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A new feature is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram to combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation. Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced on Wednesday that educational pop-up windows will appear on the social media platforms when a user searches for…
New agreement secures 66% reduction in cost of rifapentine, which prevents ‘latent’ TB from becoming active The price of a drug crucial to prevent tuberculosis is to be slashed by two-thirds in a deal that could stop millions from developing…
Reducing or even totally eliminating soft drinks from your diet is a quick way to improve your health and lose weight. But there’s nothing new there, right? What makes it so hard is the real question. According to Gary Wenk,…
Drink this hot brew every day in order to help keep your brain into top gear. Research published this summer found that a different warm drink, from the one we all love to hate (coffee), can help your brain function…
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday (March 28) approved an expensive drug to treat people with a serious form of eczema, a potential breakthrough for people who have suffered for years without relief. But it will not come cheap.…
Some advocates credit the supplement with getting them off opioids, but as the supplement has surged in popularity in the U.S., safety concerns have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to warn consumers against kratom use. Bobby DiBernardo credits the…
One of the most popular joint pain treatments may not be as safe as experts believed, according to a new report published Tuesday. Corticosteroids used as joint treatments may cause more damage than positive effects Corticosteroid injections are often given…
Three scientists who discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize. Sir Peter Ratcliffe, of the University of Oxford and Francis Crick Institute, William Kaelin, of Harvard, and Gregg Semenza, of Johns Hopkins…
Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer – the first genetically targeted drug for fighting this certain disease, experts announce us. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a…
A 4 year old boy in California died recently after testing positive for the flu, health officials said, while adding that he had underlying health issues. The death marks the first pediatric flu-associated death of the season in Riverside County,…
Lung disease linked to vaping now in 33 states, blamed for 5 deaths and the Centers for Disease Control is investigating more than 450 possible cases of a potentially serious lung disease linked to use of e-cigarettes. New York Gov.…
Authorities say there are 17 known cases so far after hair loss treatment mistakenly put in reflux medicine bottles At least 17 children developed so-called “werewolf syndrome” after a major medicine mix-up, Spain’s health ministry has said. The children –…
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history. Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first…
Hundreds of patients at a Hertfordshire dental surgery have been told to take HIV tests after their appointments. The Dentality @ Hoddesdon practice sent letters to 563 patients who underwent dental scaling practice warning them about exposure “to a blood-borne…
Instagram said Thursday it will now block additional hashtags that surface vaccine misinformation, but other hashtags and content promoted by anti-vaccination accounts are still thriving on the platform. The change in Instagram’s policies comes after a CNN Business report on…
Donation helps goal to eradicate the HIV epidemic Hundreds of thousands of uninsured people may soon have access to medication meant to curb the HIV epidemic. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Twitter…
They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives. Now eight babies with “bubble boy disease” have had it fixed by a gene therapy made from one of the immune system’s worst enemies –…
US biotech giant Monsanto is legally responsible for the ill health of a farmer who ingested its weedkiller product, a French court has ruled. Cereal farmer Paul Francois, aged 55, has been fighting Monsanto, a former US company which was…
On the 13th of April, we’ll all take part of an amazing event, were crowdsourcing science is going to show its true power. Basically an entire year of research is going to be analyzed during a single hour, involving several…
Brussels has decided to not follow through with initial plans for a project of providing high-speed 5G wireless internet. The decision was made due to fears for the health of citizens, according to reports. In July, the government concluded an…