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We Used to Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine. Are We Ready to Bring One Back?
At my animal hospital in upstate New York, an epicenter of the U.S. tick epidemic, my dog Fawn lets out a whimper as the veterinarian injects her with her annual Lyme disease shot. I roll my eyes. She doesn’t know how good she has it.
The injection means that if a tick bites her (and in rural New York, a tick always does), the creepy crawly will feast on dog blood that’s been supercharged with a Lyme bacteria-killing substance, and Lyme disease won’t be transmitted to Fawn.
I wish I could be shot up with that superpower. Currently, there is no human vaccine for Lyme disease—even though more than two...
Source: TIME: Health - June 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mandy Oaklander Tags: Uncategorized Disease feature Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine Fails to Help Coronavirus Patients in Largest Study of the Drug to Date
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists led by a team at Columbia University found that people infected with COVID-19 taking hydroxychloroquine do not fare better than those not receiving the drug.
The study published Thursday is the largest to date to investigate the drug, which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria and certain autoimmune disorders, as a treatment for COVID-19. Dr. Neil Schluger, chief of the division of pulmonary, allergy and critical care medicine at Columbia, and his team studied more than 1,300 patients admitted to New York-Presbyterian H...
Source: TIME: Health - May 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Vaccines, Antibodies and Drug Libraries. The Possible COVID-19 Treatments Researchers Are Excited About
In early April, about four months after a new, highly infectious coronavirus was first identified in China, an international group of scientists reported encouraging results from a study of an experimental drug for treating the viral disease known as COVID-19.
It was a small study, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, but showed that remdesivir, an unapproved drug that was originally developed to fight Ebola, helped 68% of patients with severe breathing problems due to COVID-19 to improve; 60% of those who relied on a ventilator to breathe and took the drug were able to wean themselves off the machines after 18...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
One of the worst symptoms of any plague is uncertainty—who it will strike, when it will end, why it began. Merely understanding a pandemic does not stop it, but an informed public can help curb its impact and slow its spread. It can also provide a certain ease of mind in a decidedly uneasy time. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic from TIME’s readers, along with the best and most current answers science can provide.
A note about our sourcing: While there are many, many studies underway investigating COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes the illn...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Source Type: news
President Trump Called Hydroxychloroquine a ‘Game Changer,’ But Experts Warn Against Self-Medicating With the Drug. Here’s What You Need to Know
After President Trump, late last week, expressed great confidence in the promise of a new COVID-19 therapy that combines two existing prescription medications, supplies of these two drugs rapidly began disappearing from pharmacy shelves. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed an Indian company previously restricted from importing drug products into the US to now start manufacturing one of the drugs. And U.S. plants began gearing up to produce enough to meet the surge in demand.
But in those few days, a few people who began self medicating with the drugs in an effort to prevent COVID-19 have died, and others have bee...
Source: TIME: Health - March 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Why Parents Are Turning to a Controversial Treatment for Food Allergies
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article.
Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Esther Landhuis / Undark Tags: Uncategorized allergies health onetime syndication Source Type: news
Coeliac disease symptoms: Signs of the condition which forces you to go gluten free
COELIAC disease is a digestive disorder and an autoimmune disease - not an allergy or a food intolerance, although it can display some of the same symptoms.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gluten free diet: Nine things YOU should know about coeliac disease and intolerance
A GLUTEN-FREE diet is the only option for people living with coeliac disease - an autoimmune disease which is not an allergy or food intolerance. It is caused by a reaction to gluten which is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
8 Things You Need To Know About Your Body's Energy Levels
By Hallie Levine
Your energy makeover starts now
It’s no wonder so many of us struggle with energy issues. We go, go, go from morning to night, running on little but grit and caffeine. But it doesn’t have to be that way! “The reality is, you can get a real boost by making a few simple changes,” says Nada Milosavljevic, MD, director of the integrative health program at Massachusetts General Hospital. That’s why we put together this complete guide to all-day energy: It’s packed with proven strategies that will keep you powered up as you plow through your to-do list. You’ll also learn...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mild Viral Infection May Trigger Celiac Disease Years Later Mild Viral Infection May Trigger Celiac Disease Years Later
Reovirus infection induced an autoimmune response against gluten in mice.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Gluten allergy in coeliac disease may be provoked by virus
Some people seem to get coeliac disease after having an infection. Now experiments in mice suggest a common virus might bring on the autoimmune condition
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
No, You Don’t Have To Have Celiac Disease To Have A Wheat Sensitivity
People who don’t have a diagnosis for celiac disease or a wheat allergy may face a lot of scorn and derision for claiming to be sensitive to wheat products, skipping pasta and bread.
But a new study by scientists at Columbia University may explain why certain grain products can cause intestinal discomfort in some people, even if they don’t have a widely-recognized medical condition.
It may also present doctors with a new way to test for this non-celiac wheat sensitivity, which for now has no diagnostic measure and must be assessed clinically, according to a person’s symptoms.
Not everyone who feels ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When Education Is Met With Ire
Since receiving my celiac diagnosis just over three years ago, I've learned a lot along the way. I'm sure that if you're reading this and you have celiac disease that you too are learning something new with every step in your journey back to health. One thing that I have noticed, which I feel is unique to celiac disease sufferers, is that whenever I try and share my experiences, and what I have learned about my needs with regard to food, my statements are often met with anger, ire, or just completely dismissed. Because going gluten-free has become such a trend, many people are just so misinformed about what celiac disease...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guide to a Guilt-Free and Gluten-Free Holiday
It's almost Thanksgiving! For those of you reading who don't have an autoimmune disease or food allergies, this is a time of abundance and celebration. You can eat ANYTHING you want without thinking twice! Yay!
But maybe you have a sister, uncle, cousin or parent with celiac disease. Maybe they have a nut allergy, or dairy intolerance. The holidays might not always feel the same for them, especially if they have celiac disease. Having an autoimmune disease that you can actually actively do something about (namely, avoiding gluten at all costs) is such an incredible gift, but that doesn't mean it is easy. There are times ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fewer People Are Sensitive To Gluten Than Commonly Believed
By Julie Upton for U.S. News
It seems as if everyone is going to great lengths to avoid gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and many processed foods. Are there real health benefits associated with going gluten-free, or is it just another passing fad?
A recently published study in the journal Digestion found that 86 percent of individuals who believed they were gluten sensitive could tolerate it. Individuals with celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune condition that affects about 3 million Americans, or roughly 1 percent of the population, must avoid gluten. Those with extremely rare wheat allergies must also r...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
