A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. Eli Lilly announced the results Monday from a 1,000-person study sponsored by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The result have not yet been published or reviewed by independent […]
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China has locked down a city on the border with Myanmar and will launch a mass coronavirus testing programme, officials said Tuesday, after a handful of infections were detected there. The three cases were found in the city of Ruili in western Yunnan province, a major land border crossing point with neighbouring Myanmar. City officials said in a statement Tuesday […]
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Shocking treatment to perk up a man’s flagging lovelife: Can erectile dysfunction really be cured with soundwaves? EUGENE COSTELLO finds out Recently, I found myself in a Harley Street clinic naked from the waist down with my feet in stirrups as a doctor busied himself with my most intimate parts. Why? I was trying out a treatment said to wind […]
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Seaweed capsule packed with stem cells could repair damage after heart attack, scientists find A tiny capsule made from seaweed and packed with stem cells is being tested as a treatment for heart attack patients. Roughly the thickness of a grain of rice, the capsule is injected into the heart through an incision in the side of the chest. It […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for September 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The coronavirus can affect the brain and “hijack” brain cells to replicate itself, Yale University researchers have discovered. A new study from Yale University, on BioRXiv, which is awaiting peer review, found that the brain is another organ susceptible to an […]
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Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, according to researchers at NYU College of Dentistry. However, they found evidence of bone loss when higher doses were used. The researchers, whose findings are published in the Journal of Oral Health Rehabilitation, call […]
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Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named an Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Each awardee receives $500,000 over five years to support research projects that hold the potential to significantly advance understanding of how pathogens interact with the human […]
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The Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection has written a report on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in sheep and beef liver based on samples from the 2019 National Residue Control Plan. The BfR has compared these data with PFAS concentrations in sheep and beef liver samples sourced from the food control programs of various German […]
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Organizations could improve the transparency and accountability of COVID-19 policy making processes by learning from safety-critical industries like aviation, a new paper shows. The research, from the University of York, examines the modeling assumptions that have been informing the COVID-19 policy-making processes and to what extent these assumptions and their limitations are communicated to decision-makers. Dr. Ibrahim Habli, from the […]
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Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common heart valve diseases, and requires treatment. In this disease, the mitral valve no longer closes tightly, causing blood to back up in the left atrium. Shortness of breath is among the serious consequences. A new type of implant, known as the Carillon system, has been developed to treat the disease. Two anchors […]
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