AP Newswire reports that the FDA’s U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing concern that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands. J&J told the Food and Drug Administration that an extra dose adds important protection as early as two months […]
The New York Times reports that at the urging of federal regulators, two coronavirus vaccine makers – Pfizer and Moderna – are expanding the size of their clinical trials for children ages 5 to 11 — a precautionary measure designed to detect rare side effects including heart inflammation problems that turned up in vaccinated people […]
Walnuts are not only good for cooking – they are healthy nuts that can also help your heart. The discovery of the benefits of walnuts come from many clinical studies performed by various research institutions all over the world, including Loma Linda in 1993 and Harvard in 2002. The results show consuming walnuts is beneficial in […]
The Washington Post reports that the Food and Drug Administration has ordered three small e-cigarette manufacturers not to sell their flavored products, the first in a series of decisions that could imperil products sold by Juul and hundreds of other e-cigarette, hookah, cigar and pipe manufacturers. Under the FDA’s orders, the manufacturers – JD Nova […]
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – becoming the first in the U.S. to win the coveted designation and giving even more businesses, schools and universities greater confidence to adopt vaccine mandates. Up until now, the mRNA vaccine, which will be marketed as Comirnaty, was […]
Marketwatch reports that the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval of Biogen’s drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease is a significant step in the fight against the debilitating illness that destroys memory and other mental functions. But the experts say there’s still a long way to go. Biogen Inc.’s drug, called aducanumab but branded with the […]
A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as “groundbreaking,” and a potential “game changer” in the growing epidemic of obesity. ABC News reports that Semaglutide, an injectable drug made by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, was approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for patients struggling with chronic obesity. […]
A new study conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure claims several popular brands of sunscreen contain traces of a chemical tied to blood cancers including leukemia. According to the study results, benzene, a known carcinogen, was found in 78 of nearly 300 sprays and lotions tested — about 27% — including products sold by […]
They don’t call protein one of the building blocks of life for nothing. This macronutrient makes up the major component of all our cells and provides the essential amino acids that keep our bodies up and running. Problem is, some of us aren’t getting as much of it as we should be. A true protein […]
Pfizer, the first vaccine maker to become authorized in the U.S., on Friday asked federal regulators to authorize its vaccine for kids as young as 12, insisting that recent clinical trials showed it’s both safe and effective. The good news came as health officials warned that youth sports were now driving new COVID cases in […]