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Share on PinterestResearchers have reassured physicians that blood pressure drugs are not tied to COVID-19 risk.On March 17, 2020, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) issued a joint statement urging researchers to address certain gaps in our understanding of COVID-19 risk.More specifically,…

1 million people in the United States and 10 million people throughout the world have the disease. Parkinson’s results from a loss of nerve cells in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. These cells produce dopamine, a chemical messenger, or neurotransmitter, involved in controlling movement.Most people with Parkinson’s are older than 50…

Share on PinterestPeople with depression may be less likely to modify their moods with uplifting activities.The study, which now appears in JAMA, examined a selection of activities that people may use as a form of mood regulation to stave off depression. Its aim was to find out if people with depression are less likely to…

United States.Despite this, the vaccine has been the subject of much controversy, in particular, due to a 1998 study linking the vaccine to autism. The study was later shown to be fraudulent and was discredited, but not before it received wide publicity, leading to public misconceptions about the vaccine.An updated review of the evidence has…

canceled 2020 European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Their work suggests that raw frozen dog food contains bacteria that are capable of resisting mainstream antibiotics.This poses a risk of the transmission of these antibiotic resistant bacteria from dogs to humans, constituting an international public health risk, say the authors of the study.According…