Medical
Risk of Parkinsons more for those who got appendix removed
The newly discovered link between the appendix and Parkinson's may provide a clue about when, where and why Parkinson's starts to develop. The retrospective study involving more than 62 million patient records from 26 health systems will be presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2019. [Full Article...]
Instagram to block anti-vaccine hashtags
The majority of the top posts under the hashtag were misinformation. Clicking a banned hashtag simply won't let the users anywhere and it won't even come up if it's being searched for on objective. Instagram declined to say what threshold a hashtag needs to reach before it is a candidate for removal, as it doesn't want users to be able to game the system. [Full Article...]
Gilead to Donate Truvada for 200,000 Patients Annually
President Trump announced an ambitious plan to end the HIV epidemic during his State of the Union address in February, with wider access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) being an important part of the programme. "Securing this commitment is a major step in the Trump Administration's efforts to use the prevention and treatment tools we have to end the HIV epidemic in America by 2030", Azar said. [Full Article...]
House passes $19B aid bill including relief for Nebraska, Iowa flood victims
In late-night tweets Thursday, Trump derided the "BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill" and told House Republicans they "must stick together". Senate Republicans have indicated a willingness to support more funding for Puerto Rico, but it is unclear whether Trump would agree . [Full Article...]
Maine CDC Says Hepatitis Continues to Rise in the State
The sharpest percent increases in cases between 2013-2015 and 2016-2018 have been in Arkansas , Hawaii , Indiana , Kentucky , Missouri , Ohio , Tennessee , Utah , West Virginia and the District of Columbia , the report showed. The increase in cases has largely occurred among drug users and people experiencing homelessness, it says. Hepatitis A vaccines became available for people 2 and ... [Full Article...]
Teen Who Refused Chickenpox Vaccine Now Has Disease
Wiest says that the family doesn't regret their decision not to vaccinate Jerome, despite his recent bout of chickenpox. After an outbreak of chickenpox, students who weren't vaccinated were ordered to stay away from the school and activities until 21 days after the onset of the rash. [Full Article...]
Travelers Make Los Angeles County Vulnerable to Measles Outbreak
We believe in our educators. "When you have that kind of rash , coupled with a fever, coupled with not being immune to measles and potential exposure, then we worry about measles", she said . commonly occur in communities with lower vaccination rates , including the Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish populations. The recent spike in cases, the researchers say, is due to reintroduction by globa... [Full Article...]
Ebola claims more than 1000 lives in the DRC
WHO's strategic advisory group has suggested that because supplies of the approved Merck vaccine are running short, the program should also include a J&J vaccine still under development. "If there is any hope of bringing it under control there has to be a significant shift in the response", he said in a comment emailed to Reuters. "Without support for this new approach this epidemic could reach... [Full Article...]