Pandemic Data Challenges Infection Link to Guillain-Barré

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Armed with pediatric data from the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of researchers is suggesting that most cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome may not be connected to infectious disease, as is sometimes assumed. While pediatric cases of various types of infections fell by 45%-95% during the early months […]

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Attorneys general warn about pot products that look like Halloween treats

(HealthDay)—Just days before Halloween, attorneys general in several states have issued warnings about cannabis edibles that look like candy and snacks. “These look-alike cannabis products are unregulated, unsafe and illegal,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said in a statement. “Accidental cannabis overdoses by children are increasing nationwide, and these products will only make this worse.” Tong cited American Association of […]

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Harry styles: One Direction star ‘constantly scared’ due to health condition – what is it

BRITs: Harry Styles thanks fans in acceptance speech We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The One Direction heart-throb who was born in Worcestershire released his second […]

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Belgium enters fourth COVID-19 infection wave as cases jump

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s daily COVID-19 cases have jumped to the highest level in almost a year, prompting health experts to say that a fourth wave of infections has begun.FILE PHOTO: Shoppers, wearing protective face masks, walk past posters for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre installed inside a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Bart BiesemansData from the […]

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Pediatricians Can Effectively Promote Gun Safety

When pediatricians and other pediatric providers are given training and resource materials, levels of firearm screenings and anticipatory guidance about firearm safety increase significantly, according to two new studies presented October 9 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2021 National Conference. “With the rise in firearm sales and injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that […]

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Researchers reveal mechanism of oligodendrocyte myelination by osteocalcin hormone

Osteocalcin (OCN) is a multifunctional bone-derived hormone that modulates numerous physiological activities. OCN can cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) and thus play critical roles in neuronal and brain development. Fully elucidating the exact function of OCN in the central nervous system (CNS) is significant for the discovery of therapeutic targets in treating CNS disorders. A research team led by […]

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In Peru's Amazon, 'forgotten' tribes discover COVID-19 as vaccines arrive

MANGUAL, Peru (Reuters) – Mariano Quisto, a remote community leader in Peru’s dense Amazon rainforest, first learned of the global pandemic in October when health workers arrived by boat at his isolated village with vaccines.Slideshow ( 5 images )“We didn’t know about COVID-19. This is the first we are hearing about it,” Quisto said through a translator from the village […]

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