Is Hepatitis C Contagious? How Do You Get It?
Hepatitis C Symptoms Most people with hepatitis C or hep C have no symptoms when they contract the infection. Those that do have symptoms of hep C infection may experience abdominal pain. fatigue, fever, joint pains, loss of appetite nausea, poor appetite, and vomiting. Read more about hepatitis C symptoms » Is hepatitis C contagious? […]
Patients with lupus benefit from COVID-19 vaccine booster
People with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a “booster” dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after full vaccination are roughly half as likely to have a subsequent “breakthrough” COVID-19 infection, a new study shows. The finding, researchers say, should offer reassurance to the more than 200,000 Americans who have SLE, a condition in which the […]
Better Outcomes Tied to More HCV Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs
A greater uptake in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment for people who inject drugs (PWID) at a community center led to decreases in liver disease and mortality, a longitudinal cohort study found. Among 1,323 PWID with chronic HCV at a Baltimore community-based center, the number of those with HCV RNA declined from 100% in 2006 […]
Mortality Numbers Put the Humble Salt Shaker in the Hot Seat
More generous use of salt outside cooking was associated with premature mortality — but not in people eating more potassium rich-foods such as vegetables and fruits — according to a study of over half a million people. Participants from the U.K. Biobank reported their frequency of table salt use, with higher use linked to a […]
Adding salt to your food at the table is linked to higher risk of premature death
People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause, according to a study of more than 500,000 people, published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday). Compared to those who never or rarely added salt, those who always added salt to their food […]
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self: UC San Diego study reveals neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief
For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works. In the latest of these efforts, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine measured the effects of mindfulness on pain perception and brain […]
Electroacupuncture Points to Improvements in Depression-Related Insomnia
Electroacupuncture added to standard care improved sleep quality in people with depression-related insomnia, a randomized clinical trial showed. At 8 weeks, a -6.2 point change (95% CI -6.9 to -5.6) from baseline in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores was seen in people with depression and insomnia who received electroacupuncture, reported Shifen Xu, PhD, of […]
Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia
Older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the July 6, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The risk of developing dementia was even higher for people whose thyroid condition required thyroid hormone […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Drug Eases Migraine Days for Patients Who Failed Prior Treatments
Eptinezumab (Vyepti) reduced the number of monthly migraine days for people who had two to four previous migraine prevention treatment failures, the phase IIIb DELIVER trial showed. Changes in mean monthly migraine days were -4.8 for eptinezumab 100 mg, -5.3 eptinezumab for 300 mg, and -2.1 for placebo from baseline to weeks 1 to 12, […]