Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial as COVID-19 treatment

The World Health Organization said Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Serious adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines reported rarely

(HealthDay)—Patient-reported data indicate certain factors, such as vaccine brand (mRNA-1273) and younger age, are associated with an increased risk for adverse effects following COVID-19 vaccination, but serious adverse ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What does it mean to self-quarantine?

Your doctor has asked that you self-quarantine. Follow these steps to prevent spreading the disease to others.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New standards to improve diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome

(Medical Xpress) -- Sjögren's syndrome largely was unknown to the American public until tennis star Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open last year and announced she had the autoimmune disease, in which a person’s ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds that apoptosis triggers replication of common viruses

Researchers from Children's National Medical Center have found that an alternate, "escape" replication process triggered by apoptosis—the process of cell death or "cell suicide"—appears to be common in human herpesviruses ...

Medical research

Risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection lower for O, Rh− blood groups

(HealthDay)—Type O and rhesus-negative (Rh−) blood groups seem to be associated with a lower risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a study published online Nov. ...

Medications

Researchers develop potential oral treatment for COVID-19

Eugenol, an oily liquid extracted from cloves and a Southeast Asian plant known as holy basil, has been effective in treating mice infected with COVID-19 in a laboratory study, according to newly published research results ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Unintended consequences of edicts to wear a mask

Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity's existence questioned

(HealthDay)—There is no evidence that gluten is a trigger in patients with non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) placed on a low fermentable, oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coronavirus: once you have antibodies, are you safe?

Patrick Vallance, chief scientific adviser to the UK government, recently said that many groups are working on blood tests for COVID-19, adding: "That would tell us who has had it and now has antibodies, therefore won't catch ...

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