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Regular screening and early intervention needed to prevent pediatric diabetes

03/03/2021 Health News

Type 2 diabetes, once considered an adult disease, is increasingly causing health complications among American youth. A research review published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine suggests physicians should work to more aggressively prevent pediatric diabetes. Because few pediatric Type 2 diabetes treatment options are available, prevention is unusually important. To improve health outcomes, the paper's authors recommend physicians conduct […]

The Truth About Botox For Migraines

03/02/2021 Health News

If you’re a migraine sufferer, you’ll know all too well the pain that can come with an attack. So you’ll be pleased to know that according to the experts, there might be hope for you yet — and it all comes down to Botox (yes, really). As Alice Henshaw, owner and director of Harley Street Injectables in London, explained to Metro, Botox can […]

Can You Drink Alcohol After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What Doctors Are Saying

03/02/2021 Health News

There are lots of questions about what you should and shouldn’t do before and after getting vaccinated for COVID-19—and some of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines might be surprising. For example, the agency recommends avoiding OTC pain meds, like ibuprofen and Tylenol, in anticipation of vaccine side effects prior to the shot, but says it’s fine […]

A new heart at 18 put her on a new path

03/02/2021 Health News

Jill Hollander was 9 when, during a visit to her cardiologist with her parents, he asked her to step outside so he could speak alone with her parents. Nonsense, she thought. “I want to be in the room too,” she told them. “It’s about me, and I have a right to be here.” Now 40, Hollander vividly remembers that moment. […]

Getting to Know Pfizer’s New Chief Medical Officer Aida Habtezion

03/02/2021 Health News

MRNA VS. CONVENTIONAL VACCINES Meet our new Chief Patient Officer, Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron Working Together to Empower Women Pfizer Women’s Resource Group Universal vs. Single Payer Healthcare Changing careers in the middle of a pandemic is no small endeavor. But when Aida Habtezion, M.D., learned about the opportunity to serve as Pfizer’s new Chief Medical Officer, she couldn’t pass it […]

Gluten-Free Diet: Gluten-Free Sample Menu and Recipes

03/02/2021 Health News

What does a typical day on the gluten–free diet look like? Gluten-Free Recipes The best resources for gluten-free recipes are the internet and gluten–free cookbooks. The GI department at Boston Children’s Hospital is a wonderful resource for families, and has great recipes as well as cookbook suggestions and a patient newsletter and support group, Celiac Kids Connection. The following gluten–free recipes are […]

UK nations plot path out of virus lockdown

03/02/2021 Health News

Northern Ireland on Tuesday became the final UK nation to agree an unwinding of its coronavirus restrictions, while Scotland is considering accelerating its lockdown exit due to falling case numbers. Deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill said Northern Ireland’s strategy will be “careful, cautious and hopeful” but warned: “We are not out of the woods.” “This is a day very much […]

Willpower is the key to enhancing learning and memory: Researchers uncover the mechanism

03/02/2021 Health News

Active or voluntary learning is a major topic in education, psychology, and neuroscience. Over the years, numerous studies have shown that when learning occurs through voluntary action, there is a modulation of attention, motivation and cognitive control that makes the process much more effective. Consequently, memory is benefited. However, although the physiological processes underlying this reality had been identified in […]

Beijing’s SARS lockdown taught my children resilience. Your Covid kids will likely be fine.

03/02/2021 Health News

Many parents are filled with angst as they prepare for their children to exit a year of pandemic isolation: Will it be OK to send them to school, per the recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Will school feel like school if students are masked and can't trade snacks? Will children's development be impaired by nearly […]

Halsey Asks Why People Need to 'Pass Judgment' on Her Pregnancy Choices (Welcome to Motherhood!)

03/02/2021 Health News

Pop star Halsey has always been vocal about her struggle with endometriosis and how that has affected her hopes and plans for becoming a mother. It’s a topic that she has heartbreakingly touched upon in her music and in a famous 2016 Rolling Stone interview, where she detailed a miscarriage that occurred shortly before she was set to perform on […]

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