Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital.
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Using telemedicine to increase life expectancy
Telemedical interventional management reduces hospitalisations and prolongs the life of patients with heart failure. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Continue reading »How to increase platelet count naturally: Foods to eat and avoid
Eating certain foods may help increase a person’s platelet count naturally. Foods to eat to increase platelet count include: folate-rich
Continue reading »Marketplace premiums increase more with monopolist insurers
(HealthDay)—Affordable Care Act Marketplace premiums increase more in areas with monopolist insurers, according to a study published in the August
Continue reading »Both long term abstinence and heavy drinking may increase dementia risk
People who abstain from alcohol or consume more than 14 units a week during middle age (midlife) are at increased
Continue reading »Rapid increase in deaths due to alcohol-related liver disease
Research led by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has made a disturbing find about deaths related to cirrhosis,
Continue reading »CT scans may increase the risk of brain cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging,
Continue reading »OCD: Why living in a sunless region can increase symptoms
Individuals diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors — hence the name of this condition. These
Continue reading »High blood pressure may increase dementia risk
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known to put pressure on the body, leading to disease. Over the years, it
Continue reading »New guidelines increase melanoma staging reproducibility
(HealthDay)—Greater reproducibility and higher concordance are seen for melanoma staging with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classification of
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