(HealthDay)—For Americans who are worried about the new coronavirus variant that is circulating in Britain, experts in the United States urge everyone to stay calm. So far, the new variant only seems to spread more easily, with no evidence of…
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Mexico to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines
Mexico will receive its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday. “What they are confirming to us is that the first shipment to Mexico will arrive tomorrow,” he said. The first 1.4 million…
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Inflammatory compounds found in cooked meat linked to childhood wheeze
Inflammatory compounds found in cooked meat are linked to a heightened risk of childhood wheeze, finds research published online in the journal Thorax. The compounds, known as advanced glycation end products, or AGEs for short, are by-products of high temperature…
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Are you allergic to your Christmas tree?
Fox News Flash top headlines for December 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The holidays may look a little different this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean decorating…
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This Trainer Taught His Elderly Clients to Use Zoom So They Could Keep Working Out
In the weeks after the coronavirus forced gyms to close, many enterprising trainers shifted their classes online. That’s easy enough if your clientele consists of digital natives with MacBook Pros, but a little harder when they’re retirees. Inspired by the…
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Testosterone nasal spray to treat anxiety disorders
A testosterone-containing nasal spray received its second U.S. patent and its first patent in Europe, making it the first testosterone therapy licensed to treat anxiety disorders. Although testosterone therapy is most often marketed and prescribed to men suffering from “low…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy tied to cardiac event risk
(HealthDay)—Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is associated with increased cardiac events among patients with lung cancer and malignant melanoma, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the European Heart Journal. Maria D’Souza, M.D., from the Copenhagen University Hospital…
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Hlatshwayo Davis appointed to St. Louis City Board of Health
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, an instructor in medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed to the City of St. Louis Board of Health. Her term begins immediately and…
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Pfizer and Moderna won’t be the only ones to reap huge payday
Pfizer and Moderna appear to be the clear leaders in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer has already begun distribution, and Moderna’s entry is on the brink of FDA approval, which would put the two at least weeks ahead…
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US needs clear vaccine distribution strategy to defeat coronavirus
An opinion piece published today online in BMJ by Nina Schwalbe in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, calls for a national vaccine strategy now that COVID-19 vaccines are available. Schwalbe…
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