(HealthDay)—Acute heat and cold exposure can increase mortality risk for multiple causes of death, with cold-attributable mortality exceeding heat-attributable mortality, according to a study published in the Aug. 21 issue ...
Aug 20, 2021
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The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday it had started a "rolling review" of France's Sanofi coronavirus jab, which could lead to authorisation for use in the European Union.
Jul 20, 2021
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More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.
Jul 8, 2021
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Canada's Medicago and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced positive interim results for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
May 18, 2021
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A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Swiss regulators on Monday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
Mar 22, 2021
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Australia's nearest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is battling an unfolding COVID crisis. The Morrison government is urgently deploying 8,000 vaccine doses to the nation's health workers—but poor electricity access means there ...
Mar 19, 2021
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Some people just aren't bothered by the cold, no matter how low the temperature dips. And the reason for this may be in a person's genes. Our new research shows that a common genetic variant in the skeletal muscle gene, ACTN3, ...
Feb 25, 2021
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A South African company is seeking to help solve the logistical nightmare of keeping COVID-19 vaccinations at the ultra-cold temperatures necessary as they are shipped across the continent.
Feb 17, 2021
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Millions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, but the information can be confusing. Johnson & Johnson is seeking emergency use authorization for its vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration. ...
Feb 15, 2021
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