NEW DELHI: People suffering from poor gut health with constipation and nausea for a long period may signal the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a study that shows the neurological disorder may begin in the gut and not the brain.Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. It affects an estimated 8.5 million people … Read more
The Dose19:04What’s going on with H5N1 bird flu? H5N1 is in the news again, and this time it has spread to cattle in several U.S. states. It has even infected a dairy worker in Texas. Global health epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan explains how avian flu is spreading, how transmissible it is, what vaccines are available, and … Read more
Dear Dr. John, About two weeks ago, our 14-year-old cat seemed to be straining to go to the bathroom and was not producing anything. We wasted no time in having him seen. We were told that our cat was severely constipated. There had not been any change in diet for the cats in the household, … Read more
