The fact that most olive oils on the market are fraudulently diluted with less expensive (and more harmful) oils has been known for years. Now, a report1,2,3 in the journal Food Control warns that the purity and quality of avocado oil sold in the U.S. is questionable at best, and that standards to protect consumers and…
US FDA Approves AstraZeneca-Amgen Drug for Severe Asthma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AstraZeneca and Amgen’s drug, Tezspire, to treat severe asthma for those aged 12 years and older, the companies said on Friday. The approval is based on late-stage trial data that showed the drug cut the rate of asthma attacks by 56 percent among patients when compared with…
It’s Time to Ask Santa for Crutches and Catheters
America’s hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies. In another consequence of the global supply chain crisis, hospitals managing holiday COVID surges and all their other patients are running short of many necessities of care: crutches, syringes, needles, tubing, gloves, catheters, drapes for surgery,…
Can Ivermectin Help Prevent COVID-19 Deaths?
While preliminary evidence seems to suggest ivermectin can be useful at all stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection, its real strength appears to be prophylactic.
Claim Alleging Injury or Death from a COVID-19 Countermeasure to Be Compensated
December 18, 2021
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For the first time amid the pandemic, the U.S. government compensation program will payout one of the 4,751 claims alleging injuries or death arising from the administration of a covered countermeasure used to diagnose, treat, or prevent COVID-19. Countermeasures may include emergency authorized or federally approved vaccines, drugs, and medical devices that the Food and…
WHO Listing to Novavax-Serum Institute’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clears Its Way for COVAX
The World Health Organization on Friday issued an emergency use listing to Serum Institute of India’s version of Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for the two companies to ship their doses for the COVAX program. The EUL to the shot, Covovax, marks a significant milestone for Novavax as well, after the vaccine had…
Shark Proteins Show Promise Against Coronavirus, Research Shows
December 17, 2021
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Antibody-like proteins developed from the immune systems of nurse sharks can prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 from infecting human cells, a University of Wisconsin researcher reports. The new research, reported in the journal Nature Communications, could eventually yield therapies that are effective against mutating viruses like the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2. The proteins…
P&G Recalls Some Conditioner, Shampoo Sprays on Finding Cancer-Causing Chemical
Procter & Gamble Co. said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling some dry conditioner and shampoo sprays sold in the United States and Canada from its Pantene and Herbal Essences brands due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical. The recall also includes products from its Aussie and Waterless brands made in the United States…
Main Influenza Strain Has Mutated, Current Vaccines May Not Prevent Infection: Researchers
Several researchers said that the main circulating influenza strain in the United States has mutated, noting that vaccines may not prevent infection. According to a pre-print study (pdf) led by Scott Hensley, a professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, flu shots do not protect against a mutated variant of the H3N2 influenza virus, or…
Nurses in Crisis Over Covid Dig In for Better Work Conditions
Nurses and health care workers across the country are finding strength in numbers and with labor actions not seen in years. In California, which has a strong union tradition, Kaiser Permanente management misjudged workplace tensions during the covid-19 crisis and risked a walkout of thousands when union nurses balked at signing a four-year contract that…
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