March is National Nutrition Month — which highlights important topics for everyone. Adequate nutrition is critical to all, but for those with limited diets due to food allergy, it can be more of a challenge to meet. There are also so many different layers to staying safe that need to be considered when it comes
Month: March 2021
SINGAPORE — Achieving herd immunity against Covid-19 could be difficult for developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a UN official told CNBC. Herd immunity refers to the situation where a disease cannot spread easily within a population because most people have become immune to it, either as a result of vaccination or past infection. Around
A study conducted by Public Health England has found that the risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – was very low among both students and staff as primary schools partially and fully reopened over the latter half of 2020. The COVID-19
Older people appeared especially susceptible to COVID-19 reinfection, but neither sex nor time since previous infection made a difference in risk, a large population-based study in Denmark found. An analysis examining data by age, sex, and time since last infection found adults ages 65 and older had 47.1% observed protection against reinfection (95% CI 24.7-62.8),
Change. So much has changed in many of our lives. Moving. Illness. Changed bodies. Children leaving home. Children being born. Schedules upended. New treatments. A significant relationship that is shifting. Change is sometimes threatening to us. It takes away the ‘known’. We like the known of routines. Routine can be our security and ‘change’ may upset our routine, our known and familiar
Cancer in children and young people is fundamentally different to cancer in adults – they require a different strategic approach and unique research. Because of this, we’re dedicated to funding research specific to cancers that affect children and young people. Joining forces with Children with Cancer UK, we’re proud to be co-funding the Cancer Research
I distinctly remember the moment when the news notification came through about Caroline’s death last year. I felt a deep sense of sadness for Caroline, her family and everyone that knew and loved her and an equal sense of anger, for her, that this was how her life had ended. I know that so many
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing the scale of Covid-19’s impact on American health: Covid has become the country’s third-leading cause of death, and could be on its way to outpacing cancer. This story also ran on PolitiFact. It can
Syringes prefilled with aflibercept by the manufacturer may cause elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) after intravitreal injection, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is warning. The agency has received a “higher-than-expected proportion” of elevated IOP, its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) noted in a March 12 meeting summary. “After reviewing the evidence, the PRAC concluded that this
This post was first published in 2019, but has been reviewed and updated in March 2021. It’s not new news that processed and red meat are linked to bowel cancer. But in 2019, Cancer Research UK scientists took a closer look at how much meat might be enough to increase bowel cancer risk. The study,
Dating can feel daunting when you live with diabetes. Hear about dating from others with diabetes, and learn what you can do to prepare for dates. My now-husband David and I met at a friend’s birthday party where there was bowling and a lot of birthday cake. Knowing I had diabetes, he was surprised by
40 entrepreneurs announced as the winners of Women in Innovation Awards 2020/21 Female entrepreneurs pioneering social change through business have been recognised across the UK for their work in innovation to challenge the status quo, champion gender diversity and make the new world of 2021, better for all of us. The 40 women recognised in
The FDA has issued a new alert for patients who have received or are considering Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) ankle replacements. Plastic parts used in these devices may show signs of breakage three to four years after being implanted. The FDA is not saying to disregard this product entirely. It is saying that younger,
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Amid ongoing concern about reports of thromboembolic events occurring in European Union (EU) residents who have received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that the “benefit to risk ratio remains positive” for the vaccine,
INDIANAPOLIS, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that mirikizumab met the primary and all key secondary endpoints in LUCENT-1, a 12-week Phase 3 induction study evaluating the efficacy and safety of mirikizumab for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). LUCENT-2, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled maintenance
belzutifan Treatment for Renal Cell Carcinoma Merck Receives Priority Review From FDA for New Drug Application for HIF-2α Inhibitor Belzutifan (MK-6482) KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) March 16, 2021 — Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority
Travelers walk through Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Yan Cong | Bloomberg | Getty Images China is making it easier for foreigners who have been inoculated with Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines to enter the country, after shutting its borders for international travel more than a year ago due to
Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics. Preterm infants have higher morbidity and mortality risks than babies born at term. Senior author Stephen Patrick, MD,
Benefits of hormone therapy (HT) to treat menopausal symptoms included fewer nighttime trips to the bathroom for some patients, a small trial showed. In 245 postmenopausal women treated with various types of HT and followed for 6 months, the percentage of those who woke two or more times to go to the bathroom at night
On March 12, 2021, President Biden signed the third COVID-19 related relief bill, the American Rescue Plan. Most Americans will benefit in one way or another from this bill. Let’s unpack what it may mean to you. Stimulus Payments Individuals earning less than $75,000 and couples with income less than $150,000 will receive $1400 per
When we’re diagnosed with a new illness, we often look to our diets to see how we can help manage the symptoms or keep the illness in check. With cancer, we may find ourselves looking to retool our diets even more. A new study says that for better health outcomes, women with breast cancer may
Roman Kemp’s BBC documentary Our Silent Emergency explores the personal impact of suicide, the rising rates in suicide among young men and why deeper conversations about men’s emotions is so crucial TW: This article focuses in some depth on the subject of suicide, so please be advised if you think this might be triggering for
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A study evaluating asymptomatic adults for COVID-19 would add another 16 million to the total number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United States, at least up to September 2020. Investigators assessed 61,910 adults who reported feeling well when they applied for
A few years ago, I attended a function for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their caregivers. A breakout session on type 1 at school was packed with parents of newly diagnosed children, most wearing the familiar look of worry and exhaustion that us veteran parents remembered all too well. These weary
Samaritan’s Lucia Capobianco joins Happiful’s podcast to talk about the work Samaritans do, how to get help if you’re having suicidal thoughts, and ways to open up a conversation if you think someone is struggling There’s been an increase in conversations about suicide in the media over the past few weeks, and as Happiful continually
An extract of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine works as a reversible oral contraceptive in male mice and monkeys, researchers say. Triptonide, extracted from the herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, did not appear to cause any side effects in the animals, said Wei Yan, MD, PhD, an investigator at the Lundquist Institute for
Today we joined 46 other cancer charities to speak with One Cancer Voice on what we need from UK Governments and the NHS to plot a route out of the pandemic and towards world-leading cancer services. Our statement is not about looking backwards. This is about recognising the herculean efforts of those on the front
A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the use of high-strength nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders quit smoking. Some 60-90% of people with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes, compared to 15-24% of the general population. The researchers from the University of Catania, in collaboration with
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