In addition to tracking health symptoms, smartphone owners frequently downloaded apps to help manage their eating, drinking and exercise, and advertisers have noticed.
Electrical Stimulation Aids in Spinal Fusion
10/24/2019
X-ray of a spinal fusion Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Spine surgeons in the U.S. perform more than 400,000 spinal fusions each year as a way to ease back pain and prevent vertebrae in the spine from wiggling around and doing more damage. However, reports estimate that on average some 30% of these surgeries fail to weld these vertebrae into a single bone, causing continued back pain
Now, after reviewing 16 studies in humans and 17 in…
Massage helps relieve pain in damaged muscles by sending anti-inflammation messages to muscle cells, Canadian researchers have found.
Caffeine is often said to be the most commonly consumed drug in the world.
When it comes to hearing aids audiologists can be extremely helpful. Here are some of the top ways an audiologist can help you when it comes to hearing aids.
There are many possible reasons why your hearing aid may appear to be dead or malfunctioning; some of these issues are quite easy to fix yourself.
Pharmaton Sleep Harmony™ is a natural health sleep aid that contains the active ingredient, Silexan™, a patented essential lavender oil.
With
a 50% increase in AIDS-related deaths among young people, AIDS is now the second leading cause of their deaths. At the conclusion of the AIDS 2014 Conference, Alice
Welbourn is left wondering whether anything is going to change in the HIV world
for young women - and their children.
AIDS / HIV: How the Eye is Affected
What Is AIDS
AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that breaks down the body’s immune system. You develop AIDS when your immune system is no longer able to keep your body healthy.
When your immune system breaks down, all areas of your body are susceptible to infection—including the eye. While people with HIV who are in good health are not likely to experience…
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Wearing hearing aids is not always at first a boost to your confidence. These tips will help you build the confidence you need to improve your hearing health.
A toddler has been confirmed to be "cured" of HIV. Is this a real cure? What remains in the fight against aids? Who can also be cured from this disease? Was ...
These are the best iPhone and Android apps that can help you learn about and manage HIV or AIDS medication and treatment.
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates says he’s counting on Donald Trump’s pragmatism when it comes to the president’s policies on health spending and foreign aid.
Nearly two million home health care aides help seniors and people with disabilities to live independently. These caregivers often work long hours doing difficult work without overtime pay. The Labor Department has proposed rules to bring home care aides under federal minimum wage and overtime protections.
When you start to use hearing aids, you'll see that they can genuinely change your life for the better - and here’s what you have to look forward to.
Three men out walking, and one says: “Windy, isn’t it?” Second replies: “No, it’s Thursday!” Third responds: “So am I. Let’s get a beer.” The reality of living with a hearing loss is not funny. Click Here to Read More
We’re often asked by patients diagnosed with an aidable (treatable) hearing loss in both ears why they have to wear a hearing aid in both ears. The list below outlines the advantages of hearing with two ears (binaural hearing) versus hearing with one ear (monaural hearing). ADVANTAGE OF HEARING WITH TWO EARS Improved Speech Clarity … Continued