[ad_1] September 28, 2018 A recent collaborative study involving researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, using PET imaging, revealed signs of widespread brain inflammation in fibromyalgia. …
Read More »My father's fight against the breast cancer gene
[ad_1] I was 7 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my father's mother, Gertrud. It was in 1971 and she had just turned 65 years old. Grandma lived in Berlin …
Read More »Teens who tried marijuana have used it in more than one form
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most teenagers who have tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis-based products that are smoked, eaten or steamed, according to new …
Read More »Heart disease common in firefighters who die from cardiac arrest
[ad_1] (Reuters Health) – A recent study suggests that most firefighters who die from cardiac arrest show narrowing of the heart arteries or structural damage in their heart. When firefighters suddenly become …
Read More »Minority physicians in residency programs in the United States are regularly victims of racism
[ad_1] By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A new study suggests that minority doctors in training systematically deal with prejudices, sometimes subtle, sometimes less subtle. According to the study published in the …
Read More »Sure not sorry: football game canceled due to foot-and-mouth disease concerns
[ad_1] Scarborough and Massabesic high school students said they were proactive when they canceled the Friday afternoon football game because of their concerns about the contagion, but not too serious, of foot-and-mouth …
Read More »How to protect your dogs and cats from rabies
[ad_1] Rage – it's something you only see in Stephen King's horror movies and novels, right? According to the CDC, with 5,508 animal rabies cases reported in 2015, this could not be …
Read More »Death of West Nile Virus in DuPage County
[ad_1] A 65-year-old man died in DuPage County from West Nile virus, health officials said. According to a county health department press release, the death is the first in the county this …
Read More »Greenwich horse is positive for West Nile virus
[ad_1] A 25-year-old miniature horse from Greenwich recovers after testing positive for West Nile virus. The State Department of Agriculture recently announced that the Greenwich Horse and an 18 year old horse …
Read More »Medical residents of minorities face a burden of bias during training
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Black, Hispanic and Aboriginal Americans make up one-third of the American population, but only 9% of practicing physicians. To address the lack of diversity and inclusion in …
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