Weight Changes After Parkinson’s Diagnosis May Signal Thinking Declines
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Weight loss soon after a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may be a sign that mental declines are likely to follow, new research suggests.”Early weight loss is a common symptom in people with Parki…
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A study testing drugs that are used for other conditions for their potential in treating COVID-19 has found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) offered no benefit, at least at an initial s…
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A study testing drugs that are used for other conditions for their potential in treating COVID-19 has found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) offered no benefit, at least at an initial s…
Learn More‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Just a few years ago, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry almost died from opioid overuse that nearly destroyed his colon and almost killed him.Now, he’s sober and wants to tell his story.Perry has written a memoir…
Learn More‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Just a few years ago, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry almost died from opioid overuse that nearly destroyed his colon and almost killed him.Now, he’s sober and wants to tell his story.Perry has written a memoir…
Learn MoreEven Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
Learn MoreEven Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
Learn MoreBlack Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People’s Health Today
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago.Now genetic an…
Learn MoreBlack Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People’s Health Today
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago.Now genetic an…
Learn MoreHomicide a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant U.S. Women
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s not high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis that is more likely to kill pregnant women — it’s their husbands and boyfriends.Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women in the United States…
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