Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The constant evolution of new COVID-19 variants makes it critical for clinicians to have multiple therapies in their arsenal for treating drug-resistant infections. Researchers have now discovered that a new class of oral drugs that acts directly on human cells can inhibit a diverse range of […]
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11 minutes of aerobics daily lowers disease risk, study says
Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide up will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. CNN — When you can’t fit your entire workout into a busy day, do you think there’s no point in doing anything at all? You should […]
Post-COVID, many parents are giving kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not necessary: study
Parents might want to think twice before reaching for aspirin or ibuprofen to bring down a child’s fever. One in three parents give their kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not really needed, a new study from Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan found. In response to a poll, 33% […]
Study aims to measure the long-term benefits of childhood fitness on heart health
More schools urged to take part in Jump Rope for Heart program to boost student fitness levels. Jump Rope for Heart: Image Credit: Heart Foundation More Australian schools are being urged to sign-up for Jump Rope for Heart in a bid to improve the physical fitness of school aged kids. […]
Golf Is Healthy Exercise for Seniors, Study Confirms
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Want to stay healthy well into your golden years? Grab a bag of clubs and hit the green, new research suggests. Golfing beat walking or even Nordic walking (a full-body workout that consists of walking using specialized […]
Biden administration funds study on how to train drug addicts to distribute COVID tests
The Biden administration will spend $1 million next year to fund a study on how to train drug addicts to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to other drug addicts. The project summary emphasizes that “people who inject drugs” are especially vulnerable to the outbreak of COVID-19 due to “structural disadvantage, health […]
Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
Paxlovid — the only medication people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection. “There are people out there who are still suffering,” said Dr. Linda […]
Innovative Online Fitness Program “Vivo” Awarded NIH Grant for Prediabetes Study
ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vivo (teamvivo.com) a unique virtual, live and interactive fitness program for people 55+, has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how its science-based training strategy and personalized online small-group format can improve muscle strength, blood […]
Ionis announces AstraZeneca’s initiation of the Phase 2b clinical study of its antisense medicine targeting PCSK9 to lower LDL-cholesterol | News
CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) today announced that the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has initiated a Phase 2b clinical trial of ION449 (AZD8233), an investigational antisense medicine designed to reduce blood cholesterol levels in patients with dyslipidemia by targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), an important regulator […]
Visits to gyms, restaurants and hotels account for the build of COVID-19 infections, says new study
An “occupied” signs hangs in a closed hotel in Salzburg amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on November 2, 2020. barbara gindl/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Most COVID-19 cases in large US cities stem from visits to just a few types of places, a new study suggests. Restaurants, gyms, hotels and houses of worship are […]
Study in Nature Medicine Shows Superior Outcomes for Patients in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Paradigm-Shifting Beat AML Clinical Trial
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature […]
Study in Nature Medicine shows superior patient outcomes in LLS’s Beat AML clinical trial
Rye Brook, NY (Monday, October 26, 2020) – Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature […]