Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain by Laurie Fickman A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” The breakthrough discovery could have major implicationsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic.”
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Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 8 Ways to Get More Energy Fast.
Healthy tricks for quickly getting a boost when you feel tired by Beth Howard According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men in the United States regularly feel tired or exhausted. But there’s often a simple solution. “Your energy level during the day couldContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 8 Ways to Get More Energy Fast.”
Healthcare Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems
From floaters and flashes to dryness and sharp pain — know what symptoms may signal a bigger problem by Jessica Migala, AARP You may think that recent changes in your vision are just another sign you’re getting older. That may not be so. Although nearly half the people who struggle with a visual disability areContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems”
Healthcare Mondays: 10 Symptoms of Heart Failure That Can Be Easy to Miss
Some people don’t notice early signs at all by Korin Miller It’s hard to fathom that heart failure could potentially happen to you or someone you love, but the serious condition is more common than you might realize: About 6.2 million Americans have heart failure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s why it’s soContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: 10 Symptoms of Heart Failure That Can Be Easy to Miss”
Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss
Cancers, heart attack, stroke top misdiagnosis list. Here’s what patients can do by Rachel Nania Colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer are the three most frequently missed diagnoses in outpatient clinics and academic medical centers, a January 2022 study published in JAMA Network Open found. Heart attack and prostate cancer round out the top five. Combing through dataContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss”
Healthcare Information Mondays: Coffee’s Brain Boosting Effect Goes Beyond Caffeine
by Megan Brooks Coffee’s ability to boost alertness is commonly attributed to caffeine, but new research suggests there may be other underlying mechanisms that explain this effect. “There is a widespread anticipation that coffee boosts alertness and psychomotor performance. By gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying this biological phenomenon, we pave the way forContinue reading “Healthcare Information Mondays: Coffee’s Brain Boosting Effect Goes Beyond Caffeine”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 6 Supplements That Don’t Always Mix With Prescription Drugs
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Healthcare Mondays: Scientists find an ancient virus might be the key to treating lung cancer
by Bethany Dawson The remnants of ancient viruses that remain in human DNA can help people fight lung cancer, a new study has found. Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, partly funded by Cancer Research UK, have found that these viruses, called endogenous retroviruses, are dormant in most people but can be awoken in cancer tissue. But whenContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: Scientists find an ancient virus might be the key to treating lung cancer”
5 States Move to Outlaw or Label Meat from mRNA-Injected Livestock, Which You May Already Be Eating
Fact checkers admit pigs are already receiving vaccines using “RNA particle technology” by Sara Burrows Arizona, Tennessee, Idaho, Missouri and North Dakota have all introduced legislation either banning or requiring labeling of meat from animals that have received mRNA vaccines or “gene therapy.” You may have gone to great lengths to avoid being injected with Covid vaccines,Continue reading “5 States Move to Outlaw or Label Meat from mRNA-Injected Livestock, Which You May Already Be Eating”
Finally, a vaccine for one of the deadliest forms of cancer
by Julia Pugachevsky A new vaccine designed to treat pancreatic cancer prevented the disease from returning in 50% of patients who received it, scientists reported today. Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to detect and treat. It is widely known as a “silent disease” because symptoms, including abdominal pain and weight loss, often don’t arise until the cancer cellsContinue reading “Finally, a vaccine for one of the deadliest forms of cancer”
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