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Eurasian jays shun reward for tastier delayed treat, study finds | Birds
The old saying states a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush but it appears Eurasian jays may beg to differ: researchers have found the corvids shun an immediate reward for a tastier, but delayed, treat. What’s more, the team found the birds that showed the most self-control scored higher on a …
Mendocino Public Health on record-setting Sept. heat: “We can’t just treat this as a once-in-15-years occurrence” • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CAThe Mendocino Voice
MENDOCINO Co, CA, 9/21/22 — A significant heat wave at the beginning of September broke records, bringing an all-time high temperature of 117 degrees in Ukiah and triple-digit highs lasting for days throughout inland Mendocino County. Social Services staff activated the department’s phone tree and got on the road, making more than 800 calls to …
Ascension St. Vincent’s uses new technology to treat AFib in clinical trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The CDC estimates more than 12 million people will have AFib by 2030. AFib is short for Atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots in the heart. Ascension St. Vincent’s is one of just five hospitals in the United States enrolling patients in a trial …
How Health Care Providers Can Use Food To Treat Disease – Food Tank
A recent report from The Center for Food as Medicine and The Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center emphasizes food as an effective tool for the prevention and treatment of disease. Food as medicine describes the integration of food to prevent and treat disease. “The use of food as medicine is rooted in …
Vaxxinity hopes its Covid jab technology will help treat Alzheimer’s
US biotech company Vaxxinity has raised the prospect of breakthroughs in treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s as a result of the unprecedented resources and energy channelled into vaccine research since the start of the pandemic. Covid-19 has already resulted in the first approved mRNA-based vaccines and now Vaxxinity is developing a novel coronavirus shot using synthetic …
New technology allows doctors at Rush to treat patients remotely
Doctors treat patients remotely via implantable device Telemedicine takes the leap to the next level, as new technology allows doctors to see patients remotely and treat them as well. CHICAGO – Telemedicine takes the leap to the next level, as new technology allows doctors to see patients remotely and treat them as well. It’s called …
mRNA: Technology used to make Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines tested to treat HIV, cancer, more
NEW YORK — When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci had no words. He texted smiley face emojis to a journalist seeking his reaction. This astonishing efficacy has held up in real-world studies in the …
Great Health Divide | Kentucky College of Optometry works to treat and combat blindness
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WSAZ) – Our vision is one of our most prized senses, but rural Appalachia struggles with severe vision loss. The problem is so serious that, in 2015, the CDC labeled eastern Kentucky as the blindest region in the U.S. “Our mission is to serve the underserved and train our students,” said Dr. Cliff …
New Zealand Prime Minister says nations must treat each other like ‘another state’; Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just five states; EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link; Eu denies it blocked vaccines to Australia
By Mark Saunokonoko 22:55 Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to go quietly after being dumped from a NSW climate change board, accusing the state government of being swayed by global warming deniers and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Speaking on Today, Mr Turnbull claimed the Berejiklian government “couldn’t take the heat” from “thugs and …
SSM Health Medical Minute – Cardiac cath labs can treat most heart ailments
ST. LOUIS – During the height of the pandemic, we frequently saw patients suffering from significant heart conditions who delayed their care and avoided the hospital. While hospitals are seeing these episodes less frequently now, much of the public is unaware that cardiac catheterization labs can successfully treat most heart ailments without the need for …
