Category: Health Conditions

Australian Exports of Critical Heart Valve Replacements to US Impacted by Worker Shortage

Australian companies that supply human heart valve replacements to the United States have been struggling to fulfil export orders due to the industry’s worker shortage. Queensland-based Nolan Meats, one of several Australian businesses accredited to supply bovine tissue to U.S. medical companies for the heart valve replacements—which are created from the delicate tissue around a…


Study Reveals How COVID-19 Changed Australia’s Seasonal Virus Genetic Landscape

Australian researchers are warning the country could face unexpected surges in previously minor seasonal viruses after a new study revealed that COVID-19 safety measures such as lockdowns have caused Australia’s seasonal virus landscape to change, with strains of some viruses dying out and new ones emerging. Researchers from the University of Sydney completing the first studies…


Understanding Organic Skin Care Ingredients

If you want to have noticeably clear and even-toned skin, you should establish a good skin care regimen with organic skin care ingredients. A good beauty care routine begins with understanding and purchasing quality skin care products that are good for you. The products should be natural, yet effective, and contain no harsh sulfates or…


Understanding the Skin You’re In

The skin is a formidable barrier with attributes far beyond the potential workings of scientists or chemists. It is strong but supple, it fixes itself when damaged, and it changes color to adjust to the climate. The skin is more active than many people realize; it even synthesizes various compounds, including immunoglobulin A, an antibody…


Create Better Blood Circulation With These 3 Nutrients

Over the course of an average lifetime, the human heart beats an astounding 3 billion times, pumping blood through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries totaling a stunning 60,000 miles.  We may take these phenomenal inner mechanisms for granted, but we do so at our own risk.  The all-important circulatory system ensures that oxygen-rich…


Study Finds New Way to Regenerate Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes

A Swedish study has found a new potential therapeutic target for diabetes. Inhibition of a protein named MNK2 regenerated pancreatic insulin-producing cells in zebrafish larvae, laboratory pigs, and human cell cultures. “Our findings indicate a new potential target for treating diabetes, in that we demonstrate a possible way of stimulating the formation of new insulin-producing…


Hypercoagulability: ‘Sticky’ Blood Is Present in Nearly all Chronically Ill Patients, This Is Why

Hypercoagulability is present to some degree at one time or another in almost every chronically ill patient. Everyone has experienced a flu-like illness with fever, headache, body aches and pains, fatigue, nausea and insomnia in their lives. When we acquire an acute infection, our bodies respond with a brisk innate immune system response. Part of…


Sepsis Still Kills 1 in 5 People Worldwide – Two ICU Physicians Offer a New Approach to Stopping It

Can an otherwise healthy young woman die from what starts out as something akin to a common cold? The answer is, shockingly, yes, when certain telltale signs of a more serious problem go undetected. Though many people haven’t even heard of it, sepsis – the body’s extreme response to infection – is the leading killer…


Try This Bladder Workout to Get a Handle on Incontinence

The sudden urge to urinate can be debilitating. It can keep you from leaving home and enjoying your life, with the fear of a potential accident always looming. Sometimes an overactive bladder is called urge incontinence, creating the urge to go when your bladder isn’t full. It might be possible to use a bladder workout…


Going Gluten-Free to Improve Skin? The Food You Need to Avoid Is Actually Something Else

In recent years, the gluten-free diet (GFD) has become commonly mentioned. Some people believe that gluten is the main culprit for bad skin conditions. Is it really the cause though? Gluten is a protein commonly found in wheat, barley, rye, and some oats. A gluten-free diet means avoiding foods that contain gluten, including bread, noodles,…