Medical
Swine fever outbreak spreads to five prefectures across Japan
The cholera-positive pigs were first found at a farm in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and also discovered at farms in Nagano, Gifu, Shiga, Osaka and Aichi prefectures, to which the Toyota farm had shipped pigs. At the end of January, a farm in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, was the latest to confirm the presence of swine flu and the continuation of the epidemic in the region, but seemingly failed to ... [Full Article...]
Trump, not particularly vigilant about diet, gets physical exam
The Trump administration also submitted his name to increase his naval rank from rear admiral to two-star admiral. Adm. Ronny Jackson, Trump's physician previous year, said while Trump was "more enthusiastic about the diet part than the exercise part. [Full Article...]
Five-yearly cervical cancer screening will save lives, NHS trial suggests
Researchers compared HPV screening with traditional cytology (smear) testing and found it to be "more sensitive". Women could safely wait five years between smear tests under a screening technique being rolled out by the NHS, a study has concluded. [Full Article...]
Trump vows to end HIV spread within 10 years, critics skeptical
Redfield said he was "shocked" to see that just 48 out of 3 000 counties in the United States accounted for half of all new HIV infections. That raised a flag for state officials. However, Trump's 2019 financial year budget, submitted in February 2018, includes cutting 40 million dollars from CDC's HIV prevention programs, and 26 million dollars from federal housing programs for people liv... [Full Article...]
Wine first or beer, drinks cost you dear
However, as unpleasant as they are, hangovers do serve a objective - experts say they are nature's warning system to encourage us to drink less. The study, published in the February issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , was inspired by researchers wondering whether the rhymes regarding drinking have any basis in reality. [Full Article...]
Patient Being Tested for Ebola at Philadelphia Hospital
Preliminary testing indicated the patient has another condition, he noted. "All hospital operations continue as usual, and there was no impact on other patients or visitors during this standard evaluation process", Richter said. The latest WHO External Situation Report provides up-to-date details on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with a total of 785 cases reporte... [Full Article...]
Measles breaks out across the Philippines after Dengvaxia vaccine scare
As early as December previous year, health experts warned against a possible outbreak of measles in the Philippines due to the declining trust in vaccines in the wake of a controversy that hounded a dengue immunization program in 2017. "In this scenario we have a pool of children building up over time who are not protected and who are susceptible to measles", Dr Weiler said. Aside from getting v... [Full Article...]
China: Tests show no HIV in 'tainted' medical item
According to the South China Morning Post , Shanghai Xinxing is " China's second-biggest medical blood products manufacturer". There were 12,229 50-mL bottles of blood plasma produced in this batch. During the 1990s and earlier 2000s, thousands of Chinese were infected with HIV when they sold blood that was pooled and the plasma removed. Also, this week some 29 children were given wrong vacci... [Full Article...]