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Study investigates the total non-healthcare cost of chemotherapyJanuary 4, 2021 at 11:53 PM Chemotherapy for breast cancer costs the UK economy more than £248 million annually, including 'out-of-pocket' personal costs of more than £1,000 per patient - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.Tags: Health, UK 42 people like this. Like Neuroscientists track gene expression to gain insights into drug addiction, Parkinson's diseaseJanuary 4, 2021 at 11:51 PM Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to screen for genes that could help brain cells withstand Parkinson's disease and to map how gene expression changes in the brain in response to drugs of abuse.Tags: Health, Mit, Harold, Parkinson, Leila Y Mathers Foundation 32 people like this. Like Genetic risk score can be used to determine risk of developing prostate cancerJanuary 4, 2021 at 11:44 PM Some racial and ethnic groups suffer relatively more often, and fare worse, from common ailments compared to others. Prostate cancer is one disease where such health disparities occur: risk for the disease is about 75 percent higher, and prostate cancer is more than twice as deadly, in Blacks compared to whites.Tags: Health 43 people like this. Like Researchers resolve mysteries about the function of key gene-silencing proteinJanuary 4, 2021 at 11:42 PM A long-running debate over how an important gene-silencing protein identifies its targets has been resolved by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).Tags: Health 39 people like this. Like Coronavirus Australia live news: western NSW towns on alert as Victoria says Black Rock cluster 'by no means over'January 4, 2021 at 11:35 PM People in Broken Hill, Orange and Nyngan urged to come forward for testing after Berala man travelled for camping trip. Follow the latest updatesPM proposes ‘pathway home’ for 2,000 Victorians stranded in NSWNSW hotspots list; Victoria hotspots listFollow the global Covid liveblogDownload the free Guardian app 4.18am GMT One person has been charged and two others fined for not wearing masks in New South Wales, after new restrictions were announced earlier this week.A bloke who was seen by o...Tags: Health, UK, Australia, Australia news, Infectious Diseases, New South Wales, Sydney, Victorian politics, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Melbourne, Western Australia, Mark McGowan, The Department of Health, Nyngan, Berala 50 people like this. Like Prolactin triggers male refractory period, indicates studyJanuary 4, 2021 at 11:24 PM If you type into a search engine - "why do men have to wait before having sex again?" - you will very quickly come across Prolactin. This little hormone is thought to be involved in hundreds of physiological processes in the body. Among them is the male post-ejaculatory refractory period. This period begins when a male ejaculates and ends when he recovers his sexual capacity.Tags: Health 3 people like this. Like Jammed LA County hospitals get assistance with overtaxed oxygen-delivery systemsJanuary 4, 2021 at 9:59 PM As the massive volume of COVID-19 patients continues to strain hospitals throughout Southern California, state and federal agencies are stepping in to assist facilities needing to provide oxygen to individuals with respiratory issues.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, Jan. 4, that the state has convened an oxygen task force and devised a five-part strategy for addressing the higher-than-usual demand for oxygen and related equipment.
Among these strategies was the deployment of U.S. Army Corps of En...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, Government, Disney, Los Angeles, Sport, Hospitals, Soccer, Fema, Community, Local News, Gavin Newsom, Southern California 22 people like this. Like Study describes physician experiences with online harassmentJanuary 4, 2021 at 8:40 PM While many physicians benefit from social media by networking with potential collaborators or interfacing with patients, a new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found many physicians also report being sexually harassed and personally attacked on these platforms on the basis of their religion, race or medical recommendations.Tags: Health, University Of Chicago, Northwestern University 21 people like this. Like Sweetened beverage sales bounced back following the repeal of Cook County taxJanuary 4, 2021 at 8:35 PM Following the repeal of the short-lived Cook County, Illinois Sweetened Beverage Tax, sales of sweetened beverages went right back to where they were before the tax went into place, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago. The study is published in JAMA Network Open.Tags: Health, Cook County, Cook County Illinois, University of Illinois Chicago 15 people like this. Like Researchers develop a gene signature for predicting survival in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosisJanuary 4, 2021 at 8:18 PM Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who profiled more than 45,000 individual cells from patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), a specific form of metastatic gastric cancer, defined the extensive cellular heterogeneity and identified two distinct subtypes correlated with patient survival.Tags: Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 36 people like this. Like Researchers discover protein crucial to T cell metabolism and anti-tumor immune responseJanuary 4, 2021 at 8:09 PM Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a protein called NF-kappa B-inducing kinase (NIK) is essential for the shift in metabolic activity that occurs with T cell activation, making it a critical factor in regulating the anti-tumor immune response.Tags: Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 11 people like this. Like Revision of WHO guideline on ensuring balance in national policies for safe use of controlled substancesJanuary 4, 2021 at 8:04 PM In June 2019, WHO announced the revision of two pain management guidelines.Tags: Health, Who 31 people like this. Like Routine eye imaging may provide clues to cognitive disorders in older people with type 1 diabetesJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:49 PM As they age, people with diabetes are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders than are people without diabetes.Tags: Health 40 people like this. Like Study finds a growing number of women embracing 'going flat' after mastectomyJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:45 PM A growing number of women forgoing reconstruction after a mastectomy say they're satisfied with their choice, even as some did not feel supported by their physician, according to a study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.Tags: Health 1 people like this. Like Research offers clues on why pregnancy may raise risk of organ transplant rejectionJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:38 PM A research study at the University of Chicago has found that in pregnancy, while the T cell response to a fetus becomes tolerant to allow for successful pregnancy, the part of the immune system that produces antibodies (known as the humoral response) becomes sensitized, creating memory B cells that can later contribute to the rejection of a transplanted organ.Tags: Health, University Of Chicago 27 people