New research on why the influenza vaccine has only been modestly effective in recent years shows that immune history with the flu influences a person’s response to the vaccine. The low effectiveness of the influenza vaccine is often blamed on problems with how the vaccine is designed and produced. Sometimes, the flu strains chosen for ...
While the pain of childbirth may be thought of as the most painful medical condition, trigeminal neuralgia is much worse. Suffers believe it is the worst pain ever inflicted on a human being, it’s incurable, and it’s so bad that the very rare neurological condition is nicknamed the. What is trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal neuralgia (TN ...
My heart was touched by an exceptional story that I wanted to share. It’s about compassion shown by a paramedic from the Queensland Ambulance Service. This compassionate paramedic granted a dying patient’s last wish to visit the beach. Queensland is a northern state of Australia that boasts an abundance of sunny tropical weather. The picturesque ...
Cold weather is upon us, so we’d like to show you the top 5 fruits for good health in winter to help you increase your well-being all season long. As winter arrives, you’re prone to coughs and flu. Also, for a few of us, winter could lead to weight gain. So is there any fruit ...
When I traveled to Hong Kong, a wine retailer friend of mine told me that onions soaked in red wine can help get rid of common chronic diseases, and this treatment is apparently quite popular in Japan. He shared the recipe with me. At first, I was a bit suspicious, because I thought he was just ...
Scientists have now developed a transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable conductive material they say was inspired by Wolverine. The self-healing material can be electrically activated to power artificial muscles and could also be used to improve batteries, electronic devices, and robots. The researcher’s findings have been published in the journal Advanced Material. It is the first ...
There are plenty of people wearing contact lenses now and they know just how important it is to clean and store their contacts properly. Now, researchers have developed a new coating for contact lenses, a one-step process that will coat the lenses with an antimicrobial film. With over 140 million contact lens wearers worldwide, researchers ...