Loss of smell = brain infection? Not so fast … It is now well-established that one of the most frequent symptoms of COVID-19 is the loss of smell. When the new coronavirus infects the nasal epithelium, does that mean that the virus can travel along the olfactory nerve into the brain? Recent publications make it…
Does Loss of Smell in COVID Patients Mean the Virus Has Infected Their Brain?
MMR Vaccines: Do They Work and Are They Safe?
In the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, getting your child’s routine vaccinations may be the last thing on your mind, or perhaps you are wondering whether it’s ok to go to a clinic at the moment and whether it would be better to wait. Even without these unusual considerations, some parents worry about childhood vaccinations…
For Insomnia, Consider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Before Medication
Insomnia is a debilitating condition. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, it affects up to 35 percent of adults. And about 10 percent of people deal with chronic insomnia disorder, meaning they have difficulties falling or staying asleep at least three nights per week (over a period of at least three months) and…
Drugmaker Teva Fueled Opioid Addiction in New York, Jury Finds
January 27, 2022
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NEW YORK—Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found on Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the United States. The verdict, which followed a nearly six-month New York state court trial in a case brought by the state and two of…
Bureaucrats Riding the Omicron Wave
Commentary I’m still constantly receiving these little reports from across the US (and Canada!) detailing the petty indignities and absurdities to which people are subjected in the name of this-or-that overheated COVID concern. Does every last report amount to full-blown authoritarian tyranny? Not really — most probably wouldn’t even register as particularly attention-getting on their…
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop in US: CDC
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to drop in the United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, though deaths attributed to the disease have been rising. The seven-day daily average of cases is around 692,400 cases, down about 6 percent from the previous week, Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters in a virtual briefing. The seven-day…
FDA Gives ‘Qualified’ Nod to Magnesium for Blood Pressure
The FDA has given the nod to add a qualified health claim to magnesium for its role in modulating high blood pressure. Guy Johnson, Ph.D., principal at Johnson Nutrition Solutions LLC, filed a petition with the FDA in 2016 on behalf of The Center for Magnesium Education and Research, requesting the FDA to issue a qualified…
Is Your Deodorant Raising Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
When U.S. President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law on Dec. 23, 1971, 50 years ago, he was confident that U.S. scientists could find a cure for what he described as “this dread disease.” But, five decades into America’s War on Cancer, cancer is still among the top three leading causes of…
How to Report a Vaccine Reaction Yourself
STORY AT-A-GLANCE If you get a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine, and your health deteriorates within hours, days or weeks of being vaccinated, the person who gave you the shot is required by federal law to file a report with the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) VAERS is the centralized vaccine reaction reporting…
A Rarely Used Therapy May Help Trauma Survivors
Awareness of the effects of trauma in veterans, survivors of natural disasters, wars, terrorism, accidents, crimes, and child abuse is growing. Regardless of when the terrifying events occurred or what form they took, trauma-related conditions often include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, insomnia, preoccupation with frightening thoughts, alcohol and drug addiction, difficulty with jobs and interpersonal…
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