For generations, scientists have been looking for a cure to one of life’s most annoying illnesses: the common cold. Now, a new report from the prestigious (and reliable) Cochrane Library says that taking zinc within 24 hours of the onset of cold symptoms can reduce the cold’s severity and shorten its length. The Cochrane Collaboration […]
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Serious snow-sport injuries are quite rare, thank heavens. But a new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that if skiers and snowboarders are required to wear helmets, injuries could be reduced even further. Every year, approximately 12,000 people go to the hospital with a head injury due to snow sports. There are about
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Given the choice of long-term care at home or in a nursing facility, most people would choose to stay in their own home. Now, there is a program that helps people make the transition back home after living in an inpatient facility. The program is called “Money Follows the Person” (MFP), and that’s a good
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the heart medication dronedarone (brand name Multaq) has been associated with rare but severe liver injuries—including two cases of acute liver failure leading to liver transplant. Dronedarone is a drug used to treat abnormal heart rhythm in patients who have had an abnormal heart rhythm
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Once we hit late middle age, the part of the brain most associated with memory—the hippocampus—begins to shrink. As we all struggle with daily memory “hiccups,” memory issues become more frightening and life-altering as we reach the age when dementia is an all-too-real possibility. But there’s some good news! In an online article of the
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Even here in North Carolina, where winter is mild and snow melts almost before it hits the road, influenza is wreaking havoc on everyone of every age. The populations most at risk are the very young and the very old, but even the healthiest people are affected this season. The latest casualty: 18-year-old Katie Taylor
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One of the most-used joints in the body in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which connects the lower jaw (the mandible) to the skull. The TMJ allows two kinds of movements: Regular opening and closing, as well as side-to-side movements. The result is a wonderful ability to eat, talk, chew, and make a variety of facial
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HensonFuerst Attorneys is proud to be the Title Sponsor for the 2011 Ride for the Rock fundraiser. We invite you to come out and ride with the community to help support Mark “The Rock” Ornitz and family. In 2005 Mark suffered a brain injury due to a cycling accident during a race. Mark continues to
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A very serious recall was announced by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals. Bottles labeled to contain phenobarbital actually contain hydrocodone with acetaminophen. Phenobarbital is a barbiturate used as a sedative, and also to control convulsions in people with epilepsy. It was discovered that some bottles that were labeled as phenobarbital actually contained the narcotic pain medication commonly known as Vicodin
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We have had a lot of concerned patients contact us with questions about the Duke University clinical trials that are currently being investigated by us, as well as by the national Institute of Medicine. The specific names and NCT numbers of the questioned trials are listed below. The numbers are important because they will be
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