First Confirmed U.S. Cases of COVID Reinfections
Unlike most cases of reinfection, the men in Reno, NV, and Virginia, and a 46-year-old man in Ecuador, had more severe symptoms during thei...
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Monday, 12 October 2020
Monday, 18 May 2020
More Vitamin D, Lower Risk of Severe COVID-19?
Countries with higher death rates had larger numbers of people with vitamin D deficiency than countries with lower death rates. from Web...
Saturday, 18 April 2020
New Model Shows COVID More Widespread, Less Severe
A new report that uses CDC data estimates that 8.7 million people were infected during three weeks in March -- far higher than the 122,00 c...
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
FDA Requests Zantac Be Pulled From the Market
Six months after independent testing first raised the possibility that popular heartburn drug ranitidine (Zantac) might break down into the...
Monday, 9 December 2019
Blood Tests Show Exposure to Ethylene Oxide
The testing offers the first biologic evidence that living near a facility that emits ethylene oxide increases a person’s body burden of th...
Friday, 23 August 2019
First Death Tied to Lung Injury From Vaping Reported in Illinois
An Illinois resident who was hospitalized after suffering severe respiratory illness related to vaping has died, state health officials rep...
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Report: Drug ODs, Suicides Soar Among Millennials
Opioid overdose death rates among millennials increased by more than 500% between 1999 and 2017, and deaths caused by synthetic opioids inc...
Type 1 Diabetes Might Hurt Young Kids' Brain Growth
The data suggest a need for even better blood sugar management in children with type 1 diabetes, but kids in the study were -- on average -...
Friday, 31 May 2019
Middle-Aged Men May Need to Check For Thinning Bones
The fact that osteopenia was just as common in men came as a surprise, said researcher Allison Ford, a professor of health and exercise sci...
TSA OKs Some CBD Oils, Pot-Derived Drug on Flights
Previously, all forms of marijuana were prohibited in carry-on bags and checked luggage, the Associated Press reported. from WebMD Healt...
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Sensor-Laden Glove Helps Robotic Hands 'Feel'
The researchers developed the glove to help improve the fine motor skills of robot hands from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2JNBAJx
Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
“Physical activity is good for you. What's new and striking is how little you need to do to make a difference," the study's le...
Exercise Apps Help Boost Women's Activity Levels
A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers f...
New Brain Cells Grow Later In Life Than We Think
The findings could lead to new treatments for mental decline in older adults, the researchers said. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Qwx...
CDC: Fewer Adults Getting Diagnosed With Diabetes
Possible reasons for the decline include changes in testing and getting people to make healthy lifestyle changes before they develop diabet...
Being Transgender Not a Mental Disorder, WHO Says
The term gender incongruence is used by the WHO to describe people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at...
Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier to Fight Disease
Ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease is the latest in the growing field of focused ultrasound. With focused ul...
First Trial of Opioid Maker Begins
The case, Oklahoma vs. J&J, is being closely watched by lawyers in nearly 1,900 similar state and federal cases in the U.S. from Web...
FDA OKs Wearable Device for Migraine Pain
The FDA has cleared a noninvasive device that uses smartphone-controlled electronic pulses to relieve acute migraine pain. from WebMD He...
'Bad' Cholesterol, Rare Alzheimer's May Be Linked
If research confirms that high cholesterol plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, officials may need to reduce our target levels for “bad” LD...
