Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An injectable electrode could prove a better way to ease chronic nerve pain than opioid

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Exclusive: Sanofi stops enrolling COVID-19 patients in hydroxychloroquine trials

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company’s headquarters in Paris, France, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi has temporarily stopped recruiting

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Altitude? Exhaustion? Then, She Remembered the Elizabeth Banks Video

WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — On the final morning of a family camping trip, Stacey Bailey woke up and started cleaning. After a difficult night caring for her sick

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FDA Approves IV Artesunate for Severe Malaria

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous (IV) artesunate received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults

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In Canada’s COVID-19 capital, bone-weary nurses plead for summer break

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Quebec nurses and orderlies are pleading for time off this summer, ahead of a possible second wave of coronavirus infections in the fall, as Canada’s hardest-hit province

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For Kids, a Pandemic of Stress Could Have Long-Term Consequences

WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Chris Dier understands how trauma can follow you for a lifetime. In 2005, he was entering his senior year of high school, looking forward

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Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism

THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic can be especially difficult for children and adults with autism and their families, experts say. Self-isolation and disruption

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Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It was already known that genetics can play a role in drinking problems, but now researchers have identified additional

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Only Half of Americans Say They’d Get a Coronavirus Vaccine

THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 — Even if a vaccine against the new coronavirus is developed, only half of Americans say they’d get it, a new survey finds. It also found that 31% weren’t sure

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U.S. hospitals slash use of drug championed by Trump as coronavirus treatment

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hospitals said they have pulled way back on the use of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment, after several studies

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