Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Back-to-school” season means buying pens and paper, figuring out the new bus route, and … earaches. Doctors typically treat these infections with antibiotics, but children don’t always complete the full course, accelerating resistance to these medications. Today, researchers report developing a single-use nanoscale system that’s unlikely to generate resistance. Using a […]
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Hypertension is considered to be the No. 1 risk factor for death globally. So it’s no wonder convenient, relatively low-cost blood pressure machines with single-size, standard cuffs can be found in both clinics and homes across the U.S. The “Get It, Slip It, Cuff It, Check It” campaign makes it sound incredibly simple. However, these […]
The real-life Dracula cried tears of BLOOD: Experts reveal how Vlad the Impaler – the inspiration for the fictional vampire – suffered from a rare condition that caused bloody tears Count Dracula is believed to be based on Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler Experts say Vlad suffered from a condition that caused him to cry […]
Share on PinterestExperts say blood tests can help reduce the risk of death from lung cancer. PER Images/Stocksy Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The overall lung cancer five-year survival rate is about 25%, which varies depending on the type of cancer and how early it was detected. Researchers from The […]
.author-info { display: block; margin-bottom: 25px; } By Rich Donnelly First Coast News A local family’s grief has led to a new law in the state of Florida. Blood clots are preventable and treatable, yet according to the CDC more people in the United States die from blood clots than AIDS, breast cancer and car […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — The FDA’s new blood donation guidelines are now in effect. It makes it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood, and the change will have a large impact on the local LGBTQ+ community. The last time Joseph Shelton, who lives in Colorado Springs, donated blood was when he was in […]
Professor Kwasi Torpey, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, has called on African countries to aggressively cut down on HIV new infections to meet the United Nations’ 2023 HIV/AIDS target. The target is to get the diagnoses of 95 per cent of all HIV-positive individuals, provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 95 per cent […]
Three Salmonella outbreaks in Austria have been linked to chicken meat from Poland. A total of 27 people have fallen sick and one has died in the trio of Salmonella Enteritidis incidents. Investigation of the outbreaks is being carried out by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the Ministry of Health and […]
