By Maggie Fox, CNN Updated 3:41 PM ET, Tue June 1, 2021 (CNN)When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci had no words. He texted smiley face emojis to a journalist seeking his reaction. This astonishing efficacy...
by University of Sydney Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Consuming foods like soft white bread and jasmine rice lead to greater weight gain after weight loss, new research suggests. Such foods can also raise blood glucose levels, increasing the likelihood of type 2 diabetes. High glycemic index (GI) versions of foods like bread, potato and rice (for...
by University of Michigan Study suggests that many women using emergency care for fibroids may be better served in alternative health care settings. Credit: Michigan Medicine Fibroid symptoms, such as heavy menstrual bleeding and abdominal pain, are increasingly driving women to the emergency room. In fact, tens of thousands of women were seen annually in the emergency department...
by From Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More people working from home these days often means more hours looking at computer screens and mobile devices. And eye experts at Mayo Clinic say that could create some temporary vision problems. Reporter Jason Howland explains in this Mayo Clinic Minute....
by Karolinska Institutet Gardasil vaccine and box. Image: Wikipedia The human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cancer and many countries run national vaccination programs to minimize the risk. Studies involving researchers at German Cancer Research Center, Karolinska Institutet and Tampere University now report on the longitudinal effect of common HPV vaccines. The results, which are published in The...
by Christian Moro, Charlotte Phelps, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As residents of the Southern Hemisphere head into the colder weather, many of us might be afflicted with the irritating ailment of dry and chapped lips. People have been trying to figure out how to fix dry lips for centuries. Using beeswax, olive oil and other natural ingredients have...
New research reviews potential links between male sex hormones and susceptibility to severe COVID-19. Rattanakun Thongbun/EyeEm The European Society of Endocrinology updated its advice about the interplay between hormones, metabolism, and COVID-19. The statement reviews evidence of the additional risks for people with diabetes, obesity, low vitamin D levels, and pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid disorders....
By Lisa Rapaport May 21, 2021 (Reuters Health) – Taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with increased risk of developing gastric cancer regardless of Helicobacter pylori eradication status, a Korean study suggests. Researchers examined data in the Korean National Health Insurance Service database on 6,877 patients who initiated PPI therapy and 6,877 propensity matched controls who...
By Ewen Callaway, Nature magazine on May 21, 2021 Countries with fluctuating supplies of COVID-19 vaccines could benefit from using different vaccines for the first and second dose. Credit: Christof Stache Getty Images Vaccinating people with both the Oxford–AstraZeneca and Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines produces a potent immune response against the virus SARS-CoV-2, researchers conducting a study in Spain have found. Preliminary...
MAY 28, 2021 Tooth loss may affect ability to carry out everyday tasks by University College London Credit: Pixabay credit: mlarseen62 (CC 2.0) Older adults with more natural teeth are better able to perform everyday tasks such as cooking a meal, making a telephone call or going shopping, according to researchers from UCL and the...
