In the case of older people can impact the localization of a bone fracture significantly on the long-term health, as Australian researchers reported at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. Fractures that are closer to the body center, are significantly worse coped. The researchers used a Danish database and compared 300,000 patients aged 50 […]
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(HealthDay)—Racial differences in disease expression and adverse clinical outcomes exist between black and white patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Cardiology. Lauren A. Eberly, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues assessed data from the Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry (1989 through 2018) to evaluate […]
The vaccine alliance GAVI announced Thursday it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, a decision that health officials say could help prevent future outbreaks from spiraling out of control. The public-private partnership includes the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World […]
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It’s 8am on a Monday morning. I’ve had ten hours of sleep, a strong coffee to kick start the day and a cold shower to get my blood pumping before heading to the office. It’s 12pm on a Monday afternoon. I’ve been staring at my screen for three hours unable to get any work done. […]
Medications
A collaboration between Merck & Co and Codexis, Inc. has resulted in the development of a nine-enzyme, chain-reaction approach for making the HIV drug islatravir. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes the inspiration for their work and how well the final product turned out. Elaine O’Reilly and James Ryan with […]
New migraine medications block αCGRP, a neuropeptide which causes vasodilation, for example in the meninges. The very same peptide, which is formed in the muscles during physical activity, protects the heart—which is vital for people with chronic high blood pressure. The innovative migraine prophylaxis could endanger these people, as researchers at the University of Zurich […]
Kids Health
When you’re cooped up inside, there are only so many things you can do to keep the kids entertained. From books to movies and games, they can get tired of those things pretty quickly. However, DIY slime kits are all the rage these days, so it just might be the new thing they need to […]
Bravo’s Andy Cohen sees his current role hosting Watch What Happens Live as “bringing stupid fun” to viewers at home. But for the past two weeks, we were thinking very seriously about him, since he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, on Monday, he was both able to return to the show […]
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It’s 8am on a Monday morning. I’ve had ten hours of sleep, a strong coffee to kick start the day and a cold shower to get my blood pumping before heading to the office. It’s 12pm on a Monday afternoon. I’ve been staring at my screen for three hours unable to get any work done. […]
