As San Francisco witnesses a slight decline in fatal drug overdoses, a potent animal sedative, medetomidine, has surfaced in the illicit drug market across the United States, triggering a surge in overdoses nationwide. Medetomidine, a synthetic veterinary anesthetic, shares the spotlight with fentanyl as the latest addition to street drugs. Researchers highlight its effects, including…
Introducing peanut butter to babies from infancy through age 5 significantly reduces the risk of peanut allergies into adolescence, according to BBC a new study by King’s College London. The LEAP-Trio study, published Tuesday in NEJM Evidence, found that early peanut consumption decreased the likelihood of developing peanut allergies by 71% up to age 13….
Diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in U.S. children have surged in recent years, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study analyzed data from over 45,000 parent responses to the 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). It found that in 2022, 7 million children aged 3…
Recent research by News Medical, Flinders University, and global experts has advanced our understanding of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT). First identified during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, VITT was linked to adenovirus vector-based vaccines, notably the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The condition is caused by a dangerous blood autoantibody targeting a protein…
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Friday has provided additional evidence of the potential dangers of consuming unpasteurized, or raw, milk containing H5N1 avian flu viruses. Reported by StatNews The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, demonstrated that mice fed milk from H5N1-infected cows became severely…
As Reported by The Washington News, A multiyear study published on Friday reveals that the active compound in the best-selling drug Ozempic significantly lowers the risk of complications from chronic kidney disease. This finding could substantially increase the number of patients eligible for these injections. Funded by Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk and involving 3,533 patients…
According to The Economist, A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, marking the second human case associated with the current outbreak affecting U.S. dairy cows, state health officials announced Wednesday. The worker, who had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, exhibited mild symptoms of an eye infection and has since…
You’d think if there were a vaccine that could prevent tens of thousands of cancer cases each year, people would eagerly embrace it for themselves and their children. However, new data released Thursday ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting indicate that this isn’t the case. The StatNews revealed that the HPV…
Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet enhanced health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to Reuters, activists, and farmers. This has raised concerns among health experts about the risk of human infections from a virus with pandemic potential. Epidemiologists worry that the virus could spread and cause serious…
HealthLine reports this, About 20% of adults over 60 in the United States regularly use fish oil supplements to support heart health. However, a new study indicates that these supplements may actually increase the risk of first-time stroke and atrial fibrillation (AFib) among people with good cardiovascular health. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular…
