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THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer booster shots for people over 65 and for those at high risk of severe COVID-19.Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots should be given at least six months after a person is fully vaccinated.Wednesday's move is likely the beginning of a staggered campaign to deliver booster shots to all Americans, starting with the most vulnerable."Today's action demonstrates that science and the currently available data continue to guide the FDA's decision-making for COVID-19 vaccines during this pandemic," Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said in an agency news release. "After considering the totality of the available scientific evidence and the deliberations of...

THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- You remember the ad. It asked if you've "got milk?" and said that "milk does a body good." So, does it? New research suggests it might. In the study, people who consumed more dairy fat actually had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those who drank or ate less dairy, CNN reported."Increasing evidence suggests that the health impact of dairy foods may be more dependent on the type — such as cheese, yogurt, milk and butter — rather than the fat content, which has raised doubts if avoidance of dairy fats overall is beneficial for cardiovascular health," said lead author Kathy Trieu, a researcher from the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia."Our study suggests that cutting down on dairy fat or avoiding dairy...

THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic people in the United States have lower cancer rates than white people, but they are much more likely to develop certain preventable cancers."The good news is that overall cancer rates are lower in Hispanic people, but we are seeing very high rates of infectious disease-related cancers, many of which are potentially avoidable," said study author Kimberly Miller, a scientist at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.Rates of liver and stomach cancer were approximately two times higher among Hispanic people than white individuals, the study found. Hepatitis infection increases the risk of liver cancer, and an infection with a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, can lead to stomach cancer. Both of these infections can...

Here are some of HealthDay's top stories for Thursday, Sept. 23:FDA approves Pfizer booster shot for seniors, high-risk folks: Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots should be given at least six months after a person is fully vaccinated. The move is likely the beginning of a staggered campaign to deliver booster shots to all Americans. Read moreCould llama antibodies fight COVID? British researchers report in early research that these "nanobodies," a smaller, simpler form of antibodies, could be produced in a lab and deployed in a nasal spray, binding tightly to the coronavirus and neutralizing it. Read moreYour kid hates broccoli? Your genes may explain why: That dislike for broccoli and other veggies in the same family may be inherited, a new study suggests. Read...