Today, the US Food and Drug Administration approved several indications and other updates to the label of capecitabine tablets (Xeloda) under the agency’s Project Renewal initiative. The goal of this pilot program, established by the agency’s Oncology Center of Excellence, is to update labeling information for older oncology drugs to ensure the indications are clinically meaningful and scientifically up to […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We’re entering the time of year where a lot of people start to re-think and re-imagine what they want their movement and fitness routines to look like — and that means researching and shopping for gear (and taking advantage of […]

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, norco 4x 2009 LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)–positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor-microenvironment (TME). These findings have provided novel insights into the traditional NPC pathogenesis model and highlights EBV-specific communications in the […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – COVID-19 infections were exploding in China well before the government’s decision to abandon its strict “zero-COVID” policy, a World Health Organization director said on Wednesday, quashing suggestions that the sudden reversal caused a spike in cases. The comments by the WHO’s emergencies director Mike Ryan came as he warned of the need to ramp up vaccinations in […]

With the final three episodes of Harry & Meghan comes a vehement accusation from Prince Harry: The father of two believes The Daily Mail is responsible for the miscarriage of his and Meghan Markle‘s second pregnancy. Harry says in one of the Volume II episodes, “I believe my wife suffered a miscarriage because of what the [Daily] Mail did, nolvadex […]

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the process of developing alternative approaches to vaccines to improve their effectiveness, including how they’re administered. Immunologist and microbiologist Michael W. Russell of the University at Buffalo explains how nasal vaccines work, and where they are […]

Just as a fire department mobilizes in response to a reported fire, specialized immune cells in the body mobilize in response to the introduction of foreign substances known as antigens. Plasma cells are an important type of immune cell that release antibodies (or protective proteins) that act to neutralize antigens. Recently, researchers from Japan have shed new light on the […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Tuesday to five months in prison for deceiving regulators about its operations before the tragedy. Sharon Carter, New England Compounding Center’s (NECC) former director of operations, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns […]

Vegetarian diets that include meat substitutes are becoming more popular. Researchers are still working to understand the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating meat substitutes into the diet. A​ recent study looked at the value of certain nutrients in meat substitutes. The study results suggest that meat substitutes might not be good sources of iron or zinc. Many people are moving […]

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s left-wing government on Tuesday presented a bill that would allow workers up to nine days of paid caregiver leave a year and extend all family rights to people living under the same roof even if they have no formal family bonds. Although each country in the European Union has its own legislation regulating care leave, the […]