Medical
20 confirmed mumps cases at Indiana University with more tests underway
It was diagnosed by an off-campus medical provider. Among the first 19 cases, Rupp said 16 students have recovered while three remain in isolation. "We do have some pending tests on patients in which we suspect mumps". It's rough timing for those students who are still in recovery. Those figures were released at a Monday news conference in Bloomington. Health and university officials said Mond... [Full Article...]
Walgreens to Hike Minimum Age for Tobacco Sales
The Food and Drug Administration put Walgreens "on notice" in February, accusing the pharmacy chain of violating rules that prohibit selling cigarettes and other tobacco products to underage buyers. Rite Aid announced later on Tuesday that it will also hike the age to purchase tobacco to 21 chain-wide. "We've seen positive results from other recent efforts to strengthen our policies related ... [Full Article...]
Survey finds teens unaware they are vaping nicotine
Studies have shown that significant percentages of US adults either don't know whether e-cigarette aerosols are harmful to children or believe they cause some or little harm, and the National Academies report also noted that there is "conclusive evidence" that e-cigarette use increases airborne concentrations of nicotine and particulate matter in indoor environments, compared with background level... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Phones Tiger Woods, Plans to Give Him Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump said he would award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tiger Woods of the US celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the 2019 Masters. Woods will join Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Charles Siffords among golfers who have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Trump, with whom Woods is reportedly on good terms , was very excited to watc... [Full Article...]
Ex-CEO is first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan charged Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC), the sixth-largest pharmaceutical distributor in the United States , with conspiring to distribute drugs and defrauding the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). [Full Article...]
Four more confirmed measles cases in Bay of Plenty
The number of outbreaks-defined as three or more epidemiologically related cases-that the CDC is tracking remained at six, and some of the rise in new cases reflects new totals in those outbreaks. If immunization records are not available, your family physician can order bloodwork to determine immunity. UCLA is working to notify all students, faculty and staff who might have come in contact with... [Full Article...]
Malaria vaccine used to immunize children in Malawi, in world first
Scientists say if it was rolled out on a large scale it could save hundreds of thousands of lives. After more than three decades in development and nearly $1 billion in investment, the cutting-edge trial will be rolled out in Malawi's capital Lilongwe this week and then in Kenya and Ghana next week. [Full Article...]
Right time can amplify the beneficial impact of exercise
A study released in science journal, Cell Metabolism by the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel on Thursday, and another from the Center of Epigenetics and Metabolism at the University of California, U.S.A have found evidence that no matter how hard you push that morning run, your evening run will run laps around it, and feel less brutal too. [Full Article...]