November 12, 2021 11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring An 11-year-old Austrian girl was reportedly infected with gonorrhea after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy.
November 11, 2021 Diabetic foot ulcer treatment could kill COVID-19 virus, researchers say A new foot ulcer formulation developed by scientists at the University of South Australia could be used to kill the COVID-19 virus, according to new research.
November 5, 2021 Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says Pfizer Inc. announced Friday that its pill to treat novel COVID-19 was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% among high-risk adult patients in a clinical trial.
November 4, 2021 UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat COVID-19 Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was not immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available.
October 29, 2021 Western diet tied to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration in mouse study Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.
October 27, 2021 Peanut allergies: What to know before kids return to school Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of severe allergy attacks and the most common food allergy in children under age 18.
October 19, 2021 Blood pressure medication recalled over possibly containing cancer-causing 'impurity' A Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. blood pressure medication is being recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for potentially containing a "probable human carcinogen."
October 12, 2021 Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks: panel Low-dose aspirin should no longer be initially prescribed to try to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, a panel from an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice on Tuesday.
October 6, 2021 Merck’s COVID-19 pill could carry serious safety concerns, scientists warn Merck’s new COVID-19 pill, known as molnupiravir, headed for FDA review for emergency authorization, could potentially carry serious safety issues stemming from the method used to kill the virus, scientists warned, according to a report.
