Heating Pads and Blankets Linked to ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’
Picture this: it’s a chilly night, and you’re snuggled up with a warm blanket and a hot water bottle pressed against your skin. It feels good, but there’s a downside — that cozy habit could be harming your skin. Toasted skin syndrome, also called erythema ab igne (EAI) — Latin for “redness by fire”1 — […]
Seven Dead After Man Impersonating Doctor Performed Surgeries With Fake Medical Degrees: Police
Authorities in India have arrested a man accused of impersonating a British cardiologist and performing dozens of surgeries with allegedly fake medical credentials, resulting in the deaths of at least seven patients. The suspect, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, 53, also went by the name Dr. N John Camm—a moniker police say was meant to impersonate a […]
Transnasal Cooling Promising for Migraine
SAN DIEGO — Neuromodulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) through transnasal evaporative cooling is a promising nonpharmacologic treatment for acute migraine, results of a randomized controlled trial suggested. The SPG, a nerve bundle located behind the nasal passages, has been implicated in migraine pathophysiology. Mi-Helper is an investigational, semi-portable device, similar in size to sleep […]
The Symptom-Centered Model of Conventional Medicine
Modern health care is failing to make people healthier. Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders are more common than ever, yet doctors continue to rely on the same outdated strategies. Instead of looking at the root cause of disease, the medical system focuses on treating symptoms. You feel pain? Take a pill. […]
This Common Symptom Lasting More Than 3 Weeks May Signal Cancer Risk
A sore throat is something we all experience, especially during flu season, but what if that nagging pain does not go away? While it is usually harmless, an oncologist is now sounding the alarm: if your sore throat lingers for long, it could be a sign of something far more serious. Dr. Jiri Kubes, a […]
No Need to Restrict Fluids in Stable Heart Failure
Allowing patients with heart failure to drink as much fluid as they want had no negative effects on safety outcomes — including hospitalization and death — and prevented discomfort related to thirst, results of the FRESH-UP trial showed. “The study questions the benefit of fluid restriction in patients with chronic heart failure,” said investigator Roland […]
Weekly Health Quiz: DMSO, Microplastics, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
1 What happens to your brain cells when your mitochondria lose their efficient shape? They produce more energy to compensate for the loss They release electrons that form reactive oxygen species When mitochondria lose their shape, electrons leak out and form reactive oxygen species, damaging brain cells. This harms, not helps, their function. Learn more. […]
Woman Left Paralyzed Neck Down From Rare Deficiency After Weight Loss Surgery
A 42-year-old mother of five from England was left paralyzed neck down after undergoing a weight loss surgery in Turkey. Doctors say she suffered extensive nerve damage due to a severe vitamin deficiency, resulting in nutritional neuropathy, a rare but serious side effect of the procedure. Danielle Peebles, decided to get gastric sleeve, a surgical […]
Everything You Need to Know About Bird Flu
In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly unexpected: It showed up in dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle. A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals — mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive contact. “Holy cow,” says […]
The Ancestral Wisdom That Supported Better Health in the Past
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