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New maintenance treatment for AML shows strong benefit for patientsJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:31 PM Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, that has gone into remission following initial chemotherapy remain in remission longer and have improved overall survival when they are given a pill form of the cancer drug azacitidine as a maintenance treatment, according to a randomized, international phase 3 clinical trial for which Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian are trial sites.Tags: Health, AML, Weill Cornell Medicine 29 people like this. Like Study examines risk factors for developing ME/CFS in college students after infectious mononucleosisJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:15 PM Many college students fully recover from infectious mononucleosis (which is almost always caused by Epstein-Barr virus) within 1-6 weeks, but some go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).Tags: Health, Epstein Barr 49 people like this. Like First-ever systematic review to understand geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination ratesJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:09 PM Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with an estimated 79 million Americans currently infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Tags: Health 7 people like this. Like Corning to highlight newest products in 3D cell culture portfolio at SLAS2021January 22, 2021 at 10:58 PM Corning Incorporated will highlight its latest technologies that support the advancement of 3D cell culture, automation, and drug discovery at this year's virtual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference on Jan. 25 through 27.Tags: Health, Corning Incorporated 48 people like this. Like George Mason researchers investigating COVID-19 therapiesJanuary 22, 2021 at 10:53 PM Yuntao Wu, Professor, Molecular and Microbiology, and Ramin Hakami, Associate Professor, School of Systems Biology, are conducting studies of COVID-19 therapies.Tags: Health, George Mason, Yuntao Wu Professor Molecular, Ramin Hakami 31 people like this. Like UC research team uses zebrafish to study a gene mutation that causes congenital scoliosisJanuary 22, 2021 at 10:50 PM Popular in aquariums all over the world, the zebrafish is native to South Asia. But here in a Cincinnati Children's laboratory, the freshwater variant plays a vital role in scientific discovery.Tags: Health, UC, Cincinnati 23 people like this. Like Researchers identify protein that may represent a safer treatment target for pancreatic cancerJanuary 22, 2021 at 10:38 PM Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, have identified a protein that may represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.Tags: Health, Queen Mary University of London 21 people like this. Like Study shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Asian populationsJanuary 22, 2021 at 10:33 PM Patients of Asian and black backgrounds suffered disproportionate rates of premature death from COVID-19, according to a study of 1,737 patients by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.Tags: Health, COVID 38 people like this. Like Trump’s pardons included health care execs behind massive fraudsJanuary 22, 2021 at 10:01 PM At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged often harmed or endangered elderly and infirm patients while fleecing taxpayers.Tags: Health, Donald Trump, Trump 47 people like this. Like Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemicJanuary 22, 2021 at 9:53 PM Dramatic changes were seen in the delivery of radiotherapy treatments for cancer during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England.Tags: Health 28 people like this. Like NSAIDs dampen antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in miceJanuary 22, 2021 at 9:32 PM New research shows that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. The study appears this week in the Journal of Virology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology.Tags: Health, Journal of Virology 1 people like this. Like LA County officials vow improvements in coronavirus vaccination systemJanuary 22, 2021 at 8:32 PM Los Angeles County health officials were hopeful on Friday, Jan. 22, that a new statewide website for booking coronavirus appointments will make the process a whole lot easier than it was this week, when the process was marred by technical hiccups and too few slots to meet the epic demand.
Meanwhile, public health officials reported 256 deaths on Friday along with 9,277 new cases, for pandemic-long totals of 14,894 and 1,054,802, respectively.
Signs were still indicating that transmission of th...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, Cdc, Government, Paul Simon, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Community, Mlb, Johnson, Disneyland, Pasadena 23 people like this. Like Californians To Vote In 2022 On Banning Sale Of Flavored Tobacco ProductsJanuary 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Californians will vote in 2022 on whether the state should ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored vaping cartridges.
Lawmakers approved the ban in 2020, but a referendum qualified Friday, meaning voters will have their say in November 2022. In the meanwhile, the law won’t take effect. Major tobacco companies backed the referendum in hopes of overturning the law.
