A new technology offers treatment for HIV infection through a single injection - World Pharma News

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"Currently, the researchers explain, there is no genetic treatment for AIDS, so the research opportunities are vast. Dr. Barzel concludes: "We developed an innovative treatment that may defeat the virus with a onetime injection, with the potential of bringing about tremendous improvement in the patients' condition. When the engineered B cells encounter the virus, the virus stimulates and encourages them to divide, so we are utilizing the very cause of the disease to combat it. Furthermore, if the virus changes, the B cells will also change accordingly in order to combat it, so we have created the first medication ever that can evolve in the body and defeat viruses in the 'arms race'.

Based on this study we can expect that over the coming years we will be able to produce in this way a medication for AIDS, for additional infectious diseases and for certain types of cancer caused by a virus, such as cervical cancer, head and neck cancer and more."

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 - FDA.gov

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The "U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms or about 88 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. Paxlovid is available by prescription only and should be initiated as soon as possible after diagnosis of COVID-19 and within five days of symptom onset."

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CRISPR kills HIV and eats Zika 'like Pac-man'. Its next target? Cancer | WIRED UK

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"These new enzymes are variants of a CRISPR protein, Cas13a, which the UC Berkeley researchers reported last September in Nature, and could be used to detect specific sequences of RNA, such as from a virus. The team showed that once CRISPR-Cas13a binds to its target RNA, it begins to indiscriminately cut up all RNA making it "glow" to allow signal detection."

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Stroke survivors walk again after 'unprecedented' trial at Stanford - CNBC

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""This wasn't just, 'They couldn't move their thumb, and now they can.' Patients who were in wheelchairs are walking now," Steinberg went on to add."

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Doctors Cash In on Drug Tests for Seniors, and Medicare Pays the Bill - WSJ - WSJ

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"Doctors are testing seniors for drugs such as heroin, cocaine and “angel dust” at soaring rates, and Medicare is paying the bill.

It is a roundabout result of the war on pain-pill addiction.

Medical guidelines encourage doctors who treat pain to test their patients, to make sure they are neither abusing pills nor failing to take them, possibly to sell them.

Now, some pain doctors are making more from testing than from treating."

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2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - FDA.gov

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Read the full FDA article: Medical Countermeasures Initiative > 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - FDA.gov:

"Fast Facts 

• Ebola is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease.
• Currently, there are no FDA-approved vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat Ebola.
• Ebola does not pose a significant risk to the U.S. public.

Treatment:
CDC recommends supportive therapy for patients as the primary treatment for Ebola. This includes balancing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes, maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure and treating them for any complicating infections."

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New Influenza drug Peramivir by BioCryst Pharma Treats Flu in One Dose | Capital OTC

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Read the full article: New Influenza drug Peramivir by BioCryst Pharma Treats Flu in One Dose | Capital OTC:

"According to latest studies, a single dose of new antiviral drug Peramivir is safe and effective in treating influenza in adults when it is administered within 48 hours of the appearance of the symptoms of Flu."

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Expert Panel Want BP Cuffs Loosened - MedPage Today

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Expert Panel Want BP Cuffs Loosened: - MedPage Today:

"For most hypertensive individuals 60 or older, pharmacologic treatment should be started when the systolic pressure is 150 mm Hg or higher or the diastolic pressure is 90 mm Hg or higher, with the goal of achieving readings below those cutoffs, according to the new recommendations."

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FDA Warning - GermBullet Is An Unapproved Flu Remedy

FDA warns company over unapproved flu remedy - US News and World Report:

"The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company advertises the product as a "proprietary blend of 11 organic botanicals." The company's website claims that "an FDA recognized virology lab" tested the formula and "confirmed that it has the potential capability to kill cold and flu viruses."

But FDA regulators say the mixture has never been reviewed as safe and effective and the company is violating drug safety regulations. All new drugs marketed in the U.S. must be submitted for approval to the FDA before they can be sold to consumers. The GermBullet is sold online through retailers like CVS.com and at a handful of small pharmacies and natural food stores in Florida."

