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Health News: Child Vaccination Mandate in Italy Controversial Subject

In Rome, Italy there are two parties which have different opinions on who should decide if a child should be vaccinated. One of them thinks that because the government has access to medical information, they should create immunization programs contrary…

August 14, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Drug that may stop Weight Gain Accidentally Discovered

A drug that may allow people to eat as much as they like without gaining weight has been accidentally discovered by Yale University researchers. While the researchers wanted to create a morbidly obese mouse, the resulting one can eat as…

August 13, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Health Documentaries On Netflix That Would Change Your Views

The very idea that Netflix might be healthy for us is awkward. Usually, people spend too much time on Netflix, the most extensive video streaming service on the Internet, watching movies and TV series. However, Netflix is also full of…

August 13, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

HIV Transmission Might Be Prevented With The Common Aspirin, A New Study Reveals

The scientists already know that the HIV needs specific target cells in the human body to develop properly. More specifically, activated immune cells are more susceptible to HIV than resting cells. A study designed to explore the role of the inflammation…

August 13, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Wearable Devices For Diabetics At Risk Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Developed By Researchers

A US-Qatar joint research project, involving different studies carried out by the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), the Qatar Foundation, and several institutions and companies across the US, developed innovative and useful wearable devices for diabetics, which can help the patients either prevent…

August 12, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Syphilis Outbreak In Winnipeg Worries The Local Health Authorities

According to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, in the first half of 2018, the syphilis rates passed over 120 confirmed cases, a figure exceeding the annual incidence recorded over the past three years. The recent infectious syphilis outbreak in Winnipeg, Canada,…

August 10, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Salt Might Not Be That Bad For Your Health, New Research Reveals

The general theory regarding salt consumption is that this ingredient is quite harmful to human health, being behind many conditions, including hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders. However, new research in this direction reveals that salt might not be that bad…

August 10, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

An Eye Worm, Loa Loa, Caused An Artist’s Health Failing For Years

Ben Taylor, a 47-year-old painter and musician, experienced some very puzzling symptoms for years. His white blood cells skyrocketed, his eyes hurt, lumps on his face kept on popping up and disappearing soon afterward, and a muscle-like thing was like snapping…

August 10, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

We Have an Opioid Crisis in the Urban Centres

There’s an opioid crisis, and we don’t know how are we going to handle it. It happened in North Bay; it’s happening now in West Nipissing. West Nipissing Police’s Chief Ray St. Pierre said that there happened some cases of…

August 9, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Dementia Incidence Is Higher In Black People, A New Study Revealed

A study carried out by the researchers at the University College London, and King’s College London discovered that dementia incidence is higher in black people in the UK, in comparison with the other ethnic groups in the region. On the other…

August 8, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A New Tick Species is Taking over the U.S.

Being the first in 50 years to reach the ‘land of the free’, a new tick species commonly named the Asian long-horned tick brings along fears of dangerous diseases from Asia. Haemaphysalis longicornis, as it is called by scientists, was…

August 7, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Australian State Of Victoria Reports Its First Case Of Superbug Fungus, A Candida Auris Antibiotic-Resistant Strain

Victoria, an Australian state, reported its first case of superbug fungus today, via its Deputy Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton. The case was recorded in a hospital in the Australian state, but the patient most likely contracted the antibiotic-resistant fungus, a…

August 7, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Hydrogen Peroxide-Sensing Molecules Help Doctors Assess The Effectiveness Of Cancer Treatments

MIT scientists developed a new biosensor based on hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecules that might help doctors estimate the effectiveness of cancer treatments and help them develop new therapies, as well. The sensor allows specialists to see if the cells are responding…

August 7, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

CBD Oil Might Help You Lose Weight But You Should Be Careful When Buying It

While THC is usually linked to munchies and might cause weight gain, CBD or cannabidiol, the second-largest compound in cannabis plants, might help you lose weight, according to a new study. However, the specialists warn that patients should be careful when…

August 6, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Eating Crickets Might Be Beneficial To Your Gut, A New Clinical Trial Shows

Valerie Stull, a doctoral graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is the leading author of a new surprising study that asserted that eating crickets is beneficial to your gut. And there couldn’t be anyone else more…

August 6, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Over 150 Genes Linked To Atrial Fibrillation, According To A Recent Study

Researchers from the University of Michigan, drawing the genomic data of over one million people, tried to identify the genetic risk factors for atrial fibrillation, a condition characterized by irregular and rapid heart rate that’s affecting millions of American and more…

August 6, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Moderate Drinking Helps Reduce Potential for Dementia but don’t Open the Bottle yet

Alcohol research has had some very mystifying results that nobody can follow because they are incredibly contradictory. Some say to drink more because it may improve your health, while others feel like even moderate drinking will kill you. According to…

