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Congress Increases Research Funding for Neurological Conditions

September 28, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS) and Defense “minibus” spending bill. This measure provides funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System, which was authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016.

Trump set to sign bills lifting pharmacist ‘gag orders’ on drug prices ​

For years, most pharmacists couldn't give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the restraints are coming off.

When the cash price for a prescription is less than what you would pay using your insurance plan, pharmacists will no longer have to keep that a secret.

21 Vitamin-Packed foods for a healthier Immune System ​
NBCNEWS.COM

This winter could shape up to be a gnarly one if weather predictions play out, potentially ushering in a ghastly cold and flu season. It’s not just the plunging temperatures that leave us vulnerable to sickness, but a constellation of factors, including being indoors in dry air, which fosters germs and helps spread viruses, according to Keck Medicine of University of Southern California.

Better Diet, Bigger Brain 
Sperling Neurosurgery

“…diet, a modifiable lifestyle factor, holds the ability to modulate brain health and function.” 

What’s the best way to measure brain health? Is it by observing how well a person performs on paper-and-pencil challenges? Movement tests? Social behavior? Brain structure based on imaging? An additional way might be to infer optimum brain wellness based on the nutritional value of what you eat.

"With This Tremor I Just Can't Face People" 
Sperling Neurosurgery

ET is indeed a much bigger problem than “the shakes,” as many people refer to it. Not only can it progress from barely noticeable trembling to an uncontrollable disability, it can devastate a person’s self-confidence and self-image. In turn, this can cause what is known as social anxiety.

Hidden dangers lurk in over-the-counter supplements, study warns

Everyone has seen the ads or the products on the shelves.
A dietary supplement that promises to make consumers skinny, without dieting or exercise. Or the one that will bulk them up and turn them into the envy of other weightlifters at the gym. Not to mention the one to make them perform better in the bedroom.
Their labels say they are safe and all-natural. But are they?

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