Christina Aungst, PharmD, RPhChristina Aungst, PharmD, RPh, is a community pharmacist licensed in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Along with writing for GoodRx, she is a contributing author and editor for TheDigitalApothecary.com.February 18, 2021, 1:49PM (PT) Key takeaways: Before COVID-19, research showed that taking OTC pain relievers before getting a vaccine didn’t always help to prevent side...
by Sophie Kluthe, University of Pennsylvania Credit: University of Pennsylvania With an increase in remote work, virtual meetings, and video chats, many of us may not realize we are now on the front lines of stroke detection via the speakers on our computers, phones and other devices. Across the world, fewer people are going to the...
by Karlstad University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karlstad University, Uppsala University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have found that exposure to bisphenol F (BPF) during early pregnancy can be linked to poorer cognitive function in children at seven years of age. BPF has replaced bisphenol A...
Caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life, according to new research. Researchers analyzed thousands of brain scans of nine and 10-year-olds, and revealed changes in the brain structure of children exposed to caffeine in utero. “I SUPPOSE THE OUTCOME OF THIS STUDY WILL BE...
by Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan GabrielsonFeb. 19, 5 a.m. EST Series:Coronavirus The U.S. Response to COVID-19 ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. President Joe Biden has ordered enough vaccines to immunize every American against COVID-19, and his administration says it’s using the full force of the...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Feb 22 2021 Thought LeadersProfessor Robert BraggProfessorUniversity of the Free State News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal...
Throughout my 20s, I tried weed only a handful of times. I experimented with different strains, from indica to sativa and different forms, from joints to edibles. All of them would send me into a paranoid thought-loop. Then, at age 29, I tried a low-THC strain, knowing it might be less likely to cause anxiety....
Some experts say tooth-grinding is a behavior rather than a disorder, and the dentist’s chair isn’t the best place to address it. Credit…Jon Han By Kate Murphy Published Feb. 16, 2021Updated Feb. 18, 2021 Everyday stressors like a report due at work, the refrigerator breaking and the dog throwing up can sometimes make you want to grit your...
FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Russia said Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization. In televised remarks, the head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said scientists at the Vektor laboratory had isolated...
GERMAN CENTER FOR INFECTION RESEARCH IMAGE: CHRISTOPH LANGE (LEFT) EXAMINES A PATIENT. CREDIT: RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL When can tuberculosis therapy be stopped without risk of relapse? Doctors are faced with this question time and again, because the lack of detection of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis is no guarantee for a permanent cure of the...
