Although it is common knowledge that unintelligible speech is indicative of a stroke, senseless text messages can be considered as stroke symptoms as well. This phenomenon gives indications that the brain is lacking blood supply and is known as dystextia. An anxious husband, who received rather puzzling text messages from his pregnant wife, immediately brought […]
The use of Tamiflu for infants aged less than one year, who have flu-like symptoms like cough, stuffy nose, fever, sore throat, and body aches for a maximum of two days, was recently given approval by the FDA. However, the medication was not given approval for use in the prevention of flu for this particular […]
A recent government report on human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infections revealed that the number of recent HIV infections has stabilized in the United States. The HIV Supplementary Report of the Centers for Disease Control revealed that new HIV infections for 2008 and 2010 were the same at 47,500. The report also revealed that the […]
With the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world this Friday the 21st of December many people might have some problems coping with the pressure put on by various news and websites. With a reported 6 million Americans believing that the Mayan prophecy is true and the world will end this Friday clinical psychologist […]
Recent studies show that people all around the world are living longer but have poorer health over the course of their lives. The same study shows the progress made with the death rate of children under the age of five. Back in 1990 when the last test of this caliber was conducted the main issue […]
A recently-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that nearly one million apartment and attached housing occupants in Massachusetts are exposed to secondhand smoke from their neighbors. On a national level around 29 million people or 45 percent of people living in apartments face such health risks despite smoke-free regulations in […]
A recent study shows that psychological distress can have serious health repercussions and can even increase the risk of suffering a stroke. Psychological distress can be characterized by many things but is mainly defined by depression, stress, a negative outlook and neurosis. More than 4000 people were followed for stroke and death rates in the […]
A recently-published medical journal review found little proof to support using the cannabis extract spray for spasticity among multiple sclerosis patients. However, GW Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the cannabis extract spray, indicated that errors can be found on the report that gives a confusing observation on the drug. The report was published on the Drug […]
Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital this Saturday. The reasons are not exactly clear but it seems that it was just in the interest of some medical tests and it shouldn’t be anything to worry about. The South African government with a representative from President Jacob Zuma’s office assured […]
The past 20 years have seen the death rate for colorectal cancer drop by a significant number, however, it still has the second leading cancer related deaths for both men and women in the U.S today. While a colonoscopy can detect and prevent roughly two-thirds of colorectal cancers only half of the people over 50 have the […]
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