When struggling with gout, it is very important to choose foods that won’t trigger or worsen joint pain. These include foods that are low in purine and foods that won’t increase blood acid levels. If you’re traveling to South America soon, here are some of the best dishes and snacks that won’t activate or exacerbate symptoms if you suffer from gout.
Traveling across the globe on an airplane to your vacation destination is exciting. But, flights can last eight hours or even more. It is wise to catch some sleep on the plane before you arrive, if you can. Here are five tips for better sleep on a plane.
The Nipah virus (NiV) is zoonotic, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to humans. It can also spread through contaminated food or directly between people. Recently, a 12-year-old boy in India died from the virus. This was shocking news as the southern Indian state of Kerala beat the Nipah virus in 2018. Now, doctors and researchers have to make more effort to prevent the spread of Nipah and try to understand it more.
In 500 BC famous philosopher Parmenides said “Give me the power to produce fever, and I’ll cure all disease”. Physicians in these early times noticed that their patients symptoms were drastically improved following a fever. Hippocrates, the Greek Physician noted that malarial fevers calmed his epileptic patients and several other physicians followed suit. The most notable physician to use fever therapy as a treatment is Austrian psychiatrist Julius Wagner-Jauregg in the early-20th century.
