FDA can continue regulating e-cigarettes after Supreme Court declines to hear a case arguing that the agency has too much authority over the vaping industry In 2009, Congress gave the FDA broad authority to regulate tobacco products, including restricting ingredients and blocking the sales of certain products The FDA expanded its authority in 2016 and … Read more
Struggling to stay cool in the summer heatwave? Shoppers say this £9 face mist will instantly hydrates and calms skin in hot sticky weather By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 07:10 BST, 4 June 2021 | Updated: 07:10 BST, 4 June 2021 Products featured in this Mail Best article are independently selected by our shopping … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that people who are allergic to shellfish should not eat cicadas. The advice comes as billions of cicada nymphs that have been living underground since 2004 begin bursting out of the soil to shed their skin, mate and lay eggs. The bugs that swarm America once … Read more
Screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) fell dramatically – even as the share of positive tests increased – during the early months of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers from Penn State University and Quest Diagnostics found that testing decreased by about 60 percent for both men and women. This led to an … Read more
The vast majority (94 percent) of U.S. nursing homes faced COVID outbreaks between May 2020 and January 2021, according to a new study from the Government Accountability Office. The average nursing home faced three outbreaks during this period, and 85 percent had an outbreak lasting at least five weeks. Some nursing homes had outbreaks that … Read more
Scientists could know just how safe and effective Covid vaccines are for pregnant women and children younger than 12 by the end of the year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on Wednesday. Dr Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, said at a Senate hearing that her agency already had reassuring data … Read more
At least half of adults are fully vaccinated in 19 states – an encouraging sign as mask mandates are lifted and businesses reopen. But rates are much lower for Black Americans and other minority groups, according to CDC data released by Kaiser Health News. Vaccination rates have picked up for these groups recently – half … Read more
Nursing home Covid infections fell 93% for vaccinated OR unvaccinated residents after more than 80% had had at least one shot, study finds Nursing home data shows decreased infection rate among unvaccinated residents as more people around them received the vaccine Infection rates have plummeted among vaccinated residents as well Study shows real world effects … Read more
The COVID vaccines may not work well for about 90,000 insured American adults under age 65 who take medication that weaken their immune systems. Researchers at Michigan Medicine analyzed data on three million patients with private insurance and found that about three percent took chemotherapy medications, steroids, and other immune-weakening drugs. Immune suppressing drugs are used … Read more
People who have received both doses of the COVID-19 may soon need a third dose in order to remain immune from the virus. Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, predicts that a third shot of his companies vaccine may be required 8 to 12 months after receiving the second dose Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, … Read more