Category: Life
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Drug reduced frequency of breathing pauses in sleep apnea
A new University of Gothenburg study has paved the way for the first drug treatment for sleep apnea. Compared to before receiving the treatment, breathing pauses decreased with on average more than 20 per hour for patients given the drug. The treatment that has been tested is carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibition, CA being an enzyme…
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¿Cree que su hijo podrÃa tener asma? Tome estos pasos
(Family Features) ¿Su hijo a veces hace un sonido chillón al exhalar? ¿Le falta el aire al respirar? Puede ser que su hijo tenga que visitar a un proveedor de salud para determinar si tiene asma. El asma afecta las vÃas respiratorias, o los tubos, que llevan el aire dentro y fuera de los pulmones.…
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FDA Considers New Approach to Improve Safe Disposal of Prescription Opioid Analgesics, Decrease Unnecessary Exposure to Unused Medication
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is seeking public comment on a potential change that would require opioid analgesics used in outpatient settings to be dispensed with prepaid mail-back envelopes and that pharmacists provide patient education on safe disposal of opioids. This potential modification to the existing Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy…
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National Public Housing Museum Taps the Power of Storytelling with New Hire
Oral historian Liú Chen will bring vanguard storytelling strategies to NPHM and expand its oral history corps and landmark audio archive CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ — Storytelling, one of the most powerful ways to educate and inspire others, is essential to the National Public Housing Museum’s mission as the nation’s first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting and contextualizing the public housing experience…
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FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Inappropriate interpretation of results may lead to potentially improper medical decisions Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public of the risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests, also called cell-free DNA tests or non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT). These tests look for…
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Some children with cerebral palsy scoliosis may not need pelvic fixation, study shows
Inserting screws in the pelvis for growth-friendly treatment of scoliosis can be painful and lead to infection in this patient population. Newswise — A new Michigan Medicine study finds that some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis do not require pelvic fixation when undergoing growing rod treatment, potentially avoiding several complications. Using data from around…
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Realtor.com® Drives to “Close the Gap” of Homeownership in America
Realtor.com® is donating the first $100,000 to the Homeownership Council of America’s new Equity DPA Fund and matching donations of those who respond to its Closing the Gap Challenge SANTA CLARA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — In April, we celebrate National Fair Housing Month, but data shows the realities of inequality and a history of discriminatory policies are still blocking homeownership…
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AutismOne Lets Parents Know During National Autism Awareness Month 2022 and World Autism Awareness Day about AutismOne 2022 Conference!
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — AutismOne has exciting information: the AutismOne 2022 Conference will be in Mesa, Arizona! The dates will be Thursday afternoon, August 18th through Sunday morning, August 21st. To register, the amount for one attendee will be $89 (early-bird price until 04/30/22) to be at AutismOne 2022 Conference presentations at the convention center in Mesa. And the hotel will be $89 per night…
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Consejos Para Ahorrar Dinero En Las Compras
(Family Features) A veces se va de compras por placer y otras veces tiene que ir por necesidad. La segunda situación nunca es tan divertida como la primera, pero si adopta un enfoque práctico en las compras necesarias para el hogar podrá ahorrar dinero y asà disfrutar más de esas compras por placer que tanto…
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CLIMATE CRISIS AND CANNABIS CONVERGE FOR HISTORICAL ‘420PPM ON 4/20’
As Earth’s carbon dioxide concentration reaches 420 PPM, its highest average reading in 3 million years, concerned climate activists, journalists, environmental filmmakers, and regenerative cannabis farmers come together to discuss the potential of cannabis to disrupt and mitigate the effects of global warming or very quickly exacerbate it VENICE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, thought leaders…