By Layal Liverpool Lead water pipes being replaced in Flint, Michigan Jim West/Alamy Live News Drinking water containing levels of lead below the threshold level that warrants regulatory action in the US may be associated with worse health in people with advanced kidney disease. “For individuals with heightened susceptibility to lead […]
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Doing crosswords, playing card games and writing letters in later life ‘may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to FIVE YEARS’ Experts asked 2,000 older people how long they’d spent doing certain activities People who spent most time keeping brain active developed it at 93, on average People […]
Astrazeneca wins all-clear for its £28bn swoop on rare disease drug firm Alexion By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 14 July 2021 Astrazeneca has been given the all-clear to buy rare disease drug maker Alexion in a blockbuster £28billion […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to announce a new warning that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is linked to a rare autoimmune disease. Four people familiar with the situation told The Washington Post that the shot has caused instances of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare disorder in which […]
The older one gets, unfortunately, the risk of age-related diseases becomes more apparent. From heart health, cancer risk, and not getting the right number of vitamins and minerals to help stave off colds and cases of flu; the fear of old age can seem daunting. This is where certain foods […]
Wildlife experts in Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia are baffled by a mysterious disease that is causing swelling and discharge in the eyes of birds , as well as neurological impairments. The illness, first tracked in May, has been linked with at least 325 cases of sick or dead […]
Gretchen Gustafson of White Ford Bronco interacts with the crowd during a show at Union Stage on June 11, 2021 in Washington, DC. DC recently lifted capacity restrictions for bars, nightclubs, and venues. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Vaccinated people are well protected from severe illness and death even as the Delta […]
A small number of Californians who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 later tested positive for the virus. These so-called ‘breakthrough’ cases occur when people contract the disease 14 days or more after receiving their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson jab, and […]