Tag: Health News

Legionnaires’ Outbreak Linked as Cause to Pneumonia Deaths in Argentina

Health authorities confirmed on Saturday that an infectious pneumonia outbreak which killed four people in northwest Argentina had died of Legionnaires’ disease. The cases are linked to a single private clinic in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Local health officials so far have reported 11…


Over 1,000 Reports of Adverse Events After COVID-19 Vaccination in Toddlers, Babies

Over 1,000 reports of adverse events have been lodged with U.S. authorities following COVID-19 vaccination in children aged 5 and younger. As of Aug. 21, 998 non-serious reports have been entered into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) for children 4 or younger who received a Pfizer vaccine and children 5 or younger who received…


Long COVID: How Researchers Are Zeroing in on the Self-Targeted Immune Attacks That May Lurk Behind It

For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the immune responses in patients who develop severe COVID-19, with an enormous effort aimed at defining where healthy immunity ends and destructive immunity begins. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention focused on reports of harmful inflammation and so-called cytokine storms – dangerous…


COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Plunges Against Omicron: CDC Data

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness for all age groups has been much worse against the Omicron virus variants than earlier strains, particularly the currently dominant subvariants, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data presented on Sept. 1. The data, much of which has never been published before, shows that the protection against both…


Taiwanese Study: Traditional Chinese Formulas Significantly Reduce COVID-19 Progression

An analysis published in the upcoming issue of Pharmacological Research finds that patients treated with “viral- and host-targeted traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulae NRICM101 and NRICM102” were at significantly less risk of ICU admission or death, compared with those who were not treated with the herbal formulas. NRICM101 was developed by Taiwan’s National Research Institute…


Chinese Medicine: Eight Causes of Headaches, Their Origins, and Treatment

Headache is a localized pain that occurs in the head, neck, or above the shoulder. Frequent headaches not only affect one’s life, relationships, and work but also have a chance of developing into depression. Dr. Teng Cheng Liang, director of the Cheng Liang Medical Clinic, suggests eight common causes of headaches, explains their sources, symptoms,…


Chinese Herbal Medicine Can Significantly Improve Anti-Cancer Treatment: Korean Doctors

Tonic herbs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescriptions can be used together with Western immunotherapy to significantly improve its anti-cancer effects compared to immunotherapy alone, a study by Korean doctors recently showed. A research team, led by Dr. Jeong Mi-kyung of the Korean Institute of Traditional Medicine, found that the use of Chinese herbal formulations can…


Building an Alternative Medical Economy in Response to ‘Tyranny’: Telehealth CEO

Military veteran and entrepreneur Adam Hardage aims to build an alternative medical economy in response to what he calls “tyranny” in the nation. Hardage is CEO and co-founder of Remote Health Solutions (RHS), along with Dr. Jon Baugh, its chief medical officer. The two started the company five years ago, focusing on high-quality telemedicine care….


Texas Reports 1st US Death of Person With Monkeypox

Authorities in Texas on Tuesday confirmed the first death of a person who contracted monkeypox in the United States, coming after more than 18,000 people have contracted the virus in recent months. The individual who died was “severely immunocompromised,” said the Texas Department of State Health Services in a statement. It’s not clear if the person died…


Study Finds That Immunity Is Related to Gut Health and Diet

Researchers from the University of Sydney have said that the results of a pre-clinical study conducted by the university have enhanced understanding of diet’s effect on immunity and gut health. The Sydney University study found that high-protein diets can trigger an immune response by altering the composition and activity of the gut microbiota—a collection of microorganisms…