The COVID vaccine can now be given to children under 5

In a statement released by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was announced that children under age 5 can now be given the vaccine for COVID-19. The CDC recently approved the use of COVID-19 vaccines for children...
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Study Finds All Adults Could Benefit From a Daily Blood Pressure Pill

A review by Oxford University has found that all adults, including those considered healthy, can benefit from the protective benefits of consuming a blood pressure pill every day. The major study, which was published in The Lancet, tested 340,000 people...
Women Experiencing More Side Effects from The Covid-19 Vaccine Than Men

Why Are Women Experiencing More Side Effects from The Covid-19 Vaccine Than Men?

Recent findings have shown that women are experiencing a greater number of side effects than men from the Covid-19 vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Reporting System processed 7,000 reports between December 14th and January 13th. Notably,...
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Scientists are using coffee to test for COVID-19

A team of researchers led by Vittorio Saggiomo of Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands claims it has found a method to create a highly-sensitive test for the coronavirus from coffee machine capsules. Currently, most coronavirus testing is performed...
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Liver Cancer and Alternative Cancer Treatment Methods

Cancer is something that all of us have heard about, and many of us have also had to go through the traumatizing experience of losing a loved one to cancer or going through it ourselves. But what exactly is cancer,...

Next COVID-19 Drug Enemy – The Viral “Molecular Scissor”

The novel coronavirus uses an enzymatic cutter for virus production that also disables essential immune proteins. The Plan American and Polish scientists, reporting October 16, 2020, in the journal Science Advances, put together a new plan for a potential drug...

The Common Cold Might Help You Ward Off Covid-19!

Common colds are undoubtedly unpleasant, but a recent study from infectious disease experts of the University of Rochester Medical Center claims that the colds we've experienced in the past might help us protect ourselves against Covid-19. The study was posted...

Antipsychotics Prescribed to Adults With Depression Linked to Higher Mortality Rate

Researchers have found that adults suffering from depression who started to take a dose of newer antipsychotic drugs have a higher mortality risk in comparison to a control group that initiated augmentation with a second antidepressant. The research was carried...

Doctors Recommend Waiting A Bit Before Getting Your Flue Shot

As we are nearing the regular flu season, some doctors suggest waiting for a few weeks before getting your flu shot. Health experts claim that, though September regularly marks the start of the flu season, social distancing and the additional...

How to Make Elderberry Tincture to Use for Cold, Flu and Viral Infections

​Elderberry, more specifically the subspecies Sambucus nigra and Sambucus canadensis, has been used for centuries against colds, flu, and viral infections. Lately, a new interest in the plant has prompted numerous large studies to determine its efficacy, and impressive enough, it turns out...