A surgical procedure meant to counter ulcerative colitis, an immune disease affecting the colon, may trigger a second immune system attack, a new study shows. The study results revolve around the immune system, the cells and proteins that destroy invading bacteria and viruses. Activating it brings about inflammation, responses like swelling and pain that result from cells homing in on […]
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Norway’s budget settlement between the government and the Progress Party resulted in getting rid of the sugar tax for chocolate and sweets, halving the tax on soft drinks, cutting the taxes on snuff by 25 percent and on beer and wine by 10 percent. Steinar Krokstad, who has headed HUNT—the Trøndelag Health Study—for many years, knows most everything about Trøndelag […]
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A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic, the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the Washington University School of Medicine has found evidence that suggests people eating foods with saturated fats may have fewer symptoms if they develop pancreatitis. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes comparing data on patients with pancreatitis and […]
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Vaccines ‘don’t work equally against covid variants’ says expert The UK is forging ahead with vaccinations against coronavirus, with more than 10 million people vaccinated so far. Government data up to February 1 showed of the 10,143,511 jabs given in the UK so far, 9,646,715 were first doses. Now Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he is “optimistic” about the […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. GENRX CYPROTERONE 50 MG TABLETS Contains the active ingredient cyproterone (as cyproterone acetate) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about cyproterone. It does not contain all the available information. It does […]
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Jamie Oliver, or as we like to call him, the king of Meatless Monday, has another recipe we can add to our favorite go-to vegetarian dishes. From his vegetarian stroganoff to his veggie-packed quesadillas, Oliver is constantly thinking about those of us with families. His recipes are great for people who don’t always have three hours to prep for dinner […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. GENRX ALPRAZOLAM contains the active ingredient, alprazolam (al-PRAZ-oh-lam) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about alprazolam. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of […]
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New coronavirus strain is about 70% more transmissible: expert University of Washington Chief Strategy Officer of Population Health Dr. Ali Mokdad reacts to the new strain of coronavirus reaching the United States. The United States has recorded more than 460 cases of a more easily transmitted coronavirus variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom late last year. But […]
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Sky News host grills Michelle Donelan on coronavirus variants The UK government is facing growing pressure to crack down on border controls to stop more cases of the South Africa strain from entering the UK. The variant, known as B.1.351, has already been discovered in a small number of people in the UK. While there is no evidence to suggest […]
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The 1968 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded jointly to Marshall W. Nirenberg, Har Gobind Khorana, and Robert W. Holley. These scientists were recognized "for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis." Robert W. Holley was born in Illinois, USA. When he received the Nobel Prize, he was affiliated with Cornell University, NY, USA. Marshall […]
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