Dear Mayo Clinic: I am way past my childbearing years and do not have any health problems. Do I need to continue getting Pap smears? At what age is this test no longer necessary? A: Getting regularly scheduled Pap smears is important for almost all women. That said, whether you need to continue getting Pap...
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FDA issues warning on pet reactions to common flea medicine
(HealthDay)—Flea medicines protect your pet, but some animals can have serious side effects from products containing isoxazoline, U.S. health officials warn. Although most dogs and cats handle this powerful pesticide just fine, others can have severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Isoxazoline products have been associated with neurologic reactions, including muscle tremors, loss of muscle control and...
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Syphilis rates soar across the US – with cases up by 50 percent in hot spots for the STD
For the fourth year in a row, rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia all hit a record high in the US in 2017 California has one of the highest rates of the syphilis Palm Springs, California has a rate over 10-times higher than the national average A health official from the county Palm Springs resides in says that a false sense of security...
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A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere
New UC Davis Health studies help explain why one break can lead to others UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM Breaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not just close to the site of the fracture, and primarily around the time of the fracture, two new studies from UC Davis Health...
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Broke your arm? Exercise the other one to strengthen it
If you have ever broken an arm and had to wear a cast or splint for a few weeks, you will be familiar with the alarming loss of muscle and uneasy feeling of weakness experienced after removing your cast. In a research study, students with an immobilized left arm who trained their opposite wrist completely preserved both the strength...
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An end to pointless knee surgery? Huge drop in adults going under the knife for a torn cartilage because it causes more harm than good
Multiple studies have shown that knee arthroscopy isn’t any better than non-operative treatments for conditions like arthritis, torn cartilage and knee pain Finally, doctors are taking note, a study by Emory University found So-called arthroscopic knee surgery is becoming a less common treatment for adults with torn cartilage or painful arthritis as a growing body of evidence shows little benefit from these operations, a new...
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Miraculous stem cell revolution!
Scientists hail breakthrough they claim is equal to the creation of anitbiotics to mend damaged hearts, heal strokes and cure blindness Stem cells were discovered by scientists in the 1960s in a major breakthrough The cells have enormous potential for the treatment of devastating conditions Scientists are working on techniques using the cells to help the...
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Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren’t enough, there’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine found that smoking also weakens the ability for pulp in teeth to fight illness and disease. In other words, smokers have fewer defense mechanisms on the inside...
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New colour change wristbands help you balance too much sun vs not enough
The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiations have both harmful and beneficial effects for our health. Too much exposure can lead to sunburn, skin ageing, eye damage or even skin cancer. With too little UV we may become vitamin D deficient. Different skin tones need different amounts of UV light to activate vitamin D in the skin. ...
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Just because you’re thin, it doesn’t mean you’re health
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 63% of Australian adults are overweight or obese. But it’s much harder to estimate how many are within a healthy weight range but have poor diets or sedentary lifestyles. These can cause significant health problems that will often be missed because the person appears to look...