New research published in the International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design describes a novel lipopeptide antibiotic that can inhibit the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. The compound, known as Kannurin, interferes with RNA-dependent-RNA polymerase activation and function, the researchers explain. H. Shabeer Ali of the…
How One Health Center Is Leading Chicago on Kid Covid Shots
CHICAGO — As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink Minnie Mouse mask and white blouse, turned her head away and closed her eyes. “It’s not going to hurt, OK? I’ll hold your hand, I’ll hold your hand,” said her…
Halloween candy: How much is OK for kids to eat?
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. With Halloween just around the corner, parents across the U.S. are scrambling to buy candy to pass out to trick-or-treaters. Spending on All Hallow’s Eve 2021 is projected to…
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How One State Protects Patients From Hospital Lawsuits
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. In Maryland, hospitals had been suing people — taking them to court and garnishing wages — even though these patients legally qualified for financial assistance, also known as charity care. Those lawsuits are now illegal, because of the state’s new Medical Debt Protection…
How to improve your flexibility
If the idea of touching your toes feels impossible, you may be wondering how to improve your flexibility. Being flexible and having a good range of motion is important, yet an often overlooked element of fitness. Improving your flexibility can have a range of physical benefits, with the American Council…
Live by the sea? How to create a thriving, low-maintenance garden
Peter Shaw knows all about the perils of salty winds and sandy soils and if he had to give one piece of advice for those new to gardening by the sea it would be to keep it simple. After 30 years living in Anglesea and almost as many making coastal…
Scientists reveal how vitamin A enters immune cells in the gut
Immunologists and geneticists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how vitamin A enters immune cells in the intestines—findings that could offer insight to treat digestive diseases and perhaps help improve the efficacy of some vaccines. “Now that we know more about this important aspect of immune function, we may…
Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves, but that’s no reason to skip your shot
A 2015 paper on a chicken virus showed vaccines could enable more deadly variants to spread—in chickens. But that outcome is rare. Only a minority of human and animal vaccines have affected the evolution of a virus. In most of those cases, evolution didn’t increase the severity of the pathogen….
This Is How Long A Cold Should Last
Between the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the start of flu season and seemingly never-ending allergy season, these days it’s likely a runny nose or slight tickle in your throat, similar to cold symptoms, raises a bit of concern. While you definitely want to make sure you take your health seriously, it…
This is How Likely You Are to Catch the Delta Variant Outdoors
With spring and summer came wide availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, followed by relaxed safety restrictions in public and outdoor spaces, plus the return of various events that were canceled last year. But as all the “Your fall plans” memes have implied, the newer, more contagious Delta variant has come…
How awake prone positioning can prevent intubation in COVID-19 patients
A six country clinical study of more than 1,100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients who required high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy suggests that prone positioning (rotating patients with severe breathing issues so they are face down) soon after admission can significantly reduce the need for mechanical ventilation. While critical care specialists have…