Food trends come and go, but it seems that this whole plant-based diet thing is here to stay. Even fast food joints are on-board; KFC just started rolling out vegan chicken nuggets and Denny’s now offers the Beyond Burger nationwide. And people are eating it up. In fact, the plant-based food market is expected to […]
(Reuters) – Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine could become the second shot okayed for adolescent use in the European Union after regulators on Friday recommended approving it for 12- to 17-year-olds. Use of the vaccine, now called Spikevax, will be the same in adolescents as in people over 18, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said, adding the […]
Total antibody levels appear to start declining from as early as six weeks after complete vaccination and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks, according to new data from UCL’s Virus Watch study. These findings were consistent across all groups of people regardless of age, chronic illnesses or sex. The findings, published as […]
A meta-analysis of the 10 most common orthopedic procedures shows that most lack firm scientific support, according to British researchers. In some cases, they are not any better than doing nothing, according to the study, which was published in The BMJ. The group conducted an umbrella survey of patients who had 10 disorders. Participants were […]
Kathi Arbini said she felt elated when Missouri finally caught up to the other 49 states and approved a statewide prescription drug monitoring program this June in an attempt to curb opioid addiction. The hairstylist turned activist estimated she made 75 two-hour trips in the past decade from her home in Fenton, a St. Louis […]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to numerous and sweeping restrictions in many countries, including the UK, limiting social and economic activity. One reasonable concern raised by many public health researchers was the negative effect of such restrictions, as well as of the redirecting […]
If you happened to be scrolling through social media over the weekend, it’s likely you would have evidenced would can only be described as a Great Garbage Fire of anger, frustration and criticism being shouted into the web from every direction. As Sydney-siders woke to images of thousands taking to the streets in protest against […]
Pundits blame the right on vaccines As many Americans refuse the shots Volunteer groups in a number of cities have started going door to door to promote COVID-19 vaccinations as the threat of the delta variant grows more severe, according to reports. The delta variant poses a significant danger to unvaccinated individuals, and while 56.6% […]
Intermittent fasting, which restricts your snacks and meals to a certain timeframe during the day, may have some benefits depending on your goals. But when it comes to weight loss—if that’s your goal!—a new study in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests the approach isn’t more effective than simply reducing the total daily calories you […]
A man crosses the Rainbow Bridge during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin CoombsTOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 1,763 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the third day since the Olympic Games began in the Japanese capital. Infections have been on the rise in recent weeks, reaching 1,979 […]
