Medical
FFC celebrates pink ribbon day for increasing breast cancer awareness
Plus, the Middle East is one of the regions where patients with breast cancer show advanced stages of malignancy at the time of diagnosis and at younger ages. Early detection through self-exams and mammogram screening can save your life. 'Over the years HMC, as the main provider of specialist healthcare in Qatar, has led the provision of cancer services and has made significant advances in ide... [Full Article...]
Poor toilet hygiene behind E. coli superbug spread
In short, there was little crossover of ESBL-E. coli from animals to humans. "If we can reduce the number of illnesses where antibiotics are needed", said RPS president Ash Soni, "we can reduce antibiotic resistance by saving these important medicines for when they are really required". [Full Article...]
DRCongo Ebola death toll climbs to 2,150: African Union
The Ebola vaccine was originally developed in Canada and is now marketed by Merck as Ervebo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has long faced civil wars, corruption, and the slew of poor living conditions that many of its sub-Saharan African counterparts similarly experience. [Full Article...]
Disneyland guests warned of measles exposure after infected person visits park
Public health clinics offer no- or low-priced vaccinations for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. A person infected with measles who recently visited Disneyland in California may have exposed others to the disease, Los Angeles health officials announced on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Tulsi Gabbard calls Hillary Clinton's foreign policy a 'disaster' in latest retort
Gabbard also said later on Friday on CBSN that she "will not be leaving the Democratic Party ". On Sunday Gabbard released a furious campaign video in which she suggested that Clinton has been after her since 2016, when she left her position in the Democratic National Committee and endorsed Sen. [Full Article...]
Joe Biden opens up widest lead since launching his campaign
On the economy, Biden gets 38 percent to Warren's 16 percent and Sanders' 19 percent. On the other side, it's almost a three-way split, with 27% behind Biden, 24% Sanders and 21% Warren. Booker's favorability rating is 80% among those who watched, vs. 55% among those who followed coverage, and Klobuchar's favorability stands at 56% among watchers vs. [Full Article...]
Rotary Club to raise funds on World Polio Day
With polio almost eradicated, Rotary and its partners aim to sustain this progress to continue to reach every child with the polio vaccine. "Despite the identified challenges, we have not lost our resolve to end polio". He said "We remain committed to turn around this situation as soon as possible and secure a polio-free country, and a polio-free world". World Polio Day is marked annually on 24t... [Full Article...]
Biogen reanalyzes studies, presses ahead on Alzheimer’s drug
The biotechnology company said it chose to revive the experimental therapy, called aducanumab, following a new analysis of data from two failed clinical trials and a series of discussions with the Food and Drug Administration. Baird analyst Brian Skorney said he believed FDA approval for aducanumab was highly unlikely and predicted Biogen would have an uphill task to convince regulators that the... [Full Article...]