[ad_1] Sign up for the CommonHealth newsletter to receive a weekly summary of WBUR's best coverage of health, medicine and science. I was the match. A potentially fatal leukemia was diagnosed in my father a few months ago. My biology has made me the best potential donor of cells that can give him a better … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Reducing blood capillaries at the back of the eye could provide a new, non-invasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease in which individuals become forgetful, reports a recently published Northwestern Medicine study. Scientists have detected these vascular changes in the human eye non-invasively, with an … Read more
[ad_1] WARREN County, Ky. (WBKO) – Molly Hughes was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma at the age of 5 months. Molly Hughes was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma at the age of 5 months. / (Source: Chelsea Hughes, WBKO) During a lifetime, few people will experience what Molly overcame. "I do not think people realize, … Read more
[ad_1] WALDENBERG, Arkansas (AP) – Public health officials have warned Arkans of the Northeast of another possible exposure to hepatitis after an employee of a station market -Service of the region has been tested positive for the virus. Officials from the Arkansas Department of Health said Friday that a Jordanian employee Kwik Stop in Waldenberg … Read more
[ad_1] It's the meaning we give to autism and the way we react that makes it enjoyable. Parents of children with autism may be subject to higher stress levels, psychiatric problems and poorer health than parents of neurotypical children. So every time a new study is published that indicates that the prevalence rate of autism … Read more
[ad_1] A new analysis suggests that too much salt – and not enough whole grains, fruits and vegetables – is likely to cost us years of our lives. In a study published Wednesday in the newspaper Lancet, researchers examined eating habits of people in 195 countries to estimate the importance of poor nutrition in mortality. … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it has infected people in the United States. the illness. The recent spate of sickness, which began March 2, is directly linked to a strain of E. coli known as "O103," according to the CDC. Patients aged from 1 to 74 years old with … Read more
[ad_1] Eddie Olivarez, Director of Health Services and Social Services of Hidalgo County, spoke to the media at the Edinburg County offices on Friday, April 5, 2019. (J. Edward Moreno | emoreno @ themonitor. com) EDINBURG – The number of suspected cases of mumps in the county has increased from five to nine, confirmed Eddie … Read more
[ad_1] According to a major genetic study published Thursday in The Lancet, mild to moderate alcohol consumption – just one or two drinks a day – does not protect against attacks. These results are another blow to the belief that consuming small amounts of alcohol can be good for your health. "There is no protective … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. The multi-state outbreak that began on March 2 has made 72 people sick and has hospitalized eight, according to the CDC. Kentucky has the highest number of cases, 36 cases. Tennessee … Read more