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Share on PinterestTaurine is a compound found in dairy products as well as some energy drinks. Kevin Day/Getty ImagesTaurine is a compound found in humans as well as dairy products and some energy drinks. In a study, researchers say taurine was effective as an anti-aging agent that promoted longevity in mice. Experts say the findings are promising, but more research needs to be done by humans.A deficiency in the nutrient taurine appears to drive aging in animals, but experts say more research is needed to determine if the same effect is found in humans. A study published today…

Health Canada has approved a new antibody drug to help protect babies from serious illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Nirsevimab, also known by its brand name Beyfortus, was legal on April 19. It was developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi. Nirsevimab is “a monoclonal antibody to prevent serious lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in newborns and infants during their first RSV season,” Health Canada spokesman Mark Johnson said in an email to The Canadian Press on Friday. The drug, which is given by injection, is also legal for children up to two…

Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.Jason Copping says the workforce is stretched and demands will only increase as the population ages. The budget is to be delivered Feb. 28, and Copping says more than half of the $158 million will be used for programs to recruit physicians to rural areas, which is feeling the brunt of the doctor shortage. Brian Jean, minister of jobs, economy and northern development, said financial incentives will be used as an incentive for practicing…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new definition for post COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, in children and teenagers. In a document released Thursday, WHO officials say it started to come up with a specific definition for long COVID in children and teens because the virus affects them differently than adults. According to the new definition, children and teens with long COVID are more likely to have fatigue, an altered sense of smell (anosmia), and anxiety than healthy children. The WHO added that children, teenagers, and adults all experience long symptoms of COVID within three months…

Election council: Erdoğan has won 49.4% of votesWith just over 99% of ballot boxes opened, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has received 49.4% of votes in the country’s presidential election, the head of the country’s election council has said. Reuters is quoting Ahmet Yener as saying on Monday that Erdoğan’s rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, had scored 44.96% and the third-placed candidate, ultranationalist and potential kingmaker Sinan Ogan 5.2% of the vote. The near-complete results strongly suggest the election will go to a runoff on 28 May since neither of the two leading candidates received more than 50% of the…

FSD Pharma has completed dosing in the first group of healthy volunteers enrolled in its Phase 1 clinical trial testing Lucid-21-302, an oral medication candidate for all types of multiple sclerosis (MS). The medication, also known as Lucid-MS, was first given to a sentinel subject — one individual in advance of the first full group — to determine if there might be any unexpected side effects that might harm participants all dosed at the same time. The group now tested consisted of eight healthy volunteers, six of whom received the lowest dose of the medication and two who were given…

HALIFAX – Animal autopsies on several pilot whales that washed ashore last weekend in Cape Breton indicated the whales were healthy, says a marine animal conservation group. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, says necropsies performed on eight of the whales suggest the animals were not following a sick member who had become disoriented and led them to shore. While the final necropsy results aren’t in yet, Wimmer says the whales potentially swam to their deaths because they weren’t paying attention to where they were going. Whales, he says, are often following food and don’t realize…

WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting health for all people over the next three years. The main objectives of the collaboration will be to support global efforts to overcome the inequities that millions of people face in accessing health services and attaining the highest levels of physical and mental health, and addressing the health-related challenges posed by climate change. WHO, the United Nations’ specialized agency for health, and Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization working to end extreme poverty, signed the…