Tag: Science News

Number 1 Herb to Detoxify From Heavy Metals

Amid recent studies showing that our household spices are rampant with heavy metals, including lead, aluminium, and mercury, health experts have highlighted that one of the best strategies for detoxifying from heavy metals is to consume more of a herb that can easily be added one’s diet with little expense—cilantro, otherwise known as coriander outside…


FDA Approves First Pill Containing Human Feces

Patients needing a fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections now have the option of getting stool in pill form. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Vowst, the first oral biologic drug for fecal microbiota that was shown in clinical trials to be as effective as fecal microbiota transplants given rectally. Biologic…


Surge of Brain Activity in Dying Patients May Shed Light on Near-Death Experiences

A sudden burst of high-frequency brainwaves in dying patients may help shed more light on the mysterious “near-death experience” reported by survivors across the world, scientists have said. For decades, people who had returned from death’s grasp told stories that share many common elements, such as moving towards a radiant white light, reliving past memories…


South Australia to Become Home to First MRNA Factory Outside US

South Australia has announced a partnership with the international biotech enterprise, BioCina, to become home to the first mRNA development and production facility in Australia and make homegrown mRNA vaccines a reality. Last year, U.S. biotech giant Moderna and the Australian government agreed to build the first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility outside North America. Construction…


South Australia to Become Home to 1st Operational mRNA Factory Outside US

South Australia has announced a partnership with the international biotech enterprise, BioCina, to become home to the first mRNA development and production facility in Australia and make homegrown mRNA vaccines a reality. Last year, U.S. biotech giant Moderna and the Australian government agreed to build the first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility outside North America. Construction…


New Studies Link Fluoride to Reduced IQ and ADHD in Children

In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: Decades of research have raised concerns about the safety of water fluoridation. In 2006, the National Research Council urged further…


Scientists Found New Psychoactive Drugs in Wastewaters

A new study has identified over a dozen new psychoactive drugs in the wastewater of various sites worldwide. The trend of increasing new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the difficulty for law enforcement to control their circulation prompted a study by the University of Queensland, Australia, which was part of an international wastewater surveillance program. The study…


Restrictions on Ivermectin Dropped in Australia

Australian medical practitioners can now prescribe ivermectin for COVID-19 among other diseases under new rules confirmed by the nation’s therapeutic goods authority. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) confirmed on May 3 that the prescribing of oral ivermectin will no longer be limited to specialists such as dermatologists, gastroenterologists, and infectious diseases specialists. The move—which takes…


Infectious Disease Experts Advise Health Care Workers Drop Universal Mask Policies

In another sign of changing attitudes to pandemic policy, infectious disease specialists writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine this month argued against the continuation of universal masking policies for doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. In the article, the eight authors, who are infectious disease specialists associated with Harvard and Washington University medical…


Infectious Disease Experts Advise Health Care Facilities to Drop Universal Mask Policies

In another sign of changing attitudes to pandemic policy, infectious disease specialists writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine this month argued against the continuation of universal masking policies for doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. In the article, the eight authors, who are infectious disease specialists associated with Harvard and Washington University medical…