Month: July 2020

Two Ukrainian nationals pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to smuggle and distribute counterfeit versions of cancer drugs pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) as well as hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (Epclusa) into the United States, according to the US Department of Justice. Maksym Nienadov, 36, owner of Healthy Nation, an online nutritional supplements company, and
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For some people it is very hard to stop smoking. In this video experts from the Mayo Clinic explain why. The video illustrates the way in which cigarettes deliver nicotine to the brain causing changes in the brain that lead to addiction. When a person stops smoking they often experience difficult withdrawal symptoms and powerful
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People’s experiences with healthcare providers can vary widely. When it comes to living with diabetes, many people expect that their healthcare providers, even if they’re not specialists, will be at least somewhat knowledgeable about their health condition. Many have found however, that while endocrinologists and diabetes education specialists tend to be more attuned to the
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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 22 2020 Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc., a leading clinical-stage messenger RNA medicines company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics for rare diseases and vaccines, and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore’s flagship research-intensive graduate entry medical school, today announced that the Clinical Trial Application for COVID-19 vaccine candidate LUNAR-COV19
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The White House is conducting contract tracing after a cafeteria worker tested positive for coronavirus, three Trump administration officials tell NBC News. The cafeteria in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, or EEOB, was closed this week after the case was discovered, officials said. It was unclear how long the facility will remain closed, although some staffers
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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 22 2020 Study results documenting parental hesitancy to begin and complete their child’s HPV vaccine series were published in The Lancet Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Based on survey data from the 2017-2018 National Immunization Study, the research team discovered
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Women have a higher lifetime risk than men for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new meta-analysis suggests. Investigators analyzed 34 studies from around the world and found that women were 1.6 times more likely to experience OCD compared with men. Moreover, the lifetime prevalence rates were 1.5% for women vs 1.0% for men. “Our study is
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No one in the Trump administration has attempted to manipulate national COVID-19 data or unduly influence the operations of the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Coronavirus Data Hub, said the head of the company contracted to develop and maintain the database. “Unequivocally zero,” Christopher Johnson, president of TeleTracking Technologies in Pittsburgh, said
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Throughout the spring, summer, and fall, your favorite weather source may share pollen counts for your area. These counts are used as a warning for those with environmental allergies – explaining what’s in the air and the level of symptoms you can expect. Without a little research, these pollen counts can seem confusing, but it
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We know that it has been harder for people to stay active over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy stretches to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these stretches with you. Each stretch includes descriptive information and a video to
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Award-winning cookery author, entrepreneur and champion of plant-based living, Ella Mills, joins us for the latest in our series of free wellbeing webinars On Thursday 6 August, Ella Mills, author, chart-topping podcast host and founder of Deliciously Ella, joins Happiful to talk about her reflections on 2020 so far, and the mindset and movement she
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Mental health professionals have long known that children raised by mothers with depression may have similar issues themselves. Many of these kids are known to act out and to have health care problems. But researchers from medical institutions in the U.S.,  Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom wanted to know this: do these youngsters, born of mothers depressed during and
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill that establishes a commission to study the limitations of current testing for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses and available treatment has been signed into law by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. The commission also will look at appropriate methods for educating physicians and the public about the inconclusive
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This past week I decided to take the plunge and get both Covid-19 tests – the nasal swab and the blood test for antibodies.  I have not experienced any symptoms but was concerned about asymptomatic spread since I have immunocompromised relatives and friends. The experience was pretty straightforward. The wait was not long and I
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Are you a cisgender person unsure of how best to show your support to the trans community? Here are some simple ways you can learn and better your understanding 2020 has been a significant year in the world of allyship. We’re learning, listening, and playing our part to support members of other communities, reaching across
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Image source: Shutterstock By diaTribe July 21st, 2020 This content originally appeared on diaTribe. Republished with permission. By Eliza Skoler and Rebecca Gowen dQ&A surveyed 2,540 CGM users with type 1 or type 2 diabetes to find out how aware they are of their own time in range: 87% of respondents knew how much time
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Print this page LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 7, 2020– Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDX) (Aldeyra), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapies with the potential to improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases, today announced development plans to support a New Drug Application (NDA) for the novel investigational reactive aldehyde species (RASP) inhibitor
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terlipressin Treatment for Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 Mallinckrodt Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee Voted to Recommend Terlipressin for Approval to Treat Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 (HRS-1) Print this page DUBLIN, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S.
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