NSW Health is calling on people in Sydney’s southeast with any COVID-19 symptoms to be on high alert and get tested as soon as possible. Residents were warned about a positive case of the deadly disease in the area on Thursday but no specific venues were identified. Now it’s believed an infectious person visited the… Read More: Keep getting tested for COVID: NSW Health »
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a remarkable organ: it resides on the inside of our bodies, but is regularly in contact with the outside world by virtue of what we ingest. It is quite incredible that the immune cells of the GI tract are not activated more regularly by the many foreign products it encounters… Read More: Early, tight control of Crohn’s disease may have lasting benefits »
A 31-year-old mother died from bowel cancer after her chemotherapy was paused in March due to coronavirus restrictions. Kelly Smith’s doctors from England’s National Health Service told her in March, around the time the country shut down, that her treatment would be paused as part of a scramble to open up hospital beds, according to… Read More: Mother, 31, dies of cancer after chemotherapy was paused due… »
In women, testosterone is produced by the ovaries in small amounts; however, levels of testosterone decline with age, independent of menopausal status. Low-dose testosterone has been used to improve sexual functioning in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In addition, other studies have shown that testosterone may improve fatigue and depressive symptoms. However, these studies… Read More: Low-Dose Testosterone for Depression in Women: Does It Work? »