Today’s Seasonal Flu May Descend From 1918 Pandemic Strain
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Today’s H1N1 flu — commonly known as the swine flu — appears to be a direct descendent of the influenza virus that caused the catastrophic 1918 pandemic, a new analysis shows.Genetic data drawn from 1918 flu s…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Kids
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of kids across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announc…
Learn MoreEsperanzas para la primera vacuna contra el virus de la mononucleosis, algunos cánceres y quizá la EM
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dos vacunas experimentales se muestran promisorias para proteger contra la infección con el virus de la mononucleosis, que también provoca cáncer y que se ha implicado como un desencadenante potencial de l…
Learn MoreLa investigación sobre el Alzheimer pone en duda la seguridad de unos populares complementos para el cerebro
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un complemento dietético que se cree que protege de la enfermedad de Alzheimer podría más bien resultar potencialmente dañino para el cerebro, advierte un nuevo estudio.La L-serina es un aminoácido que …
Learn MoreHope for 1st Vaccine Against Virus Driving ‘Mono,’ Cancers and Maybe MS
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two experimental vaccines show promise in protecting against infection with the “mono” virus, which also causes cancer and has been implicated as a potential trigger of multiple sclerosis, a new paper reports….
Learn MoreEse vaso de café para llevar podría desprender billones de ‘nanopartículas’ de plástico
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Quizá usted le pide al barista que le ponga crema en el café, y tal vez también azúcar.Pero una investigación reciente muestra que ese vaso de papel lleno de café que se lleva de la cafetería contiene otro…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Research Casts Doubt on Safety of Popular Brain Supplements
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A dietary supplement believed to protect against Alzheimer’s disease might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns.L-serine is an amino acid that serves many different roles in the body…
Learn MoreLas terapias que pueden ayudar a aliviar la falta de aliento y la fatiga de la COVID prolongada
LUNES, 22 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La terapia ocupacional o el ejercicio de bajo impacto podrían ser la clave para aliviar los síntomas de la COVID prolongada, como la fatiga extrema, la falta de aliento y las lagunas mentales, sugieren dos…
Learn MoreYour Take-Out Coffee Cup May Shed Trillions of Plastic ‘Nanoparticles’
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maybe you ask the barista for cream with your coffee, and possibly sugar as well.But new research shows that paper cup of joe you grab off the coffeehouse counter contains another ingredient, and it’s one you m…
Learn MoreTherapies That Can Help Ease Long COVID Breathlessness, Fatigue
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest.The studies refle…
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