Health Problems 

Gall bladder removal may reduce stroke risk in patients with gallstones

June 5, 2019 bladder, Gall, gallstones, in, may, patients, reduce, removal, risk, Stroke, with

Previous research indicates that gallstones are linked with an increased risk of stroke. A new Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Life isn’t over: how best to communicate with people living with dementia

May 30, 2019 Best, communicate, Dementia, How, Isn't, life, Living, Over, people, to, with

When Sandie Read was diagnosed with dementia at 57, she felt a mixture of fear, anxiety and depression. Fifteen years

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‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests

May 21, 2019 'Implicit, assess, Autism, Better, for, measures, standard, tests, than, those, vocabulary, with

Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously inaccurate. Conventional

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Sedation and controlled paralysis do not improve survival of ICU patients with ARDS

May 20, 2019 and, ARDS, controlled, do, ICU, improve, not, of, Paralysis, patients, Sedation, survival, with

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to

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Health News 

Teen diagnosed with early menopause says she won't ever 'come to terms' with devastating diagnosis

May 18, 2019 Come, devastating, diagnosed, Diagnosis, early, Ever, Menopause, Says, She, teen, Terms, to, with, Won’t

Early menopause may put women at greater risk for depression Research suggests longer estrogen exposure could provide a solution A

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Health Problems 

Study identifies factors associated with farmer suicide

May 15, 2019 associated, Factors, Farmer, identifies, study, suicide, with

Georgia farmers are champions at tackling challenges they can see—bad weather, insects and livestock disease, to name a few. Their

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Adverse childhood experiences negatively impact adults with lupus

May 9, 2019 adults, Adverse, Childhood, experiences, impact, Lupus, Negatively, with

Adults with lupus who report having had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse, neglect and household challenges, report higher

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Health Problems 

Airport scanners OK for people with implanted heart devices: study

May 8, 2019 Airport, devices, for, heart, implanted, OK?, people, scanners, study, with

(HealthDay)—It appears to be safe for people with implantable heart devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators to go through body

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Restoring brain function in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

May 1, 2019 Alzheimer's, brain, disease, Function, in, mice, of, Restoring, symptoms, with

A study in mice shows that selectively removing cells that are no longer dividing from the brains of mice with

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Health Problems 

Cannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy

May 1, 2019 Cannabis-based, children, difficult-to-treat, epilepsy, for, may, medicine, reduce, seizures, with

Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children with a rare and

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