[ad_1] Early research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has found persistent related anxiety in the general population. Researchers in the UK speculated that this anxiety would be associated with increased pain in chronic pain patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia (FM). Fibromyalgia affects approximately 2% of the world population. A …
Read More »Endometriosis can actually have a genetic link to 2 common health conditions
[ad_1] Those of us living free from the chronic pain caused by endometriosis can only imagine what a life of constant discomfort is like. Depression can seem like an inevitable consequence, risking assumptions that distract us from looking for further causes. Now, research conducted by geneticists at Queensland University of …
Read More »A silent symptom of pneumonia! You won’t even know you have it if you don’t pay attention to your body’s signals
[ad_1] AUTHOR: Alo.rs DATE AND TIME: 29.11.2020. 20:28 – 29.11.2020. 20:50 He explained that the virus, as the disease progresses, descends more and more into the respiratory systems. Tatjana Radosavljević, Photo: press screen At the height of the epidemic, each of us at least once, after coughing, thought “isn’t that …
Read More »Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults, a study shows
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 25, 2020 Scientists find that nerve stiffness affects ankle flexibility in older adults but not younger adults.As we age, the joints become less flexible, causing balance problems that reduce the quality of life. Dr. Kosuke Hirata, Mr. Ryosuke Yamadera, and Prof. Ryota Akagi of …
Read More »Researchers reveal a new pain control mechanism
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 25, 2020 Researchers in Japan have revealed a previously unknown mechanism for pain control involving a newly identified group of cells in the spinal cord, offering a potential target to enhance the therapeutic effect of chronic pain medications. While neurons may be the best-known …
Read More »A Review of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Management of COVID-19
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 59.65 million people worldwide and caused the deaths of over 1.4 million. The virus, first detected in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, is the most significant public health problem since the 1918 …
Read More »New findings support the benefits of bariatric surgery in severely obese adolescents
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 Eighty to 90% of teens benefit from sustained weight loss after bariatric surgery, and most experience remission of obesity-related complications such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and musculoskeletal pain, among others. In a new study published in Obesity, …
Read More »Bursts of radio waves could “stun” the nerves to offer pain relief from arthritis
[ad_1] An experimental new treatment for chronic pain appears to provide substantial relief in some of those with advanced degenerative arthritis. Recently, scientists have begun to treat chronic pain using electrical currents, produced by powerful radio waves, which “stun” certain nerves and slow down pain signals directed to the brain. …
Read More »Covid-19: five questions on the use of midazolam and Rivotril in nursing homes
[ad_1] The magazine “Pièces à conviction” of France 3 dedicated its latest issue on Wednesday 18 November to the situation of nursing homes particularly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. In a short excerpt highlighted by the channel prior to airing, our colleagues focused on the use of two drugs in …
Read More »Covid-19: five questions on the use of midazolam and Rivotril in nursing homes
[ad_1] The magazine “Pièces à conviction” of France 3 dedicated its latest issue on Wednesday 18 November to the situation of nursing homes particularly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. In a short excerpt highlighted by the channel prior to airing, our colleagues focused on the use of two drugs in …
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