Medical
Feds break up $1.2B Medicare scam targeting seniors
Attorney Craig Carpenito said. "Today, one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes in U.S. history came to an end", said Robert Johnson, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of several agencies involved. "The conspiracy.details broad corruption, massive amounts of greed and systemic flaws in our health care system that were exploited by the defendants". [Full Article...]
Measles alarm: Australia ramps up measles warnings as cases jump
The Australian Academy of Science will develop and distribute promotional material to raise awareness amongst individuals and health professionals about the risks of measles and the importance of being fully vaccinated against the disease. Health authorities have warned residents to check for signs and symptoms of measles following an outbreak of the disease on NSW's north coast. The travellers ... [Full Article...]
Excess Vitamin D may lead to kidney failure
However, his creatinine levels had actually increased significantly after he returned to Canada. Over 30 months, the man had taken eight to 12 drops of vitamin D - a total of 8,000 to 12,000 International Units (IUs) - per day. "High doses of any vitamin ... can cause toxicity", Auguste said. Simplified pathway of vitamin D metabolism with a suggested approach to manage hypervitaminosis D. [Full Article...]
NYC mayor orders mandatory measles vaccinations amid 'health emergency'
There have been 285 reported cases of measles in Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community since October, 246 of which are children, CBS New York reported Monday, citing the health department. "The decision to declare a public health emergency in New York City is the right one, and it is time we act at the state level and end non-medical exemptions". [Full Article...]
Scotland see 89% fall in cervical cancer rates 8 April 2019
The test has been proven to be significantly more accurate, with the potential to detect more cancers and four times as many adenomas. So, the researchers looked at vaccination and screening records for almost 139,000 women born between 1988 and 1996 who had a cervical screening test result recorded at age 20. [Full Article...]
Dogs can smell out cancer in blood with 97% accuracy, study reveals
The results could lead to new cancer-screening approaches that are low-cost and accurate without being invasive. The research was conducted by a group of researchers from BioScentDx , a U.S. The results could lead to canine detection as a low-priced, non-invasive approach to cancer screening and perhaps other diseases, says Heather Junqueira , lead researcher on the study. [Full Article...]
New York City orders mandatory measles vaccines for some
In an April 9 interview on WAMC with Alan Chartok, chief executive office of the Northeast Public Radio station, New York Governor Andrew Cumo said he thought the debate over parental rights to not vaccine their children against the right of the public to be protected would end up in the courts. [Full Article...]
Getting Hotter in Japan: Virginity
The new analysis presented estimates for the whole Japanese population, more clearly defined the age and socioeconomic status of people who have never had heterosexual intercourse and compared trends over time. The researchers said the "lack of sexual experience may be involuntary", citing unstable job and income conditions among men as potential reasons behind the trend. [Full Article...]