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New York (AFP) - US indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens on Wednesday said he is recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that left him immobile. "Last month I woke up one morning and couldn't walk," Stevens said on his website. "My hands, arms and legs were numb and tingling and I had no strength, no feeling, no mobility." The 48-year-old artist said his brother drove him to the emergency room and that after a barrage of tests doctors diagnosed him with Guillain-Barre, an auto-immune disorder in which the immune system damages nerve cells, causing muscle weaknes...
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New York (AFP) - Justin Bieber on Friday told fans in a video posted to Instagram that he's been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which is causing him partial facial paralysis. The 28-year-old pop singer recently announced he was pausing his Justice World Tour due to illness, hours before his first slated concert in Toronto. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is a complication of shingles that occurs when an outbreak impacts the facial nerve near one ear. In addition to facial paralysis, it can cause hearing loss. "As you can see, this eye is not blinking, I can't smile on this side of my face, this nos...
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Washington (AFP) - A US government expert panel said Tuesday it no longer recommends a daily dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people aged 60 and over. People aged 40-59 who are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease but have no history of it, should consult with their doctor and make an individual decision on whether to start taking the medicine. The statement was a major reversal in the US medical field, where taking aspirin daily is a widespread practice. The medication thins blood, helping prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of heart attack...
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Washington (AFP) - An American man who helped drive the global phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 37, his team said Sunday.Patrick Quinn, from New York state, was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2013."It is with great sadness that we must share the passing of Patrick early this morning," his team wrote in a post in Quinn's ALS advocacy Facebook group, "Quinn for the Win.""We will always remember him for his inspiration and courage in his tireless fight against ALS."Quinn did not start the I...
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There’s an urgent need to initiate a dialogue on end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients so that we can adopt a more humane approach to the inevitability of death.By A Amarender ReddyDying is an inevitable part of life. Everybody aspires to live a long life and die a painless death. Yet, many of us have seen a lot of pain, suffering, and loneliness associated with the end of life. Today, as more people die of chronic diseases, the average person can expect to spend the last decade of /her life being seriously ill and under constant medical treatment. That’s the downside of extended lifesp...
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