Zoonotic diseases can have reaching impacts on the health of people, animals, environments, economies and health systems globally. Countries must be prepared to detect, prevent and respond to these emerging and endemic diseases. The Tripartite organisations (FAO, OIE and WHO) have launched a guide entitled ‘Taking a Multisectoral, One Health […]
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Perrigo inhalers have been recalled because they could clog and not provide patients with any or enough medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The retail recall is for all unexpired albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol made by Catalent Pharma Solutions for Perrigo […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) The best time to get your flu shot is now if you want to protect yourself against a potential “twindemic” infection of influenza and COVID-19, experts say. “Early September, at the very least early October, is the best time to […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Search and rescue dogs used during the 9/11 attacks lived as long as dogs not at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, a new study finds. “I was at Ground Zero and I would hear people make comments like, […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy. Now, new research offers some hope for those insulin avoiders — a once-a-week insulin injection […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) People with cancer are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. Now, a preliminary study suggests that certain cancer therapies may heighten those odds even further. Researchers found that of 3,600 U.S. cancer patients who contracted COVID-19, the highest risk of […]
Twenty human cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease) have been reported to WHO from January to the end of July this year, compared with 33 human cases for the corresponding period in 2019. This represents a decline of 39%. The number of animals infected with Dracunculus medinensis, which had seen […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Babies of mothers with anxiety or depression can have significantly higher heart rates than normal, a new study finds. And this might put them at risk for long-term problems, researchers say. Mother-infant interaction plays a crucial role in children’s healthy development, but moms with […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) For the very young, sleep builds and strengthens the brain, but it quickly switches to maintenance and repair before a child turns 3, new research shows. Before about the age of 2½, the brain grows rapidly. And during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep a […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Plastic face shields do little to reduce the spread of tiny airborne droplets that can carry the new coronavirus, Japanese researchers report. Their computer modeling showed that while such face shields can block the spread of […]