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Know What To Do About The Flu

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Flu: What To Do If You Get Sick - CDC.gov

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FDA-approved hangover pill

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Cheers! FDA-approved hangover pill promises to take edge off holiday partying - NY Daily News:

"A new FDA-approved hangover cure has hit the market just in time for holiday party season."

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FDA withdraws approval of drug Avastin to treat breast cancer

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FDA withdraws approval of drug Avastin to treat breast cancer - latimes.com:

"Studies showed that women with advanced breast cancer taking Avastin had a higher risk of death from stroke or heart attack, and that the medication raised blood pressure and increased the risk of congestive heart failure. The risk of serious bleeding was five times higher among users of Avastin than it was for those on chemotherapy only."  'via Blog this'

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FDA approves Cialis to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Raise Mesothelioma Awareness - Mon 9-26

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Help raise awareness of mesothelioma and curemeso.org with an appearance in the Today Show's audience!,

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Wendi Lewis reports in Meso warriors will assemble on the Plaza for Mesothelioma Awareness Day:

"The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is once again issuing the call for all Meso Warriors to gather at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Monday, September 26, for Mesothelioma Awareness Day."

• Festivities will kick off on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. with a gathering at Bill’s Bar and Burger Rockefeller Center. 
• Monday, Sept. 26, Meso Warriors will meet on Rockefeller Plaza at 5:30 a.m. ET.

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Radiation Risk - To Potassium Iodide or Not - KI

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Updated May 29, 2024

Call me paranoid. Many years ago, I bought a bunch of KI (potassium iodide) for our household. We live in earthquake country, the San Francisco bay area, and there are certainly nuclear plants in CA.

If you're thinking about taking KI, you'll want to read up on it first:  Potassium Iodide (KI) - CDC.gov

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Battle Common Cold With Zinc

Image via WikipediaI take public transportation to work, and get a daily dousing of sneezing and hacking from fellow commuters. For that reason, I'm always on the lookout for any interventions that will keep me healthy or shorten the duration of anything contagious that I might contract.

This Washington Post article caught my eye, Got a cold? Think zinc, report concludes.

In summary:

Zinc (lozenges or syrup) is beneficial in reducing the duration and severity of the common cold in healthy people, when taken within 24 hours of onset of symptoms. People taking zinc are also less likely to have persistence of their cold symptoms beyond seven days of treatment. Zinc supplementation for at least five months reduces incidence, school absenteeism and prescription of antibiotics for children with the common cold.

Reference:
Singh M, Das RR. Zinc for the common cold. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD001364. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001364.pub3.

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Hangover Cure - Caffeine and Anti-Inflammatories

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Treat your hangover with caffeine and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, says this MSNBC news article, And the definitive hangover cure is ... plain old coffee and aspirin, actually.

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CDC Updates To Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment - Podcast and more

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CDC Updates To Sexually Transmitted Diseases - STI Treatment Guidelines

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The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) updated their guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

For more information, including podcast:   The CDC's 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines website

Read the CDC 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines published in the MMWR (pdf)

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What Is Your Flu IQ?

Eccch!  Flu season is starting, and some places in the world have bird flu.

Are you ready?  What's your flu IQ?

Flu IQ

         

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Whooping Cough Outbreak In The US - CA Pertussis Hotspot

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Just in case you haven't heard, there's some kind of pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic in California. I live in California, and I take public transportation everyday. Call me phobic, and folks are coughing all around me without covering their mouths. The news about pertussis peaking resonates with me, as I've noticed within my workplace, many folks with peculiar and long-lasting coughs.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – What You Need To Know - From the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).  This has some great links to audio files of what whooping cough sounds like.

Here are some Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - Notes from the Field: Pertussis --- California, January--June 2010. 

If you're really into learning more, from a science and medicine perspective, read this interesting Science-Based Medicine blog post, Californians give a whoop – or I hope they do.

Additional References:
The FDA webpages on Vaccines, Blood & Biologics

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