ift.tt/2QBMYZZ Read more... https://ift.tt/2QaKHG9

A Funny Thing Happened When We Asked Nutrition Experts For One Piece Of Advice


A Funny Thing Happened When We Asked Nutrition Experts For One Piece Of Advice: https://ift.tt/2Q3f811 Read more... https://ift.tt/35eHSrD

NIH researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause


NIH researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause: https://ift.tt/359Qik7 Read more... https://ift.tt/2F3r50l

Diet Dr Pepper does not promise weight loss or deceive consumers: U.S. appeals court


Diet Dr Pepper does not promise weight loss or deceive consumers: U.S. appeals court: https://ift.tt/2F33cpH Read more... https://ift.tt/2u5oOiW

New Research: Apps don’t provide reliable help for suicide prevention


New Research: Apps don’t provide reliable help for suicide prevention: https://ift.tt/2F8xFCx Read more... https://ift.tt/37nFNLy

In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps


In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps: https://ift.tt/2rDvF23 Read more... https://ift.tt/2tfG9oO

In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.


In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.: https://ift.tt/37hGy8P Read more... https://ift.tt/39s4LeM

The global soda tax experiment - Can these taxes really make a dent in obesity, diabetes, and other ailments?


The global soda tax experiment - Can these taxes really make a dent in obesity, diabetes, and other ailments?: https://ift.tt/368nMRp Read more... https://ift.tt/2F7U2bg

2,300 unvaccinated students may not be allowed back to class, Seattle Public Schools warn


2,300 unvaccinated students may not be allowed back to class, Seattle Public Schools warn: https://ift.tt/2sv7e7v Read more... https://ift.tt/359evXV

“I'm testing an experimental drug to see if it halts Alzheimer's”: Steve Dominy, the scientist who led a landmark study that linked gum disease bacteria to Alzheimer's disease. He also explains why we should stop treating medicine and dentistry separately.


“I'm testing an experimental drug to see if it halts Alzheimer's”: Steve Dominy, the scientist who led a landmark study that linked gum disease bacteria to Alzheimer's disease. He also explains why we should stop treating medicine and dentistry separately.: https://ift.tt/2ZzrqRC Read more... https://ift.tt/36aqp5c

If it's the right height, would it be good for posture for me to sit on a stool without a back support?


If it's the right height, would it be good for posture for me to sit on a stool without a back support?: https://ift.tt/2F5pwz2 Read more... https://ift.tt/2tWn9vQ

'Are you kidding me?': Check out the price tags on 'combination drugs': a 2018 study on the subject that found brand-name combination drugs cost Medicare $925 million more in 2016 than their generic components.


'Are you kidding me?': Check out the price tags on 'combination drugs': a 2018 study on the subject that found brand-name combination drugs cost Medicare $925 million more in 2016 than their generic components.: https://ift.tt/2te89sW Read more... https://ift.tt/35ajh7m

Sunday 29 December 2019

Trauma Care in a Rucksack


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Sinovac Announces Approval of Varicella Vaccine for Prevention of Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox) in Children-SINOVAC | 27DEC19


Sinovac Announces Approval of Varicella Vaccine for Prevention of Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox) in Children-SINOVAC | 27DEC19: https://ift.tt/2SzDZLq Read more... https://ift.tt/37kXsDO

Tinder is a waste of time for most people


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Pregnant women and providers grapple with how to talk about marijuana


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A jagged pill: It isn’t just medicine; American health care costs are obscene across the board


A jagged pill: It isn’t just medicine; American health care costs are obscene across the board: https://ift.tt/2Q6ByON Read more... https://ift.tt/2ZCUVC7

Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency, which was put in place amid a measles epidemic that killed 81 people and infected more than 5,600. Infection rates slowed earlier this month after a vaccination drive pushed immunisation rates towards 95%, the level required for "herd immunity".


Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency, which was put in place amid a measles epidemic that killed 81 people and infected more than 5,600. Infection rates slowed earlier this month after a vaccination drive pushed immunisation rates towards 95%, the level required for "herd immunity".: https://ift.tt/2Q8IaMK Read more... https://ift.tt/2ZzL93M

Saturday 28 December 2019

"Don't Tell Me We Can't Afford Medicare for All," Says Sanders, After NYT Details Insanely Higher Costs of US Healthcare


"Don't Tell Me We Can't Afford Medicare for All," Says Sanders, After NYT Details Insanely Higher Costs of US Healthcare: https://ift.tt/2ZviLjl Read more... https://ift.tt/39mEdvh

Healing PTSD with MDMA Therapy: A once-rejected rave drug finds new healing purpose.


Healing PTSD with MDMA Therapy: A once-rejected rave drug finds new healing purpose.: https://ift.tt/37aa6p4 Read more... https://ift.tt/367Ae3E

Instagram banned anti-vaccine messaging, but anti-vaxxers are hijacking pro-choice hashtags to game the system


Instagram banned anti-vaccine messaging, but anti-vaxxers are hijacking pro-choice hashtags to game the system: https://ift.tt/36KknrX Read more... https://ift.tt/2staJv9

I Am a Union Worker, and I Want Medicare for All - My union is in a perpetual battle for decent health care coverage. It’s a tactic of our employers to prevent us from striking against our terrible work conditions. If we had Medicare for All, we could demand much more at the bargaining table.


