Prescriptions for antiparasitic drug ivermectin surged amid pandemic, analysis shows

The average number of monthly prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug ivermectin surged amid the infectious-disease pandemic, according to a claims analysis which suggested a sharp increase in off-label use. The drug isn’t authorized or approved by the FDA to prevent or treat COVID-19, however ivermectin misuse and overdoses climbed amid the pandemic, as indicated by…

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Deadly brain-eating amoeba: what to know

A rare brain-eating amoeba infected and killed a child in us-regions earlier this month.  Arlington officials said that the boy had been hospitalized with primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) – a rare and often fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba – before his death on Sept. 11. The amoeba was found at a Texas…

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After Ida remnants ravaged a nonprofit dedicated to helping US service members, support pours in

A personal-freedoms to supporting the men and women serving in the nation’s armed forces received an outpouring of support after its New Jersey headquarters was devastated by remnants of Hurricane Ida last month.    Aside from a few metal tables, nothing inside Operation Jersey Cares’ 4,500-square-foot headquarters in Raritan was salvageable after what was left of…

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Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas' daughter Stella files paperwork to drop Griffith from last name

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas‘ daughter has reportedly filed paperwork to nix “Griffith” from her last name. Stella Banderas Griffith, 25, filed for a legal name change in Los Angeles, People magazine reports. Currently, her full name is Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith. She’s now seeking to drop her mother’s famous last name to be…

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Early adulthood depression increases dementia risk, study finds

Early adulthood mental-healthwas associated with nervous-system-healthimpairment and faster cognitive decline, according to a new study building on dementia research. Prior studies have associated depression with a heightened dementia risk, however the findings were controversial as late-life depression may be a symptom of dementia, say study authors affiliated with the University of California San Francisco who…

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