By EJ Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Federal funds to combat the Zika virus are nearly exhausted and there will be no money to fight a new outbreak unless Congress approves more funding, the head … Read More »
A bedridden patient complains of lower back pain. Within days, her skin’s outer layer reddens with irritation until it blisters. Tissue begins dying, and eventually more skin layers are damaged, exposing fat, muscle and bone — the patient has a … Read More »
A simple technology meant to stop major arterial bleeding has passed its first field test on the battlefield. The device, called XSTAT, was put to the test recently when a soldier with a gunshot wound to the thigh remained in … Read More »
Twenty years ago, Dolly the sheep proved to the world that cloning was possible, but her poor health didn’t exactly engender much confidence in the process. However, her siblings, cloned from the same cell line, are serving as living proof … Read More »
The Paleo diet – often dubbed “the caveman diet” – has attracted its fair share of criticism. But the early results of a new study demonstrate its potential health benefits, suggesting that switching to the Paleo diet for just 8 … Read More »
Spondylosis is wear-and-tear changes to the spine. Most people show spondylosis in their spine as they get older. These age-related differences in the spine vary from one person to the next and do not usually cause problems. When spondylosis does … Read More »
After screening thousands of drugs already approved or undergoing clinical trials, researchers have identified two groups of compounds that can treat Zika virus infections in two ways. One way stops the virus replicating in the body, and the other way … Read More »
A study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, investigates the long-term effects of trauma on the cognitive performance of responders to the World Trade Center on 9/11. The impact of PTSD on cognitive ability is only … Read More »
Researchers may be one step closer to a diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease, after finding that an abnormal protein associated with the illness can be detected in patients’ spinal fluid. Researchers are closer to a much-needed diagnostic test for Parkinson’s … Read More »
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Most American adults who suffer from depression aren’t getting treatment, a new study finds. After screening survey data on more than 46,000 people, researchers found that 8 percent … Read More »