Placeholder while article actions load Research has shown that being unvaccinated raises a persons risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus, while being older, overweight or immunocompromised … [+8235 chars]
A local Lyme disease advocacy group is urging the province to take a more proactive stance on the sometimes-debilitating illness spread by black-legged ticks. The Nova Scotia Lyme Advocacy Group mad… [+5944 chars]
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation during hospitalization for an initial COVID-19 episode is associated with an increased risk for 12-month mortality, according to a study publishe… [+1687 chars]
This international research collaboration may lead to a shift in the clinical management of patients with an aggressive, deadly prostate cancer SOURCE: RI-MUHC. Recently published in Nature Communi… [+5791 chars]
When it comes to dementia diet, the usual rules apply. Now, a study from the University of Cincinnati specified that enjoying blueberries may lower the risk of dementia in some middle-aged population… [+2020 chars]
For people looking to press pause on aging, it hasn't always been as easy as it is today. Throughout history, people have used all sorts of outlandish anti-aging skin care techniques – such as bathin… [+5932 chars]
Joel Barrington, public health inspector with the Windsor Essex County Health Unit, conducts an active tick surveillance by dragging a special, flannel-like material through the tall grass at Ojibway… [+5435 chars]
It seems 20 is the number for the Tri-Cities when it comes to weekly recorded COVID-19 cases. However, it trended downward this time and put the region back in three figures. There were 104 lab-con… [+5072 chars]
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of antibiotics, regardless of class, is associated with an increased risk of older-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study presented … [+1554 chars]
Summary: Mouse study reveals how depression and chronic stress can have an impact on cholesterol-lowering medications and influence the risk of heart disease. Source: American Heart Association Res… [+6716 chars]
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of antibiotics, regardless of class, is associated with an increased risk of older-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study presented … [+1554 chars]
Look up COVID-19 on any health website in the first year of the pandemic, and youd see the same description: its a respiratory illness. It attacks the lungs; the main symptom was a cough; heck, you c… [+3817 chars]
