Higher Dairy Intake May Up Risk for Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men with higher intake of dairy foods, but not nondairy calcium, may have a higher risk for prostate cancer versus men with lower intakes, according to a study published June 8 in the American Journal of Cli…
Learn MoreVeterans Report Low Rates of Adverse Events With mRNA Vaccines
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adverse vents associated with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are low but are slightly higher at 42 days for those receiving BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) versus mRNA-1273 (Moderna), according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines Cut Mortality With Heart Failure
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a significant reduction in mortality among patients with heart failure, according to a study published online June 9 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.Noting that repo…
Learn MoreBeer Might Do a Man’s ‘Microbiome’ Good
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Putting a new spin on the term “beer gut,” a small study suggests that a bottle a day may do a man’s gut bacteria some good.In a clinical trial of 19 healthy men, researchers found that a daily bottle of bee…
Learn MoreDoctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have figured out a way to safely give children a donor kidney without the need for immune-suppressing drugs — an advance they hope to expand to many more kidney transplant patients in coming yea…
Learn MoreAbbott Infant Formula Plant Closed Again After Flooding
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — EleCare specialty infant formula production at Abbott’s Michigan plant has been halted after severe storms triggered flooding in the plant. The closure comes less than two weeks after the factory resumed pro…
Learn MoreFauci Tests Positive for COVID, Has Mild Symptoms
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease expert, has tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced Wednesday.The 81-year-ol…
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