Famotidine clinical trial shows COVID-19 symptom reduction

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Authors:  Dagnia Zeidlickis, Vice President, Communications | zeidlick@cshl.edu | 516-367-8455 A high dose of famotidine, commonly known as Pepcid®, was found to have beneficial effects in adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to results of an outpatient clinical trial. Patients who took famotidine in this trial experienced a decrease of inflammation within the body and reported earlier […]

Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case

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Authors: Saima May Sidik 10 February 2022 Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Even a mild case of COVID-19 can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular problems for at least a year after diagnosis, a new study1 shows. Researchers found that […]

OPINION

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Here’s how to detox from the COVID spike protein – from the jab or the virus Spike proteins can circulate in your body after infection or injection, causing damage to cells, tissues and organs, but the World Council for Health has compiled a list of medications to prevent this. Thu Dec 23, 2021 – 10:38 […]

Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children

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Authors: Audrey Dionne, MD1,2; Francesca Sperotto, MD1,2; Stephanie Chamberlain1,2; et alAnnette L. Baker, MSN, CPNP1,2; Andrew J. Powell, MD1,2; Ashwin Prakash, MD1,2; Daniel A. Castellanos, MD1,2; Susan F. Saleeb, MD1,2; Sarah D. de Ferranti, MD, MPH1,2; Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH1,2; Kevin G. Friedman, MD1,2 JAMA Cardiol. 2021;6(12):1446-1450. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.347 Question  What are the findings on cardiac imaging in children with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination? Findings  In this case series of 15 children who were hospitalized with myocarditis after receipt of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine for 1 to […]

Study: Myocarditis risk 37 times higher for children with COVID-19 than uninfected peers

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Authors: Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor August 31, 2021 The risk of myocarditis for children under 16 years is 37 times higher for those infected with COVID-19 than those who haven’t been infected with the virus, according to a new study. Authors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the study provides […]

The potential for antibody-dependent enhancement of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Translational implications for vaccine development

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Authors:  Jiong Wang andMartin S. Zand Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2020 Journal of Clinical and Translational Science>Volume 5 Issue 1 Abstract There is an urgent need for vaccines to the 2019 coronavirus (COVID19; SARS-CoV-2). Vaccine development may not be straightforward, due to antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). Antibodies against viral surface proteins can, in some […]

Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19

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Authors: Stephanie Seneff1 and Greg Nigh Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge MA, 02139, USA, E- Naturopathic Oncology, Immersion Health, Portland, OR 97214, ABSTRACT Operation Warp Speed brought to market in the United States two mRNA vaccines, produced by Pfizer and Moderna. Interim data suggested high efficacy for both of these vaccines, which […]

Antibody-dependent enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies

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Authors: Wen Shi Lee, Adam K. Wheatley, Stephen J. Kent & Brandon J. DeKosky  Nature Microbiology volume 5, pages1185–1191 (2020) Abstract Antibody-based drugs and vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are being expedited through preclinical and clinical development. Data from the study of SARS-CoV and other respiratory viruses suggest that anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies could exacerbate COVID-19 through antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). […]

A review: Antibody-dependent enhancement in COVID-19: The not so friendly side of antibodies

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Authors: Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno,1,†Mónica Guadalupe Matuz-Flores,1,†Guillermo González-Estevez,1Ferdinando Nicoletti,2Francisco Javier Turrubiates-Hernández,1Katia Mangano,2 and José Francisco Muñoz-Valle1 Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2021 Jan-Dec; 35: 20587384211050199.Published online 2021 Oct 10. doi: 10.1177/20587384211050199PMCID: PMC8512237PMID: 34632844 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), represents an unprecedented global public health emergency with economic and social consequences. One of the […]

Former Senior FDA Official: Manufacturers, FDA Negligent In Not Investigating Covid-19 Vaccine Risks To Heart Health

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Authors: DAVID GORTLER FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Manufacturers, FDA, and CDC must investigate serious cardiovascular incidents related to the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines. From day ,one the U.S. Food and Drug Administration knew the Covid-19 vaccine was linked to serious heart trouble in recipients. The FDA medical officer review of Pfizer’s original Covid-19 application notes “clinically important […]