infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>Tick bites< Knowing where to expect ticks can also help, as can treating clothing and gear with products containing 0.5% permethrin. EPA-registered insect repellents can also help keep you protected, as can avoiding wooded or brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Walking in the center of trails while in wooded or high…
An independent testing lab has detected the chemical benzene, a known human cancer” target=”_blank”>carcinogen< products and is now calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall the products. The lab, Valisure, checks medications and health care products for quality. Recently, the company tested nearly 300 sunscreen products and found that 27% contained…
In a small, early study, a infectious-disease for type 1 diabetes helped preserve the body’s natural production of insulin, at least in a subset of newly diagnosed patients. In patients with type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system attacks the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, a hormone that’s necessary for cells to…
Kids aged 2 and older who are ineligible for, or have yet to complete, infectious-disease infectious-diseaseshould continue to wear masks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use in kids as young as 12, and Moderna…
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine said they completed a first-of-its-kind study involving inhaled nanobodies that effectively prevented and treated severe COVID-19 in hamsters. Nanobodies are similar to monoclonal antibodies but are smaller in size, more stable and cheaper to produce, a news release explained. For the study, which was published Wednesday…
Consuming dinners full of plant-based protein and healthy fats and carbs instead of meat and refined carbs can cut the risk of heart disease by 10%, researchers say. A team affiliated with Harbin Medical University in China published findings in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism on Wednesday, drawing on dietary data from 27,911…
The company behind an imaging agent meant to identify cancer said it received FDA approval on Thursday for use in patients with suspected metastasis or recurrence. Lantheus Holdings, Inc. said its PYLARIFY injection will now be immediately available in parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern regions, with availability expected to rapidly expand over the next…
PARIS – Production of another potential infectious-disease against infectious-disease will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday as they launched a large trial enrolling 35,000 adult volunteers in the United States, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The study will test vaccine candidate formulas against the original coronavirus that spread from Wuhan, China,…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to a monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild-to-moderate infectious-disease in adults and pediatric patients ages 12 and older who are considered at high risk for progression to severe disease. The therapy, sotrovimab, is not authorized for patients who are hospitalized due to COVID-19…
A simple “thumb palm test” may indicate whether someone has an ascending aortic aneurysm, or a potentially fatal ballooning of a large artery in the heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart<findings last week in the American Journal of Cardiology, drawing on results from 305 patients undergoing heart surgery. The patients had varying disorders including ascending aneurysm, valve repair and…