by Sue Robbins | Jan 25, 2021 | Miscellaneous
(CNN) — Whether winter makes you want to sleep all day, you experience a slight case of the “winter blues” or you’ve been diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), you may have considered purchasing a light therapy lamp — or, as it’s often called, a SAD lamp...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 21, 2021 | Migraine
The migraine prevention drug erenumab (Aimovig) was associated with elevated blood pressure (BP), an FDA analysis of postmarketing case reports suggested. Of 61 erenumab-linked hypertension cases submitted to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), 41 were...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 20, 2021 | Miscellaneous
In the first joint replacement surgery in 1890, the German surgeon Themistocles Gluck implanted “carved and machined pieces of ivory” into joints diseased by tuberculosis — starting with a knee replacement for a 17-year-old girl, according to the medical historian and...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 14, 2021 | Wellness
Consuming foods high in vitamins C and E may help protect against the onset of Parkinson’s later in life, a Swedish study suggests. People who consume a diet rich in vitamins C and E may be at reduced risk for Parkinson’s disease. Researchers followed 41,058 Swedish...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 13, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Each day, billions of people rely on caffeine to wake up, or to get through that night shift or an afternoon slump. In fact, this natural stimulant is one of the most commonly used ingredients in the world (1). Caffeine is often talked about for its negative effects...
