Medical
The Tennessee measles case came through Chattanooga
Three to five days after symptoms begin, the infected person could also develop a rash of flat red spots that appear on the face and spread to the neck, chest, arms, legs and feet, sometimes topped by small raised bumps. In mid-April, the World Health Organization published a report detailing measles outbreaks around the world. In the 1950s, researchers isolated the measles virus in a patient's ... [Full Article...]
Case of blood-sucking 'kissing bug' confirmed in Delaware: CDC
This tendency has earned them the nickname 'kissing bugs'. "Chronic Chagas disease includes cardiac complications and/or intestinal complications, and these signs may not be apparent until decades after the initial infection", TAMU's kissing bug website states. [Full Article...]
Vape WARNING: Researchers discover worrying e-cigarette side effect - ‘Serious concerns'
A year ago in the United States, more than three million high school students were believed to have been using e-cigarettes, said the scientists. Professor David Christiani, from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, who led the team, said: "Airborne gram negative bacterial endotoxin and fungal-derived glucans have been shown to cause acute and chronic respiratory effects in occupational ... [Full Article...]
FDA approves first generic naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid addiction
Naloxone nasal spray is one form of treatment for an opioid overdose . The FDA stated it is working towards approving other generic products for the treatment of opioid overdose. The approval, granted April 19, is part of the FDA's effort to combat the nationwide opioid crisis. Additionally, the agency is prioritizing further generic naloxone applications and is pushing for industry to develop a... [Full Article...]
Measles outbreak: USA measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years
New CDC figures reveal 681 people in 22 states have been diagnosed this year, outpacing the 667 people diagnosed in the whole of 2014. We can't discuss the anti-vaxx movement without scrutinizing the specious premise that the measles vaccine is, on the whole, more risky than measles itself. [Full Article...]
Infants under 1 year old shouldn’t be exposed to any electronic screens
The failure to meet current physical activity recommendations is responsible for more than five million deaths every year worldwide across all age groups, according to World Health Organization, which estimates that 80% of children and 23% of adults are not physically active enough. [Full Article...]
IL affected in ground beef recall after growing E. coli outbreak
Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia have seen the highest number of cases, with 65, 41 and 33, respectively. The number of illnesses reported from an E. The biggest outbreaks are in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, but there are also reported cases in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Virginia. [Full Article...]
Torrent Pharma recalls over 10.78 lakh bottles of hypertension drug from US
Read the full recall notice here . NMBA, a chemical compound in the nitrosamines class, is considered a potential human carcinogen. Torrent Pharmaceuticals has not received complaints of adverse side effects. The FDA put the Chinese company Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical on an import alert after it learned that the company made the tainted ingredient that is at the heart of most of these ... [Full Article...]