(HealthDay)—Worse functional status and increased probability of functional decline are seen for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with lower socioeconomic status (SES), according to a study published online Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Zara Izadi, M.Pharm., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues examined the association between SES and functional status […]
More than five billion anti-COVID jabs have been given globally, an AFP tally of official sources at 1430 GMT on Tuesday showed, with the worldwide inoculation drive reaching cruising speed. While it took around 140 days to get the first billion shots into people’s arms, the third, fourth and fifth billions each took between 26 […]
A century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help reduce the incidence of eczema in high-risk infants due to its beneficial off-target effects, according to a new MCRI-led allergy study. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a vaccine used in Australia until the 1980s to prevent tuberculosis, had been tested in a trial to see if it can reduce the rate […]
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia, Germany, and the U.S. have found Prozac to reduce lipid concentrations in juvenile macaques who received the antidepressant for two years, compared to a control group of untreated animals. While none of the monkeys in the study were depressed, the findings still offer a plausible biochemical explanation for […]
The deleterious effects of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors on arterial health can be reduced by increasing cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood, a new study suggests. The study also found that the traditional way of investigating whether excess body fat relates to poor arterial health may be insufficient in understanding the biology of disease, because better […]
When embryologist Joseph Conaghan arrived at work at San Francisco’s Pacific Fertility Center on March 4, 2018, nothing seemed awry. He did routine inspections of the facility’s cryogenic tanks, which store frozen embryos and eggs for clients who hope to someday have biological children. But what he found was not routine; it was an emergency. […]
Women who receive more sunlight in their first trimester lessen the chances of developing problems with their placenta associated with preterm birth and baby loss, researchers say. The likelihood of those exposed to the lowest available sunlight to give birth prematurely was ten percent higher than women experiencing the highest levels, the team found. Experts […]
Eczema: NHS GP explains symptoms of skin condition We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Coeliac disease – an autoimmune condition – […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, famous for taking on Big Tobacco in the ’90s and winning, worked on a series of ill-fated national lawsuits against nonprofit hospitals. The goal? Get nonprofit — or “charity” — hospitals to actually provide charity care instead of price-gouging and dunning low-income patients. Scruggs […]
A first-in-kind kidney cancer drug developed from laboratory and translational studies conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, providing a new treatment for patients with familial kidney cancer. Merck's belzutifan grew out of the discovery at UT Southwestern of a protein, HIF-2α, that is key to fuel the […]
