By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (Healthday News) A single infusion of an experimental drug dramatically lowers levels of coronavirus in the bodies of newly infected patients and cuts their chances of hospitalization, the drug’s maker reported Wednesday. Eli Lilly’s announcement did not include detailed […]
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Latest High Blood Pressure News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) Want to fend off high blood pressure? New research adds to the pile of evidence showing that living healthy can help you avoid hypertension. The study included nearly 3,000 Black and white U.S. adults, aged 45 and […]
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 Researchers say your biological sex affects gene expression in nearly every type of tissue — influencing body fat, cancer and birth weight. Gene expression is the amount of product created by a gene for cell function, the international team of researchers explained. They said their findings […]
By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) A drug long used to treat Parkinson’s disease may benefit patients with a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a small clinical trial suggests. One of the leading causes of vision loss in older people is a condition called […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Using an anti-inflammatory medicine along with the antiviral drug remdesivir appears to shorten COVID-19 patients’ recovery time, according to drug company Eli Lilly. Remdesivir — from Gilead Sciences — has previously been shown to reduce recovery time to an average of four days. […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) Are infected-but-healthy children major “silent spreaders” of the new coronavirus? New research out of northern Italy, once a COVID-19 hotspot, suggests they might not be. Rigorous COVID-19 testing of children and adults admitted to a hospital in Milan for reasons […]
Latest Diet & Weight Management News TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep is associated with obesity, the latest in a long line of studies shows. It included 120,000 people whose sleep quality was tracked for two years using smartphones. Previous studies have typically relied on […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (Healthday News) In a sign that Americans are becoming more wary about the safety of a new coronavirus vaccine, a new poll shows a majority of adults don’t trust what President Donald […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) HVAC repairman Brad Sissell shrugged off the acid-yellow air surrounding him and kept working, preparing a gas pipe for a new range going into a Salem, Ore., home. Less than a half-hour’s drive away, nearly 200,000 acres were burning in […]
MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s evidence that prescription drugs don’t have to cost a fortune: New research finds Medicare saved billions as more generic cholesterol-lowering medications became available, even though the number of Americans using the drugs increased. “One of the most important contributors to our health care […]