Medical
Ambien, Other Sleep Aids Get FDA's Strongest Warning
The behaviors range from sleepwalking to sleep driving and other potentially unsafe activities. "When our ongoing safety monitoring recently reflected the risk of more serious injuries and deaths from patients on these medications who experienced complex sleep behaviors, we determined there was a need to take stronger steps to inform the public", said Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the FDA's... [Full Article...]
Man suffers from serious stroke caused by cracking neck
Hader said that doctors said the "direct cause" of the stroke "was by stretching my neck". Specifically, Hader had torn the vertebral artery, which is the same injury Natalie Kuniciki suffered when she cracked her neck while stretching. [Full Article...]
Eye clinic urging people to never sleep with contacts in
Fortunately, he was able to treat the female patient's infection with antibiotics drops, which were administered "around the clock". - An eye doctor shared graphic images of a patient's heavily damaged eye to spread awareness about the danger of sleeping in contact lenses. [Full Article...]
Burger King launches ‘Real Meals’ and faces backlash on Twitter
The company reports in a news release that it partnered with Mental Health America on launching this campaign during Mental Health Awareness Month. "And that's OK." There's the Pissed Meal, Blue Meal, Salty Meal, YAAAS Meal and DGAF Meal. No one's going to be happy about that. "A natural extension of encouraging people to "be their way" is encouraging them to 'feel their way, '" Burger King said... [Full Article...]
Trump seeks ruling upholding judge’s Setback to’Obamacare’
However, the administration said it reconsidered its position in light of O'Connor's judgment. "The remaining ACA provisions should not be severed from the individual mandate, regardless of whether the government might support some of those provisions as a policy matter", DOJ wrote in the brief. [Full Article...]
Is Vermont Prepared For A Measles Outbreak?
County health officials say these cases are not linked to the ongoing measles outbreak in the USA or to the measles case reported earlier in the week in a county resident. Ryan Tipping, a Democratic member of Maine's House of Representatives who sponsored the bill, noted in an interview that no major US religion forbids vaccination. [Full Article...]
The Measles Vaccine, Moving Forward
County health officials say these cases are not linked to the ongoing measles outbreak in the USA or to the measles case reported earlier in the week in a county resident. Still, as the illness continues to spread, a growing number of adults of all ages may be wondering if they need to be vaccinated or revaccinated. She called for communities to support vaccination programmes and to adhere to im... [Full Article...]
Measles outbreak passes 700 cases as vaccination gets unexpected support
Of 44 cases directly imported from other countries, 34 were in USA residents traveling internationally. Of course, in the years since, measles outbreaks have occurred, but all have stemmed from worldwide travel. Measles is highly contagious. Measles in most people causes fever, a runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. The disease was declared eliminated in the U.S.in 2000. [Full Article...]