By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Britain became the first Western country to allow emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, after approving Pfizer’s candidate in the race to inoculate millions of people around the globe. “Help is on its […]
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Weight-loss surgery conquers type 2 diabetes in more than 50% of patients who have the procedure, new research shows. So-called bariatric surgery helps severely obese people shed weight and improve their health. Two types of weight-loss surgery are lap band surgery (in which a […]
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Virtual reality glasses or hypnosis can relieve pain and anxiety in people having short medical procedures, a new study finds. For those getting an IV catheter or stitches to close a wound, for example, these distraction techniques reduce the need for painkillers, say researchers […]
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Older adults exposed to air pollution might have a heightened risk of abnormal “plaque” accumulation in the brain, a new study suggests. Plaques refer to clumps of protein called beta-amyloid that build up in the brains of people with […]
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (American Heart Association News) People with atherosclerosis, particularly those who earn a low income and have other socioeconomic disadvantages, are more likely to experience food insecurity than those without the condition, according to new research. Researchers analyzed several socioeconomic factors from self-reported data for 190,113 U.S. […]
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 Case studies and autopsy results are confirming that, in some cases, COVID-19 can cause such severe lung damage that patients require a lung transplant to survive. In a new study, researchers in Chicago analyzed discarded tissue from COVID-19 patients who had […]
Latest Mental Health News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) As marijuana laws relax and the popularity of CBD products explodes, more Americans may find themselves behind the wheel after taking either of these cannabis-linked substances. Now, an on-the-road study found that the […]
The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Global solidarity, resilient services”. At the 2016 UN High-level Meeting on ending AIDS, member states committed to a 75% reduction of TB deaths among people living with HIV by 2020, compared with 2010. Estimates for 2019 suggest that there has been some notable […]
Birth defects or congenital anomalies are an invisible tragedy around the world. Every year an estimated 295 000 newborns die due to congenital anomalies during the first 28 days of life. The most common, severe congenital anomalies are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down’s syndrome. Congenital anomalies can cause […]
In this Q&A, Dr Collins Tabu, head of Kenya’s National Vaccines and Immunization Program, reflects on the country’s malaria vaccine pilot experience on the recent 1st anniversary of RTS,S/AS01 introduction, particularly in the context of COVID-19. 1. Kenya recently marked the first anniversary of the introduction of the malaria vaccine […]