Do You Have to Be Over 50 to Get the Shingles Vaccine?
What is shingles? Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful rash forming along the path of one spinal or brain nerve. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people over 50 receive two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV). Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful rash forming along the […]
Hilary Duff Exposes The Truth Behind Her Nude Cover Shoot
Hilary Duff is proud of her body — but she’s also keeping it real. The “How I Met Your Father” star posed nude for the May/June cover of Women’s Health. In the accompanying profile, she emphasizes that the photos of her that appear in the magazine definitely benefited from some professional attention. (You can see […]
Meningitis B Vaccine May Protect Against … Gonorrhea?
Vaccination against meningococcal serogroup B may also provide modest protection against gonorrhea, evidence from the U.S. and Australia showed. According to surveillance records from New York City and Philadelphia, complete vaccination with the four-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (MenB-4C; Bexsero) provided 40% protection against gonorrhea infection compared with no vaccination (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] 0.60, […]
The ‘equal-opportunity jerk’ defense: Rudeness can obfuscate gender bias
If you’re an “equal-opportunity jerk,” does that mean you can’t also be sexist? New research shows that many people think so — and consider men to be gender blind when they’re rude, condescending, and berating to women and men equally. To highlight the common view that men aren’t deemed sexist when they’re rude to both […]
How Do I Know If I Have Tapeworms?
What are tapeworms? If you have tapeworms, you may not have any symptoms. You may also notice symptoms such as: nausea or diarrhea, abdominal pain, hunger or loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness, weight loss, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and tapeworm segments visible in your bowel movements. If you get tapeworms in your system, you […]
Why Is My White Blood Cell Count High?
What are white blood cells? White blood cells, also known as leukocytes, make up one of the four components of blood. They can rise for several reasons including stress, smoking, allergies, bacterial or viral infections, as well as certain drugs. White blood cells, also called leukocytes, are one of the four components that make up […]
Patient-centered approach to treating obesity
It’s one of the most polarizing questions among clinicians: Is treating obesity while also reducing weight stigma and eating disorder risk mutually exclusive? In a recent commentary published online ahead of print in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a team of researchers takes aim at what they say is an outdated […]
Middle-aged men see weight gain as inevitable
Weight gain produces feelings of despondency and low self-worth among middle-aged men, but it is also seen as an inevitable consequence of family and career responsibilities, according to a new peer-reviewed study. A body mass index (BMI) of more than 25 is considered to be overweight, and over 30 is defined as obese. According to […]
Initiative to map the cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) landscape in Europe will help improve patient outcomes
Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is a rare cancer often diagnosed only at an advanced stage. A comprehensive analysis of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects of over 2,200 patients in Europe now provides a valuable knowledge base for raising awareness and managing CCA to improve outcomes. This study is reported in the […]
Drug mimics beneficial effects of fasting in mice: Blocking arginine metabolism leads to improved metabolic health, weight loss
An investigational cancer drug that starves tumors of their energy supply also shows evidence of improving whole body metabolism, leading to improved weight control, according to a new study in mice from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. In a group […]