New scientific statement details treatment strategies for pediatric cardiomyopathy

Treating children with cardiomyopathy should be personalized based on the root cause, symptoms and progression of the condition in each child , according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation. Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that may…

First signs of breast cancer to spot as Amy Dowden shares health battle

Breast Cancer Symptoms, Signs and Types Breast cancer is considered one the most common cancer types in the UK, targeting about one in every seven women during their lifetime. Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden, 32, took to social media on Wednesday 7 June to share she is more determined…

UK Government Challenge to COVID Inquiry to Be Heard Soon

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government’s legal challenge to the COVID-19 public inquiry will likely be heard on June 30 or shortly afterwards, the counsel to the inquiry said on Tuesday. The government has refused to hand over internal WhatsApp messages it has described as “unambiguously irrelevant” to the inquiry, and…

Spasticity Key to Undescended Testicles in Cerebral Palsy

TOPLINE: The presence and severity of lower limb spasticity (LLS) is associated with orchidopexy for cryptorchidism among boys with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODOLOGY: The study used 2016-2020 information from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), an administrative database that includes more than 49 children’s hospitals. The authors stratified study participants…

Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind FMT Efficacy

A deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying the success of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is needed to further improve its effectiveness, according to two recent reviews published in Cell Host and Microbe. Both research teams agree that more needs to be known about how various underexplored factors ― such as…

Social participation promotes optimal aging in older adults, research shows

A new study followed more than 7,000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to understand whether higher rates of social participation were associated with successful aging in later life. They found that those who participated in volunteer work and those participating in recreational activities were more likely…

Mum-of-two left in agony after not being able to wee properly for five years

The mum-of-two, from Ashford, Kent, discovered she could no longer urinate by herself following the birth of her daughter, Isla, in October 2012. “The doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me they hadn’t seen it before,” the teaching assistant said. “I could not empty my bladder,” Rachel revealed. “I…

M&S bins 'use-by' dates on milk – in favour of the sniff test!

M&S bins ‘use-by’ dates on milk – in favour of the sniff test! Chain hopes move will stop millions of safe pints being needlessly poured away M&S milk will have ‘best before’ dates, with Brits told to use their judgement Around 490million pints are poured down the drain in the…