The ban prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products but does not criminalize...Tags: Health, California, California News, Sacramento, Cbs, Tom, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Sacramento Calif, Philip Morris USA, Big Tobacco, Midtown Sacramento, R J Reynolds Tobacco Company, Flavored Tobacco, Matthew L Myers, California Coalition for Fairness 30 people like this. Like How to (almost) never have a bad shift [PODCAST]January 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Practice Management, Epictetus, PA NP, CRNA 130 people like this. Like El Monte city manager helps daughter cope with rare disorderJanuary 22, 2021 at 4:59 PM  Tags: Health, News, Stanford, Sport, Soccer, Community, Fda, Stanford University, Ucla, Isabella, Martinez, Swanson, Perlman, Alma Martinez, La Crescenta, Friedreich 57 people like this. Like End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer businessJanuary 22, 2021 at 4:20 PM  Tags: Health, TC, Transportation, Ecommerce, Column, Real Estate, Entertainment, Finance, Marketing, San Francisco, Supply Chain Management, Tech, Automotive, Yellow Pages, Exit, Battery Ventures 115 people like this. Like When Do You Actually Need a Protein Shake?January 22, 2021 at 4:45 PM  Tags: Health, Nutrition, Diets, Articles, Food And Drink, Lifehacks, Tofu, Bodybuilding, Protein, Weight Training, Healthy Diet, Bodybuilding Supplement 143 people like this. Like The best yoga pants, according to a yoga instructor who's tested dozensJanuary 22, 2021 at 2:29 PM Tags: Reviews, Health, Style, Fitness, India, Women, Trends, Adidas, Features, Yoga, Buying Guide, Athleisure, Karlie Kloss, Sri Lanka, Lululemon, Betty 118 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, moreJanuary 22, 2021 at 3:58 PM  Tags: Health, Startups, TC, Facebook, Asia, Europe, Enterprise, Education, Privacy, Developer, Washington, Finance, US, San Francisco, Tech, Diversity 52 people like this. Like Medicine in the shadow of the ConfederacyJanuary 22, 2021 at 3:00 PM Tags: Health, White House, Richmond VA, Physician, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA, American Civil War Museum 134 people like this. Like How 5-star reviews generated over $225,000 in revenue for my practiceJanuary 22, 2021 at 1:00 PM Tags: Health, Google, Orthopedics, Physician, PA NP, CRNA 77 people like this. Like Study provides nutritional recommendations to improve young rugby league players' performanceJanuary 22, 2021 at 1:56 PM Young rugby league players could benefit from individualized nutrition plans to maximize performance and optimize recovery throughout their careers, according to QUT researchers.Tags: Health 45 people like this. Like Novel neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain discoveredJanuary 22, 2021 at 1:54 PM A new study by US-based researchers shows the presence of protective antibodies that target the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike instead of the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD).Tags: Health, US 50 people like this. Like Reasons why Covid variant could kill more people are uncertainJanuary 22, 2021 at 1:36 PM Whatever the answer, everyone has to try even harder not to catch it in the first placeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThose who may have been comforted in recent weeks by the evolutionary theory of virus mutation – that the more transmissible they become, the less lethal they are – may now be pondering the news that the variant that originated in Kent not only spreads more easily but may kill more people too.Britain’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, a...Tags: Health, UK News, Medical Research, Britain, Infectious Diseases, Health policy, Downing Street, Kent, Patrick Vallance, Coronavirus 22 people like this. Like Can the onset and end of an epidemic be predicted? A SARS-CoV-2 modeling case studyJanuary 22, 2021 at 1:25 PM A recent study by researchers in France shows how differences in infection history and viral spread patterns are important factors in predicting the time course of a localized epidemic of SARS-CoV-2.Tags: Health, France 32 people like this. Like Covid vaccines: what are the implications of new variants of virus?January 22, 2021 at 1:02 PM UK, South Africa and Brazil variants indicate changes may be neededCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn common with others, the virus that causes Covid-19 mutates as it spreads. Most mutations have little or no effect, but some can change the behaviour of the virus. Mutations in a variant found in the UK in September has helped the virus spread more easily and potentially more dangerously. Further changes in variants that emerged in South Africa and Brazil may help the ...Tags: Health, UK, Science, Biology, Society, Medical Research, South Africa, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Brazil, UK South Africa, Coronavirus 33 people like this. Like The Winter Covid-19 Peak Is Finally Starting to Slope DownwardJanuary 22, 2021 at 12:25 PM  Tags: Health, Science, Infectious Diseases, Pandemics, Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Contemporary history, Covid 19 Pandemic, Covid 19 Pandemic In Texas, Covid 19 Pandemic In Rhode Island 88 people like this. Like How have new SARS-CoV-2 strains become more transmissible?January 22, 2021 at 12:50 PM A new study discusses the effect of specific mutations on the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2's spike protein to elastase, and on the intramolecular conformational changes.Tags: Health 42 people like this. Like Data on Covid infections in England suggests cautious approach bestJanuary 22, 2021 at 12:22 PM Some survey results show that the overall picture might not be as rosy as implied by othersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA quick glance at the government’s coronavirus dashboard might be fuel for optimism. But new data suggests the picture may not be so rosy.According to the dashboard, the number of people testing positive for Covid is falling: 37,892 positive tests were reported on Thursday, compared with 62,322 on 6 January. Cases by specimen date show similar tre...Tags: Health, England, UK News, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines and immunisation, Office For National Statistics, Coronavirus 19 people like this. Like World's poor need action, not Covid 'vaccine nationalism', say expertsJanuary 22, 2021 at 12:20 PM Nations outbidding each other creates an ‘immoral race towards the abyss’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePharmaceutical companies should do more to transfer vaccine technology to prevent the poorest countries falling behind in the distribution of Covid 19 vaccines, according to an expert.The warning came from Dag-Inge Ulstein, the co-chair of the global council trying to speed up access to Covid vaccines for the world’s poor, known as the Act (Access to Covid-19 Tools...Tags: Health, Africa, World news, Infectious Diseases, Global development, World Health Organization, Astrazeneca, Pharmaceuticals industry, Vaccines and immunisation, Norway, Pfizer, Global Health, Coronavirus, Dag Inge Ulstein 8 people like this. Like |
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