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Health disparities and headache treatment
Can ALS be caused by traumatic brain injury?
Though decades of research have suggested risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a specific cause remains unknown. New research studied professional football players and found that they had a much higher risk of developing ALS than men in the general population, though the study was only observational.
Zinc gets a lukewarm response for fighting colds
Do older adults benefit from blood pressure treatment?
Tics and TikTok: Can social media trigger illness?
For hundreds of years there have been documented instances of groups of people developing similar, medically inexplicable, and sometimes bizarre symptoms, such as paralysis, involuntary tics, or uncontrollable laughter. Known as sociogenic illness, a recent example appears to be fueled by social media postings—meaning physical proximity is no longer a factor.
Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids
What is "walking pneumonia"?
The dos and don’ts of managing diverticular disease
The heel problem that threatens your mobility
Tinnitus: Ringing or humming in your ears? Sound therapy is one option
Millions of people have tinnitus, a condition where a person hears a sound inside the head that does not come from any external source. There are many possible causes and no cure, but there are ways to ease the symptoms, one of which is sound therapy, which uses external sound to alter a person’s perception of or reaction to tinnitus.
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