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03/09/2024

"Dune" sandworms have nothing on these parasitic worms! Henry, a CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases lab technician, holds a mass of Ascaris worms which were passed by a child in Kenya. Instead of providing the “Water of Life” like the “Dune” sandworms, parasitic intestinal worms can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and slowed growth in children.

Ascaris, along with whipworm and hookworm, are soil-transmitted intestinal worms that infect more than 1.5 billion people worldwide in warm, moist climates including tropical Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas.

10/12/2023

If you have used 23 and Me for genetic testing, your profile may have been compromised and is now on the dark web being sold by the hackers.

10/02/2022

07/31/2021

This little diva, extremely common in ALL regions of Georgia is now a superstar!

The protein contained in its venom, contortrostatin, has been studied since 2012 by The University of Southern California, and later by The University of Colorada and the Foundation for Biomedical Research; and is know proven to:

(1) prevent blood clotting by preventing platelets from attaching together;

AND!!!!!! (Drum roll please!!)

(2) inhibits tumor growth and metastasis of breast cancer.

Ain’t Medicine Grand?!! ♥️♥️

06/25/2019

People who work an average of one 10-hour day a week see their risk of suffering a stroke rise by a third compared with someone who does not regularly work “long hours”, a French study has found.Researchers looking at the impact of working cultures on cardiovascular health found that people who ...

03/17/2019

Replacement of the aortic valve with a minimally invasive procedure called TAVR proved effective in younger, healthier patients.

03/14/2019

Side effects of CBD include talking about CBD, posting about CBD on social media, and saying, “Oh, my God—WHAT?!” when other people say they haven’t tried CBD.

03/14/2019

Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.

03/11/2019

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A little-noticed Trump administration proposal would require hospitals, doctors and insurers to post the true, negotiated price for a medical procedure or service, as opposed to the "list" price.

03/07/2019

A new large-scale Danish study searches for connections between autism and the MMR vaccine. In particular, they investigate at-risk individuals. Once again, no links are found.

Studies have already shown that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism. A new study goes one step further and proves that at-risk children are safe, too.

02/26/2019

A device called "3-D-nanopatterned microfluidic chip," could successfully detect cancer markers in the tiniest drop of blood or in a component of the blood called plasma.

A newly developed state-of-the-art diagnostic tool that is cost-effective and easy to make can detect the presence of cancer in the tiniest drop of blood.

02/26/2019

New research finds that triclosan, a popular antibacterial chemical, could have the opposite effect and make bacteria more rather than less resilient to antibiotic treatment. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324551.php

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