Medical
900 kids test HIV Positive all after visiting the same Doctor
Health authorities investigating the outbreak have tracked many instances of the disease to the office of local paediatrician Muzaffar Ghanghro, The New York Times reports. People here are shunning the infected children due to the misconception that the virus may spread by touch. Locals in the city of Ratodero say approximately 1,100 people have tested positive to the immune system disease, wi... [Full Article...]
Anti-Anxiety Med Recalled Due to ‘Foreign Substance’ and Infection Risk
Adverse events can be reported to the agency's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program . It's unclear what the foreign material is. NDC 0378-4003-05 - Alprazolam Tablets, USP C-IV 0.5 mg; lot number 8082708; expires September 2020. According to the FDA, Mylan has notified its distributors and customers and is arranging for return of all recalled products. The recall affects tablets that we... [Full Article...]
Woman discovers she has breast cancer after trying out tourist attraction
A family visit to a museum turned out to be a life-changing and possibly life-saving event for one woman, all thanks to a thermal camera . "We were really moved when Bal contacted us to share her story as breast cancer is very close to home for me and a number of our team", Andrew Johnson, General Manager of Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, said. [Full Article...]
Amazon Buys Healthcare Start-Up Health Navigator
The company's ambitions in health care have been the subject of fevered speculation in the industry and among investors well versed in Amazon's record of disrupting established industries. The services of PillPack also have been integrated into the Amazon Care and it offers the deliveries of the prescriptions with treatment plans which are communicated remotely. [Full Article...]
Latest Pharmacy News: NHS review calls for increase in vaccine uptake
NHS England also said that it would look at how payments to Global Positioning System, particularly for the MMR vaccine, could help boost uptake. Uptake of almost all pre-school vaccinations in England has declined since 2012/2013, meaning that NHS England has failed to meet performance standards set by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), a report from the National Audit Office (... [Full Article...]
Here's Who Qualifies-And Who Might Not-for the December Democratic Debate
So far nine candidates have qualified for November's debate in Georgia. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Ahead of the PBS NewsHour/POLITICO debate, the Democratic National Committee said Democratic candidates must "demonstrate broad-based support by meeting both a grassroots fundraising requirement and one of two polling requirements". [Full Article...]
Connecticut confirms 4th case of measles
The latest case of measles is not related to three previously confirmed cases in CT reported in January and April, according to the DPH. "Cases are considered infectious from four days before rash onset through four days after". Adults should at least have one dose, but groups like college students, health care workers, global travelers and people at risk for complications should have two doses. [Full Article...]
Alarm as Zambia reports first polio case since in 24 years
A child receives an oral polio vaccine from Red Cross volunteers during a vaccination program by the UNICEF at a public school building turned into a temporary evacuation center in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, 26 November 2013. [Full Article...]