MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People living with someone who has COVID-19 appear to get powerful protection against infection when they are given Regeneron’s antibody cocktail, a new study shows. The findings suggest that beyond preventing the worst outcomes for coronavirus infection when given early enough, the cocktailContinue Reading
Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Not Very Effective: Official Chinese COVID-19 vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” the director of the China Centers for Disease Control admitted over the weekend. At a conference on Saturday, Gao Fu also said the government is considering mixing them to improve their effectiveness, the AssociatedContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Once you’ve landed that coveted coronavirus vaccine appointment, you’ll likely have to fill out a form on your medical history and whether you’re allergic to any of the vaccine’s ingredients. But there could be another question waiting for you: Have you ever hadContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with cancers of the blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes are at an increased risk of not making protective coronavirus antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, a new study warns. The risk is particularly high for those with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Turning down the music at your fitness classes won’t affect the intensity of your workout, researchers say. It’s common for fitness instructors to crank up the volume — sometimes to levels loud enough to damage hearing — because they think it will helpContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults in long-term care develop detectible antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, which may mean it’s safe to reopen these facilities, according to a new study. But because it’s unclear how long the antibodies last, researchers from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) sayContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A nutritious diet, regular exercise and other components of a healthy lifestyle may reduce the odds of lethal prostate cancer in men with a high genetic risk for it, researchers report. “The excess genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer could be offset byContinue Reading
SUNDAY, April 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young men should become familiar with symptoms of testicular cancer and know how to do self-exams, an expert says. Though testicular cancer accounts for less than 1% of all male cancers in the United States, it typically occurs in men between the agesContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to get rid of all that weight you put on during the pandemic? To help out, the American Heart Association (AHA) is launching an initiative called Move More. One in four U.S. adults is sitting for longer than eight hours each day,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Abigail Dudek celebrated her 40th birthday in Las Vegas a few months ago, grateful to go hiking and cycling without pain for the first time in more than two years. The problem started in April 2018. As her county’s 911 publicContinue Reading