What Caused All These Spots on This Man's Brain?

 Posted on February 13, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

When a young man in India started having seizures, doctors scanned his brain and found a grim image: His brain was dotted with parasitic cysts — the result of a severe and ultimately fatal tapeworm infection. The 18-year-old man was taken to the emergency room after having so-called tonic-clonic seizures, in which a person loses consciousness and experiences violent muscle contractions, according to a new report of the case. The man appeared confused and had swelling over his right eye. [Read More]

What Causes Vertigo?

 Posted on February 13, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  467 words  |  Trudie Dory

"The Healthy Geezer" answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question: My grandmother told me she has a type of vertigo called BPPV, and that it makes her head spin. What exactly is this BPPV? Answer: BPPV stands for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. It usually strikes when you change the position of your head. We have to define terms first. Vertigo is the feeling that either you or your surroundings are spinning. [Read More]

You Could Drink This Man's Frostbitten, Amputated Toes in a Cocktail

 Posted on February 13, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  558 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

After losing three toes to frostbite, a recent participant in one of the coldest long-distance races on Earth reached a toe-tally bizarre decision for what to do with the detached digits. During the race, which took place in February in the Canadian Yukon, British competitor Nick Griffiths suffered frostbite so severe that three of his toes had to be amputated. Rather than simply disposing of the toes, he decided to donate them to a remote Canadian bar for use in a signature drink known as the " [Read More]

25 Scientific Tips For Raising Happy (& Healthy) Kids

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1092 words  |  Patria Henriques

Being a Good ParentThere are many ways to raise happy, well-adjusted kids, but science has a few tips for making sure they turn out okay. From keeping it fun to letting them leave the nest, here are 10 research-based tips for good parenting. Don't be fooled by their heightNo matter how tall they get or how grown-up they look, your kids are still just that … kids. And parents of older children especially need to remember this fact, according to Sara Johnson, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. [Read More]

3 Pioneers Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Drugs

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  471 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for discoveries that led to new treatments for some of the most devastating parasitic diseases, the Nobel Foundation announced this morning (Oct. 5). Half of the Nobel Prize was awarded jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for discovering a new treatment for infections caused by roundworm parasites. The other half went to Youyou Tu for discovering a drug to fight malaria, the mosquito-transmitted disease that takes some 450,000 lives each year globally, according to the Nobel Foundation. [Read More]

5 Experts Answer: What's the Best Way to Preserve My Eyesight?

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1160 words  |  Patria Henriques

Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health. This week, we asked optometrists and ophthalmologists: What's the best way to preserve your eyesight? Here's what they said. Dr. Bala Ambati, associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Utah and director of corneal research at the John A. Moran Eye Center: "When it comes to preserving your vision, early detection is key. Vision problems can often be prevented or delayed through early detection and treatment. [Read More]

910 Carats! African Diamond Is Fifth Largest Ever

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  467 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

It sounds like the start of a James Bond feature: A 910-carat diamond has been discovered in a mine in the African country of Lesotho. The find is the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. Gem Diamonds Limited, a mining company that operates in Lesotho and Botswana, announced the find yesterday (Jan. 15). It's the largest diamond ever found in the country's Letšeng mine, which has a reputation for turning up monster rocks. [Read More]

Best Age for Woman's First Child? 25, Poll Finds

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Most Americans think the best time for a woman to have her first child is at age 25 or younger, whereas most think first-time dads should be 26 or older, according to a new Gallup poll. Only 3 percent of Americans said they believe women should wait until they are older than 30 to have their first child. Most people surveyed preferred men to be slightly older than women when their first child is born. [Read More]

Could Eating Poultry Raise Your Risk of UTIs?

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  643 words  |  Trudie Dory

The poultry products you buy at the grocery store may be a source of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers analyzed samples of meat from grocery stores in California, as well as urine samples from patients with UTIs; the scientists were looking for the presence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. There are many strains of E. coli, and most are harmless to people, but some cause disease, including UTIs. [Read More]

For Younger Women, Daily Aspirin May Be Harmful

 Posted on February 12, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  415 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

For healthy women, regularly taking low doses of aspirin may cause more harm than good, a new study suggests. But as women get older, the balance between aspirin's benefits and risks seems to shift, researchers said. As a result, women older than 65 may benefit from taking the medicine, the researchers said. Aspirin has shown some promise in staving off heart disease and some cancers, but it also increases the risk of bleeding in the stomach and other parts of the digestive tract. [Read More]