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Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments

BUTLER, Pa. — The hotel on the outskirts of town looks a lot like lodging one can find on any American highway. Over the years it has been a Holiday Inn and a Days Inn. The sign outside now bears the brand of a new, growing chain. One that promises a lot more than a … Read more

Elmo’s big question: how an adorable puppet asked how everyone was doing – and opened the gates of hell | Health & wellbeing

Name: Elmo. Age: Three and a half. His birthday is on 3 February. Eh? That doesn’t add up, given it’s the end of January. Also, he was born in 1980. OK, that definitely doesn’t work. Elmo is also furry and red, has a squeaky voice … Got it! Elmo from Sesame Street, the Muppet monster … Muppet monster turned … Read more

We’re trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China

We’re selling 95 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $74. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of GEHC, reducing its weighting to 2.75% from 2.97%. The small trim we’re making in GE Healthcare with the stock up slightly in an otherwise rough tape does not change our belief in this … Read more

EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The e-commerce giant eBay will pay $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold on the the platform. The machines can be used to manufacture counterfeit pills that look just like prescription pills but instead can be laced with substances like fentanyl, a synthetic … Read more

The colour of your phlegm could reveal what’s going on with your health

Coughing up phlegm may appear a sign of more serious illness. But it’s important to understand why phlegm appears. Viral coughs take longer to clear than many people realise, according to NHS GP Dr Tom Jenkins. He advised: “In young healthy people, 50 percent will clear over 10 days and 90 percent will clear over … Read more

What I’ve Learned From Chronic Migraines

Three people who’ve lived with chronic migraine discuss what their journey has taught them, from the benefits of exercise to the importance of speaking up for yourself. Exercise Your Body and Mind Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, is an author and a podcast/webcast host for the National Headache Foundation. My earliest memory was a migraine around age … Read more

Biogen plans to shut down its controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm

Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, and it will stop sales of … Read more