What Is Monkeypox and Should You Be Worried?
A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox has been confirmed in the U.S., with two news cases appearing in the U.K., bringing the total number there to nine.
The infected Massachusetts man had recently traveled to Canada and is now receiving treatment in hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Department of Health said the case poses no risk to the public.
It’s the first reported infection in the U.S. so far this year and follows reports of scattered cases in Europe. In addition, health officials in Canada are investigating up to 13 cases in Montreal, Radio-Canada...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Damian Shepherd and Alex Millson / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire Disease healthscienceclimate Londontime Source Type: news
Booster Is Best in the Same Limb as Initial Vaccine, Mouse Study Suggests
Animals receiving flu shots in the same paw for both a first and second dose had better-trained memory B cells that bound tighter to the vaccine antigen than did mice who got the doses in separate... (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Booster Is Best in the Same Limb as Initial Vaccine: Mouse Study
Compared to mice who got the doses in separate limbs, animals receiving flu shots in the same paw for both a first and second dose had better-trained memory B cells that bound tighter to the vaccine... (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Investigational COVID mucosal vaccine protects against disease and transmission
In animal studies that mimic human exposures, an investigational COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but also decreases the airborne spread of the virus to other close contacts.
The study, led by Duke researcher Stephanie N. Langel, Ph.D., demonstrated the potential of a COVID vaccine that works through the mucosal tissue to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus, limiting infections and the spread of active virus in airborne particles. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - May 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Science best combats misinformation by openness, not taboos
From silence over animal experiments to engaging on research methods, Covid vaccine coverage is a big step forward (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cambridge start-up searches for next Covid jab in animal faeces
University spinout is developing two vaccines to help prevent future pandemics (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Drugged Water: A New Global Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight?
Credit: WHOBy Baher KamalMADRID, Apr 13 2022 (IPS) People around the world are unknowingly being exposed to water laced with antibiotics, which could spark the rise of drug-resistant pathogens and potentially fuel another global pandemic, warns a new report.
The study, elaborated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), found that, globally, not enough attention is being focused on the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance with most antibiotics being excreted into the environment via toilets or through open defecation.
Already in 2015, 34.8 billion daily doses of antibiotics were consumed, with up to 90 perce...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Development & Aid Environment Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation Source Type: news
NHS doctors urge eligible Muslims to have spring booster jab this Ramadan, NHS England (published 4th April 2022)
Muslim NHS doctors have advised that having COVID vaccine during Ramadan does not break the daylight hours fast with the NHS spring booster campaign now underway. British Islamic Medical Association added vaccine is not nutritional& does not contain any animal or foetal products. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists develop Nipah virus vaccine that 'gives lifesaving protection in three DAYS'
In an animal study by Texas researchers, 100 per cent of monkeys given the jab seven days before a lethal dose of the disease survived. Two-thirds given the shot three days in advance lived. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moderna Is Sharing Its Vaccine Technology With Low-Income Countries. But That Doesn ’t Mean Locally Produced Shots Are Coming Soon
Moderna, the Massachusetts-based company behind one of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, made the decision in 2020 not to enforce the patent on its shot. The move was meant to encourage low- and middle-income countries that couldn’t afford to purchase billions of doses of the vaccine (as the U.S., Canada, and many European countries had done) to develop their own versions of the shot using less expensive resources.
On Mar. 8, Moderna went a step further, saying that it will now extend that promise indefinitely in the 92 low- and middle-income countries that are receiving doses from COVAX, the global vaccine distributio...
Source: TIME: Health - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo to begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19
The Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg has started giving COVID-19 vaccinations to 55 animals in its care. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
Covid-19 Damage To The Male Reproductive Tract
Animal studies in monkeys and hamsters show that Covid-19 can inflict serious damage to the male reproductive organs. Damage includes low sperm count, shrunken testicles, erectile dysfunction, and decreased testosterone levels. Preliminary evidence suggests vaccination may prevent or limit damage. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
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NIH & NIDCR Release “Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges”
In December, NIDCR announced the release of a report that provides a comprehensive snapshot of oral health in America, detailing 20 years of advances and challenges and drawing on data from public research and evidence-based practices. For mo...
Source: NIDCR Science News - March 3, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Possible case of deer-to human Covid infection identified in Canada
Researchers say it is unlikely that the variant found in deer could bypass vaccines, but urge better monitoring of Covid in animalsCanadian researchers believe they have found the first-ever instance of a deer passing the coronavirus to a human, warning that broader surveillance of wildlife is needed to prevent further mutations from developing and spreading undetected.In apaper published last week, but not yet peer reviewed, scientists say at least one case of Covid-19 in humans can be traced to a strain of the virus found in hunted deer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Leyland Cecco in Toronto Tags: Coronavirus Canada Americas Animals Science Source Type: news
Will we get a single, variant-proof vaccine for Covid?
The goal of a universal vaccine would have seemed a fantasy only a few years ago. But not now …This week the government announcedadditional vaccine booster jabs for the over-75s and suggested a further shot is likely to be needed in the autumn. But imagine if the next Covid vaccine jab you have were the last you would ever need. That ’s a dream being actively pursued now by researchers, who feel it could be possible to make a “universal” vaccine against the Sars-CoV-2 virus that would work well not only against all existing variants but any that the virus could plausibly mutate into in the future.Some are thinking ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Philip Ball Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Health Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science Society World news Source Type: news
