The circular has also directed that all healthcare practitioners and doctors should not prescribe or dispense the affected products and also advises patients to not discontinue use of the medicine unless they consult with the doctor to prescribe other alternatives registered with the Ministry. [Full Article...]
Most people recover without treatment, however. The recall effort follows other prominent salmonella outbreaks, including one linked to pre-cut melon from an facility in Indianapolis that sickened 70 people and another connected to eggs from a single North Carolina producer where 45 people were made sick. [Full Article...]
With increasing mosquito populations and the detection of West Nile virus within Butte County, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District urges residents to take all precautions necessary to drain any and all unneeded standing water, report any suspected mosquito-breeding sites and protect themselves from the bites of mosquitoes. [Full Article...]
Lee Johnson worked for Benicia School District in 2012, becoming the integrative pest manager. "It's just a matter of time", Wisner said, showing jurors photos of lesions on Johnson's body that he said were caused by cancer. Homeowners use it on their lawns and gardens. Beate Ritz, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, testified for the plaintiffs that her review of sci... [Full Article...]
First identified in the 1980s, mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is hard to diagnose because it causes few or no symptoms, but the complications can be unsafe. Now, several commercial tests are available in Europe, but they are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to BASHH. A recent review concluded that more commercial tests are needed to both diagnose and guide treatme... [Full Article...]
Texas couple Maria and Jake Grey told WFAA that their six-year-old daughter Brighton requires around-the-clock care because she suffers from a rare chromosomal disorder called Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, which causes hearing and vision impairments, seizures, and heart and kidney problems. [Full Article...]
They found no association between taking multivitamin and mineral supplements and a lower risk of death from cardiovascular diseases. "It has been exceptionally hard to convince people, including nutritional researchers, to acknowledge that multivitamin and mineral supplements don't prevent cardiovascular diseases". [Full Article...]
But the USA reportedly did not object when Russian Federation stepped in to support the resolution , and it was approved. The Times reported Sunday that USA officials turned to threats in an effort to throw cold water on a WHA resolution holding that breastfeeding is the healthiest option for young children and pushes countries to limit the spread of inaccurate information about breast milk s... [Full Article...]