Patient case strongly suggests link between #COVID-19 vaccine and #Bell’s palsy

On Jul 22, 2021 By aledopressIn Infectivology, Neurology

The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies - one after the first and another after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine - strongly suggests that Bell's palsy (facial nerve palsy of unknown cause) is linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, doctors write in the journal BMJ Case Reports. They describe the …

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Consumption and Longitudinal Changes in #Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Framingham Offspring Cohort

On Jul 22, 2021 By aledopressIn Cardiology, Diet

Greater whole grain (WG) consumption is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, few prospective studies have examined WG or refined grain (RG) intake and intermediate cardiometabolic risk factors. ObjectivesWe examined the longitudinal association between WG and RG intake on changes in waist circumference (WC); fasting HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose concentrations; and …

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