Eczema treatment: The vitamin shown to ‘significantly’ improve symptoms
Eczema can refer to a number of skin conditions but the most common atopic dermatitis, a condition that causes the skin to become itchy, dry and cracked. As the NHS explains, some people only have small patches of dry skin,…
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India syringe maker boosts production to meet virus vaccine demand
India’s biggest syringe manufacturer is ramping up production to churn out a billion units, anticipating a surge in demand as the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine heats up. While the focus on tackling the pandemic has mostly been…
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Adolescent girls at risk for self-injury can be identified using a short psychological profile
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports on three key factors found amongst adolescents that could be used to predict the first occurrence of nonsuicidal self-harm, over a 3 year period….
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Just 17% of children with coronavirus are hospitalized
Just 17% of children with coronavirus are hospitalized – and most don’t get any sicker than they would with flu, study suggests New research found ‘no statistical difference’ between rates of hospitalization, ICU admission or mechanical ventilation for children with…
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The gender reveal party that started a 10,000-acre fire needs to be the tradition’s death knell
Business Insider Gender reveal parties are events where the assigned gender of a baby is shared with family and friends, through pink or blue cakes or even deadly fireworks gone wrong. The El Dorado Fire currently raging through San Bernadino,…
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Study underscores value of Down Syndrome Clinic to You program
A new software program effectively brings the expertise of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) specialists to many more patients with Down syndrome (DS), according to a study published today in Genetics in Medicine. Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U) is a…
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Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data mounted, and researchers are still trying to…
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New nanosystem enhances treatment for melanoma in animal models
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro of TAU’s Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Sackler School of Medicine, have developed an innovative nanotechnological drug delivery system that significantly enhances the effectiveness of treatment for the…
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AKI common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Lili Chan, M.D., from the…
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Second Russian coronavirus vaccine candidate finishes Phase II human trials: report
President Trump hints at coronavirus vaccine by October CDC tells states to prepare by November; Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in. Researchers in Russia finished Tuesday the early-stage human trials of a second COVID-19 vaccine candidate, according to a report….
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