By Rich HolmesHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) With opioid addiction soaring in the United States, it should come as good news that an opioid painkiller may not be needed after a sports-injury repair. A mix of non-addictive medicines may be safer and equally successful in managing pain […]
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THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 — A French drugmaker Sanofi has shortened its timeline to get a coronavirus vaccine on the market. Sanofi and partner GlaxoSmithKline previously said the earliest they’d have a vaccine available would be in the later half of next year, The New York Times reported. But Sanofi, […]
WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) Kids as young as age 8 can show signs of being at increased risk for diabetes in adulthood, a British study finds. Researchers analyzed blood samples collected from more than 4,000 participants at ages 8, 16, 18 and 25, looking for patterns specific to […]
WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) An experimental vaccine helps protect monkeys against bacteria that cause diarrhea in millions of children worldwide, researchers report. Bacterial gastroenteritis — a digestive problem associated with malnutrition among millions of children younger than age 5 each year in developing nations — can be caused […]
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 Smoking, drinking too much and divorce are among the social and behavioral factors most strongly linked to dying early, a new study says. Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,600 U.S. adults between 1992 and 2008, and examined 57 social […]
Today, the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) published its consolidated investment case, alongside the costed plans of the member organizations. Launched at the end of April 2020, at an event co-hosted by the Director-General of the World Health Organization, the President of France, the President of the European Commission, […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) With the arrival of warm weather, and as states begin to loosen months of lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s only natural that people are itching to get outside. But what summer activities are […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) There’s new evidence that a 2,000-year-old medicine might offer hope against a modern scourge: COVID-19. The medication, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory taken as a pill. It’s long been prescribed for gout, a form of arthritis, and its history goes […]
Latest Women’s Health News THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Not only have women been more likely than men to lose their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, but they are also shouldering more child care responsibilities at home, new research shows. Overall, employment among women dropped 13 percentage […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) The United States recorded its worst day of new coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, as health officials around the country reported a total of 36,880 new cases on Wednesday. COVID-19 infections in the United States had […]