FDA Advisors Back Moderna Shot for Older Children, Teens
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the agency approve the emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 17.Despite t…
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Want reliable diet advice? Don’t go to TikTok. In a new study, folks who went to the popular social media site asking about the Mediterranean diet got very little reliable information or even healthy advice. Read moreTelemedicine can really help peop…
Learn MoreBreeding Puts English Bulldogs at High Risk of Multiple Ailments
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — English bulldogs are plagued by health problems due to their breeding, which needs to be changed to improve their well-being, British researchers say.The short skull, protruding jaw, skin folds and squat, h…
Learn MoreKids’ Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall use of insulin pumps among U.S. youngsters with type 1 diabetes has climbed in recent decades, but those who are poor or from minority groups are less likely to have the devices, a new study finds.I…
Learn MoreCats’ Smart, Secret Reason for Loving Catnip
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Catnip may do more than give cats a wicked buzz: A new study finds it may also help protect them from pests such as mosquitoes. The leaves of catnip and its Asian counterpart, silvervine, contain nepetalac…
Learn MoreFDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel will decide on Tuesday whether to recommend the agency approve the emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 17.The panel…
Learn MoreOne Dead, 27 Hospitalized in U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Poultry
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One person has died and 27 people have been hospitalized in a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.Even if they appear healthy an…
Learn MoreEarly Identification Cuts Costs for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early identification and treatment of patients with spinal muscular atrophy can reduce the total associated financial costs, according to a study published online June 8 in Developmental Medicine & Child Neur…
Learn MoreMeta-Analysis: Smoking Linked to Increased Fracture Risk for Men
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men, smoking is associated with increased fracture risk, according to a meta-analysis published online June 3 in Scientific Reports.Yingke Xu, M.P.H., from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, and colle…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Pill to Treat Severe Alopecia Areata
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first pill to treat adults with severe alopecia areata was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.Olumiant (baricitinib) is the first FDA-approved alopecia therapy that treats the ent…
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