But the number of people who received HIV this way was down to nearly zero, Chinese health officials said at a conference in Yunnan province. China has experienced scandals related to HIV transfusion through blood transfusions in the past, the number of HIV infections by blood transfusions has "essentially been reduced to zero", according to Xinhua . [Full Article...]
Being the carrier of blood to every part of the body, heart is a key organ that is prone to suffer. World Heart Day takes place this Saturday. This makes it the number one cause of death in the world today. As diabetes is quoted as one of the major reasons for getting heart-related ailments, the doctor states that withdrawal of tablets could affect the blood vessels going to the heart, brain... [Full Article...]
Elsewhere, the American Academy of Pediatrics has stopped focusing on a hard guideline of a maximum two hours a day of screen time for children over the age of six, instead calling for "consistent limits" set by parents that make sure children are spending enough time on sleep and other healthy behaviours. [Full Article...]
The two immunologists - from the US and Japan, respectively - were awarded the Prize "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation". The physics prize is to be announced Tuesday, followed by chemistry. The prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were created in accordance with the will of dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel and hav... [Full Article...]
Experts at the University of Hong Kong found the unnamed 56-year-old man's home had signs of being infested with the rodents. The clinical assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong continued: 'Rat hepatitis E virus now joins the list of infections as an important pathogen that may be transmitted from rats to humans'. [Full Article...]
Parsons added that his park follows all CDC "guidelines and recommendations concerning Naegleria fowleri ". The infection is extremely rare, but very deadly. Later symptoms can include stiff neck, confusion, lack of attention to people and surroundings, loss of balance, seizures and hallucinations. A surf park in Waco has closed for testing after a New Jersey man died earlier this month fro... [Full Article...]
The EVOLVE-2 study demonstrated a reduction of -4.3 (n=226) migraine headache days using Emgality versus -2.3 (n=450) on placebo , with both studies showing that almost 60% of subjects had at least a 50% reduction in migraine headache days in any given month on average. [Full Article...]
The position of the biggest militant group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, spearheaded by Al Qaeda's former Syrian offshoot, will be crucial to the deal's success, but it has so far said nothing. Hardline groups such as Nusra Front, Guardians of Religion Organization, and Turkistan Islamic Party shall be entirely evacuated from the demilitarization zone with all their weapons and military hardware. [Full Article...]