New Science May Show Why Sound Can Ease Pain

Aug. 26, 2022 – Listen up, everybody: If you’ve ever thought your favorite song made your whole body feel better, new science suggests that wasn’t just your imagination.

In fact, it’s not only music that has an analgesic, or pain-reducing, effect. Many types of sounds or noises can help, researchers have found – if they’re played at the right volume,

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Like Humans, a Dog’s Odds for Dementia Rises With Age

Many physical health issues can also cause CCD-like signs, Borns-Weil said. Pain, from conditions like arthritis, is a major one.

“If you think your dog has signs of cognitive dysfunction, take them to the vet and rule out physical causes,” said Borns-Weil, who was not involved in the study.

Although CCD has been on the radar for

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Michigan Officials Puzzled by Mysterious Deaths of Dogs


By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter


HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health authorities are investigating a parvovirus-like illness that has killed more than 30 dogs in northern Michigan, most within three days.

The dogs died in Otsego County after showing symptoms such as vomiting and bloody stool, signs of canine parvovirus,

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Film Traces Katrina’s Lasting Impact on Black Children

Aug. 24, 2022 – Children are being plucked off floodwater-lapped rooftops and placed into open metal baskets that twirl in the wind as they are hoisted up to thumping Coast Guard helicopters. Their faces are marked by a combination of weariness and fear. Similar rescues are repeated several times, and then a lone chopper veers off over a massive body

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You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi

TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Differences in lifestyles and other factors are linked to big gaps in life expectancy between residents of various U.S. states, 2020 data shows.

That could mean almost a decade more or less of life, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

“Among the 50

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Hospitals Train to Curb Maternal Mortality

Dying during pregnancy, delivery, or soon after having a baby is more common in the U.S. than in any industrialized nation. It’s called “maternal mortality,” and it’s nearly three times more likely for Black women than white women.

To help save lives, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using obstetric simulation centers where medical teams can practice for life-threatening

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