Category: 4. Health

The study employed a double-blind, split-face design, comparing the left and right sides of the face and using advanced instruments along with subject self-assessments. The set of instruments used, together with the findings, is…

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest.

Instead of stocking chips or soda, this vending machine has drug-testing strips, hygiene kits, socks, soap, wound care supplies and naloxone, a medication also known by its brand name Narcan that is used to reverse opioid overdoses – all completely free.

The Health To Go vending machine has been in the Reading YMCA for over a year. Another one is in…

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to meet September 18-19…

This is toe-tally not good news for the Cincinnati Bengals. Their quarterback Joe Burrow reportedly suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury during the Bengals 31-27 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday. He was later seen in a walking boot and on…

In 2023, an estimated 44% of people…

For example, the bark of willow trees has been called nature’s aspirin because it contains a chemical called salicin. The human body converts salicin into salicylic acid, which relieves pain and fights fevers.

New research by William Chain, associate professor in the University of Delaware’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his lab, uses a molecule found in a tropical…

A retrospective study of 766 patients presented on September 14 at the 43^rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) [1], found that the majority could read an extra two, three or more lines on the eye chart used for testing…

In fact, research presented today (September 15) at the 43^rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) [1], found that more than half of the general population in the USA and Europe experience dry eyes, yet only 20% of European patients…

Cannabis use is increasing globally with an estimated 219 million users (4.3% of the global adult population) in 2021, but its long-term metabolic effects remain unknown. While some studies…

The study of tens of thousands of people in Denmark found that those with a BMI in the overweight category – and even some of those living with obesity – were no more likely to die during the five years of follow-up than those with a BMI of 22.5-<25.0 kg/m², which is at the top end of the normal…