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Salonpas(R) Launches Website for Healthcare Professionals - Product Samples, Clinical Study Information and more at SalonpasPro.com - Yahoo Finance

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FLORHAM PARK, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / August 9, 2021 / Hisamitsu America, today, announces that Salonpas® the number one doctor-recommended brand of pain relief patches in the United States*, has launched SalonpasPro.com, a website exclusively for healthcare professionals. SalonpasPro.com includes information on all Salonpas products as well as clinical studies and key opinion leader commentary. The new website also offers Samples and product support materials to healthcare professionals who register. Salonpas® offers a full line of patch, cream, roll-on, gel and spray products that employ a variety of active ingredients, formulas, and technologies. Salonpas Patches include: The Salonpas portfolio broadly provides temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis, simple backache, sprains, bruises and strains. Product Samples, Clinical Studies, and Guidelines information SalonpasPro.com offers samples, clinical studies, and guidelines information, all

5 Stretches to Reduce Knee Pain - Real Simple

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The 1918 flu pandemic had a devastating third year. Here's what we can learn. - The Washington Post

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In New York City in 1920 — nearly two years into a deadly influenza pandemic that would claim at least 50 million lives worldwide — the new year began on a bright note. "Best Health Report for City in 53 Years," boasted a headline in the New York Times on Jan. 4, 1920, after New York had survived three devastating waves of the flu virus. The nation as a whole, which would ultimately lose 675,000 people to the disease, believed that the end might finally be in sight. Within a few weeks, however, those optimistic headlines began to change. Before the end of the month, New York City would experience a surge in influenza cases. Chicago and other urban centers reported the same. Residents should prepare themselves for an "influenza return," New York City health commissioner Royal S. Copeland warned. He predicted that the virus variant responsible for the surge would be milder and that those who had fallen ill the previous year would be immune. He was wrong, at least in

Surgical Care in Developing Nations - BORGEN - Borgen Project

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LINCOLN, Nebraska — There are 5 billion people worldwide that  do not have access to  safe or affordable surgical care. The lack of surgical and anesthetic care is worst in low and middle-income countries. Around 90% of people do not have access to basic surgical care. The Borgen Project spoke with Dr. Edgar Rodas, MD and co-director of Virginia Commonwealth University's program for global surgery. He has focused much of his career on improving access to surgical care in developing nations. Global Access to Surgery Global health has improved significantly in recent years. However, one lacking area is access to surgery in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Without access to surgical care, the fatality rates for easily treatable and common conditions like appendicitis, breast cancer, hernias and bone fractures are high. The need for access to surgical care in developing nations will only increase in the coming years. Projections have determined that car

After eating raw rodent’s kidney for 'good health,' couple die of bubonic plague, spark quarantine - USA TODAY

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Show Caption Hide Caption Couple dies from bubonic plague after eating raw rodent parts Bubonic plague infections do still occur in parts of the western United States as well as in Africa and Asia, mostly carried by fleas and rodents. USA TODAY A Mongolian couple died from the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot meat, sparking a quarantine that trapped tourists for days, officials said Monday. According to AFP, the couple died May 1 in a remote area of the country's Bayan-Ɩlgii province, which borders China and Russia. A six-day quarantine of 118 people who had come in contact with the couple, including locals and a number of foreign tourists, had been lifted as of Tuesday, Ariuntuya Ochirpurev, a World Health Organization official, told the BBC. Ochirpurev told BBC that the couple ate the rodent's raw meat and kidney, which is believed t

The Strange Connection Between Mono and M.S. - The New York Times

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New research proves a virus — one that almost all of us have — "causes" multiple sclerosis. Denis Burkitt, an Irish surgeon, traveled to Africa during World War II as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, and afterward he settled in Uganda to practice medicine. There he observed that a surprising number of children developed strange jaw tumors, a cancer that would come to be known as Burkitt lymphoma. Eventually, Burkitt sent samples of the tumor cells to Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London, where Michael Anthony Epstein, a pathologist, and his colleagues Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong examined them through an electron microscope. Their findings — they noticed particles shaped like a herpesvirus, only smaller — were published in a landmark paper in The Lancet in 1964 and spurred the realization that this newly identified member of the Herpes​viridae family, subsequently named Epstein-Barr virus, was a cause of Burkitt lymphoma. It was the first evidence that a viral

They Keep Telling Us To “Trust The Science” But Who Paid For It? | The Paradise News - Paradise - News

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What Can the 1918 Flu Pandemic Tell Us About the End of COVID? - AARP

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HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., during the influenza pandemic of 1918 En espaƱol Though they occurred more than 100 years apart, the 1918 influenza pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic share similarities. Both were caused by viruses that can trigger respiratory illness; both spread by respiratory droplets and aerosols; both prompted public safety efforts like face masks, social distancing and shutdowns; and both resulted in hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths (and millions worldwide) that played out over a

7 Home Remedies That May Help Ease Dry Throat - NDTV Food

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As soon as the season changes, our immunities may dip and we may find ourselves dealing with cold or cough. And when that happens, a dry and itchy throat is one of the most common symptoms. A dry cough generally occurs when no phlegm or mucous is produced. This is most commonly caused by viral infections like colds and flu, but they can also be caused by allergies or throat irritants. Plus, when a dry throat persists for a longer time, it can also cause difficulties chewing and swallowing. (Also Read: 7 Amazing Home Remedies That May Help Relieve Gas Problems) According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the symptoms of a dry mouth includes burning feeling in the mouth, cracked lips, itchy throat, coughing, mouth sores and even bad breath. Since a dry throat is a common problem many of us face, did you know that certain home remedies may help ease dryness? Check out these easy everyday ingredients, which may help you get relief from a dry throat. He

Daily OTC Pearl: Aspercreme 10% - Pharmacy Times

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Trolamine salicylate is a pain-relieving compound closely related to aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. OTC/Lifestyle Pearl of the Day: Aspercreme 10% Indication : Trolamine salicylate is used to treat minor aches and pains of the muscles/joints, such as arthritis, backache, sprains. Insight: Aspercreme belongs to a class of drugs known as salicylates. Trolamine salicylate is a pain-relieving compound closely related to aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Aspercreme is for use on the skin only. Patients should know to not get this medication in their eyes, inside the nose or mouth, or inside the vagina. Apply the medication to the affected area no more than 3 to 4 times a day. Rub in gently and thoroughly. After applying the medication, wash hands. Do not apply this medication on broken or irritated skin. Do not bandage or tightly wrap the affected area

Dog breeds most affected by 'cherry' eye including English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels - Daily Mail

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Vets reveal the dog breeds most affected by 'cherry eye' – with flat-faced pups including Neapolitan mastiffs, English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels up to 34 TIMES more likely to suffer the uncomfortable condition Cherry eye is a condition that results in a large pink mass in the dog's eye It can cause discomfort and lead to complications including ulceration Researchers studied health records of more than 900,000 dogs in the UK Flat-faced dogs were found to be at the highest risk of cherry eye German Shepheds and West Highland White Terriers were at the lowest risk By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 19:00 GMT, 26 January 2022 | Updated: 19:00 GMT, 26 January 2022 It's a condition that affects just 0.2 per cent of dogs, but now vets have reveale