August 4, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Superbugs Are Turning Resistant to Alcohol Disinfectants, According To A New Study

New research indicates that hand sanitizers based on alcohol disinfectants are not sufficient to eliminate certain superbugs, also known as antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These superbugs can lead to harmful infections in hospitals and now are gaining increasingly more resistance to alcohol-based hand…

August 3, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Depression Treatment may be Associated with this one Molecule – Acetyl-L-carnitine

One of the most relentless type of depression is the treatment-resistant depression. As reported by the Mayo Clinic this kind of depression is immune to standard treatments as: antidepressants or psychotherapy. This happens to three out of ten adults diagnosed…

August 2, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Belly Fat Might Cause Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults

Recent Irish-based research revealed a connection between belly fat and cognitive impairment in older adults. More specifically, increased body weight can lead to severe brain conditions, such as dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Carried out by Trinity College in Dublin,…

August 2, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

This Indiana Man Beats Death For The Third Time After Surviving Internal Decapitation

Brock Meister, a 22-year-old man from Plymouth, Indiana, is a fighter in life. From the CPR he needed at his birth and beating a brain tumor while he was 16, to the most recent life-threatening event in the young man’s…

August 2, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A 10-Year-Old Boy Nearly Fully Recovered After Doctors Cut Out One-Sixth Of His Brain

About three years ago, a boy, aged ten now, identified as UD in a study released recently in the Cell Reports journal, was diagnosed with a tumor affecting his right brain hemisphere. The doctors had the only option to cut out…

August 2, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Cannabis Oil Helps A Teenager Keep Rare Epilepsy Under Control

According to the mother, a teenage girl with a rare epilepsy form known as the Dravet syndrome managed to reduce the frequency of the seizures by up to 90% using cannabis oil. The young girl, Abigail Weightman, 16, was suffering…

August 2, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Poisoned Drugs In British Columbia Behind The Recent 130 Overdoses In One Day Across The Province

Recently, hospitals reported a record spike in overdoses across British Columbia in one day, which raised a lot of concerns among health authorities and province’s officials. Now, the BC Emergency Health Services believe that supply of poisoned drugs is behind the…

August 1, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

A Man From Wisconsin Lost His Limbs After Contracting Bacteria For Dog’s Saliva

Greg Manteufel, from Wisconsin, had his legs and arms amputated after he contracted a rare bacterial infection from a dog’s saliva. According to the doctors, the man contracted Capnocytophaga Canimorsus, a type of bacteria that is usually found in saliva in…

August 1, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

New Study Proves that Bacteria Go Extinct

A new joint study elaborated by the University of British Columbia, Caltech, and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory has proven that bacteria will go extinct at substantial rates although they avoid the mass extinction suffered by other species. This contradicts the…

July 31, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Dehydration Might Affect Your Brain, Impacting The Cognitive Function

A recent study carried out in the US showed that dehydration might affect your brain, negatively impacting the cognitive function. The researchers also said that intense working out in the summer heat is leading to the same effect if not drinking…

July 31, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

60% Of Babies Are At Risk of Dying Due To Breastfeeding Delay After Birth

Approximately 80 million babies are at risk of dying or developing diseases because of breastfeeding delay after birth. If not breastfed within one hour after birth, babies might be exposed to illnesses and even death, as a new study revealed, carried…

July 31, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Brain Games Have No Beneficial Effect For Memory And Cognitive Function, A New Study Reveals

A team of neuroscientists from the Western University came up with a new study that shows that the so-called brain games, promoted to help people enhance memory and cognitive function, have no beneficial effects in their purposes. “There’s no evidence…

July 31, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

The Next Global Pandemic Might Kill 1 Billion People, According To The Scientists From The Johns Hopkins Center

A very gloomy scenario has been imagined by the scientists at the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Security. Accordingly, the next global pandemic might kill 1 billion people, and the scientists only referred to a flu-like virus in this case. The…

July 31, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

E. Coli Made Another Victim: A British Mother Of Two Died After Eating Contaminated Chicken During Corfu Holiday

A healthy mother of two, Natalie Rawnsley, from England’s Hertfordshire County died within 36 hours after consuming chicken contaminated with E. Coli in a hotel restaurant while she was spending her vacation with her family in Corfu, Greece. “I had both my…

July 30, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Rare Genetic Disorder Makes Baby Girl Allergic To The Sun

A two-year-old baby girl from Langley, VA, in the US, suffers from a rare genetic condition, Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), that makes her allergic to the sun. While other kids of her age play outside, this baby girl, named Charlie Lock, has to…

July 30, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Tequila Is Beneficial In Strengthening Bones And Osteoporosis, A New Research Concluded

A recent study conducted at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies, in Mexico, and published in Science Daily revealed that tequila helps humans stay healthy. More precisely, it is the blue agave, the plant from which the potent alcoholic…

July 29, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0