Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Algeria recently became the last country in the world to halt sales of highly toxic leaded gasoline, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Monday.The agency said that marked the “official end” …
Learn MorePrescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite studies showing that it does not work against COVID-19, prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug ivermectin have climbed sharply in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, the U.S. Centers for…
Learn MoreHigh Demand for At-Home COVID-19 Tests Could Hamper Supply, Abbott Says
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Demand for Abbott Laboratories’ at-home COVID-19 tests has reached “unprecedented” levels and supply may be limited in the coming weeks, the company says.
Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases drive…
Daily Average of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Hits 100,000
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In another grim reminder of the toll that the pandemic continues to take on Americans, the daily average for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is now higher than any previous case surge except last winter.
As tha…
U.S. to Be Removed From European Union Safe Travel List
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Due to surging COVID-19 cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union’s “safe list” of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testi…
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