like this. Like Coronavirus Australia live news: NSW reports five new Covid cases as Victoria records threeJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:34 PM People in Broken Hill, Orange and Nyngan urged to come forward for testing after Berala man travelled for camping trip. Follow the latest updatesNSW hotspots list; Victoria hotspots listFollow the global Covid liveblogDownload the free Guardian app 12.33am GMT Another question on whether the $5,000 fine for businesses which breach Covid-19 health orders will be increased. Barilaro was asked this yesterday and said they were considering it. His answer today is basically the same.We’re going ...Tags: Health, UK, Australia, Australia news, Infectious Diseases, New South Wales, Sydney, Victorian politics, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Melbourne, Scott Morrison, NSW, Western Sydney, Nyngan, Barilaro 47 people like this. Like A medical student’s 100 days of COVID [PODCAST]January 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Medical School, PA NP, CRNA 79 people like this. Like Few organisms in the gut microbiome found to play a key role in type 2 diabetesJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:09 PM Researchers at Oregon State University have found that a few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for a serious metabolic disease affecting roughly one in 10 Americans.Tags: Health, Oregon State University 39 people like this. Like US pharmacist who tried to ruin Covid vaccine doses is a conspiracy theorist, police sayJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM Steven Brandenburg told investigators he intentionally tried to spoil the doses because he believed the vaccine could change DNAA Wisconsin pharmacist who was convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people’s DNA, according to court documents released on Monday. Continue reading...Tags: Health, US, US news, Wisconsin, Vaccines and immunisation, US crime, Coronavirus, Steven Brandenburg 20 people like this. Like Experts assess the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric patients with special needsJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:59 PM The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities has not received much attention, perhaps because the disease disproportionately affects older individuals.Tags: Health, COVID 47 people like this. Like USF researchers discover promising new compound to open constricted airwaysJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:50 PM Despite the progress made in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), poorly controlled symptoms for both respiratory diseases can lead to severe shortness of breath, hospitalizations or even death.Tags: Health, USF 42 people like this. Like Sugar-binding protein could promote inflammation and worsen sepsisJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:44 PM A sugar-binding protein could fuel terrible inflammation and worsen sepsis, a disease that kills more than 270,000 people every year in the US alone, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in the 4 January issue of Nature Immunology.Tags: Health, US, UConn Health 44 people like this. Like Epigenetic modulators have a rapid antidepressant-like effect, study showsJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:37 PM Treatment of depression faces two main challenges. The first is that almost 50% of patients do not respond well to existing antidepressants.Tags: Health 25 people like this. Like Coronavirus Australia live news: Victoria records three new Covid cases as contact tracers scramble to contain NSW outbreaksJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:33 PM Alerts released for multiple venues in Sydney, including a Woolworths in city’s south-west and an RSL in Sydney’s south, and for Springvale Shopping Centre in Melbourne. Follow the latest updatesNSW hotspots list; Victoria hotspots listCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global Covid liveblogDownload the free Guardian app 11.23pm GMT Speculation around whether cricket fans from Covid-19 hotspots will be banned from attending the third Test at the SCG has been cleared up – sort of.On...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Infectious Diseases, New South Wales, Sydney, Victorian politics, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Melbourne, Woolworths, SCG, RSL, Neil Gaughan, Coronavirus, COVID 35 people like this. Like Machine-learning method can crunch data to find new uses for existing drugsJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:23 PM Scientists have developed a machine-learning method that crunches massive amounts of data to help determine which existing medications could improve outcomes in diseases for which they are not prescribed.Tags: Health 12 people like this. Like New analysis finds no benefit in providing supplemental oxygen to mothers during childbirthJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:15 PM Babies who suffer oxygen deficiencies during birth are at risk of brain damage that can lead to developmental delays, cerebral palsy and even death.Tags: Health 3 people like this. Like Coronavirus Australia live news: Victoria records three new Covid cases as contact tracers scramble to contain outbreaks in NSWJanuary 4, 2021 at 4:26 PM New alerts released for multiple venues in Sydney, including a Woolworths in city’s south-west, an RSL in Sydney’s south and Springvale Shopping Centre in Melbourne. Follow the latest updatesNSW hotspots list; Victoria hotspots listCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global Covid liveblogDownload the free Guardian app 9.22pm GMT Meanwhile, England will enter its toughest nationwide lockdown since March as the number of cases reported each day continues to climb. The UK reported 58,7...Tags: Health, UK, England, Australia, Australia news, Infectious Diseases, New South Wales, Sydney, Victorian politics, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Melbourne, Woolworths, RSL, Coronavirus, COVID 12 people like this. Like The many U-turns on the road to England's third lockdownJanuary 4, 2021 at 4:01 PM November lockdown decision has been followed by a series of flip-flops and 11th-hour announcements Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s coronavirus strategy for England has changed a number of times since the start of the November lockdown, as infections soared and a new variant of the virus emerged.14 October 2020: Johnson dismisses calls from the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, for a “circuit-breaker” lockdown, telling MPs: “Opportunism is the name of the g...Tags: Health, Politics, England, Conservatives, Society, UK News, Public services policy, Infectious Diseases, Labour, Michael Gove, Health policy, Boris Johnson, Johnson, Keir Starmer, Gavin Williamson, Coronavirus 34 people like this. Like BABY AT 48 NATURALLY, TRUE STORY!January 4, 2021 at 5:46 PM  Tags: Health, Infertility, Robin, Mark, Sandy Robertson, Teaching Noah, Yoga Acupressure Reflexology Massage, Robin Brussel, Mark 56 Mark 148 people like this. Like How To Feel Good About Yourself In 2021January 4, 2021 at 3:42 PM  Tags: Health, Fashion, Diet, Fitness, Health Tips, Self Care, Health & Fitness 135 people like this. Like |
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