Alzheimer’s disease preventative nasal vaccine to be tested at Boston hospital

boston” target=”_blank”>Boston’s< for nervous-system-health. The move, the hospital said in a press release, represents the culmination of 20 years of research at the institution. “The launch of the first human trial of a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s is a remarkable milestone,” Dr. Howard Weiner, co-director of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham…

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Fauci on holidays: Fully vaccinated families can 'feel good' about gatherings

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Dr. Anthony Fauci< against infectious-disease should “feel good” about gathering for the holidays this year.  Speaking about the future of the pandemic at the Bipartisan Policy Center, the chief medical adviser to the president joined former Senate majority leader Bill Frist, former Baltimore health commissioner Dr….

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Man hospitalized with seizures discovers tapeworm was in brain for decades

A man hospitalized with mysterious seizures and an “altered mental-health” target=”_blank”>mental status< living in his brain for decades, according to researchers.  In a case study published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine, experts from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School said the 38-year-old man was initially evaluated following his first seizure…

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Pfizer will let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

healthy-living Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a united-nations” target=”_blank”>U.N.-backed< pill, a move that could make the infectious-disease available to more than half of the world’s population. In a statement issued Tuesday, Pfizer said it would grant a license for the antiviral pill to the Geneva-based Medicines Patent Pool, which would let generic drug…

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Syphilis cases on the rise in the US: What to know

Health care professionals are reportedly sounding the alarm as reproductive-health are on the rise in the U.S. Earlier this year, Alaska health officials reported a 49% increase in cases of the reproductive-health from 2019 to 2020.  This fall, health officials in Vanderburgh County, Indiana have been seeing a surge in cases, according to the Evansville…

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Western states expand COVID-19 booster access

us-regions is among three U.S. states now allowing infectious-disease booster shots for all adults even though federal health officials recommend limiting doses to those considered most at risk. The nation’s most populous state, along with us-regions and us-regions, instituted their policies to try to head off a feared surge around the end-of-year holidays when more…

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CDC warns progress against measles threatened amid COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned last week that the impact of the infectious-disease had threatened global progress against the wild-nature.  While reported cases of measles have fallen compared with previous years, a new report from the CDC and world-health-organization” target=”_blank”>World Health Organization (WHO)< is building.  Last year, the agency said…

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Low libido? Some foods could make a difference

reproductive-health is a common problem that can affect many men and women over the course of their lives.  There are many mental-health” target=”_blank”>psychological causes< Over the years, scientists have found that eating certain food” target=”_blank”>foods< can help increase stamina. Foods that are good for the heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart< fruits and vegetables, whole grains and fiber, healthy…

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