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| The latest on the coronavirus pandemic The US has surpassed 8 million Covid-19 cases and is averaging more than 50,000 daily new infections — a sign the country is in for a tough winter, experts say. Tighter restrictions are coming into effect in London, and a nighttime curfew will take effect in ... | |
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| Coronavirus News Roundup, October 10-October 16 The items below are highlights from the free newsletter, "Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19." To receive newsletter issues daily in your inbox, sign-up here. Are you in need of a "dose of optimism" about the pandemic, at least in the U.S.? Check out ... | |
| Long COVID 'May Be Four Syndromes' Oct. 16, 2020 -- The condition commonly called 'long COVID' may not be one syndrome but possibly up to four, according to a new review. The finding comes from a review of scientific evidence published by the UK's National Institute for Health Research ... | |
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| More Prostate Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at a Later Stage By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- While men can take solace in a new government report that shows prostate cancer cases have been declining overall in the past two decades, the same ... | |
| Early Data for ALS Drug Show Survival Benefit Starting treatment earlier with an investigational, proprietary combination of sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol -- dubbed drug AMX0035 -- led to longer survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in an open-label extension of the phase II ... | |
| Now Let's Hear From a Herd Immunity Advocate You've probably heard by now about the "Great Barrington Declaration," which argues in favor of ending all lockdowns, fully reopening schools, and otherwise abandoning most efforts to prevent new COVID-19 infections except in "the vulnerable." The goal ... | |
| FDA Warns of Painkiller Risk During Pregnancy By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you're pregnant and you think popping nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for your aches and pains is safe, think again. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... | |
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| Another Record Day For New COVID-19 Cases In North Carolina CHARLOTTE, NC — Friday marked the second record-breaking day in a row for COVID-19 cases in North Carolina. The tally of known coronavirus cases rose to 241,623 Friday, an increase of 2,684 cases. The spike marks the highest one-day increase in ... | |
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| National Mammography Day: What You Need to Know Since 1990, mammography has helped to reduce breast cancer mortality in the US by almost 40% according to the American College of Radiology. With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) leading some patients to choose to delay their mammograms, ... | |
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| How to Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). SATURDAY, Oct. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- To mark World Hypertension Day this Saturday, the American Heart Association offers advice on how to lower and control your blood pressure. High blood ... | |
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| Rapid research in a deadly epidemic pays off This week's US Food and Drug Administration approval of an Ebola drug is a big milestone in drug development — one that's closely tied to our current efforts to fight COVID-19. Before COVID-19 started sweeping across the world, Ebola was one of the most ... | |
| Ocean County Flu Shot Clinics Underway For 2020 TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Ocean County Health Department is holding a flu vaccine clinic on Saturday in the gymnasium at Toms River High School North. The shots will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but you must make an appointment on the health ... | |
| FDA Warns of Dangers of Common Painkillers During Pregnancy By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you're pregnant and you think popping nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for your aches and pains is safe, think again. The U.S. Food and Drug ... | |
| As US battles COVID-19, flu shot misinfo spreads US health officials are pushing Americans to get vaccinated against the flu to help prevent hospitals already busy battling COVID-19 from being overwhelmed this winter, but false claims are threatening their efforts. Misinformation on social media, particularly ... | |
| New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug combination lengthens survival for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research shows. A previous clinical trial found that ... | |
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| AMX0035 reduces risk for death by nearly half in patients with ALS AMX0035, an investigational neuroprotective therapy, reduced the risk for death by nearly half in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis according to results of an overall survival analysis from the CENTAUR trial. The survival benefit of AMX0035 occurred ... | |
| US hoping for two Covid-19 vaccines by end of November Two American companies expect to apply for emergency approval for their COVID-19 vaccines by late November, welcome news as the US hits a third surge of its coronavirus epidemic and approaches its eight millionth case. Pfizer said Friday it hopes to ... | |
| Drug may extend ALS patients' lives, study finds A potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurological disorder, may allow patients to live several months longer than they otherwise would have, according to a study published Friday. The two-drug combination, dreamed up by two college ... | |
| Coronavirus Vs. Flu: Austin Public Health Outlines Differences AUSTIN, TX — Flu season is upon us once more, but emerging this year against the backdrop of the coronavirus. Given the double threat, Austin Public Health officials have outlined the dinstinctions between both illnesses to alert concerned residents. | |
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| Coronavirus Outbreak At Harborview Infects 4 Patients, 1 Dead SEATTLE, WA — A coronavirus outbreak in a surgical care unit at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center has infected 10 health care workers and four patients, including one who died from the illness, the hospital announced Friday. Dr. John Lynch, director of ... | |
| Tackling multiple sclerosis with a plant sugar Scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden successfully used a plant sugar called trehalose to help mice with multiple sclerosis achieve remission. (Pixabay). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Most multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs work by ... | |
| The race for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day. Here's an update on the quest for a magic bullet against the coronavirus that ... | |
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| Is Fructose Linked to ADHD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders? High consumption of fructose may stimulate impulsivity and aggression, behaviors similar to the foraging response in animals. Fructose is a source of energy. But in many animals, it also triggers a foraging response, similar to what occurs in starvation. | |
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| Transposons could be rewiring our brains A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Oxford shows that mobile genetic elements that were active in the genomes of our ancestors could be closely linked to important functions in our brain and might help diversify our behavior, cognition and ... | |
| Fauci: We Need a Uniform Approach Oct. 16, 2020 -- As cases of COVID-19 go up – again -- one of the nation's top public health experts said we can get this under control and we don't have to shut down the country again. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and ... | |
| COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surging in Oregon PORTLAND, Ore — Almost 39,000 Oregonians have been diagnosed with COVID-19. On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported 418 new cases. Six more people have died, meaning the virus has now claimed 617 lives in the state. OHA called ... | |
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| COVID-19 outbreak at Harborview leaves 14 infected; 1 dead SEATTLE -- An outbreak of COVID-19 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle has left 14 people infected with the virus, with one of them dying, hospital officials said. Dr. John Lynch says 10 staff members at Harborview tested positive as did four other ... | |
| NC Among Last States To Make Death Records Electronic At Haywood Funeral Home, every service triggers a bureaucratic process that's been largely unchanged across North Carolina since 1914, when the company pulled its hearses along Raleigh's streets with horses. More than 100 years later, staff members at ... | |
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