Yellow Fever Vaccine Potency Wanes Over Time
SEATTLE — A single-dose of vaccine for yellow fever (YF-VAX strain 17D-204) is touted as offering lifelong protection, but the jab’s potency was reduced over time, researchers reported. In blood samples from 22 flavivirus-naïve individuals that were vaccinated for yellow fever within the last 10 years, 9% were 17D seronegative, and almost all (n=21/22) were […]
Here’s What’s Known About White Mulberry
White mulberry, or morus alba, an herbal supplement once touted by Dr. Oz as “the newest health sensation” was recently linked to the death of Lori McClintock, wife of Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). McClintock died on Dec. 15, 2021 at age 61 after complaining of an upset stomach the day before, a Sacramento County coroner’s […]