The vaping-related illness was first reported today and is believed to be the first confirmed case in Canada. This comes as officials in the USA are investigating hundreds of cases of serious breathing problems in people who use vaping devices, including at least six deaths. [Full Article...]
The bipartisan measure would give lawmakers until the Thanksgiving break to pass and negotiate $1.4 trillion worth of annual agency spending bills. "It is critical that we avoid another government shutdown, which would harm our economy and hardworking Americans", said New York Rep. [Full Article...]
An emergency room doctor in Rhode Island says he treated a blue-blooded woman-and he doesn't mean she was an aristocrat. A woman presented to a USA hospital with blue blood - literally. The FDA warns that methemoglobinemia caused by over-the-counter benzocaine can have a "serious and potentially fatal" impact on young children, and parents should refrain from using the drug on their te... [Full Article...]
After some heated back and forth on Giuliani's meandering claims, Cuomo once again asked Giuliani if he urged Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. "Every single thing you just said is completely spun in the same direction you've been doing for two years", Giuliani responded. [Full Article...]
For decades he was an abortionist at The Women's Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana until his medical license was suspended in 2016 for a history of violations including failure to report the rape of a 13-year-old girl. Investigators were brought in who then found more than 2,000 remains. "Further, we have reason to believe there is an IN connection to these remains". [Full Article...]
Citizens are being reminded to protect themselves against the mosquitoes with the following tips. The types of mosquitoes most likely to transmit EEE infection are most active between the hours of dusk, the time period between when the sun sets and it gets completely dark, and dawn, the time before the appearance of good sun light in the morning. [Full Article...]
This trial, which takes a "scattergun approach", suggests a broader and more vaguely defined primary care population could benefit from antidepressants , which is important considering primary care is the largest treatment setting for depression and anxiety, wrote Brenda Penninx, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, in an accompanying editorial . [Full Article...]
That's because aside from the original finger bone, only a handful of teeth and a jawbone have ever been clearly identified as belonging to Denisovans . They likely shared Neanderthal traits such as an elongated face and a wide pelvis. The researchers tested the strength of their technique by looking at two primate species that are already known, the Neanderthal and the Chimpanzee . [Full Article...]