Medical
A handful of nuts a day could stave off middle aged spread
Researchers from Harvard University and Harvard Medical School analysed information on weight, diet and physical activity in three groups of people: 51,529 male health professionals aged 40 to 75; 121,700 nurses aged 35 to 55 and 116,686 nurses, aged 24 to 44. [Full Article...]
Aid group says vaccine 'rationing' in Congo is hampering Ebola fight
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) planned to deploy a second Ebola vaccine to control an outbreak that has killed more than 2,100 people. New national head of the anti-Ebola operation Jean-Jacques Muyembe said earlier this month that the second vaccine was under review. High-level health officials from the United States recently visited the Ebola outbreak region and neig... [Full Article...]
CT woman's EEE-linked death marks state's first since 2013
The EEE virus can cause fevers, headaches, lethargy or brain infections and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Using insect repellent, covering bare skin and avoiding being outdoors from dusk to dawn are effective ways to help keep you from being bitten by mosquitoes". [Full Article...]
Mosquito-borne virus spreads to New Jersey with two more confirmed cases
And so it's nearly ironic that she received this bite from a mosquito and had this very rare disease occur". Shaw's death marks the first EEE fatality in the state since 2013, and the seventh to date this year. Patients may experience high fever, stiff neck, severe headache and lack of energy. Earlier this summer, 59-year-old Laurie Sylvia of Fairhaven died after contracting the virus and this... [Full Article...]
Woman Could Have a Second Face Transplant
Six years later, Tarleton underwent a face transplant but now, doctors are saying she may need a second one. Not one of the United States sufferers have misplaced their donor faces, however final yr, a French man whose immune system rejected his donor face eight years after his first transplant underwent a second. [Full Article...]
Second death related to vaping confirmed in Kansas, health officials say
The CDC reports the number of vaping-related illnesses in the US has climbed to 530, with several deaths nationwide. A woman over 50 with a history of smoking e-cigarettes also died in the state, officials reported on September 10. "Most teens who vape have never smoked cigarettes", Norman said. The Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule on Friday that would regulate the marketing of... [Full Article...]
Blood Pressure Medicine Recall
The recalled lots contain trace amounts of N-methylnitrosobutyric acid, or NMBA, which has been linked to cancer. In total, this is the sixth recall that Torrent has issued regarding losartan medications, which are used to treat hypertension and nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients. [Full Article...]
The blood of the woman is blue is due to anesthetic
Doctors in Providence, Rhode Island, recently reported the case of a 25-year-old woman whose blood had turned dark blue after using medication containing a common numbing agent. Doctors administered an antidote called methylene blue , which improved her breathing and bluish skin tone within few minutes. The woman's condition deprived her of oxygen and turned her blood dark blue. [Full Article...]