Acai Common Names: acai, acai berry, açaí Latin Names: Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa Background How Much Do We Know? What Have We Learned? What Do We Know About Safety? Keep in Mind For More Information NCCIH Clearinghouse The NCCIH Clearinghouse provides information on NCCIH and complementary and integrative health approaches, including publications and searches of Federal databases of scientific and medical literature. […]
Coherus Announces Positive Final Overall Survival Results of JUPITER-02 Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Toripalimab in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (“Coherus”, Nasdaq: CHRS) announced the final overall survival (OS) results of the JUPITER-02 study presented today at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. […]
New COVID-19 Boosters To Roll Out Mid-September By Physician’s Briefing Staff HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning antibodies to the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in […]
AHA News: Here’s the Latest on Dietary Cholesterol and How It Fits In With a Healthy Diet By American Heart Association News FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with […]
Updated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in a few weeks, CNN reported, citing unnamed senior administration officials. The U.S. Centers […]
Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson’s Disease By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — It might not seem like constipation or difficulty swallowing could signal a neurological problem, but new research suggests that these gut conditions could be an early indicator of Parkinson’s disease. Gastrointestinal symptoms are also thought to […]
Millions More Americans May Have Long COVID Than Thought By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 — Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19. Their claims need to be taken more seriously by physicians, a new […]
Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper’s Daughter, Alice. Now, She’s Working to Keep Others Safe By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — Alice Tapper felt deathly ill, suffering from severe abdominal pain, a 102-degree fever and vomiting. Emergency room doctors found that Alice — the daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper — had a rapid […]
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced ‘Brain Freeze,’ Anyway? By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 — Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of “brain freeze.” Its cause is a mystery, but it’s not harmful, according to experts at University of […]
As Parents Drop Kids Off for Their Freshman Year at College, An Expert Offers Tips By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, Aug. 26, 2023 — Tears may flow when parents drop their teen off at college. Watching kids leave the nest can tug at the heart and make parents a little anxious about what’s to […]