Health News 

Cataract Surgery Tied to Drop in Cognitive Decline in Seniors

October 15, 2018 Cataract, cognitive, decline, Drop, in, seniors, surgery, tied, to

MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 — Cataract surgery is associated with a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline among older

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Health Problems 

People ordered into mental health care less likely to perceive it as helpful

October 15, 2018 As, care, health, Helpful, into, It, less, likely, Mental, ordered, people, perceive, to

While some may choose on their own to seek help for untreated mental illnesses, others can be substantially influenced by

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Health Problems 

Study traces hospital-acquired bloodstream infections to patients’ own bodies

October 15, 2018 bloodstream, Bodies, hospital-acquired, infections, Own, patients, study, to, traces

The most common source of a bloodstream infection acquired during a hospital stay is not a nurse’s or doctor’s dirty

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Health Problems 

Early changes to synapse gene regulation may cause Alzheimer’s disease

October 15, 2018 Alzheimer's, cause, Changes, disease, early, gene, may, regulation, synapse, to

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory loss and a reduction in cognitive abilities. Patients

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Health News 

Bug Behind Stomach Cancer Also Linked to Colon Cancer

October 12, 2018 Also, behind, Bug, cancer, colon, Linked, stomach, to

FRIDAY, Oct. 12, 2018 — The same type of bacteria that causes stomach cancer may also increase colon cancer risk,

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Health Problems 

You can’t ‘erase’ bad memories, but you can learn ways to cope with them

October 11, 2018 'erase', bad, but, Can, can't, cope, learn, memories, them, to, ways, with, you.

The film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind pitched an interesting premise: what if we could erase unwanted memories that

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Health News 

Lithuania parliament votes to legalise medicinal cannabis use

October 11, 2018 cannabis, legalise, Lithuania, medicinal, parliament, to, Use, votes

Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday passed a law that will allow doctors to prescribe marijuana-based medicine in the Baltic EU state.

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Family Health 

How Not To Let Money Problems Affect Your Health

October 11, 2018 affect, health, How, Let, Money, not, problems, to, your

It is not uncommon for people to have a heart attack when the stock market crashes, taking all of their

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Health News 

Clues to lupus’s autoimmune origins in precursor cells

October 10, 2018 autoimmune, cells, clues, in, lupus's, origins, precursor, to

In the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, the immune system produces antibodies against parts of the body itself.

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Personal Health 

Researchers using 3-D facial scans to aid diagnosis of children with rare genetic syndrome

October 10, 2018 3-D, aid, children, Diagnosis, facial, Genetic, of, Rare, Researchers, scans, syndrome:, to, Using, with

Clemson University faculty have been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the use of 3-D

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