Many herbal supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to a team of experts from Queen’s University Belfast, Kingston University London and LGC. Emeritus Professor Duncan Burns, a forensically experienced analytical chemist from the Queen’s University Belfast’s Institute for Global Food Security, has been working with a team of...
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Opioid Addiction Can Start As Early As 5 Days Of Use, According To Study
Opioid dependence can begin as early as the first five days of use. This is what a recently published study in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has revealed. What Are Opioids? Opioids are a type of narcotic analgesic drug prescribed for the management of moderate to severe levels of pain that common pain...
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Cannabis users ‘are four times more likely to suffer a heart attack’: Scientists say users suffer more cardiac-related illness than those who do not smoke the drug
Users in their late 20s were three times more likely to have a cardiac illness Most concerns over cannabis use are associated with mental health disorders Researchers in Ohio said users are tend to have higher blood pressures Smoking cannabis dramatically increases a person’s risk of suffering a heart attack, according to a major new...
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New insights into side effects can help prostate cancer patients choose treatments
For many men newly diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, concerns about potential quality-of-life issues often guide treatment decisions. A new study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers identifies distinct patterns of side effects that patients could use to guide their choices. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study examines quality-of-life outcomes...
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Epilepsy and natural treatments: Can they help?
Epilepsy is a disease that disrupts the electrical activity of the nervous system, causing seizures. More than 65 million people in the world have epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation estimate that 1 in 26 Americans will develop the disease during their lives. Children are the group most frequently diagnosed with new cases of epilepsy. In the United States, 300,000 children...
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Common yeast may worsen IBD symptoms in Crohn’s disease
June Round, Ph.D. associate professor in pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. During the past decade, the gut has experienced a renaissance as investigations focus on the role of the microbiome on human health. While most studies have focused on bacteria, the dominant microbial inhabitants in the gut, scientists at University...
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Incredible interactive street-view lets you see what it’s like to have glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy
An interactive map shows you how people with vision problems view the world Options let you see through the lens of glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy Cataracts cause blurry vision, glaucoma causes sensitivity to light and retinopathy leaves you seeing dark spots Created by See Now, the organization works to prevent blindness in children It’s hard...
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See-through heating pad could help prevent burns from thermotherapy (video)
To soothe aches and pains, many people turn to heating pads, patches or creams. Although a common practice, thermotherapy can cause burns. Now researchers are developing a transparent heating pad that allows users to see through it to monitor their skin’s color and prevent such injuries. They report their approach in the journal ACS Applied Materials...
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More Than 9 Hours Of Sleep Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Disease: Here Are Other Warning Signs Of Dementia
Sleep is essential to health but findings of a new study suggest that prolonged sleeping may also indicate dementia. Dementia Dementia is a condition marked by loss of memory and other mental abilities grave enough to interfere with daily life. The condition is caused by physical changes in the brain. The most common type of...
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Common causes of eye pain explained
Eye pain can be attributed to a variety of causes. It is typically divided into conditions that affect the cornea, conditions that affect of other parts of the eye, and conditions involving other areas of the body that cause pain to be felt in the eye area. Common causes of eye pain typically center...