Month: May 2022

A new study has uncovered a previously unknown process by which some NSAID pain relievers affect the body. It may explain why different NSAIDs can have unexpected effects on many diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Pain and inflammation are commonly treated by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and aspirin. However, even at similar doses, different NSAIDs can have unexpected and unexplained effects on many diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Now, a new study, led by Yale University, has uncovered a previously unknown process by which some NSAIDs affect the body. The finding may explain why similar NSAIDs produce a range of clinical outcomes and could influence how the drugs are used in the future. The study was published today ...

The CDC said there's no need for a mass vaccination campaign for the public. May 24, 2022, 12:33 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article With seven people in the U.S. now confirmed or presumed to have monkeypox, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the risk remains low and there's no evidence the virus has evolved to be more transmissible. "This is not COVID," Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology at the CDC, said during a media briefing Monday. There is one confirmed positive case in Massachusetts. There is one presumptive positive case in New York, one in Washington state, two in Utah and two in Florida. The CDC said Monday that the government is in the proces...

A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO's emergencies department, said the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission among gay and bisexual men at two raves held in Spain and Belgium. Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals. "We know monkeypox can spread when there is close contact with the lesions of someone who is infected, and it looks like sexual contact has now amplified that transmission," said H...

Don't expect monkeypox to lead to lockdowns, expert says Monkeypox is “unlikely” to lead to nationwide lockdowns like those witnessed at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, a UK doctor has told Sky News. “I think with monkeypox it’s very unlikely that we’re going to get to a situation where we would have a lockdown,” Dr Mark Lawton said on Monday. “This is a virus that’s spread through close contact, mostly skin to skin. It can be through infected clothes or bed linens. Potentially droplets from close contact. So I think it’s unlikely that it’s going to spread in the same way. “[Monkeypox is] ultimately still very rare, most people will have a very mild illness. Part of the reason for lockdown with covid was the fact that it was going to overwhelm the health service. We don’t expect to s...

CNN  —  The United States is responding to a request for the release of monkeypox vaccine from the nation’s Strategic National Stockpile as a global outbreak of cases is under investigation. There is one confirmed case of monkeypox and four suspected cases in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. “I can report that there has been a request for release of the Jynneos vaccine from the National Stockpile for some of the high-risk contacts of some of the early patients, so that is actively happening right now,” Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology within the CDC’s National Cente...