Pfizer is suspending distribution of the anti-smoking treatment Chantix after heightened levels of the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were found in some lots of the pills. The pharmaceutical company is also recalling some lots of Chantix that may have high levels of NDMA, Reuters reported. Pfizer told Reuters the distribution pause was ordered out of abundance of caution while further testing […]
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A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse astrocytes are more resilient to oxidative stress, a damaging imbalance that is a mechanism behind many neurological disorders. A lack of oxygen triggers molecular repair mechanisms in these mouse astrocytes but not in human astrocytes. In contrast, inflammation activates immune-response genes in human astrocytes […]
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As more and more women have become pregnant and delivered over the long-drawn-out pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it has become important to extend the benefits of vaccination to them as well. This is despite the lack of definitive efficacy and safety data in this cohort, largely because this […]
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People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in the journal Medical Care, a journal of the American Public Health Association. Home health care—in which health […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A study of almost 2 million COVID-19 patients found that 23.2% of them sought treatment for COVID-related symptoms a month or more after being diagnosed. “Many patients recover from COVID-19 within a few weeks, but some exhibit persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Correcting imbalances in the skin microbiome via topical application of an autologous strain of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus reduces the severity of atopic dermatitis in certain patients, according to a small study. “Our autologous bacteriotherapy is a highly personalized therapy that would allow for an alternative treatment for patients with atopic dermatitis, allowing them to have options […]
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Father-daughter photo! Channing Tatum showed his 8-year-old, Everly, for the first time on social media on Thursday, June 24. Putting the Kids 1st! These Former Celeb Couples Are Crushing Coparenting “You my littles are everything!” the actor, 41, captioned an Instagram photo taken at the beach. “You are my world and my heart. You were looking at the full moon […]
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A 30-year global study led by University of Queensland researchers has found rates of childbirth by cesarean section are rising and exceeding safe levels in many developing countries. UQ’s Life Course Center investigated rates of cesarean delivery in 74 low and middle-income countries, reporting increasing risks to the lives of mothers and babies. Ph.D. candidate Md. Mehedi Hasan said that […]
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Don’t you wish you had a healthy and fit body? Have you ever tried working out a couple of times in your life, only to quit because of lack of time or commitment? Have you ever wondered just how those people with great bodies did it? Whenever we think of physical fitness, some of the best examples of near-perfect bodies […]
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Hypomethylating agents are generally considered to be agents of choice for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia who cannot tolerate the rigors of more intensive therapies, but HMAs also can serve as a bridge to transplant for children and young adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. That’s according to Himalee S. Sabnis, MD, MSc and colleagues at Emory […]
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