insert_link Health & Wellness FDA Reviewers Not Impressed by new ALS Drug Health Day News reports that despite months of intense lobbying by patient advocates, federal health officials on Monday posted a largely negative review of an experimental drug for the devastating illness known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In an analysis of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals' drug, known for now only as AMX3005, regulators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the results were "not persuasive." They pointed to missing data, mistakes […] todayMarch 31, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA Officially Approves First Condom for protection against STI’s during Anal Sex On February 23, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized ONE condoms to be used for protection against STIs during anal sex, marking the first time that the FDA granted condom approval specifically for "anal pentration." The condoms, marketed as ONE male condom and manufactured by Global Protection Corp., had a failure rate (breakage and/or slippage) of less than one percent (0.7) in a clinical study of "252 […] todayMarch 1, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness New App can detect Depression from Your Voice Whether you’re chatting face to face or on the phone, your voice can say a lot about you, and apparently that includes your mental health. A CDC study looked at the mental health of 800,000 Americans, starting in the summer of 2020 through earlier this year. The study found nearly 2 in 5 adults (about 42%) had symptoms of depression or anxiety. That is up from 36% measured at the […] todayOctober 26, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Studies show that Teen Vaping dropped dramatically during the Pandemic, but will it last? The 74 reports that youth vape and e-cigarette use has dropped precipitously during the pandemic, according to a recent study published in JAMA — reversing a years-long explosion in teen use. “About two-thirds of [adolescent and young adult] e-cigarette users were either quitting or cutting back,” states Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, co-author of the study and a developmental psychologist at Stanford University. “That’s really good news.” Halpern-Felsher and her team surveyed over […] todayJuly 8, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness A new study finds that Kids with Sleep Apnea have higher risk of having High Blood Pressure as Teens Children with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience sleep apnea, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But children whose sleep apnea improves as they grow into adolescence do not show an […] todayJune 30, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K. A large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. A spokesperson for AstraZeneca, a frontrunner in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, said in a statement that the company’s “standard review process triggered a pause […] todaySeptember 14, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Stress-Busting Foods When deadlines begin piling up and your calendar is overbooked, who has time for healthy eating? And now with uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic adding to our general anxiety levels, things can be magnified to the Nth power. But when it comes to combating stress levels, what you eat may actually help relieve your tension. Some foods may help stabilize blood sugar or, better yet, your emotional response. Health magazine […] todayAugust 6, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness What Public Health Experts Say About Expediting A Coronavirus Vaccine The vaccine trial that Vice President Mike Pence kicked off in Miami last week gives the United States the tiniest chance of being ready to vaccinate millions of Americans just before Election Day. It’s a possibility that fills many public health experts with dread. Among their concerns: Early evidence that any vaccine works would lead to political pressure from the administration for emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration. […] todayAugust 6, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Heads To Widespread Testing In U.S. The COVID-19 vaccine candidate made by the U.S. biotech company Moderna and developed in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health starts its final phase of testing this week. This phase is called Phase 3 efficacy testing, and it is designed to see if the vaccine actually prevents disease. Up to 30,000 volunteers will be assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive two injections spaced approximately 28 […] todayJuly 29, 2020
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