ACHING BACK?
Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer may be as close as a patient’s medicine cabinet. Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news154623082.html BASIS OF IMMUNITY TO ORAL THRUSH, COMMON IN AIDS, IDENTIFIED BY UB RESEARCHERS, February 23 (PhysOrg.com) — Oral thrush, a hallmark symptom in AIDS patients, is caused by a type of yeast that grows unchecked in people with weakened immune systems, and appears in colonies of white patches in the mouth. Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news154630990.html WOMEN LESS LIKELY TO HAVE A STROKE AFTER MINI-STROKE, February 23 30 days after a transient ischemic attack, women are 30 percent less likely to have a stroke than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Yale University. The analysis, including hospitalization records fo
