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Diseases Believed to Be Non-Contagious Could Spread Through Gut Bacteria

There is a theory saying that humans can spread chronic conditions via unhealthy microbes in our guts. The most common noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Gathered data on noncommunicable diseases such as type 2…

January 21, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Positive Family Relationships in Adolescence Positively Influence The Individual in Adulthood

Positive family relationships in adolescence have proven to be of great importance in the psychological development of the individual. It says so a recent study made by the University of North Caroline. Published by the Journal of the American Medical…

January 20, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Engineered Mosquitoes Are Fully Resistant to Dengue Virus

Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have decided to focus on Aedes aegypti mosquitos, which act as the number one disease vector for the dengue virus intending to end what they see as a global epidemic.…

January 20, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Flu Season in Saskatchewan Makes Five Victims Until Now

The problem with the flu season is that it started in September 2019, and until now, the reports are showing 1.050 cases of influenza, five deaths, and thirty outbreaks in the long-term facilities from Saskatchewan. Also, the Intensive Care Unit…

January 19, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

NHS England Accelerates the Development of a Cholesterol Drug

The NHS will support the mass trial of an unapproved drug that should lower cholesterol. Delivered in the form of twice-yearly injections, the medicine should reduce medical costs and save the lives of people who don’t take statins. Approximately 40,000…

January 19, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

A Guide to Effective Patient Engagement for Health Care Providers

Healthcare is vital to every person whether to maintain good health or improve from a current unwell state. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are the services that constitute patient healthcare. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and other health providers in…

January 19, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0