U.S. to Spend $3.2 Billion to Help Develop Antiviral Pills for COVID
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) After spending billions to speed the creation of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States said Thursday that it will now devote $3.2 billion to the development of antiviral pills that could stop the new coronavirus before it […]
How plant-derived nutrients can affect the gut and brain
Prebiotics are used to foster the colonisation of beneficial bacteria in the gut. These indigestible dietary fibres are found in plant-derived foods such as onions, leeks, artichokes, wheat, bananas, and in high concentrations in chicory root. They support gut health by promoting the growth and activity of beneficial gut bacteria. Researchers have now investigated whether […]
High-Quality Foster Care Protects Tots From Psychological Harms of Deprivation
SAN FRANCISCO — Placement into foster care after institutional care may help protect young children against the psychological harms of early severe deprivation, according to an analysis of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP). In this randomized controlled trial, young Romanian children who were assigned to foster care had significantly better cognitive, physical, and neural […]
Hepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment
Latest Digestion News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get treatment for this potentially deadly, but curable, infection within a year of their diagnosis, a new government report warns. Spread by contact with blood from an infected person, hepatitis […]
As Monkeypox Cases Spike, U.S. Orders More Vaccine, Boosts Testing
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) With monkeypox cases continuing to climb in the United States, federal health officials said Friday they have ordered another 2.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccine and boosted national testing capacity to respond to the outbreak. The news […]
FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes From US Market
Latest Lungs News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul Labs to pull its e-cigarettes off the American market. “Today’s action is further progress on the FDA’s commitment to ensuring that all e-cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery system products currently being […]
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Kids 5 and Under – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children. The approvals come not a moment too soon: More than two […]
CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Kids Aged 5-11, Shorter Time Between Shots
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer’s booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose […]
Good News, Bad News on Alzheimer’s Vaccine – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Marianne (Consumer)Madeiros and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine produced […]
FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It’s the first approved treatment for COVID-19 meant to be taken […]