Up to four times more Americans are catching Lyme disease than a decade-and-a-half ago, a study on insurance claims has suggested in another sign the illness is becoming more widespread. Analysis by FAIR Health — owner of one of America’s largest claims databases — revealed a 357 percent surge in applications linked to the tick-borne … Read more
All 400,000 Britons with type 1 diabetes to be offered a high-tech implant that monitors their blood sugar level in real time People with type 1 diabetes will be offered continuous blood glucose monitors Device is no larger than £2 coin, sits on the arm and sends readings to a phone Implant will mean not having to … Read more
Record number of children are being treated by the NHS for eating disorders following pandemic 10,000 children started treatment for eating disorders April-December last year Figures have increased by nearly two-thirds on the number before the pandemic NHS officials suggested rise could be from unpredictability of the pandemic and disruption to routines By Stephen Adams Health Editor … Read more
Half of women are now childless at thirty for the first time ever: Official statistics show most common age for giving birth has risen to 31 – compared to 22 for baby boomers 53% of women born in 1991 were childless by their 30th birthday last year The lowest rate of childlessness at 30 was … Read more
Some of the treats being advertised to children by popular celebrities on Instagram are so unhealthy that they break some foreign health standards. University of Chicago researchers looked at the meals, snacks, and beverages that made an appearance in Instagram posts by the world’s most popular celebrities and judged them by food advertising standards in … Read more
Too much or not enough sleep can lead to greater cognitive decline… and 7.5 hours is the right amount to preserve the brain and offset Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows Seven and a half hours is ‘sweet spot’ to preserve brain and offset Alzheimer’s Those who get too little or too much sleep experience greater … Read more
Thousands of children who suffer ‘glue ear’ could be spared surgery with the help of a wireless kit used by cyclists, scientists say. The condition, which affects 80 per cent of youngsters, usually goes away on its own within days or weeks. But if the hearing loss hampers their learning and development, children may need … Read more
Revolutionary drug ‘could reverse damage’ caused by Alzheimer’s by allowing nerve cells to mend themselves, scientists say Drug codenamed NVG-291 could reverse the damage caused by Alzheimer’s It removes a natural barrier in the body that prevents nerve cells from repairing 850,000 people in UK suffer from dementia, more than half have Alzheimer’s By Stephen Adams for … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: CDC will release new guidance recommending fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some instances CDC will recommend on Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans to put masks back on indoors in some situations Reversal of guidance released by the agency in May, allowing vaccinated people to unmask By Mansur Shaheen For Dailymail.Com Published: 10:17 … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for a federal investigation into its approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug. Janet Woodcock, acting commissioner of the FDA, has asked for a probe into communications between FDA staff and Biogen representatives in the lead up to the approval of Aduhelm, the company’s Alzheimer’s drug. The … Read more