Heel pain: To jab or not to jab?

New La Trobe University research has found cheaper orthotics might prevent the need for steroid injections for plantar fasciitis—a condition causing heel pain that affects one in 10 people aged over 50. Lead Researcher and Associate Lecturer in Podiatry at La Trobe, Glen Whittaker, describes the plantar fascia as a thick band of fibrous tissue that connects the bottom of […]

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Chemotherapy sometimes set the stage for drug-resistant leukemia at relapse

Chemotherapy has helped make the most common childhood cancer one of the most curable, but researchers have evidence that the treatment may also prime some patients for relapse. Results published in the journal Blood reported that treatment-induced mutations cause drug resistance in some patients whose acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) returns. “Our study reveals the evolution dynamics of pediatric ALL, which […]

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Screening tool administered in pediatric ER accurately gauges suicide risk

A suicide risk screening tool that Johns Hopkins Medicine implemented in its pediatric emergency department six years ago appears to provide an accurate gauge of which youth are most vulnerable and has identified more than 2,000 patients who might benefit from mental health treatment and resources, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public […]

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Eva Mendes' Kids Dressed as Dorothy Again for Halloween: 'I'm Another Witch'

Happy Halloween! Eva Mendes dressed up with her daughters — in the same outfits they wear every year. “My kid did this,” the actress, 45, captioned her Wednesday, October 30, Instagram Story. “Another Halloween. Another Dorothy. And I’m another witch.” In the social media upload, the Hitch star started into the camera with green makeup covering her face. She wore […]

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Bag of words test for Alzheimer’s disease

A positive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can only be made definitively postmortem. However, there are many symptoms that become apparent as the disease progresses and specialists can usually be quite certain of a diagnosis. However, as with many diseases, the later the diagnosis, the less successful medical interventions will generally be. New research published in the International Journal of […]

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With Natura Deal Pending, Avon Sales Dip

Avon Products Inc. posted continued declines for its most recent quarter. The company posted a 17 percent dip in sales, to $1.18 billion, from $1.4 billion in the prior-year period. Net income was down 6 percent year-over-year, to $106.6 million, from $113.8 million. The results come as Natura is in the process of taking over Avon, in a deal the […]

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Protect your heart through the holiday season

(HealthDay)—It’s never too soon to take steps to safeguard your heart health, and that includes being aware of seasonal heart attack triggers. Researchers are trying to understand why, but studies done around the world have noted spikes in deaths from heart-related events during the holiday season. Unlike deaths from the flu, they don’t seem related to cold weather. As one […]

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