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It’s a scary time to be alive. Especially so if you or someone you love has a preexisting condition that may predispose you or them to a severe or seven deadly encounter with COVID-19. When going out for basic supplies, the smallest rogue coughs or sniffles are cause for concern. And then there’s the added complication of asymptomatic spreaders — people who don’t look or act sick but are actively shedding...
7/30/2020 7:00:00 AM
For all of its beautiful beach weather and clear, blue skies, summer can be downright miserable when we’re stuck in the heat. And some of us suffer from chronic conditions that intensify or flare with the heat. And this doesn't even touch the challenges of a warming planet. Here are 7 ways to cope. 1. Cool the House Down at the Right Time of Day Take advantage of the cooler air that generally comes...
7/27/2020 6:59:35 PM
For thousands of people this year there will come a moment where they are told they have cancer. Perhaps it will be you, perhaps a loved one will tell you that they have cancer. But either way, beyond the cancer treatment, the seemingly endless ongoing decisions for health and strategy, there is the emotional toll that this diagnosis carries with it in both the immediate sense and the long-term. Dealing...
7/27/2020 6:32:33 PM
Doctors and researchers have been scrambling to find effective treatments and preventatives for COVID-19. In an historic effort, several drugs and one technique have all undergone simultaneous clinical trials. One of those medications is Remdesivir, an antiviral first developed to fight ebola. Preliminary results from one of the first clinical trials have come back, and the results are interesting....
7/27/2020 7:00:00 AM
We still have a lot to learn about how lupus develops and what we can do to stop it. We do know it’s an autoimmune disease that’s more common in women but less common in Caucasians. There are four different types: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cutaneous lupus erythematosus, neonatal lupus and drug-induced lupus. SLE can cause a host of vague and nonspecific symptoms that may include muscle or...
7/27/2020 7:00:00 AM
How great would it be if you could go to your doctor, order one blood test and rule out over 50 different types of cancer? We could be close to seeing this kind of incredible breakthrough become a reality. Researchers have discovered a blood test that can screen for over 50 types of cancer, including several that are currently difficult to catch early on. Traditionally, tests have been limited; soon,...
7/24/2020 7:00:00 AM
Imagine clothing that could monitor your health. What if you could find out what’s going on with you medically just by looking at the color of your shirt? Sounds like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, doesn’t it? Thanks to some new technology, the future is here. Let’s take a closer look at this interesting innovation. Smart Fabrics as Medical Devices Researchers at Tufts University have...
7/22/2020 4:09:47 PM
If you’ve ever gotten frustrated because your partner won’t get off their smartphone and come to bed, research shows you’re not alone. Single people and those in long-term relationships are having less sex and experiencing less intimacy overall, and an examination of the issue suggests technology, harmful in plenty of other ways, might be to blame for this, too. Even in the younger age groups, sex...
7/22/2020 7:00:00 AM
COVID-19 seems to bring new surprises at every turn. The devastation has hit all over the world, the effects already having ravaged and killed hundreds of thousands of people. And it never seems to let up with me challenges coming to light all the time. This is science in real-time as we learn about this virus on the fly. Researchers are now reporting a subset of patients developing diabetes in response...
7/21/2020 3:47:47 PM
The movies would have us think that being startled or a little angry might make our blood pressure rise to deadly levels. Which is obviously pretty false, or at least overblown, but if that's the case, where does high blood pressure actually come from?We may have temporary blood pressure changes at intervals throughout our lives, such as higher blood pressure when we are frightened or stressed. But...
7/21/2020 7:00:00 AM
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