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… we see lots of respiratory viruses, so it’s the whole gamut, from cold viruses all the way up to Influenza,” said LSU Health Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Dr. Bennett deBoisblanc. Doctors say one of the best ways you can avoid getting sick is …

Cancer patient wins a year of free pizza, gives it to food bank

But instead of seizing the opportunity to spend the better part of 2017 gorging on the well-deserved melted mozzarella wellspring, Katrick, who has colon cancer, decided other people needed it more. “You know the saying, ‘When life gives you lemons make lemonade,’ well, when life gives you pizza, give away a slice,” the 36-year-old told CNN Sunday.

Call The Midwife: What is a phantom pregnancy?

This year’s Call The Midwife Christmas Special sees one of the South African patients tragically discovering that she was never pregnant in the first place, but rather going through a false or ‘phantom pregnancy’. Pseudocyesis aka a phantom or ‘false’ pregnancy is a condition whereby a woman’s body mistakenly believes she is pregnant and changes to facilitate the gestation of a baby.

Should Women Take Hormone Pills to Prevent Breast Cancer?

A new British study that recommended hundreds of thousands of women take hormone therapy pills to prevent breast cancer is taking fire from many U.S. experts who are challenging the U.K. advisory. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidelines for the National Health Service, – the publically funded health service for England – that said “women predisposed to breast cancer because of a strong family history of the disease” should take pills to reduce their risk of breast cancer.

Beware! Your cat may just transmit bird flu to you

In what may be the first known transmission of bird flu from cats to humans, a veterinarian in the US has been infected with a strain of avian flu that spread among more than 100 cats at animal shelters. However, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the US said that its ongoing investigation of the outbreak of H7N2, a strain of influenza A virus, among cats housed at Animal Care Centres shelters confirms that the risk to humans is low.

Odisha to launch malaria elimination scheme in 8,000 villages

Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 : The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme ‘Daman’ in eight remote districts of the state, an official statement said on Sunday. [NK Orissa] The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000 villages of these districts, said a release from the Health Department, adding the programme is an innovative and integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

Odisha to launch malaria elimination scheme in 8,000 villages

Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 : The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme ‘Daman’ in eight remote districts of the state, an official statement said on Sunday. [NK Orissa] The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000 villages of these districts, said a release from the Health Department, adding the programme is an innovative and integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

Discovery of New Disease May Signal Hope for Patients with Brain-Aging Diseases

Scientists at the University of Sussex in England have discovered a new genetic disease which results in neurodegeneration – the progressive deterioration or death of brain cells. The researchers believe the discovery of this new disease could help increase our understanding of other rare neurodegenerative diseases, and also help develop more targeted treatments for the more common neurodegenerative and brain aging conditions, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s.

Discovery of New Disease May Signal Hope for Patients with Brain-Aging Diseases

Scientists at the University of Sussex in England have discovered a new genetic disease which results in neurodegeneration – the progressive deterioration or death of brain cells. The researchers believe the discovery of this new disease could help increase our understanding of other rare neurodegenerative diseases, and also help develop more targeted treatments for the more common neurodegenerative and brain aging conditions, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s.

Canberra’s health sector faced changes and challenges on all levels in 2016

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. From the beginnings of wide-ranging reforms to the ACT’s health system to bungles in the NDIS roll-out, a bumper influenza season and a Territory election in which health played a central role, 2016 has not been without its dramas.

Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms in Women

… a treatment for bipolar treatment disorder, and this may affect the drug’s influence. The director of women’s mental health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Laura Miller, says in an article in Psychiatric Times that menopause may also have an …

Santas Around the WorldBy The Daily Beast

Participants, wearing Santa Claus outfits, take part in a charity race in benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Madrid, Spain, December 17, 2016. Santa Claus rides in his sleigh as he prepares for Christmas in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland December 15, 2016.

A child was born

… that will let me be outdoors.” “I’m looking at being a nurse practitioner and either practicing midwifery or women’s health,” she said. “I haven’t decided, but I want to be involved in women’s health in some respect.” Ethan Sumrall said he doesn’t …

Most bizarre festivals you can join in 2017

… sticks thrown out of a window by a priest. The sticks themselves are considered sacred talismans and grant a year of health, wealth and happiness to whoever can grab one and hang on to it. Competitors throw themselves down Coopers Hill in pursuit of …

Soaring insulin prices prompt insurance shift

… pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) – make many patients anxious, says Anhalt, But Troyen Brennan, a physician and chief health officer at CVS Caremark, says he’s heard “very little complaint with regard to stress levels.” Basaglar has been proven to …

Top Insider Buys of the Week

… share. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.13% since. Abbott Laboratories is an American-based international health care company. It has more than 74,000 employees in 150 countries. Some products include pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices …

Dramatic audio released of Carrie Fisher emergency call

The pilot of the plane carrying actress Carrie Fisher as she suffered a medical emergency told air traffic control, “We have an unresponsive passenger,” according to audio from the flight. The audio, which was released on Saturday by LiveATC.net and obtained by the Reuters news agency, offered insight into events as they unfolded during Fisher’s medical emergency on Friday.

Smoking and its harmful impact among students

… carcinogens, toxic metals and poisonous gases. While all of these substances obviously have adverse effects on human health, they also affect our environment as well. Second-hand smoke goes into our atmosphere and degrades air quality. The CDC also …

Smoking warning to protect children

Smokers across Lancashire are being called on this Christmas to recognise young children are at risk of serious illness due to second hand smoke. It is dangerous for anyone exposed to it, but children are especially vulnerable as they have less well-developed airways, lungs and immune systems.