According to the Center for Disease Control, Zostavax is a medication that was licensed in 2006 to treat shingles. It is administered through a shot and only one dose is given to protect individuals from acquiring shingles. While the product is marketed as a safeguard against the shingles virus, the vaccine has caused adverse effects… Read More »
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others. Boston Globe: Ending The Long Reach Of Tobacco As the leading cause of preventable death, smoking causes 1 in 5 of all deaths in the United States, totaling more than 480,000 annually. Tobacco is also linked to about one-third of all cancers in the United… Read More »
One in every 25 people on the face of the planet is carrying a sexually transmitted infection, according to a new study. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that STIs are a ‘silent epidemic’ sweeping the globe, adding that one million new STIs occur every single day. A study has found that in 2016,… Read More »
A matcha shop that offers drinks with drops of CBD oil. Angelica Lavito | CNBC The Food and Drug Administration will hear from CBD manufacturers, researchers, farmers, retailers and more on Friday as the agency holds its first public hearing looking at the sale of what’s being touted as a magical elixir that can treat… Read More »
The final word is not out on this question, but we know for certain that American restaurants supersize meals. Eat out frequently and you will be swimming in calories. What about other countries? We found this to be very interesting. Researchers measured the calories in frequently ordered meals at randomly selected restaurants in Brazil,… Read More »