FDA (AdobeStock 323811316) FDA warns against using Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops—Eye Repair due to bacterial and fungal contamination. These products are distributed by Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products and LightEyez Limited, respectively. While the FDA has not received any reports of adverse events linked to the use of […]
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – The American Red Cross is ready to jump in and help those needing blood throughout Southwest Virginia. Carilion Clinic and LewisGale Medical Center are hosting a blood drive as a part of their Heroes Give Here event on Thursday. Those who are willing to donate blood can do so by heading […]
John A. Carucci, MD, PhD Credit: NYU Langone Health In cases of initial Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) where regional lymph node disease is pathologically determined to be negative, new findings suggest Mohs micrographic surgery instead of wide local excision could lead to greater rates of patient survival.1 The study which led to these findings assessed […]
Blood Prison is an annual Halloween attraction housed inside the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. MANSFIELD, Ohio — Are you ready for a good scare? Blood Prison, an annual Halloween experience housed inside the epically eerie Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, has just been nominated as one of America’s 20 top haunted attractions in a […]
Eating a healthy diet is one way to help lower high blood pressure (hypertension) and prevent complications, such as heart disease or stroke. In particular, studies show that certain foods, like fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fatty fish can lower your blood pressure. This article discusses foods to include and avoid to lower high blood pressure. […]
Patients with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) during the year prior to diagnosis, according to study results published in Rheumatology (Oxford). Investigators assessed whether patients with AAV are at increased risk for CVD during the months preceding their diagnosis. A retrospective, nested case-control study was conducted, […]
Making a simple choice with what you drink can drastically lower your blood pressure, experts have found. High blood pressure, or hypertension, reads as 140/90mmHg, or 150/90mmHg for those over the age of 80. It is estimated that just over a quarter of adults in the UK, around 14.4 million people, have high blood pressure. […]
Medtronic PLC shares MDT, -0.05% were down 1.3% premarket on Thursday after advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had a mixed reaction to the company’s investigational renal denervation system, used to treat high blood pressure. In a close vote, the advisory committee said the benefits of the system, Symplicity Spyral, did not outweigh […]
The risk of “mad cow disease” being transmitted through donated blood if current restrictions were removed is about one in one billion annually, prompting researchers to suggest our donor policies to be relaxed. At present, New Zealand excludes potential donors who lived in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for six months or more between […]