….The girl, whose name and other details were not given, has spinal muscular atrophy, a rare disease that affects movement and strength and requires lifelong treatment. She has been in the hospital’s care since November 2017. But since then, the…
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How Ugly Marital Spats Might Open the Door to Disease
Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts – a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, new research suggests.
It’s the first study to illuminate this particular pathway between bad marriages and poor health, said lead author Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, director of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Researchat The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The study appears in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology….MORE: news.osu
Eating mushrooms could STOP Alzheimer’s disease
The Disease of Being Busy
“It takes more courage to examine the dark corners of your own soul than it does for a soldier to fight on a battlefield.”
Fasting Helps Prevent Heart Disease and Treat Asthma, Arthritis Etc…
For its proponents, fasting helps prevent heart disease and treat asthma, arthritis,
chronic digestive diseases, some chronic respiratory infections and even depression.
Medical experts warn that like any extreme change in habits, fasting should be practiced in moderation under a doctor’s supervision and expectations for dramatic long-term health benefits should be kept in check. MORE
Depression is a disease of civilization- TEDxEmory
Hospital cooling tower among sources of Legionnaire’s disease in South Bronx
SOUTH BRONX — Amid an “unusual” outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in the South Bronx, health officials have identified two sources of the illness and are testing at least 10 more sites to pinpoint where the infection is coming from.
Cooling towers at Lincoln Hospital and Concourse Plaza have been fingered as sources of Legionnaire’s and are being decontaminated, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a Thursday afternoon news conference. That process includes treating the water with a disinfectant and continuously flushing the system with fresh, clean water…more: pix11.com
Fasting can spur weight loss, possibly stem heart disease and diabetes
Fasting can spur weight loss, possibly stem heart disease and diabetes more: www.techtimes.com/articles/8559/20140615/fasting-can-spur-weight-loss-possibly-stem-heart-disease-diabetes.htm
Hadith: Best Opportunity
Abu Huraira reported – which means : The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Hasten to perform good deeds before seven things: are you waiting for poverty which makes you forget? Or wealth which makes you exceed your limits? Or a…
Study: Sugary drink each day ups men’s heart disease risk by 20 percent
(CBS News) Bad news for blokes who love soda. A new study has found drinking one glass of a sugary beverage each day might cause heart disease. Soda a day may lead to heart attacks in men Swapping sugary drinks…
What is Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinson’s Disease?
Heart Disease Stalks Both Genders
Heart disease stalks both genders By Kathryn Roy – masslive.com There’s a misconception that heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases affect mainly men, and therefore, women need not worry about them. However, in light of February’s designation as American Heart…
