Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women? It might, new research indicates.The experime…
Learn More‘The Last of Us’: ¿Qué tan probable es que haya un apocalipsis fúngico?
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — “The Last of Us”, la exitosa serie de HBO, imagina a un mundo devastado por un apocalipsis fúngico.Un hongo de los insectos en la vida real, el Cordyceps, da el salto a los humanos, y convierte a los a…
Learn MoreEn breve, dos vacunas podrían proteger a los adultos mayores del VSR
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas mayores cuentan con vacunas para prevenir una influenza y una COVID-19 graves, pero no ha habido nada que las proteja contra el tercer virus respiratorio que contribuyó a la terrible “trip…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn More‘The Last of Us’: How Likely Is a Fungal Apocalypse?
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — HBO’s hit series “The Last of Us” envisions a world decimated by a fungal apocalypse.A real-life insect fungus called Cordyceps makes the leap into humans, turning those stricken into violent zombie-like cre…
Learn More¿Qué tan preocupado debe estar el mundo sobre la gripe aviar en humanos?
MARTES, 14 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una cepa de influenza aviar altamente infecciosa está asolando a las bandadas de aves comerciales y particulares, haciendo que el precio de los huevos aumente, a medida que se sacrifican las gallinas p…
Learn MoreLink Found Between Maternal HIV Status and Inflammation in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal HIV status is associated with inflammation/immune activation during pregnancy, which may affect child growth, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.Stepha…
Learn MoreHow Worried Should the World Be About Bird Flu in Humans?
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A highly infectious strain of avian influenza is tearing through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, causing egg prices to rise as sick chickens are culled across the United States.Now, some experts are w…
Learn MoreVapear podría aumentar las probabilidades de los adolescentes de una COVID grave
VIERNES, 10 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los jóvenes sanos que vapean o fuman quizá se estén poniendo en un mayor riesgo de desarrollar una COVID grave, encuentra una investigación reciente.Tanto fumar como vapear cigarrillos electrónicos po…
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