Benzene, a known cancer-causing chemical, was found in over half of 108 batches of antiperspirant and deodorant body sprays from 30 different brands, according to a citizen's petition filed this month with the US Food and Drug Administration.Benzene should not…
While researchers gather more information on the Omicron variant detected in at least 20 countries and territories, the present reality is that the Delta variant is still spreading across the US and putting a strain on already over-taxed health care…
Since South African authorities announced the arrival of a new coronavirus variant that contains an unusually large number of mutations, countries around the world have mobilized by putting into place travel restrictions and precautionary measures.There is much that's still unknown…
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of a pill made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to help treat Covid-19.Members of the FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their…
As soon as South Africa announced the spread of a new and troubling variant last week, scientists went to work.By the time the World Health Organization had named the new lineage Omicron, multiple teams of researchers had already duplicated the…
The new Omicron variant of coronavirus, with its many mutations and seemingly quick spread in South Africa, is worrying scientists and government officials.But doctors want to remind Americans that they're already facing a pretty formidable coronavirus variant, and that's Delta.Delta…
Health experts are doubling down on pleas for all eligible American to get vaccinated --- and boosted -- against Covid-19 as the Omicron and Delta variants spread.Less than two weeks after Omicron was first identified by South African scientists, it's…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying all adults should get boosted six months after the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's or Moderna's vaccine or two months after the single…
The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion.Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus variants. Delta was the most dominant one, followed by eight…
As the world waits to learn how the Omicron variant might impact the global Covid-19 pandemic, it's easy to get caught up in the unknowns. Instead, health officials are reminding us of the simple yet effective tools we all have…
Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, was also the quickest to be labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of its seemingly fast spread in South Africa and…
Americans face at least two weeks of uncertainty before major questions may get answered about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.Health experts urge the public to be cautious and patient as scientists try to find out whether Omicron -- deemed…
Most of us assume those hyper-achievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace their exams and pick their kids up on time must have superhuman self-control. But science points to a different answer: What…
The new Omicron variant might prompt a return to stricter Covid-19 measures if not enough people get vaccinated or boosted, health experts say.Omicron -- or the B.1.1.529 strain of novel coronavirus -- has already spurred international travel bans. The World…
The emergence of the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant feels like a pandemic gut check.Scientists have long known that the world would see emerging coronavirus variants. Viruses mutate constantly.But when South Africa's health minister announced Thursday the discovery of the…
Wouldn't you like to stop your stressful, anxious thinking in its tracks? Turns out you can, and while you're at it, you can make yourself feel and act better too.That's the basis of cognitive behavioral therapy, which burst onto the…
As the new Covid-19 Omicron variant spurs global travel bans, experts say concerns over its impact should prompt millions of unvaccinated Americans to get their shots -- and for those who are eligible, to get their boosters."I would hope that…
A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified by South African scientists has prompted a fresh round of travel restrictions across the world and raised concern about what may be next in the pandemic.The strain, named Omicron, was…
With Michigan's Covid-19 case and hospitalization numbers hovering near all-time highs, the federal government will send doctors, nurses and others to support certain hospitals, the state health department said Wednesday.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had asked for help, and the federal government…
The United States is working to quickly learn more about the newly identified coronavirus variant B.1.1.529, which was first identified in South Africa.South Africa's health minister announced Thursday the discovery of the variant, which appears to be spreading rapidly in…
