Inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and, most recently, COVID-19, have proven difficult to treat. Current therapies reduce symptoms and do little to stop such diseases from continuing to damage the lungs. Much research into treating chronic inflammatory diseases…
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Effective treatment for insomnia delivered in a few short phone calls
Insomnia—trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early—is a common condition in older adults. Sleeplessness can be exacerbated by osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis causing joint pain. While there are effective therapies for treating insomnia in…
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Uninsured rate among young adults has plummeted in the last decade, report finds
The number of young adults without health insurance has plummeted since 2011, largely thanks to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which allowed more adults to qualify for the publicly funded health program, according to a new report by…
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Vaccine roll-out working in Scotland, first national study suggests
Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of COVID-19 admissions to Scotland’s hospitals, landmark research suggests. The study is the first to describe across an entire country the effect of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs in…
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High-speed radiotherapy can blast away bladder cancer in FOUR weeks
High-speed radiotherapy can blast away bladder cancer… in just FOUR weeks Study proves intense course of radiotherapy more effective than lower doses Patients don’t suffer worse side effects and can get back to normal life faster Eric Edwards, 64, was…
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This Guy Did 10,000 Pushups in 30 Days and Recorded the Results
Stan Browney—or just “Browney” as he’s known to his one million subscribers on YouTube—is no stranger to a pushup challenge, whether he’s trying to set a world record for “magic” pushups or attempting to pull off a “floating” pushup that…
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Life expectancy in US fell by one full year during first half of 2020
Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020 – the biggest drop in two decades – amid pandemic-linked deaths and surge in fatal overdoses, CDC finds Life expectancy in the U.S. fell…
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Health officials say the coronavirus will likely become endemic in the next several years. What does that mean?
Even as cases continue to decline and more Americans receive their vaccines, the coronavirus isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, health officials say. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the idea that COVID-19 would be…
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COVID-19 vaccines online or in development
With several COVID-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development. – On the market PFIZER/BIONTECH The mRNA vaccine developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and German start-up BioNTech…
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Cocoa flavanols may boost memory in older people
A clinical trial has shown that in older people, a diet supplemented with cocoa flavanols– naturally occurring compounds found in cocoa beans—may improve performance on a specific memory task. The study is published on Monday 15 February in the journal…
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