New research in the January edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that cooling with running water is the best initial treatment for a child’s burn. Researchers found that cool running water can reduce the odds of needing a skin…
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Study explores cognitive function in people with mental illness
A study funded by the Veterans Administration and directed by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has shown few differences in the profiles of genes that influence cognition between people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and the…
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Research-based tips for sticking with your New Year’s resolutions
Humans have a long history of making New Year’s resolutions. The Babylonians are believed to be among the first to have set them more than 4,000 years ago. When Julius Caesar was emperor circa 46 B.C., the Romans had their…
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Finding Joy While Struggling With Infertility Over The Holidays
Last night, my parents hosted Chanukah dinner for my siblings and our significant others. My father declared it the best Chanukkah he’s ever had. It was truly joyous. We took down several shots of vodka (we are of Russian Jewish…
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Disabled man with deadly sepsis was 'sent home with antibiotics'
Disabled man is left fighting for his life with sepsis and kidney failure after being rushed back to hospital the day after doctors ‘sent him home with antibiotics’ Naythen Watkin was taken to A&E by his mother, Debra Newbert, on…
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The man with a five-inch HORN sticking out of his back due to cancer
Man has a five-inch ‘dragon’ HORN removed from his back after it turned out to be skin cancer that he ignored for three years The giant cutaneous horn is a build-up of skin and hair protein, called keratin It was…
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Jungle-loving tour guide left with a scar after a spider bit his bum
Jungle-loving tour guide is left with a two-inch ring-shaped scar after being bitten on the bottom by a spider while in bed on the night he got engaged GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING: Jérémy Schalkwijk had to have flesh cut out He…
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