The release added there is a slight possibility that a higher potency could cause infants to develop permanent renal or kidney injuries. Adverse effects can include nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhea, tinnitus, headache and gastrointestinal bleeding, the company said. [Full Article...]
The study found children started puberty earlier if their mothers were exposed to triclosan, which is found in some antibacterial handwashes and toothpaste. The team studied the levels of chemicals in the mothers during pregnancy and in the children at nine years old. They then tracked onset of puberty and found exposure to certain chemicals was linked to the early onset of puberty in girls but ... [Full Article...]
He said the country still has a chance to control the epidemic by adopting a focused and targeted approach. The TCE programme is based on community mobilization, HIV testing, tuberculosis screening, referrals to treatment, and support for HIV treatment adherence. [Full Article...]
But it's frustrating that despite SOLID science showing how important vaccination is to either preventing or at least blunting the effect of influenza, so many of our otherwise smart and savvy neighbors are going into this unsafe time of the flu season unprotected. [Full Article...]
A total of 299 possible cases had been referred to the CDC this year, as of November 30. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. [Full Article...]
On the health care side of the equation, between 2010 and 2015, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations among older adults increased by 34.3% from 199.3 to 267.6 per 100,000, and the rate of opioid-related emergency department visits increased by 74.2%, from 44.7 to 77.9 per 100,000 (see Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Among 65+ Population Increased 34% Over Five Years ). [Full Article...]
While babies born from live donor uterus transplants have been done almost a dozen times before, including once in 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Dallas, this birth marks the first time doctors have been able to remove the uterus from a recently deceased donor and have it result in a live birth. [Full Article...]
It would serve as an initial check for cancer, with doctors following up positive results with more focused investigations. "This unique nano-scaled DNA signature appeared in every type of breast cancer we examined, and in other forms of cancer including prostate, colorectal and lymphoma", he said. [Full Article...]