CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new record for the 12-month period ending March 2021, new government data shows.A record high 96,779 drug overdose deaths occurred between March 2020 and March…
Learn More‘Mix and Match’? Study Supports Following J&J Vaccine With Pfizer, Moderna
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Americans who got Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine may be better protected if they get a booster shot from Pfizer or Moderna, preliminary findings from a new government study suggest.Publi…
Learn MoreFDA Questions Strength of Johnson & Johnson’s Booster Shot Data
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a development that could mean Johnson & Johnson might encounter resistance over its application for authorization of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, a new analysis filed by the U.S. Food and D…
Learn MoreFDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans’ Food
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help r…
Learn MoreBaby Cereal Sold at Walmart Recalled for Elevated Levels of Arsenic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products.A sample from the three lots, which were sold onl…
Learn MoreFDA Expert Panel to Weigh Approval of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines have had to watch those who received the Pfizer vaccine roll up their sleeves for a booster shot, wondering when they wil…
Learn MoreFDA Authorizes First E-Cigarette
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of an electronic cigarette.The permission to sell was granted to R.J. Reynolds for three of its Vuse tobacco-flavored vapin…
Learn MoreMerck Asks FDA to Approve First COVID Antiviral Pill
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Merck & Co. announced Monday that it had submitted an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval of the first antiviral pill targeted to COVID-19.Experts say authorizati…
Learn MoreClimate Change is World’s Most Pressing Health Problem: WHO
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is the “single biggest health threat facing humanity,” and governments must “act with urgency” to tackle the crisis, a World Health Organization (WHO) special report warns.In advance of a Unite…
Learn MoreAs COVID Cases Drop, Fauci Tells Families to Enjoy Halloween
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s okay for American children to go trick-or-treating this Halloween, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said t…
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