Intermittent fasting was not linked with a smaller chance of getting COVID-19, but it was linked with getting a less severe infection, according to the findings of a new study.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220810/regular-fasting-linked-less-severe-covid-study?src=RSS_PUBLICExperts are worried about a second wave of illnesses from long COVID, a condition that already has affected between 7.7 million and 23 million Americans, according to U.S. government estimates.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220810/long-covids-grip-will-likely-tighten-as-infections-continue?src=RSS_PUBLICA new study indicates the chemical perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS), which is used in numerous consumer and industrial products, has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer.
https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20220810/pfas-forever-chemicals-are-linked-with-liver-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLICThe FDA said that instead ofa standard subcutaneous injection, the new regimen will be given just under the skin (intradermally) at one-fifth the usual dose.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220810/fda-stretches-monkeypox-vaccine-supply-by-authorizing-smaller-doses?src=RSS_PUBLICPeople who have bariatric surgery double their chances of marriage or divorce. The study looked at data from 1,441 bariatric surgery patients and found that never-married patients were over 50% more likely to get married, and married patients were more than twice as likely to get divorced.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20220809/weight-loss-surgery-has-a-big-effect-on-marriage?src=RSS_PUBLICManaging type 1 diabetes is never easy. But if you ask 16-year-oldclimbing star Katie Bone, she’ll tell you that she will never let this disease get in the way of her goals.
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20220809/meet-a-champion-climber-with-type-1-diabetes?src=RSS_PUBLICResearchers have found that the linings of kids' noses are better able than those of adults to guard against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220809/noses-might-be-kids-secret-weapon-against-covid?src=RSS_PUBLICThe “Xanadu” star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but the cancer returned in 2013.
https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20220808/grease-star-olivia-newton-john-dies-at-73?src=RSS_PUBLICIs your laundry a way to spread monkeypox? Keeping your laundry clean is good for your health and might be especially important if you or someone close to you has monkeypox. Read on for expert advice on how to keep your laundry monkeypox-free.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220808/keeping-laundry-free-from-monkeypox?src=RSS_PUBLICThere is little consensus about how much vaccines can lower the risk of long-term COVID symptoms, but several studies suggest that number lies anywhere from 15% to more than 80%.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220808/how-well-do-vaccines-protect-against-long-covid?src=RSS_PUBLICA new study suggests women who are their own bosses might have healthier hearts.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20220808/self-employed-women-are-often-healthier-study?src=RSS_PUBLICA report based off a recent online survey of 1,250 U.S. adults found that “painsomnia” (insomnia from chronic pain) keeps many people counting sheep at all hours of the night.
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/news/20220808/when-pain-insomnia-collide-painsomnia?src=RSS_PUBLICWhat you need to know about vitamin D, including how much you need, food sources of vitamin D, vitamin D blood tests, and vitamin D deficiency.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/are-you-getting-enough-vitamin-d?src=RSS_PUBLICThe American Heart Association (AHA) warns social isolation and loneliness put people at a 30% higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death.
https://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20220805/loneliness-can-be-a-real-heartbreaker-cardiac-experts-warn?src=RSS_PUBLICScientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220805/war-on-science-why-people-reject-good-data?src=RSS_PUBLICNew research suggests the solution for the world’s leading cause of disability may lie in fixing how the brain and the body communicate.
https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/news/20220805/retraining-brain-lower-back-pain?src=RSS_PUBLICVery few people have been reported “cured” of HIV. Read what researchers are learning from them.
https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/features/hiv-cure-in-reach?src=RSS_PUBLICCDC researchers report that children and teenagers with 'long COVID' are at about twice the risk of developing some serious outcomes compared to others without COVID.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220804/long-covid-doubles-risk-serious-outcomes-children-teens-study?src=RSS_PUBLICThe White House has declared monkeypox a national emergency Thursday and says Jynneos vaccine, used to treat monkeypox, will be administered through intradermal injections.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220804/white-house-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency?src=RSS_PUBLICA new study found no one fiber supplement outperformed the others in changing consumers' gut microbiome.
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20220804/which-source-of-dietary-fiber-works-best?src=RSS_PUBLICHere are answers to common questions on whether health insurance covers abortion.
https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/features/health-insurance-and-abortion?src=RSS_PUBLICMIT researchers have developed microparticles that could be used to create self-boosting vaccines, saving us time and money, and better curbing the spread of germs.
https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/news/20220804/self-boosting-vaccines-future?src=RSS_PUBLICBefore you buy, consider red flags and consult two websites that track legitimacy.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20220804/illegal-sites-running-online-abortion-pill-scams?src=RSS_PUBLICNew COVID-19 vaccine boosters, targeting new Omicron strains of the virus, are expected to roll out across the U.S. in September.
https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20220804/what-to-know-about-omicron-boosters-for-covid?src=RSS_PUBLICExperts cautioned that much work remains. But they also described new findings as an "exciting" development against a major killer of children in developing countries.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220804/monoclonal-antibody-might-help-prevent-malaria?src=RSS_PUBLICCOVID-19 patients who had the most severe illness will struggle the most with exercise later. But even people with mild symptoms can struggle to regain their previous levels of fitness.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220803/why-exercise-doesnt-help-people-with-long-covid?src=RSS_PUBLICUniversity of Copenhagen researchers have linked brief nighttime awakenings to better memory in mice, adding to our understanding of what happens in the brain during sleep.
