Face masks protect against aerosolized toxins from algal blooms, study finds 08/06/2021 Health News, MIAMI—Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and...
Obesity protects against death in severe bacterial infection 05/24/2021 Health News, For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study shows that...
Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian coronavirus variant 03/22/2021 Health News, Scientists at the University of Oxford have released pre-print data measuring the level of antibodies...
WHO expert panel strongly advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 03/02/2021 Health News, The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do...
Type 2 diabetes drug shows promise against obesity, study suggests. But it’s expensive 02/16/2021 Health News, A new drug has been found to be so effective against obesity that it may...
German panel keeps advice against AstraZeneca jabs for over-65s 01/29/2021 Health News, Germany's vaccine commission on Friday maintained its advice against using AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccines on older...
Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine is 66% effective against moderate to severe COVID-19 01/29/2021 Health News, Johnson and Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine is 85% effective in preventing severe COVID-19 and 66%...
CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel 12/03/2020 Health News, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shortened...
More education may not protect against dementia 11/27/2020 Health News, The state of knowledge seemed clear: school education protects against dementia. Every school year is...
Moderna Has Completed Case Accrual for First Planned Interim Analysis of its mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) 11/12/2020 Medications, CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2020-- Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA)...