Coronavirus: Omicron strain is 'mainly a bad throat' - Research
THOSE with Omicron are more likely to suffer a sore throat but less likely to lose smell or taste, a study suggests. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why has the UK (finally) expanded its Covid symptoms list?
This week, the UK expanded its official Covid symptom list to 12 symptoms including sore throat, loss of appetite, and a blocked or runny nose. British scientists have long called for a broadening of the list, but the change comes at a time when free rapid tests have been scrapped, and the UK is seeing its highest ever levels of infection, according the the Office for National Statistics.Madeleine Finlay speaks to science correspondent Linda Geddes about why this has happened now, what symptoms still haven ’t made the list, and what it could all mean going forwardArchive: Sky News, Sky News AustraliaContinue reading... (...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Linda Geddes, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, and the executive producer was Max Sanderson Tags: Science Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Source Type: news
Bob Saget's widow rebuffs claims that the comedian's hearing 'felt off' and he 'had a sore throat'
Bob Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, has rebuffed claims her husband wasn't feeling well on the night he died and backed a report claiming he passed on after falling and hitting his head. #bobsaget #comedian #kellyrizzo #widow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
A Pakistani child receives a dose of the oral polio vaccine (OPV). Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Matshidiso MoetiBRAZZAVILLE, Mar 22 2022 (IPS) In the outskirts of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, just beyond where paved roads transition to dirt, an undiagnosed polio infection paralysed a three-year-old girl. From one day to the next, the child’s life was changed forever.
Among Africa’s public health community, we had looked at our successes against wild poliovirus as a cause for optimism. In the 1990s, the disease paralysed more than 75,000 African children every year. But following extensive immunization campaigns coupl...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matshidiso Moeti Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Polio Source Type: news
Cancer: Prescription drug to help relieve acute pain could be increasing your risk
CANCER symptoms range from fatigue to sore throat or unexpected weight loss. Sadly, too often when the symptoms hit the cancer has most likely spread. There is ongoing research finding links between certain lifestyle factors and its impact on cancer risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Study finds the most effective treatment to reduce symptoms
CHRONIC fatigue syndrome affects roughly one in 250 people and can have a devastating effect on one's day to day life. Symptoms vary from extreme fatigue to sore throat and muscle pain. What is an effective treatment to help combat chronic fatigue syndrome? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long COVID Patients Are Waiting Months for Care, and the Problem May Only Get Worse
In March 2020, Laura Fitton, a 50-year-old entrepreneur in Massachusetts, had a high fever, sore throat, gastrointestinal issues, and loss of taste. But at the time, few of those symptoms were linked to COVID-19, so Fitton wasn’t eligible for a test. It took seven more months of persistent symptoms—including brain fog, swollen joints, fast heart rate, chills, and fatigue—for a doctor to order an antibody test. Although the test came back negative—perhaps because of how much time had passed since she had gotten sick—Fitton was relieved that a doctor was finally exploring the possibility of Long...
Source: TIME: Health - February 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Cover Story COVID-19 feature healthscienceclimate Magazine Source Type: news
BTS's Jimin Recovering From Appendicitis Surgery + Being Treated For COVID-19
BTS’s Jimin was recently diagnosed with acute appendicitis and COVID-19. On January 31, Big Hit Music stated that Jimin had experienced sudden abdominal pain and a mild sore throat the day before... #bts #emergencyroom #bighitmusic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Demand for Covid drugs down, says Cipla Global CFO
The third wave has been fuelled by the Omicron variant, which is highly infectious yet milder, causing flu-like symptoms such as fever, body pain and sore throat - requiring mostly over-the-counter medications such as paracetamol and multivitamin pills. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Omicron Could Be the Beginning of the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When Jeremy Luban first looked over the genetic sequence of the Omicron variant on his phone one day last November, it was five o’clock in the morning. But even at that hour, the University of Massachusetts virus expert knew right away Omicron was a problem.
First, there was the sheer number of new mutations—by some counts, as many as 50, with 30 of them in the critical places that vaccines and drug treatments target. Second, this new version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus seemed to appear out of nowhere, unpredictably and with no immediately obvious connection to previous variants.
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Source: TIME: Health - January 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Editorial calls for official list of covid-19 symptoms to be updated, BMJ
Article from the president of the Faculty of Public Health warns that failing to list new variant symptoms is a threat to pandemic control in the UK. Research shows the primary symptoms of the Omicron variant include runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, and sore throat. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Federal Testing Website Will Launch Next Week and Offer 4 Tests Per Home
(Washington D.C.) — The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday as the White House looks to address nationwide shortages, but supplies will be limited to just four free tests per home.
Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost, including no shipping fee, the White House announced Friday.
As he faced criticism for low inventory and long lines for testing, President Joe Biden announced last month that the U.S. would purchase 500 million at-home tests to launch the program and on Thursday the president announced that he ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zeke Miller / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate News Desk wire Source Type: news
Nose or Throat? The Best Way to Swab for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
The first challenge with rapid at-home self tests for COVID-19 is getting one. But once you have a test, there are now growing questions about what body part you should swab to get the most accurate and reliable results. Your nose? Throat? Cheek? What about your saliva?
All of the self tests authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are validated only with nasal samples. But recent coverage of the fact that Omicron tends to cause sore throats, and a small study finding that test samples collected in the throat might detect the presence of the virus earlier than samples collected in the nose, have led to gro...
Source: TIME: Health - January 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Can a lollipop really ease a sore throat? We review the remedies that claim to help
Sore throats can be caused by a virus (such as cold or flu), streptococcus bacteria (when it's commonly called strep throat) and even smoking or allergies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers
If you have a sore, throat, runny nose and a headache, get a Covid test, experts advise. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
