us-regions Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a health alert this Wednesday regarding the first pediatric death in the United States possibly linked to the mysterious pediatric hepatitis outbreak and adenovirus, according to a recent statement. “Since being notified of this adenovirus-associated hepatitis cluster, DHS is now investigating at least four similar cases among children in…
Forensic psychologist Shannon Curry, who was hired by actor Johnny Depp’s legal team, testified this Tuesday in the civil lawsuit between Depp and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, that she diagnosed the 36 year-old with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and histrionic personality disorder, according to a recent Time report. “Personality is the way of thinking, feeling…
Comedian Amy Schumer revealed last week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that her 42-year-old husband, chef Chris Fischer, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as an adult, which is helping raise awareness that the condition can also be diagnosed as we get older. ASD ” … is a complex, lifelong developmental condition that typically healthy-living”…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its plan to ban menthol respiratory-health and flavored cigars on Thursday, saying the actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death. “The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier…
In an effort to reduce children’s exposure to lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft action levels for lead in ready to drink (single-strength) apple juice and other ready-to-drink juices and juice blends. “Exposure of our most vulnerable populations, especially healthy-living, to elevated levels of toxic elements from foods is unacceptable,” FDA Commissioner…
Almost 60% of the U.S. population has been infected with infectious-disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in a report released Tuesday. The CDC also found 75% of U.S. children and adolescents showed serologic evidence of previous COVID-19 infection and that approximately one-third became newly positive since December 2021. “The findings illustrate…
Daily aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD) is no longer recommended for those over 60 years old, according to new guidance from the US Preventive Service Task force (USPSTF) released Tuesday. The panel of national experts released a statement report that reversed its standard guidance citing a slightly…
After a period of time, antidepressant use in individuals with mental-health was not associated with better health-related quality of life, (HRQoL), compared to those with depression who did not take medications, a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE suggested. “It is generally well known that depression disorder has a significant impact on the…
European health officials said Tuesday that they have not found a link between cases of a mysterious healthy-living. To date 190 cases of the hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported, 140 of them in world-regions. MYSTERIOUS LIVER ILLNESS SEEN IN KIDS IN US, EUROPE “So far there is no connection between the cases and…
A possible contributor of Long COVID -19 may actually be an abnormally suppressed immune system, and not a hyperactive one, according to a UCLA- led research group. The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. It contradicts what scientists previously believed, which was that an overactive immune response to SARS-CoV-2, often referred…