Anesthesiologists know how to knock you out in an instant — but one has come up with a more “natural” way to do it on a nightly basis. Dr. David Mahjoubi, a board-certified anesthesiologist, used his expertise — including as a doc at a ketamine clinic — to formulate Sleepinox’s Natural Sleep Supplement, which promise … Read more
Just what the doctor ordered? Vitamin patches are designed to deliver nutrients to the bloodstream through the skin — they have become all the rage among people who can’t swallow pills, forget to take them or have digestive issues. One market research firm projected the global vitamin patch industry will grow from $6.6 billion to … Read more
A leaf of faith? If you’re looking to boost brain health, a common supplement that’s sold on Amazon and at stores like Walgreens, Walmart, and GNC could help fight symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Ginkgo biloba extract — known as the “brain herb” — stems from dried leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree, which is … Read more
A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds. Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the US. It’s consumed by about 7% of the US population. Hypothyroidism, also known … Read more
The number of US children who suffered a seizure after swallowing someone else’s medication or illegal substance nearly doubled between 2009 and 2023, new research finds. These types of seizures in people younger than 20 spiked from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, according to an analysis of national poison data by University of … Read more
Let’s keep it 100 — your chances of becoming a centenarian are slim. Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and better diets led to steep increases in global life expectancy in the 1800s and 1900s. But startling new research finds this momentum has slowed and the biggest boosts to longevity may be in the rearview mirror. … Read more
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level and could lead to new ways of treating cancer. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, which … Read more
A new drug combo recently approved by the Food & Drug Administration can halt lung cancer in its treacherous tracks — for over 40% longer than previously possible, a wide-ranging trial funded by pharmaceutical giant Janssen showed. Doctors are hailing the breakthrough as “amazing.” Lung cancer kills roughly 1.8 million people per year. The insidious disease … Read more
Sleep is known to have amazing health benefits – but how much shuteye is too much? The answer isn’t so straightforward, Dr. Chris Winter, a Virginia-based neurologist and sleep medicine specialist with Mattress Firm, told Fox News Digital. “This is to some degree an impossible question to answer,” he wrote. As with food and other … Read more
Researchers say they have sparked an “exciting” breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s disease by developing a drug to prevent the build-up of toxic proteins in the brain. “This research is taking promising steps towards a new one-of-a-kind therapy which targets tau, a damaging protein in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s, preventing it from clumping … Read more
Perhaps Mucinex’s mascot should be a stork? Women have taken to social media to claim that taking Mucinex, a popular cold and flu medication, has helped them get pregnant. “I took Mucinex 30 minutes before baby-dancing,” TikTok user Amanda MacGibbon shared in March. She said she also took the antioxidant supplement coenzyme Q10 and the … Read more
Every parent knows that cold and flu season is nothing to sneeze at! Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and mom of four, has the perfect solution to the fall and winter blues — a sick box filled with fever medicine, vomit bags, a digital thermometer, a pulse oximeter, allergy medication, electrolyte powder, throat pops … Read more
A gorgeous Thai swimsuit model developed rashes and blisters all over her face and body after she was given antibiotics she was allergic to — three times. “The pain was so bad that I really felt like I was going to die. It was intense. My entire body was burning and sore. There are no words … Read more
Doctor doesn’t always know best. In his new book, “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health,” Dr. Marty Makary examines how some of the medical establishment’s biggest health recommendations in recent decades have been unfounded and even dangerous. “Much of what the public is told about health is … Read more
They’re giving props to nasal drops. UK researchers say that hypertonic saline nasal drops can shorten a kid’s cold by two days and reduce the risk of family members getting sick too. Kids have up to 10 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections a year, the researchers said. AntonioDiaz – stock.adobe.com “Children have up to … Read more
What a worrywort. Rhode Island pharmacist Ethan Melillo is calling St. John’s wort — an herbal supplement with roots in ancient Greece that’s now used to treat mild to moderate depression — “the worst supplement to take if you are on other medications.” “Honestly, if someone tells you to take this, I think they really … Read more
A type of drug being developed to combat cancer could be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages, new research finds. Blocking an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) can rescue memory and brain function in models that mimic Alzheimer’s, Penn State researchers say. IDO1 inhibitors have already shown promise in the fight against … Read more
A new study substantiates the link between untreated high blood pressure and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease for adults 60 and older. The research, published Wednesday in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, is a review of 14 international studies involving 31,250 people. Participants, who were 72 years … Read more
One of Kentucky’s cities has become the largest Ozempic hotspot in the US, despite being branded as a Hollywood weight loss wonder. Bowling Green, just an hour north of Nashville, Tennessee, has seen the highest prescription rates in the nation for the diabetes treatment, which has turned into a method to shed unwanted weight, Bloomberg … Read more
Just two aspirin a week may help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in adults living unhealthy lifestyles, new research from Mass General Brigham finds. Nearly 108,000 health professionals were included in the study — most were around 50 years old. Researchers recorded their aspirin intake and assigned them a lifestyle score based on their … Read more