It's too early to drop all COVID-19 restrictions, including proof of vaccination at indoor venues, as infections rise in British Columbia due to a "let it rip" approach for managing the virus, a reti… [+2998 chars]
That's a lot of Frankenskeeters! Buzz Off British bug-engineering company Oxitec is at it again. According to a new LA Times story, the company is planning to release millions more of its controver… [+1943 chars]
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first antiviral pills to treat Covid-19 from Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP in December. The authorizations c… [+16486 chars]
A study found that regular use of medications such as sildenafil (e.g., Viagra), vardenafil (e.g., ... [+] Levitra and Staxyn), tadalafil (Cialis), and avanafil (Stendra) was associated with increase… [+6888 chars]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Following the CDC's recent approval for a second COVID-19 booster, experts at Mayo Clinic Health System and Gundersen Health System clarify the guidance. The CDC's recommend… [+1599 chars]
U.K. scientists say they have developed a new technique capable of rewinding the aging of skin cells by about 30 years. Published in the journal eLife, researchers from the Babraham Institute's epig… [+2504 chars]
That was Thursday, March 10. Looking back, my husband felt under the weather earlier that week, but a rapid test said he was virus free. My son, too, had had a scratchy throat, but had chalked it up … [+1644 chars]
When Derek McGivern’s dad tested positive for COVID-19, he knew the clock was ticking. Due to multiple medical issues, his 70-something father was at risk, and McGivern knew the antiviral pill Paxlo… [+9237 chars]
Getting COVID-19 a second time was once considered a rarity. Now, with the more transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreading throughout the country, reinfections are becoming more common, immunolo… [+5534 chars]
When I started the keto diet, I was the heaviest I'd ever been. By the end of the 12 months, I'd lost 40 pounds. Following the keto diet was easier than I expected, I ate foods I loved, and I alwa… [+3960 chars]
Covid testing chain Randox is poised to convert its high street walk-in centres into blood-testing clinics offering a universal screening that can spot the early warning signs of diabetes, strokes, a… [+12710 chars]
Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer, suggests a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, in… [+1333 chars]
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