Studies have shown acupuncture can be helpful for relieving diabetes symptoms, in some cases better than diabetes medications. According to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, an estimated 29 million Americans are living with diabetes. Diabetes affects 380 million people worldwide, and the World Health Organization (WHO) approximates that this number will double by the year 2030. In...
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Flu shot key for people with diabetes
(HealthDay)—With predictions calling for a potentially bad flu season this year, doctors are urging people—particularly those with diabetes—to get vaccinated. Many people with diabetes don’t get a seasonal flu shot each year, according to the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). Some people with the blood sugar disease don’t realize they’re at risk for flu-related complications. Others...
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What actually happens when you pull a muscle?
You’re more likely to strain muscles that cross two joints. Joel Cramer was at the pool with his kids when another dad, competing in a big splash contest, got up onto the diving board. He bounced up once, and when he landed on the board for the second time, his quadriceps muscle tore. “It rolled...
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Tattoos can cause infections 15 years later, warn doctors
Tattoos can cause infections 15 years after they were drawn, doctors have warned after a woman was admitted to hospital suffering enlarged lymph nodes. The 30-year-old Australian feared she had cancer after noticing painful lumps in her armpit. However when doctors at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney removed the tissue it was found to...
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How Is Immunotherapy Different from Chemotherapy?
These two cancer treatments work very differently to destroy cancer cells and have very different side effects One of the biggest misconceptions oncologist Melissa Wilson hears from patients about immunotherapy for cancer treatment has to do with the side effects. They think immunotherapy’s side effects will be similar to those from chemotherapy, one of the...
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Infographic: Macrophages Around the Body
MASSIVE CELL: Colored transmission electron micrograph of a macrophage cell, one of the largest cells in the body In the mid-1990s, while researching mice’s immune responses to nematode worms, immunoparasitologist Judi Allen of the University of Manchester spotted macrophages accumulating at the site of a multicellular parasite infection.1 This was unexpected, she told The Scientist; at the time, the...
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The wackiest home ‘remedies’ for a bad back revealed: From rubbing in WD40 to hanging off a door frame, experts de-bunk the myths and reveal what really works
The unusual treatments were revealed by the British Chiropractic Association Back specialists gave them a long list of bizarre ‘cures’ their patients had tried They said some even believe their back pain is worse when there’s a full moon Lower back pain affects around 4 in 5 people in the UK at some point in...
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Most alternative therapies for treating autism show inconclusive benefits
Dr. Shafali Jeste has no tolerance for those who would promote therapies for treating autism that lack any scientific basis. Dr. Shafali Jeste knows well the desperation of a parent seeking a cure for their child with autism spectrum disorder. As a clinician who both researches the causes of the disorder and treats children...
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The big question: Will cancer immune therapy work for me?
In this Aug. 15, 2017 photo, Dr. Razelle Kurzrock poses for a portrait in her office in San Diego. Immunotherapy is the hottest thing in cancer treatment, but it’s not for everyone. It can put some very advanced, thought-to-be-terminal …more Dennis Lyon was a genetic train wreck. Cancer was ravaging his liver, lungs, bones and...
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Breathing Dirty Air May Increase Kidney Disease Risk
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution appeared to be associated with an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a newly published epidemiologic study involving close to 2.5 million U.S. veterans followed for approximately 8 years. The study, published online in the Journal of the American Society...