Monoclonal antibody might help prevent malaria. An easily injected lab-engineered antibody protected most participants from infection with the malaria parasite, new research finds. Read more CDC may ease COVID guidance soon. In a new advisory that could come this week, changes would include de-emphasizing the 6 feet of social distancingContinue Reading
Dietary supplements: Are you throwing money away? A new Harris/HealthDay poll finds many Americans take them, but a nutritionist says most vitamins and other supplements won’t boost your health. Read more Black, Hispanic patients less likely to get crucial care after heart attack. A study of more than 87,000 insuredContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to toughen regulations on certain raw chicken products. The agency has notified food processors that new rules would require they lower the amount of salmonella found in breaded and stuffed chicken products, which include frozen foods suchContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could smoking pot somehow help keep sinus problems at bay? It’s possible, suggests a new study that found people who use marijuana may experience fewer bouts of congestion, sneezing and sinus pain than their nonsmoking peers do, though the reasons why remain cloudy.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review. Benzene is a human carcinogen. Exposure can happen through inhalation,Continue Reading
Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read more Lung cancer myths, stigma persist. It’s the leading cause of cancer deathsContinue Reading
Vitamin D supplements won’t lower older adults’ fracture rates. Seniors who take the nutrient to improve their bone health and ward off fractures are just wasting their time and money, a major new study has found. Read more Rare, deadly bacterial infection is now in United States. B. pseudomallei hasContinue Reading
Anxious Americans endure long lines in search for monkeypox vaccine. As infections spread and fear mounts, many people at highest risk for the illness race to get a shot that’s still in short supply throughout the United States. Read more Could a common diabetes drug ease bipolar disorder? Metformin appearsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Customers buying creams, patches or lotions containing cannabidiol (CBD) to reduce pain or inflammation may get much more or much less than they expected. Topical CBD products are gaining popularity in the United States, and the authors of a new study say theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Cannabis has become far more potent over the years, and that may explain why the number of people becoming addicted to the drug has soared, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Bath Addiction and Mental Health Group in the UnitedContinue Reading
Fasting diet could help folks with type 2 diabetes. People with diabetes who restricted their daily eating to a 10-hour window had blood sugar levels in the normal range for about three hours longer than those who ate freely, new research showed. Read more What’s in your CBD product? LabelsContinue Reading
As COVID reinfection cases rise, who should get a second booster? Despite vaccines and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant is striking many people more than once. Read more WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. At least 16,000 cases have been reported in 75 countries as public healthContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer’s ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you can take to avoid the painful condition. The best prevention is a simpleContinue Reading
First U.S. case of polio in a decade reported in New York: Rockland County officials say the young adult was not vaccinated and they have since opened polio vaccine clinics to encourage shots. Read more As searing heat stretches across much of the United States, watch out for heat illnesses:Continue Reading