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FDA Approves Drug for Most Deadly Form of TB
The FDA approval sprang from a groundbreaking trial of 107 patients in South Africa who had been diagnosed with XDR-TB. Six months after treatment, 89% of the patients were cured, which is far higher...
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Heart Attack Rates Higher Near Fast-Food Clusters
For every additional fast-food outlet in a neighborhood, there were four additional heart attacks per 100,000 people each year, according to the report.
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Severe Lung Injury After Vaping Reported
Four cases of severe lung injury possibly linked with vaping in Minnesota are similar to dozens of cases in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Migraine Meds Recalled for Bacteria Risk
The bacteria, from the genus pseudomonas and the genus burkholderia, can enter the bloodstream and cause serious, life-threatening infections.
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Trans Students More at Risk of Mental Health Ills
About 78% of the students met criteria for one or more mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury and suicide risk, the survey found.
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Are You an 'Extreme Early Bird'?
In advanced sleep phase, your body clock (circadian rhythm) is on a schedule hours earlier than most other people's. You have premature release of the sleep hormone melatonin and shift in body...
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School Shootings and Lockdowns: How do Kids Cope?
School shootings have become much more common occurrences in the 21st century. What affect are these events -- and the drills designed to protect kids from them -- having on America's children?
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A Fatty Meal Might Affect How You Absorb CBD
Compared with fasting, the amount of CBD in the body was four times higher after the high-fat meal and the maximum amount in the blood was 14 times higher, the findings showed.
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Plague Concerns Close Parts of Wildlife Refuge
Some areas of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver remain closed due to plague-infected prairie dogs.
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Weaver Frozen Chicken Patties Recalled
About 39,000 pounds of Weaver brand chicken patty products have been recalled by Tyson Foods Inc. due to possible contamination with foreign matter.
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Could Fluoride Be Bad for Baby During Pregnancy?
Two out of every three U.S. residents now live in an area with fluoridated water, compared with 38% of Canadians and 3% of Europeans, the researchers said in background notes.
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Heart Experts Support Use of Prescription Fish Oil
While the AHA comes out in favor of prescription fish oil supplements, it does not do the same for over-the-counter supplements.
View ArticleA Day of Meals at Union Gospel Mission
123Dentist was proud to sponsor a Day of Meals at Union Gospel Mission in downtown Vancouver on August 16, 2019. In addition to paying the cost of the meals, teams of volunteers from 123Dentist member...
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Georgia Residents Demand State Act on Toxic Air
Residents at a community meeting expressed displeasure with state and federal officials who said working with the company on a voluntary basis would be most effective.
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Children Make You Happier -- Once They've Left Home
Having children can make you happier, but only when you're older and if your children have moved out, a new study finds.
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City Parks Are a Mood Booster
Large regional parks with lots of tree cover and vegetation conferred the biggest happiness lift, while paved urban plazas offered the least benefit. Smaller neighborhood parks fell somewhere in the...
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Vaping Raises Heart and Lung Concerns
The small study of healthy young adults discovered that even e-cigarettes without nicotine caused a short-lived drop in blood vessel function.
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Task Force Updates Breast Cancer Recommendations
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may help clarify who can benefit most from a risk assessment test. Now, if a woman has a high risk, the task force is...
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It Takes Years for Heart to Recover from Smoking
Experts have long thought that an ex-smoker's risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure or death from heart disease returns to normal within five years.
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State's Legal Moves Cause Mixed Messages on Toxic Air
In recent weeks, state officials have been moving swiftly to make legal agreements with Sterigenics that, in some cases, have bypassed public input.
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