Vitamin D3 supplementation added to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids was not associated with longer time to asthma exacerbations among high-risk children with low baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, researchers reported. The mean time to exacerbation was 240 days in children randomized to the vitamin D3 supplementation group and 253 days in the placebo group (mean group difference
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I was 16 years old and being given a car ride to a cricket match by one of my teammates. He was our opening batsman and a good cricket player — I’m guessing around 40 to 50 years old. He started asking about how my education was going. I told him that I was about
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday the state had reached an “unfortunate milestone” by reporting at least one case of the virus in every county. The state’s infection rate, she said, “continues an alarming trend in the wrong direction.” The state’s seven-day average for new daily cases was 561 Monday, up from about 100 in
A woman stricken by stage IV breast cancer is speaking out after she says multiple doctors lied to her about the results of her mammograms, leading her cancer to spread undetected and untreated for years. Taleshia Chandler, the first lady at Cedar Street Baptist Church of God in Church Hill, Virginia, says she got mammograms
It may be disconcerting that Google tracks your searches, including those you may do for your health, but sometimes that tracking comes in handy. Like when someone does some research about how often people search for “chest pain” or “myocardial infarction.” Researchers from the Mayo Clinic took advantage of Google Trends to learn about how
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the umbrella emergency use authorization (EUA) it granted in May for intubation boxes once thought to keep healthcare providers safer when performing procedures on patients with COVID-19. The FDA specified in its announcement
Head teachers request more clarity on face covering rules before schools start in September In Scotland, children aged 12 and above will be asked to wear face coverings in school corridors, communal areas and on school buses. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is acting in response to new guidance from the World Health
A faster, more efficient testing procedure for COVID-19, pooled testing, may help find people who are unknowingly spreading the virus. Finding asymptomatic carriers of the novel coronavirus isn’t easy due to the lack of tests in some places and the questionable accuracy of certain tests. But an Israeli research group just published an article about
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with the coronavirus, raising concerns about people’s immunity to the virus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic. The cases, in Belgium and the Netherlands, follow a report this week by researchers in Hong Kong about a man there who had been
I have been living with type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years (this October 19th marks my 30th diaversary) and I’ve worked in the diabetes industry for over 20 years. I’ve primarily focused my career on community education and peer programs and have seen time and time again how beneficial they are. But I’ve also
Lloyd M. Aiello, an HMS clinical professor of ophthalmology at Joslin Diabetes Center’s Beetham Eye Institute, received the 2008/2009 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize on Sept. 29, 2010. Aiello pioneered treatments for a complication of diabetes in which weak, leaky blood vessels proliferate in the retina, leading to hemorrhage and vision loss.
The birth of a baby is supposed to be a time of wonder, joy and happiness. But for some new moms, that time can be one of sadness and anxiety. Mayo Clinic certified nurse-midwife Julie Lamppa says 80 percent of new moms experience the “baby blues” during the first couple weeks after delivery. The baby
Do you ever wake up from naps either feeling worse than you did before the nap, or oversleeping and turning that 20 minute nap into a 3 hour snooze fest? I’ll show you how to put a stop to it, and begin power napping like a pro. The key to understanding how to nap more
Print this page Tokyo, Basking Ridge, N.J. and Munich – (August 6, 2020) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) to evaluate the combination of patritumab deruxtecan (U3-1402), a HER3 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC), and TAGRISSO (osimertinib), an epidermal
Herbalife CEO Dr. John Agwunobi told CNBC on Monday that the nutritional supplement company is seeing sales increases due to people placing more importance on health and wellness. “A lot of people around the world are waking up to the notion that health is wealth, and they’re spending the time to live healthy, balanced lives,”
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 24 2020 University Hospitals announced today plans to participate as a study site for the Phase 2/3 global study sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE of an investigational vaccine, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2. UH’s study site is one of approximately 120 clinical investigational sites around the world that will collectively
SARS-CoV-2 turned up extensively in the heart of a girl who died of cardiac complications from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to a case report from Brazil. Viral particles were found in the 11-year-old’s cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, mesenchymal cells, and inflammatory cells, Marisa Dolhnikoff, MD, of the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, and
In his temporary injunction, 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Charles Dodson said Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran “arbitrarily prioritized reopening schools statewide in August over safety, and over the advice of health experts and that all districts complied in order to avoid loss of state funding.” The ruling was a win for teacher unions. “This
Most dental healthcare facilities have opened for elective procedures. The re-opening of dental practices has come after many weeks of preparations and with guidance from local and state officials yet there is still controversy over whether it is safe to return to routine dental care. The American Dental Association’s (ADA’s) Advisory Task Force on Dental
A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology found that women who consume cows’ milk may increase their risk of breast cancer by up to 80%. The study was commissioned by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and the World Cancer Research Fund. The observational study examined 52,795 North American women over
From separation anxiety to fear of fireworks and nervous aggression, there’s a lot for our dogs to mentally negotiate without being able to verbalise to us what’s triggering them. Here, Steve Mann, author of Easy Peasy Doggy Squeezy: Even More of Your Dog Training Dilemmas Solved, shares how to understand what your canine companion is
On Sunday the Food and Drug Administration approved an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19. “The known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product,” the FDA said in a press release. During a Sunday press conference President Donald Trump said of the emergency
Almost 12% of about 80,000 adults in the United States admitted with laboratory-confirmed influenza then suffer an acute cardiovascular (CV) event that likely prolongs hospitalization and worsens their risk of dying, suggests a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data cover flu seasons from late 2010 to early 2017,
With more than eight million people in the UK experiencing anxiety, it’s vital to ensure it doesn’t take over our lives. Here, we share how a change of perspective can help us get one step ahead With the unexpected way 2020 has gone so far, it’s not surprising that anxiety is all around us. The
Patients have often been labeled as “poor historians” if they are not able to recollect their own medical history, whether through illness or difficulties in communication. But Fred Ovsiew, MD, speaking at Focus on Neuropsychiatry presented by Current Psychiatry and the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, sees that label as an excuse on the part of
Skipping breakfast or even that cup of coffee because you’re fasting for a blood test can get your day off to a bad start. But this is the reality of some diabetes tests; they require an empty stomach. Adults may not like it, but explaining to kids why a test requires fasting is even harder. Newly published
What is it about laughter that’s contagious? Sometimes you just can’t stop from smiling when you hear or see it. Last September, an elderly couple from Iowa infused the internet with laughter and joy. Their random act of happiness at Mayo Clinic hit You Tube and made more than 6 million people smile. And that,
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