Author Archives: health

Kentucky Pharmacy Treating some Ailments – WOWK

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A southeastern Kentucky pharmacy is among the first in the state to begin treating people for ailments like strep throat and the flu. WKYT-TV reports a 2016 state law allows the West Knox Pharmacy in Barbourville to offer the service. The law allows pharmacies that meet stringent requirements to work with… Read More: Kentucky Pharmacy Treating some Ailments – WOWK »

Here’s What You Need To Know About IVF And If It’s Right For You

In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is kind of having a moment right now. Back in June, Chrissy Teigen shared that both of her children were conceived through IVF and, in the new season of This Is Us, Kate Pearson (played by Chrissy Metz) is undergoing IVF to help her conceive despite fertility issues caused by PCOS and her husband’s sperm. “People… Read More: Here’s What You Need To Know About IVF And If… »

Treatment could offer hope for brain bleeding and stroke

A drug treatment, already approved for use in patients, could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding and strokes. New research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in Human Molecular Genetics, has shown that the compound sodium phenyl butyric acid could be used to reduce brain bleeding which can cause strokes… Read More: Treatment could offer hope for brain bleeding and stroke »