https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220803/waking-up-at-night-brain-memory?src=RSS_PUBLICNew book further details fraud behind 1970s bestseller.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20220803/truth-behind-go-ask-alice?src=RSS_PUBLICAmericans are notorious for overfeeding their pets. In 2018, nearly 56 million cats and 50 million dogs were overweight or obese. But when you can’t manage to cut down on the kibble and pare back the pâté, could weight loss surgery be the answer for your overstuffed companions?
https://pets.webmd.com/cats/news/20220803/weight-loss-surgery-fat-cats?src=RSS_PUBLICA new study suggests women tend to experience more severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men due to the smaller size of their airways.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20220803/why-copd-is-often-worse-in-women-than-men?src=RSS_PUBLICResearchers say people who live in economically deprived neighborhoods are about 20% less likely to conceive, compared to people from areas with more resources.
https://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20220803/neighborhood-may-affect-a-couples-odds-of-conceiving?src=RSS_PUBLICFoods that may seem just fine can have bacteria that causes food poisoning. Here’s how to enjoy your favorite foods safely the second time around.
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/features/leftover-food-safety?src=RSS_PUBLICA walking crab and a swimming cylinder are among the newest developments in mini robotics, a field pursuing tiny machines that could someday perform medical jobs.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220802/are-mini-robots-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you?src=RSS_PUBLICThe effectiveness of the free behavioral weight management intervention will be tracked up to a year.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20220802/meaningful-weight-loss-from-12-week-online-program?src=RSS_PUBLICA mounting pile of scientific evidence suggests millions of Americans have been infected with the virus without ever even knowing it because they didn’t have symptoms or had mild cases they mistook for a cold or allergies.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220802/havent-had-covid-yet-wanna-bet?src=RSS_PUBLICA new survey shows more than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn't be for sale.
https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/news/20220802/9-in-10-americans-want-their-health-info-kept-private?src=RSS_PUBLICKids throughout the world are going through puberty at a younger age than ever before, and it’s causing depression and anxiety.
https://www.webmd.com/children/features/early-puberty-mental-health?src=RSS_PUBLICNasal sprays that contain the "love hormone" oxytocin have been marketed as a potential cure-all to improve emotional connection with others and even save troubled relationships. But a new study from the United Kingdom suggests otherwise, revealing that oxytocin spray does not make young healthy men more able to recognize emotions.
https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20220801/love-hormone-no-help-troubled-relationships-study?src=RSS_PUBLICThe pandemic has triggered changes in influenza, RSV, and the common cold, and experts said they can’t yet fully explain why.
https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20220801/summer-flu-rsv-in-july-super-colds?src=RSS_PUBLICThe drug is an available, highly effective preventive for millions of immunocompromised people, yet many patients – and even some doctors – are unaware of it, or able to get it.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220801/evusheld-for-covid-lifesaving-and-free-but-still-few-takers?src=RSS_PUBLICResearchers say the coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be worse than ever seen before."
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20220729/wave-of-opioid-overdoses-expected-to-hit-us-rural-urban-areas?src=RSS_PUBLICAll physical activity is good, but different types can affect your blood sugar in different ways. What will work best for you?
https://www.webmd.com/heart/metabolic-syndrome/news/20220729/whats-the-best-exercise-for-blood-sugar?src=RSS_PUBLICScientists identify a single chemical that someday could help end baldness and speed wound healing
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/news/20220729/is-balding-unavoidable-new-research-suggests-not?src=RSS_PUBLICPrize is the third-largest in recent history
https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220728/as-mega-millions-prize-balloons-our-brains-are-affected?src=RSS_PUBLICFor the first time, researchers report they have uncovered and sequenced four ancient herpes virus genomes.
https://www.webmd.com/genital-herpes/news/20220728/ancient-dna-points-to-oral-herpes-beginnings?src=RSS_PUBLICAccording to a new study, eating lots of ultra-processed foods may dramatically increase your risk for dementia.
https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20220728/diets-heavy-in-ultra-processed-foods-could-harm-the-brain?src=RSS_PUBLICIf you’re a transgender person, it can be a challenge to find a gender-affirming therapist. Here are steps you can take to find supportive mental health care.
https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/find-therapists-supportive-of-transgender-people?src=RSS_PUBLICSince the Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion providers must make many day-to-day medical decisions, with the changing legal risks being as top-of-mind to doctors as the safety of their patients.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20220728/how-doctors-are-weighing-the-legal-risks-of-abortion-care?src=RSS_PUBLICOften the condition is painful. Men who have Peyronie’s tend to be in middle age and have other conditions, including diabetes and erectile dysfunction – or both.
https://www.webmd.com/men/news/20220728/patients-ads-set-men-straight-on-peyronies?src=RSS_PUBLICIf you have natural hair and you’re thinking of coloring it, read this first.
https://www.webmd.com/beauty/features/hair-color-natural-hair?src=RSS_PUBLICThe views and opinions expressed in this feed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Elizabeth Pharmacy. Elizabeth Pharmacy does not warrant the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information contained on this feed. If you have a particular complaint about something you’ve found on this web site, feel free to contact us.