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Hand sanitizers can’t ‘work miracles’: Purell warned by FDA to cut back on marketing claims
The makers of Purell are pruning their marketing strategy after the Food and Drug Administration slapped the company with a ...
Why the US is ‘not nearly as prepared as we need to be’ to deal with China’s coronavirus
Now, with word of the first U.S. patient to contract the new virus that has killed 17 people in China comes the ...
Chronic inflammation a silent threat that can ‘damage DNA and lead to heart disease, cancer’
Chronic inflammation begins without an apparent cause — and doesn’t stop. The immune system becomes activated, but the inflammatory response ...
We’ve been dealing with measles for at least 2,000 years, genetic analysis suggests
In the 10th century, Persian physician Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi wrote about patients with fever, anxiety and full-body rashes — ...
Fetal tissue research restrictions disrupting studies into major diseases, including AIDS, Down syndrome, diabetes
A recent Trump administration decision to limit funding of research that uses fetal tissue is already disrupting research into major ...
Underdiagnosed mutation in African American populations increases risk of heart failure
An underdiagnosed genetic mutation in people of African descent carries an increased risk for heart failure, according to a study ...
5 common myths about testosterone debunked
Many of the claims go well beyond or even directly against the scientific evidence about what scientists call “T.” Myth ...
Can deep brain stimulation treat opioid addiction?
A surgeon has implanted electrodes in the brain of a patient suffering from severe opioid use disorder, hoping to cure ...
Two new drug-resistant superbugs added to CDC’s list of ‘most urgent threats’
Drug-resistant germs and related infections sicken about 3 million people and kill about 48,000 every year in the United States, ...
Infographic: No country is prepared for a pandemic, report says
After an Ebola epidemic devastated West Africa in 2014, many countries took steps to boost their preparedness. But even as the risk ...
‘Unlearning fear’: Why women are twice as likely to experience PTSD
[W]omen — both civilians and women from the military — are more than twice as likely as men to suffer ...
Conquering a fear of flying by ‘retuning’ the brain’s ability to calm itself
Fear of flying, or aviophobia, is an anxiety disorder. About 40 percent of the general population reports some fear of ...
How fathers’ diets, lifestyle choices could impact their babies’ health
[E]merging science indicates that fathers play a more significant role in pregnancy outcomes than previously thought. … Traditionally, the father’s ...
Can someone be held responsible when donor sperm leads to a genetic disorder?
After Danielle Rizzo’s first son and then her second were diagnosed with autism, she has struggled with the how and ...
3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on cell’s ability to ‘sense and adapt to oxygen availability’
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to three physician-scientists from the U.S. and Britain — William ...
‘Baby biome’: Does a Caesarean section birth alter the gut bacteria of infants?
Previous research has suggested that a lack of exposure to some microbes in early life is implicated in autoimmune diseases ...
‘We don’t have an answer yet’: Nearly 100 doctors have failed to diagnose man’s mystery illness
When [Bob] Schwartz, who battles insomnia, does manage to fall asleep, he wakes up every 90 minutes to urinate copiously ...
Nature can be toxic: Many common herbal remedies can dangerously interact with medications
My patients often consider herbal remedies to be free of side effects, but many “natural” products can lead to toxicity ...
A businessman’s daughter has an ‘ultra-rare’ disease, so he immersed himself in science to find a gene therapy cure
Simon and Nina Frost had spared no expense, taking Annabel to all the best neurologists around the country. Finally a ...
Can DNA from Loch Ness help solve 86-year old monster mystery?
It was a science story made for the headlines: a monster, more than a thousand years of mystery and maybe, ...
Viewpoint: If you want your children to have healthier brains, don’t let them play tackle football
If U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams asked for our advice (he hasn’t), we’d recommend that he issue the following statement: ...
Unproven stem cell treatments gain popularity boost from Max Scherzer, Tiger Woods, other pro athletes
Stem cells and related therapies, such as platelet injections, have been used for the past decade by top athletes: golfer ...
Application for pricey gene therapy Zolgensma contained manipulated data, but drug will remain on market, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday [August 7] that Novartis submitted manipulated data as part of its application for ...
Dementia symptoms linked to class of drugs used for wide range of conditions in the elderly, including insomnia, asthma
An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs — a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, ...
Once-a-year drug implant could solve one of the biggest obstacles for effective HIV treatments
An early test of a new drug and method of blocking HIV infection suggests they could overcome one of the ...
Dementia warning signs: Unpaid bills, inappropriate comments, weight changes, reminders for simple tasks
What is attributable to normal aging as opposed to cognitive decline associated with dementia? It is common to misplace keys ...
Battling anti-vaccine fears, myths as US measles outbreak rages on
[Blima] Marcus, part of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, helped form a volunteer group of health-care professionals this year ...
