MNT daily newsletter - February 23, 2018

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Allergy
What to do about a sinus headache
A look at sinus headache, a condition where the area around the nose becomes painful. Included is detail on home remedies and the potential causes.


Body Aches
What can you do about a groin strain?
A look at groin strains, a muscle injury that has many potential causes. Included is detail on diagnosis and exercises you can do to relieve a strain.


Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Can we trust results from early clinical trials?
A new analysis demonstrates that early clinical trials looking at new treatments are more likely to produce exaggerated results. Why could this be?


Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
How to get rid of a hard pimple
This article discusses how to get rid of hard pimples. It also looks at different kinds of pimples, their causes, and how to prevent them.


Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery
How to get rid of a hard pimple
This article discusses how to get rid of hard pimples. It also looks at different kinds of pimples, their causes, and how to prevent them.


Dermatology
What to know about a pimple on the nipple
Pimples on the nipple are common and usually not a cause for concern. Learn about types of bumps on the nipple, treatments, and when to see a doctor.
How to get rid of a hard pimple
This article discusses how to get rid of hard pimples. It also looks at different kinds of pimples, their causes, and how to prevent them.
How to identify and treat eyelid dermatitis
Learn about the types of eyelid dermatitis, and how to get rid of these itchy rashes. We also look at symptoms, causes, and prevention.


Emergency Medicine
What is pneumococcal meningitis?
Learn more about pneumococcal meningitis, a rare but life-threatening form of infection. We look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.


Eye Health / Blindness
How to identify and treat eyelid dermatitis
Learn about the types of eyelid dermatitis, and how to get rid of these itchy rashes. We also look at symptoms, causes, and prevention.


Headache / Migraine
What to do about a sinus headache
A look at sinus headache, a condition where the area around the nose becomes painful. Included is detail on home remedies and the potential causes.


Immune System / Vaccines
Multiple sclerosis: Skin cells may help to repair nerve damage
Researchers could be on the verge of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis; they reveal how transplanting neural stem cells derived from a patient's own skin could help to repair nerve damage caused by the disease.


Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
What to do about a sinus headache
A look at sinus headache, a condition where the area around the nose becomes painful. Included is detail on home remedies and the potential causes.
What is pneumococcal meningitis?
Learn more about pneumococcal meningitis, a rare but life-threatening form of infection. We look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.


Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Could your tears help to diagnose Parkinson's?
A new study suggests that checking alpha-synuclein levels in tear samples may serve as a noninvasive test for Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear.


Men's Health
What can you do about a groin strain?
A look at groin strains, a muscle injury that has many potential causes. Included is detail on diagnosis and exercises you can do to relieve a strain.


Mental Health
What are the health benefits of being social?
A quick chat with a friend, a gym session with your colleagues, or a reading group that you attend — how do they impact your health? In this Spotlight, we look at the mental and physical health benefits that socializing can bring.
The road to wisdom runs through hardship, study finds
What makes us wiser? A new study set out to answer that question and found that several factors are involved — all to do with how we relate to hardships.


Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis: Skin cells may help to repair nerve damage
Researchers could be on the verge of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis; they reveal how transplanting neural stem cells derived from a patient's own skin could help to repair nerve damage caused by the disease.


Neurology / Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis: Skin cells may help to repair nerve damage
Researchers could be on the verge of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis; they reveal how transplanting neural stem cells derived from a patient's own skin could help to repair nerve damage caused by the disease.
What are the health benefits of being social?
A quick chat with a friend, a gym session with your colleagues, or a reading group that you attend — how do they impact your health? In this Spotlight, we look at the mental and physical health benefits that socializing can bring.
Could your tears help to diagnose Parkinson's?
A new study suggests that checking alpha-synuclein levels in tear samples may serve as a noninvasive test for Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear.


Parkinson's Disease
Could your tears help to diagnose Parkinson's?
A new study suggests that checking alpha-synuclein levels in tear samples may serve as a noninvasive test for Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear.


Pediatrics / Children's Health
What is pneumococcal meningitis?
Learn more about pneumococcal meningitis, a rare but life-threatening form of infection. We look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.


Psoriasis
How to identify and treat eyelid dermatitis
Learn about the types of eyelid dermatitis, and how to get rid of these itchy rashes. We also look at symptoms, causes, and prevention.


Psychology / Psychiatry
What are the health benefits of being social?
A quick chat with a friend, a gym session with your colleagues, or a reading group that you attend — how do they impact your health? In this Spotlight, we look at the mental and physical health benefits that socializing can bring.
The road to wisdom runs through hardship, study finds
What makes us wiser? A new study set out to answer that question and found that several factors are involved — all to do with how we relate to hardships.


Seniors / Aging
What are the health benefits of being social?
A quick chat with a friend, a gym session with your colleagues, or a reading group that you attend — how do they impact your health? In this Spotlight, we look at the mental and physical health benefits that socializing can bring.
What is pneumococcal meningitis?
Learn more about pneumococcal meningitis, a rare but life-threatening form of infection. We look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.


Sports Medicine / Fitness
What can you do about a groin strain?
A look at groin strains, a muscle injury that has many potential causes. Included is detail on diagnosis and exercises you can do to relieve a strain.


Stem Cell Research
Multiple sclerosis: Skin cells may help to repair nerve damage
Researchers could be on the verge of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis; they reveal how transplanting neural stem cells derived from a patient's own skin could help to repair nerve damage caused by the disease.


Women's Health / Gynecology
What can you do about a groin strain?
A look at groin strains, a muscle injury that has many potential causes. Included is detail on diagnosis and exercises you can do to relieve a strain.


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