by Richard A. Hendricks | May 21, 2021 | Health News
But vaccination rates across the United States are uneven — a worrisome trend that could obstruct efforts to end the Covid-19 pandemic. Rates range from more than 78% of adults in Vermont with at least one vaccine to less than 45% of adults in Mississippi. And over the past week, states with higher vaccination rates […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 19, 2021 | Health News
Even though the link is not yet firm, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia or VITT. It’s characterized by unusual blood clotting combined with a low number of blood-clotting cells called platelets. Patients...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 25, 2020 | Health News
The cases started between January 21 to August 26, the agency reported Thursday. Of the 41 infected, four hospitalizations were reported. The infected people range in age from two to 74 years old. The mushrooms, distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. in Sante Fe...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 25, 2020 | Health News
Too much diphenhydramine (Benadryl), can lead to severe health problems, including serious heart problems, seizures, coma and even death. The FDA cited reports of teenagers ending up in hospital emergency rooms or dying after participating in the so-called...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 24, 2020 | Health News
In women, each 10-centimeter increase in belly fat raised the risk of death from any cause by 8%. For men, each 10-centimeter increase in girth raised the risk of by 12%. Those findings are a result of an analysis of 72 studies involving more than 2.5 million...
