The term “epilepsy” takes its origin from the Greek verb έπιλαµβάνειν, or epilambánein, which means “to be taken hold of”, “to be seized” or “to be attacked”. Hippocrates (400 BC) was the first to propose that epilepsy is a brain disorder that should be treated. WHO reports that 60 million people around the world suffer from epilepsy and a projected...
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Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help
Reviewed by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) Louis Rocco has lived with diabetes for decades but, until he met with a registered dietitian in August, he didn’t know eating too much bread was dangerous for him. “I’m Italian, and I always eat a lot of bread,” he said. After two hour-long visits with a dietitian —...
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Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination
Posted Today The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill gut microorganisms, can alter the human immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination. The work was led by scientists at Stanford University and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part...
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Hidden Hearing Loss Effects
Posted Today Chronic conductive hearing loss, a condition that can result from middle-ear infections, may interfere with speech recognition deficits, according to the results of a new study led by Harvard Medical School scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and published in the journal Ear and Hearing. This finding suggests that not properly treating infections...
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Study identifies first potential biomarker for a debilitating fainting condition
POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, often brings a confounding mix of symptoms, but a simple blood test could make diagnosis far easier UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO New research from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences strongly suggests postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is an autoimmune disorder and may help pave...
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No added dizzy episodes for adults on more intensive blood pressure-lowering treatment
by American Heart Association Adults who received more intensive treatment to lower their blood pressure were less likely to experience drastic blood pressure drops, which can cause dizziness and increase risk of falling, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions. The study of more than 2,800 adults, average age...
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People with PTSD could benefit from fear reducing medication
By Lauren Sharkey Fact checked by Paula Field Post-traumatic stress disorder has proved difficult to treat in the long term. Mixing psychological therapy with a novel drug could help. In June, researchers carried out a review to determine whether medication or psychological therapy was the best treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Due to a...
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Long-term opioid use has known link to low testosterone but not many men screened, treated
by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men taking opioids had been screened or treated for low testosterone. A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has found a...
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A simple way to get kids eat more vegetables
By Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN Children are notoriously picky eaters and many parents find it hard to get their children to eat more vegetables, which are important for growth and development. Now, a new study shows that repeatedly offering a variety of vegetables boosted the kids’ acceptance and consumption of healthy foods, such as vegetables. A team...
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Eating Chicken Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Oxford Study Finds
By Allan Adamson Tech Times Findings of a new study have shown that people who eat chicken may have increased risk of getting cancer. In the new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, researchers from Oxford University in the UK, tracked 475,000 middle-aged Britons between the years 2016 and 2014. The...