It’s important to be alert for signs that a person with diabetes might be among the minority, of around 5%, who have an atypical type, as the correct diagnosis can have major implications for their management. About 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 and another 5% have type 1. The remaining 5% — 1 in every 20 patients […]
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(Reuters) – A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a “moral responsibility” to help abate the U.S. opioid crisis but said it will not contribute financially to the effort unless it receives broad legal protections.FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP sit on a shelf […]
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(Reuters) – New Yorkers interviewed by Reuters on Monday were largely backing the push by the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms and other businesses. The policy is set to launch Tuesday as the delta variant continues to make progress. With vaccines widely available, political leaders were combating the latest surge […]
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It has been known for thousands of years that the cannabis plant interacts with the human body on many levels: to relieve neuropathic pain, to lower intraocular pressure, to increase appetite, and to decrease nausea and vomiting. The substances responsible for these effects are collectively known as cannabinoids, among which the most prominent are THC, CBD, and CBN. “Because a […]
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Gabrielle Union, 48, is kicking off another Wade World Tour with an epic bikini dance video on Instagram. In the clip, Gab shows off her toned butt, legs, and abs while wearing a string bikini and twirling around a yacht deck. It’s a total vibe. The actress works hard for her strong bod, relying on strength training, cardio intervals, and […]
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Pregnant women are less likely to experience side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine than those who aren’t expecting, study finds Pregnant women are less likely to suffer from side effects like fatigue, myalgia, headaches and chills after getting the COVID-19, a new study finds Expectant mothers who did experience side effects were more likely to seek medical care, however Lactating mothers […]
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The nation's roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions. With nearly 60% of the eligible U.S. population fully vaccinated, most of the nation's blood supply is now coming from donors who have been inoculated, experts said. That's led some patients who are skeptical of the shots to demand transfusions only from the […]
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While gut microbiota play a critical role in the induction of adaptive immune responses to influenza virus infection, the role of nasal bacteria in the induction of virus-specific adaptive immunity is less clear. New research published this week in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, explores the role of nasal bacteria and provides clues to developing […]
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Researchers at the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) at Trinity have released a new report which offers fresh insight into how older adults grappled with the COVID crisis during the first wave of the public health emergency (July—October 2020). The report, In Their Own Words: The Voices of Older Irish People in the COVID-19 Pandemic, surveys 4,000 participants from […]
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Throughout much of 2020, parents took comfort in a single silver lining the pandemic: The virus seemed to spare young people, particularly children and toddlers, whose symptoms were considerably milder than the adults around them. The precise reason for this was never quite clear. One theory was that children had fewer “receptors” that could become infected with the virus. Some […]
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