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According to a new trial, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have comparable results whether they are treated with a single drug indefinitely or a combination therapy for a fixed period of time. The study is the first prospective trial to directly compare these two approaches. With a mean follow-up of almost three years, the results show that these approaches are essentially equivalent in terms of risk of death or disease progression. As clinicians, we often assume that continuous treatment will always be more effective because you simply give more treatment, but this study shows that this is not…

— By Adar Kaplan for Northwell Health A staggering 28 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, meaning they have too much lipid (fat) in their blood. That number, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doesn’t even share the whole story. Although high cholesterol is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes, the condition has no symptoms. Many people have no idea that their cholesterol is too high. A simple blood test can measure cholesterol levels, and the CDC recommends that “most healthy adults” have it cholesterol levels checked every four to six years.…

Share the last holiday gift guide of the year! This one is packed with ideas for last-minute little things like hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, and favorite outfits under $40. Hello friends! what are you doing I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We had a great post-Thanksgiving weekend with lots of downtime, time at the park throwing the ball for Maisey, and a Friendsgiving. My contribution to the feast: this pie! I just use the frozen gf crust from Whole Foods. For today’s post, I wanted to share the last of this year’s holiday gift guides! This is for last…

So you’re growing a whole person, and your skin has decided that now is the perfect time to throw up a full-on rebellion. Cool, cool, cool. If pregnancy acne has you looking sideways in every mirror and wondering what fresh hell this is, you’re definitely not alone. Up to 43% of pregnant women experience acne during pregnancy and for many, it’s not just a few stray pimples – we’re talking painful, under-the-skin breakouts that seem like a cruel cosmic joke. The good news? According to Aegean H. Chan, MD, FAADdual board certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, you don’t have to grin…

Psycholinguists from the Center for Language and Brain found that phonological processing skills continue to influence text reading fluency in 15- to 18-year-olds. This finding supports the long-held belief that in this age group phonological processing skills are not involved in reading. The study was published in PLOS One. Phoneme – is the smallest phonetic unit that helps distinguish one word from another. Previously, it has been suggested that phonological processing skills (ie, the ability to operate with phonemes) are required for the early stages of reading development. However, researchers from the Language and Brain Center (Moscow, St. Petersburg) challenged…

How can we mitigate the rare but very real risk of headbanging? If you research for heavy metal in the National Library of Medicine database, more than you find is in heavy metal contamination in fish, which “makes it difficult to establish clearly the role of eating fish in a healthy diet’ and perhaps helps to explain a fivefold increase in the chances of autoimmune diseases such as juvenile arthritis. But also looking for the dangers of heavy metal it pops entries about the “dangers of heavy metal music”. In this study, the researchers talked about traumatic injuries from being…

Weeks 1 through 7 live primarily within the first two pillars. Coaches learn the OPEX method, how to evaluate, plan and manage long-term programs, and how to work deeply with people.Week 8 shifts to the third pillar, the professional side. The point is not to turn coaches into classic ‘business coaches’, but to give them the foundation they need before they worry about funnels, fancy systems or complicated tactics.The idea is simple: if you miss the “why” and the principles, the business side breaks under pressure, just like a bad training program.Set up coaches in CoachRxOn the practical side, this…

A new targeted alpha therapy shows promise for patients whose thyroid cancer no longer responds to radioactive iodine, the standard beta-emitting therapy. In a first-in-human study, researchers found that a single dose of the alpha-emitting radionuclide 211At (astatin) was both well tolerated and effective, achieving disease control without molecularly targeted drugs. The findings were published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.Beta-emitting radioactive iodine is the standard treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) after total thyroidectomy. However, despite repeated administration, some patients experience disease progression and are classified as resistant to radioactive…

Be Bodywise Hair Growth Serum is a topical roll-on formula with active ingredients such as Redensyl, Procapil, Baicapil and Rosemary, aimed at reducing hair loss and supporting regeneration. Users report less fallout, baby growth, and easy application, though results vary and require consistent use. What is Be Bodywise Hair Growth Serum?Be Bodywise Hair Growth Serum is a topical hair care product marketed as a roll-on serum designed to stimulate hair growth, reduce hair loss and promote scalp health.Its composition includes active ingredients such as Redensyl, Procapil / Aminexil, Baicapil (or Anagain) and herbal extracts such as rosemary – all aimed…

In a dimly lit treatment room, a soft red glow radiates across the skin — not heat, but energy.This is it Joanna Vargas Vitalight Faciala red and infrared LED treatment designed to reawaken your skin’s natural intelligence. Using precise wavelengths of light, Vitalight works at the cellular level to rejuvenate tired, inflamed or aging skin — restoring radiance, firmness and calmness in one deeply restorative session. The treatment, performed by Joanna Vargas herself and her team of experts, merges clinical science with spa serenityoffering one of the most advanced forms of non-invasive skin rejuvenation available today. 1. What is Red…