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Study help standardize use of therapeutic comas for epileptic patients

05.07.2018 Health Problems

Status epilepticus, a dangerous condition in which epileptic seizures follow one another for a duration of five or more minutes without the victim’s regaining consciousness between them, is the second most common neurological emergency in the United States, with a recorded maximum of around 150,000-plus cases per year. In 60-70 percent of cases, the patient responds to antiepileptic medications and […]

What articulation-relevant brain regions do when we listen

05.07.2018 Health Problems

Brain regions that are involved in the articulation of language are also active in the perception of language. This finding of a team from the BrainLinks-BrainTools Cluster of Excellence of the University of Freiburg makes a significant contribution to clarifying a research question that has been hotly debated for decades. The scientists have published their results in the journal Scientific […]

Irrigation water likely cause of romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

05.07.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Tainted irrigation water is likely to blame for a 36-state Escherichia coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce that sickened 200 people and caused five deaths, U.S. health officials say. The illnesses were previously connected with romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., which supplies most of the romaine sold in the United States during the winter, the Associated Press reported. Further […]

Why You Should Ditch Positive Thinking In 2018

04.07.2018 Health Problems

It seems like it’s the best possible thing you can do, right? “Positive thinking” is touted as a veritable cure-all when it comes to banishing bad moods and hitting your goals. But Dr Dain Heer, renowned speaker, bestselling author and co-creator of personal development organisation, Access Consciousness, disagrees. We chatted to him about why he advises against the popular solution and what we […]

Computer algorithm maps cancer resistance to drugs, therapy

04.07.2018 Health Problems

New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer are being developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The scientists wanted to examine how cancers acquire resistance to treatment over time and whether those changes could be modeled computationally to determine patient-specific timelines of resistance. The research was published by Genome Medicine […]

What Is A Digital Detox And Why Do You Need One?

04.07.2018 Health Problems

There is no denying we are a tech obsessed world. Instagram and Netflix have become universally known terms and no one bats an eyelid when a toddler has their very own iPad. The growth in popularity and accessibility of technological devices means the ability to switch off and shut down is almost non-existent. With the power of technology creating the […]

Study Shows Sleeping In On The Weekend Can Help You Live Longer

03.07.2018 Health Problems

Now you don’t have to make up the fact that sleeping in is beneficial, because newly published research has our consciences covered. With 43,000 participants who have cooperated in a Swedish study from Stockholm University, researchers analysed how we are affected by the amount of sleep that we receive. It was found that you are able to boost up our life expectancy […]

25 Of The Best Positive Affirmations And Quotes

03.07.2018 Health Problems

Positive affirmations are believed to permanently change an individual’s way of thinking when repeated over time. We start to believe what we are saying and we put our words into action. 1. I have the power to create change. 2. I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness. 3. I can and I will. […]

Fitness Trainer Kelsey Wells Just Posted A Powerful Photo About Her Postpartum Depression Recovery

02.07.2018 Health Problems

Most people use “before and after” photos to talk about fitness gains or share their weight loss successes. But fitness influencer Kelsey Wells just changed the game by using it to talk openly about her struggle with postpartum depression. While her body clearly looks physically different in the two pics in her Instagram post on Wednesday, it’s her difference in […]

Higher doses of rifampin appear more effective in fighting tuberculosis without increasing risk of adverse events

29.06.2018 Health Problems

Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum cultures, and the higher doses did so without increasing the adverse effects of treatment, according to a randomized controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Rifampin in Pulmonary […]

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