Health

Study shows for the first time that lithium plays an essential role in normal brain function and can confer resistance to brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists discovered that lithium is depleted in the brain by binding to toxic amyloid plaques — revealing a new way Alzheimer’s may begin. A new class of lithium-based compounds avoids plaque binding and reverses …

A national pharmacy chain will not offer COVID-19 vaccine shots in more than a dozen states. CVS says it won’t provide the shots in 16 states, including Pennsylvania, regardless of if a person meets the criteria for the vaccination. The chain says its decision is based on the, “current regulatory environment.” Among the other states impacted include, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, …

Doctors Reveal the Number-1 Sign Your Pancreas Is in Trouble  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Five Big Messages From the DIGIT-HF Trial  Medscape Digitoxin Cuts Risk in Well-Treated HFrEF Patients: DIGIT-HF  TCTMD.com Active ingredient from red foxglove helps with heart failure, clinical study confirms  Medical Xpress One of the Oldest Heart Drugs May Get a New Indication  MedPage Today Source link

NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak Traced to City-Owned Sites, Including Harlem Hospital  The New York Times NYC declares Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak over, after 7th death is announced  NBC New York Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: NYC Health Department declares cluster in Harlem officially over  ABC7 New York Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114  ABC News City assumes …

2 students diagnosed with tuberculosis at Klein Cain High School  KHOU 2 Klein Cain High School students diagnosed with active tuberculosis, parents notified  Click2Houston Two Klein ISD siblings diagnosed with tuberculosis, district confirms  FOX 26 Houston 2 tuberculosis cases at Klein Cain High School, Klein ISD reports. What to know  Houston Chronicle Source link

Enjoy a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a dram of whiskey? Then make sure you have some healthy eats and a good dose of exercise on the side, a new study says. A healthy diet and regular physical activity can protect your liver at least partially from the harmful effects of alcohol, researchers reported Wednesday in the …

We all know them. The people who make you do a double-take when they mention their age. Not because they’ve had work done, but because they seem to have negotiated a better deal with time. They move like they’re younger, their skin glows without Instagram filters, and they have that energy that makes you wonder what they’re putting in their …

This page either does not exist or is currently unavailable. From here you can either hit the “back” button on your browser to return to the previous page, or visit the ABCNews.com Home Page. You can also search for something on our site below. STATUS CODE: 404 Source link

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside University Health System — Public Health (RUHS-PH) officials are alerting the public to an increase in Valley fever cases in Riverside County. Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a lung infection caused by inhaling fungal spores found in soil and dust, particularly in dry, windy conditions. The spores can be carried in the air when …