China Reports 997 New COVID Cases for Oct 20 vs 962 a Day Earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported 997 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 20, of which 214 were symptomatic and 783 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. That compared with 962 new cases a day earlier – 211 symptomatic…
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Amylyx Prices Newly Approved ALS Drug at $158,000 Per Year
(Reuters) – Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc on Friday set the list price of its newly approved drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at about $158,000 per year in the United States, a discount to its most recently approved competitor. The…
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Myocarditis After COVID Shot Rare and Mild in Teens
New data from Israel provide further evidence that myocarditis is a rare adverse event of vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents — one that predominantly occurs in males and typically after the second dose. The new data…
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Challenges identified for nutritionists supporting para-athletes with lower-limb disabilities
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers, Professor Hisayo Yokoyama from the Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, and Specially Appointed Research Associate Miwako Deguchi and Specially Appointed Professor Nobuko Hongu from the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, interviewed para-athletes…
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Using fusion proteins to trigger immune cells and suppress allergic processes
In the search for effective and safe therapeutics for hyposensitization, colleagues at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut and the Justus Liebig University in Giessen investigated the effect of the birch pollen allergen-containing fusion protein rFlaA:Betv1 on B cells (specific immune cells). rFlaA:Betv1 leads…
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From hair loss to urinary incontinence, Dr Amir on top menopause signs
Menopause: Dr Amir outlines possible symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can…
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A THIRD of over-50s haven't had a Covid booster in parts of England
Revealed: More than a THIRD of over-50s still haven’t had last year’s Covid booster jab in parts of England… as health chiefs gear up for next month’s roll-out of top-up jabs 3.7million older Brits have yet to get a Covid…
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Keep failing to achieve your SMART goals? Try this better technique instead
It’s a rare person that hasn’t been advised to use SMART goals when trying to make changes in their life. Goals have to be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Or so we’ve been told. But SMART goals are only…
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Parasite infects woman's eye after she washed contact lens case in water
A woman says she was left blind in one eye after rinsing her contact lens case in tap water, which gave her a parasitic infection. Kyra Smith from New Mexico, U.S, contracted acanthamoeba keratitis – a sight threatening infection of…
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Male mice three times more likely than females to survive E. coli infection
Scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology. They theorize that males and females took opposing paths in a tradeoff between immunity and metabolism that occurs…
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