Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the top 10 global public health threats to humanity, and it didn’t disappear once the COVID-19 pandemic appeared. Instead, it’s gotten worse, as infection control measures and hand hygiene using antimicrobial gels have become ubiquitous. AMR causes about 700,000 deaths globally every year, but researchers estimated in mid-2020…
Women Choose Healthier Items When They’re Listed First on Menus
Researchers at South Australia’s Flinders University have found that by listing healthy food items first in an online menu, women were much more likely to make healthier choices. The team sought to discover whether menu placement impacted selections and could encourage healthier eating. They asked participants to choose from one menu which contained snack items placed…
US Officials May Cut Recommended Isolation Time for COVID-19 Patients
Federal health officials may soon cut recommendations for how long people should isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. People who have a confirmed COVID-19 infection are currently told by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remain separate from others for 10 full days from when symptoms first appear, if 24 hours have…
Omicron Patients Less Likely to Require Hospital Care: UK Study
People who get COVID-19 from the Omicron virus variant are less likely to require hospital care, according to a UK study published Wednesday. Researchers from the Imperial College London estimated (pdf) that Omicron patients were 20- to 25-percent less likely to need hospital care and 40- to 45-percent less likely to be hospitalized for one night…
FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill After Securing $5 Billion Deal With Federal Government
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill. The pill, Paxlovid, is taken twice per day for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, classified as a generic antiviral drug. The drug is aimed at helping patients who are suffering from “mild-to-moderate” COVID-19 from becoming so sick…
FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill Weeks After Landing $5 Billion Deal With Biden Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill—coming about a month after the federal government announced it would purchase 10 million courses of the drug. The pill, Paxlovid, is taken twice per day for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, classified as a generic antiviral…
Procter and Gamble Voluntarily Recalls 32 Aerosol Hair Products Due to Cancer-Causing Chemical
Procter & Gamble issued a voluntary recall of more than 30 dry aerosol hair products on Dec. 17, after benzene, a chemical linked to cancer, was detected in them. The recall includes 32 products from brands such as Pantene, Herbal Essences, Aussie, and Waterless, which are produced and distributed nationwide in the United States. A…
What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic?
This article is about the 1918 flu and the mythology that surrounds it. It is about mask mandates, aspirin overdoses as a possible cause of death, and fascinating historical parallels. When it comes to history, we are dependent on the “expert opinion.” History is usually written by the winners and shaped in real time to…
Supreme Court Could Decide Fate of Monsanto/Bayer RoundUp Cancer Suits
December 21, 2021
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On Dec. 13, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to offer the United States’ views on “Monsanto vs. Hardeman”—the latest move in what could be a landmark case for multibillion-dollar litigation linking the pesticide RoundUp to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, if the Supreme Court agrees to review the case. After a call for the views of…
House Republicans Ask Biden When Legal Immunity for Vaccine Manufacturers Will End
December 21, 2021
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A group of House Republicans has asked President Joe Biden about the legal immunity granted to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, expressing concern about the immunity combined with the administration’s vaccine mandates. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and 15 colleagues told Biden in a Dec. 20 letter that the mandates raise “many concerns as to the ethics of…
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