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Pregnant women excluded from three-quarters of COVID-19 treatment trials

12/17/2020 Health News

Pregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective therapies against COVID-19, but they are routinely excluded from the majority of clinical treatment trials, according to authors of an opinion piece based on a review of international trial registry data, published in The Lancet Global Health journal. Strikingly, three-quarters of COVID-19 trials reviewed specifically excluded expectant mothers, […]

This Is What Permanent Press Actually Means (And When To Use It)

12/17/2020 Health News

If you’re like the rest of us, you likely only use a few of the settings on your washing machine: normal, delicates, quick wash, and, maybe sometimes, the occasional heavy-duty. Since you can adjust the speed and the temperature of the rinse, why do we need other options, you ask? Well, according to PureWow, every setting on your machine has […]

New screening platform leads to discovery of next-generation prodrugs for type 1 diabetes

12/16/2020 Health News

With nearly 2 million Americans battling type 1 diabetes, it is no surprise that clinical therapies for the disease are constantly evolving and improving. In type 1 diabetes mellitus, the body’s immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing β-cells. As a result, people living with type 1 diabetes lose insulin secretion and encounter difficulty regulating glucose levels—especially after meals. Drugs developed […]

The Bedtime Leg Stretch That Actually Reduces Stress

12/16/2020 Health News

Wellness enthusiasts are well aware of the relaxing effects of stretching, but one of the most beneficial stretches may actually be more passive than you realize. Rather than sitting down to bend and breathe, all you have to do is lay on your back. Putting your legs up the wall is more than a way to relieve tension in your […]

Vaping could nearly triple the chance of smoking in teens

12/16/2020 Health News

A new study offers strong evidence that kids who use e-cigarettes are more likely to take up smoking or smokeless tobacco, researchers say. Teen boys who vaped were almost three times as likely to start smoking as other teen boys with similar risk profiles and more than two times as likely to try smokeless tobacco, the study from The Ohio […]

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

12/16/2020 Health News

The healthcare industry has six big challenges ahead in 2021: rightsizing after the telehealth explosion; adjusting to changing clinical trials; encouraging digital relationships that ease physician burdens; forecasting for an uncertain 2021; reshaping health portfolios for growth; and building a resilient and responsive supply chain for long-term health. This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting […]

The Top 6 Ways to Lose Belly Fat for Good

12/16/2020 Health News

Belly fat is such an important (and dangerous) factor for your overall health that it’s now discussed as an organ. The visceral fat that makes up a spare tire or, worse, a beer belly—and that surrounds your liver, stomach, and intestines—isn’t flabbily inert. It appears to be biologically active, pumping out hormones and other substances, and it may even increase […]

Sue Devaney health: Corrie star’s ‘insatiable appetite for the bad things in life’

12/16/2020 Health News

Corrie: Debbie Webster challenges Ray Crosby over 'blackmail' First appearing in Coronation Street as a cafe worker in 1984, Sue Devaney returned as Kevin Webster’s sister… and has been dealing with dodgy business ever since. What was her personal attraction to the dark side? “I had the disease of more, more, more… more drink, more sugar, just an insatiable appetite […]

Brittany Matthews Says 'Most Important Thing' Pregnancy Taught Her Is to 'Give Yourself Some Grace'

12/16/2020 Health News

Pregnant Brittany Matthews is sharing what she's learned while carrying her daughter. The 25-year-old personal trainer, who is currently expecting her first child with her football-star fiancé Patrick Mahomes, has previously kept her Instagram followers updated about continuing to work out while pregnant. On Tuesday, Matthews offered tips and advice she's picked up along the way. "One of the most […]

New theranostic approach reduces tumor volume and increases survival in NET study

12/16/2020 Health News

A pair of copper radionuclides that target the somatostatin receptor overexpressed in neuroendocrine tumors has proven successful in identifying tumors and improving survival. According to new research published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the imaging agent 64Cu-CuSarTate produced high-quality positron emission tomography (PET) images in a mouse model of neuroendocrine tumors, while its therapeutic counterpart, […]

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