THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Thinking about quitting smoking? There are three top ways to help you stop, a new review finds. According to the study, folks wanting to quit should turn to: Varenicline, a prescription nicotine-blocking drug sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix Cytisine, aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox. Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a better job at shielding recipients from harm.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The final rule, which will go into effect Sept. 30, alsoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Senior residential homes are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, due to overprescription of antibiotics, a new study says. Stool samples provided by Australian senior home residents contained bacteria with a wide range of genes linked to antibiotic resistance, researchers report in the JournalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found. About 11% of patients admitted to intensive cardiac care units have been using recreational drugs, said researcher Dr. RaphaelContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim. More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said they would not know howContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. This year’s approval for the updated mRNA vaccines comes much sooner than happened in 2023, when fall vaccines were authorized on Sept. 11. The latestContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A universal flu vaccine that would protect against all influenza strains — and that people might not need to take every year — could be close at hand, researchers report. An experimental vaccine candidate produced a strong immune response in lab mice, andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis makes people vulnerable to more severe cases of COVID-19, but a new study finds that getting the COVID vaccine won’t trigger a relapse of MS symptoms. “People with MS have an increased risk of severe COVID infection due to their levelContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Updated shots you could use this fall to shield against COVID-19 infection may receive approval this week. Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN that updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer that target a variant of the virus called KP.2 couldContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The crowded microbial space of the human gut is revealing potential routes to new antibiotics, scientists report. Molecules isolated from studying the gut’s microbiome have yielded unexpected results that could lead to new types of the drugs, said study first author Marcelo Torres, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration said Thursday that it has signed deals with drug companies that will lower the prices on 10 of the most popular and expensive drugs used by American seniors. Taxpayers should save $6 billion because of the new prices, while seniorsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Regular bedtimes won’t just help your child be alert for a busy school day; they might also help keep them from abusing drugs or alcohol as a teen, new research suggests. Youth who’d had early bedtimes in childhood and adolescence were significantly lessContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new implant could help prevent overdose deaths by automatically administering the OD-reversing drug naloxone, a new study shows. The implant, about the size of a stick of gum, is placed under the skin, where it monitors vital signs like heart rate andContinue Reading