I Am a Union Worker, and I Want Medicare for All - My union is in a perpetual battle for decent health care coverage. It’s a tactic of our employers to prevent us from striking against our terrible work conditions. If we had Medicare for All, we could demand much more at the bargaining table.: https://ift.tt/2taIGRm Read more... https://ift.tt/355NXqk

A single dose of the HPV vaccine may provide just as much protection from cervical cancer as the recommended two to three doses do, suggests a new study (n=1,620). The vaccine is extremely effective, and can prevent over 90% of nearly 35,000 cancers caused by HPV every year among men and women.


A single dose of the HPV vaccine may provide just as much protection from cervical cancer as the recommended two to three doses do, suggests a new study (n=1,620). The vaccine is extremely effective, and can prevent over 90% of nearly 35,000 cancers caused by HPV every year among men and women.: https://ift.tt/2tbVFSt Read more... https://ift.tt/2Q7gyrn

DOCTOR: Burger King’s ‘Impossible Burger’ Has 18 Million Times More Estrogen Than Regular Whopper


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Mile high ugh: What you should know before you eat airplane food


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Friday 27 December 2019

“In recent years, the egg industry has sought to neutralize eggs’ unhealthy image as a cholesterol-raising product by funding more studies and skewing the interpretation of the results,”


“In recent years, the egg industry has sought to neutralize eggs’ unhealthy image as a cholesterol-raising product by funding more studies and skewing the interpretation of the results,”: https://ift.tt/2thJBiT Read more... https://ift.tt/37fQqjt

We May Have Found a Drug to Curb Meth Addiction: University of Kentucky scientist working toward the first FDA-approved "miracle drug for meth addicts."


We May Have Found a Drug to Curb Meth Addiction: University of Kentucky scientist working toward the first FDA-approved "miracle drug for meth addicts.": https://ift.tt/2ZsOUI6 Read more... https://ift.tt/2Q3J64X

Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, and Cardiovascular Health


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Brain injury from domestic abuse a 'public health crisis,' says B.C. researcher


Brain injury from domestic abuse a 'public health crisis,' says B.C. researcher: https://ift.tt/35UQ1mh? Read more... https://ift.tt/2t54PQQ

Obamacare ruling voiding part of health care law as unconstitutional is a sick joke - The appellate decision striking down the ACA individual insurance provision, known as the individual mandate, features a bad legal argument and a worse one.


Obamacare ruling voiding part of health care law as unconstitutional is a sick joke - The appellate decision striking down the ACA individual insurance provision, known as the individual mandate, features a bad legal argument and a worse one.: https://ift.tt/2Qkabzz Read more... https://ift.tt/34X4UDn

Thursday 26 December 2019

New Promise for Psychedelics and Depression: New research shifts old paradigms as we seek better treatments for depression


New Promise for Psychedelics and Depression: New research shifts old paradigms as we seek better treatments for depression: https://ift.tt/37fjJD4 Read more... https://ift.tt/2tU34qa

Brain imaging (fMRI) may predict ADHD, depression and anxiety in children as they grow up, suggests new study (n=94, age 7). "Weaker connectivity" in medial dorsolateral prefrontal cortex predicted ADHD, and in subgenual anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anxiety or depression.


Brain imaging (fMRI) may predict ADHD, depression and anxiety in children as they grow up, suggests new study (n=94, age 7). "Weaker connectivity" in medial dorsolateral prefrontal cortex predicted ADHD, and in subgenual anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anxiety or depression.: https://ift.tt/2QkMzuT Read more... https://ift.tt/2SokpBM

Killer superbugs are coming for you


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U.S. diabetes patients turn to 'black market' for medications, supplies


U.S. diabetes patients turn to 'black market' for medications, supplies: https://ift.tt/2s8nQlr Read more... https://ift.tt/2MsiS9W

Mutations In Father’s Sperm Can Predict Children’s Autism


Mutations In Father’s Sperm Can Predict Children’s Autism: https://ift.tt/2PSHE52 Read more... https://ift.tt/353O8Tn

Intermittent Fasting Appears to Have Many Health Benefits - Studies in animals & humans indicate fasting could improve cognitive performance, heart health, & symptoms of diabetes & obesity.


Intermittent Fasting Appears to Have Many Health Benefits - Studies in animals & humans indicate fasting could improve cognitive performance, heart health, & symptoms of diabetes & obesity.: https://ift.tt/2sZ3riG Read more... https://ift.tt/2QoAKUb

Hepatitis C: All adults in U.S. — under 80 — should be tested. The hepatitis C virus now kills more Americans than all other reportable infectious diseases combined -- including HIV


Hepatitis C: All adults in U.S. — under 80 — should be tested. The hepatitis C virus now kills more Americans than all other reportable infectious diseases combined -- including HIV: https://ift.tt/2ZwyiCE Read more... https://ift.tt/2ETJ60P

Intermittent fasting might help you live longer


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Rare Diseases: Customizing Cures, Patient by Patient


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OCR Issues New Advice on HIPAA and Software Applications Used by Patients to Access PHI - HIPAA Guide


OCR Issues New Advice on HIPAA and Software Applications Used by Patients to Access PHI - HIPAA Guide: https://ift.tt/2EQy50r Read more... https://ift.tt/364EWiU