The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
Cold and cough medications containing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter remedies, may soon disappear from U.S. shelves after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently declared it ineffective.
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The really old, racist and non-medical origins of the BMI
It's a simple formula: weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared and voila, you have your body mass index — a two-digit figure that slots you into a handful of equally clear-cut boxes.
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'He was the light of my life and I lost him': How a famous surgeon died in an Israeli prison after being taken from Gaza hospital
When war in Gaza erupted last year, Dr Adnan Al-Bursh worked around the clock while documenting the horror unfolding around him. Then he was detained. Now, Sky News has spoken to people who claim to have witnessed the circumstances leading to his death.
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Want to live an extra 5 to 10 years? Adopt this habit, study suggests
In a busy world, the task of getting more movement into your daily life can often get put on the back burner. But there’s a reason to rethink your priorities — getting as active as the top 25% of the US population could extend your life by at least five years, according to a new study published Thursday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Now's the perfect time for your flu and COVID shots, according to doctors. Here's why.
If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot, don't fret – experts say it's the perfect time to get vaccinated before the holidays are in full swing. "It's not too late, and you can get them both at the same time, according to the CDC," CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said on "CBS Mornings Plus" recently. Why now?
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U.S. Declared Measles Gone in 2000 — New Outbreaks May Change That
The US has experienced 338 reported cases of measles between January 1, 2020 and March 28, 2024, according to the CDC. Nearly one-third of those cases (29%) occurred during the first quarter of 2024, representing a 17-fold increase over the average number of cases reported during the same time period between 2020-2023.
Dengue - Global situation
The global incidence of dengue has markedly increased over the past two decades, posing a substantial public health challenge. From 2000 to 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) documented a ten-fold surge in reported cases worldwide increasing from 500 000 to 5.2 million. The year 2019 marked an unprecedented peak, with reported instances spreading across 129 countries.
Only 2% of TikTok Diet and Nutrition Trends Are Accurate: 5 Things to Know
The fact that fad diets and nutrition advice are widely shared on social media platforms like TikTok is not new news. However, a new survey conducted by MyFitnessPal and Dublin City University suggests the majority of diet and nutrition trends on TikTok are not aligned with public health and nutrition guidelines.
Do you really need to walk 10,000 steps to see health benefits?
Over the last several years, studies have been trying to answer the question: “How many steps a day should I walk to derive a health benefit?” A new meta-study analyzes the results of 12 such investigations, and its conclusions may provide the most definitive answer yet.
WHO Warns Climate Change Causing Surge in Mosquito-Borne Diseases
GENEVA — Climate change, deforestation, and urbanization are some of the major risk factors behind the increasing number of outbreaks of viruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya around the world, warns a study by the World Health Organization.
Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know
Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And more girls are beginning menstruation before the age of 9, which is considered a very early age. That’s according to a large new study published this week in the journal JAMA Network Open.
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City of Hope cures oldest person of blood cancer and achieves HIV remission
City of Hope®, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, treated the oldest person to be cured of a blood cancer and then achieve remission for HIV after receiving a blood stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation.
