Tag: Side Effect

Miracle Herb Cinnamon Improves Memory and Learning Capacity

Cinnamon is a well-known aromatic spice commonly used in baking and delicacies, but a study published in Nutritional Neuroscience on Jan. 18 indicates its potential value for preventing memory loss and learning disabilities. This study suggests some good news for the middle-aged and elderly, since memory loss is inevitable as we age. Cinnamon is also…


Lecanemab May Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease But 3 Deaths Raise Questions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Leqembi accelerated approval on Jan. 6, 2023. It is the seventh drug the FDA has approved for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The generic name of the drug is Lecanemab. It has been developed by the Japanese company Eisai in partnership with the U.S. company Biogen. These are…


Young Foxconn Worker Dies After Third Shot of SinoVac COVID-19 Vaccine

A 24-year-old Chinese technician for the Foxconn Group at the Zhejiang Jiashan Science and Technology Park in eastern China died after receiving a third shot of the SinoVac COVID-19 vaccine last month. Relatives have said they suspect that the cause of his death was related to the vaccination. The technician surnamed Cheng graduated from Hunan…


Foxconn Worker Dies After Third Shot of SinoVac COVID-19 Vaccine

A 24-year-old Chinese technician for the Foxconn Group at the Zhejiang Jiashan Science and Technology Park in eastern China died after receiving a third shot of the SinoVac COVID-19 vaccine last month. Relatives have said they suspect that the cause of his death was related to the vaccination. The technician surnamed Cheng graduated from Hunan…


Heath Canada Adds Warning of Very Rare, Serious Condition as Potential Side Effect

OTTAWA—Health Canada is updating the label for the Oxford-AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines to add capillary leak syndrome as a potential side-effect. The agency is also including a warning for patients with a history of the ailment to not get those vaccines. Capillary leak syndrome is a very rare, serious condition that causes fluid leakage…


Health Canada Adds Warning of Very Rare, Serious Condition as Potential Side Effect

OTTAWA—Health Canada is updating the label for the Oxford-AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines to add capillary leak syndrome as a potential side-effect. The agency is also including a warning for patients with a history of the ailment to not get those vaccines. Capillary leak syndrome is a very rare, serious condition that causes fluid leakage…


Health Canada Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Effective but Will Add Warning on Clots

OTTAWA—Health Canada is in the process of adding a warning about a rare possible side-effect of blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but is still certain the vaccine is safe and effective against COVID-19. The department’s chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says the warning comes on the heels of a similar warning in Europe…