Medical
Chinese Premier Calls for Severe Punishment in Vaccine Scandal
Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence in and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. [Full Article...]
Legionnaires' disease sickens 2 residents of southern Minnesota senior care facility
The outbreak occurred at St. John's Fountain Lake Community, a care facility that includes assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing care and independent living. The disease, which takes its name from an outbreak during a 1976 state American Legion convention in Philadelphia, is a type of bacterial pneumonia that can be severe. [Full Article...]
Bayer pulls controversial birth control off market after years of complaints
Demand has declined in recent years and plunged 70 percent after the 2016 boxed warning, the FDA said. Here you see dozens of women protesting in front of the Moscone Center in San Francisco in 2015 to demand Essure be taken off the market. [Full Article...]
West Nile Virus found in St. Louis County
An adult in Southeastern North Carolina has died of West Nile virus, the state Department of Health reported Friday. "Most people who are healthy, and I will say most, not all, that get bitten by a mosquito that carries West Nile Virus, can have no symptoms at all". [Full Article...]
Liver Cancer Death Rates In The US Are On The Rise
Lead authors of the new study suggest that alcohol misuse and its complications are adversely affecting American youths. Binge drinking is defined as having more than 4 drinks in one sitting for women, and 5 drinks for men. They speculated that the 2008 economic crisis and subsequent rise in unemployment may have been a factor. The burden of age-adjusted mortality due to cirrhosis was more ... [Full Article...]
Transgender Woman Says Pharmacist at Arizona CVS Refused to Fill Hormone Prescription
Hilde Hall said she had been prescribed the medication by a hormone expert prior to visiting the pharmacist, at CVS pharmacy, where she was questioned her loudly in front of other customers. "We also apologize for not appropriately following up on Ms. Hall's original complaint to CVS, which was due to an unintentional oversight, " the company said in its statement. [Full Article...]
Drug giant Merck announces lower prices on some medications
However the price cut may also be motivated by the increasingly competitive hepatitis C drug market - sales of Zepatier slumped in the last quarter. Pfizer was expected to raise the cost of its US products by as much as 10%. In May, the Trump administration outlined a plan for lower prices, but critics have said it did not go far enough. The New Jersey-based drugmaker will slash its hepatitis ... [Full Article...]
Salmonella outbreak hits South Dakota
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is working to pinpoint the origin of the outbreak that has led to at least 40 hospitalizations. Leftovers should be reheated to 165°F. Make sure that food preparers are in good health with no symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea within the last 72 hours. [Full Article...]