Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing a treatment that depletes a type of immune cell that fuels MS attacks still have a strong response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds.”The message from …
Learn MoreHow Effective Is Your Homemade Mask?
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re making your own face mask to protect against COVID-19, three layers of cotton towel fabric are best, researchers from India report. That recommendation comes after testing how best to block cough …
Learn MorePeople With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients diagnosed with colon cancer may have a greater risk of dying from cancer or other causes in the next six months to year than colon cancer patients without MS, a Canadian stu…
Learn MorePet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s hard to resist those big, pleading eyes in the pet store window. But buyer beware. Pet store puppies may infect people with a bacteria for which no common antibiotic treatment exists, a new study war…
Learn MoreStories Get Listeners’ Hearts in Sync
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The heart rates of people sync up when listening to a story, a new study finds.”There’s a lot of literature demonstrating that people synchronize their physiology with each other. But the premise is that s…
Learn MoreBlood Cancer Patients Could Benefit From COVID Booster Shot: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with B-cell blood cancers who did not make antibodies to COVID-19 after two shots of vaccine may find that a third shot does the trick, new research finds.More than half the patients who had faile…
Learn MoreTurning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When Americans are eligible for Medicare at age 65, they see a significant drop in their out-of-pocket medical costs.Lowering the eligibility age would save even more, especially for people with the highes…
Learn MoreHaving Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer risk runs in families, and it’s not just a parent or sibling having had the disease that should concern you.If you have a second- or third-degree relative who had colon cancer at an early age,…
Learn MoreIs There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — College students who vape appear to be at higher risk of having an eating disorder, a new study suggests.”The study’s findings are especially relevant as we have seen a surge in referrals for eating disord…
Learn MoreEbola Vaccine Effective in African Clinical Trial
TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An experimental Ebola vaccine appeared effective in children and adults in a clinical trial.Two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Ebola vaccine appear safe, well tolerated and produce a strong immune response in …
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