Medical
Outbreak of bubonic plague in China
Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death , claimed 50 million lives in a 14th century European pandemic. No epidemiological association has been found between the two cases. The case of bubonic plague was confirmed on Sunday, according to Reuters . Those 28 people did not show any plague symptoms, according to the investigation. [Full Article...]
Fortis exploring legal means on SC's contempt notice
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta held the former Ranbaxy promoters guilty of contempt of court and said that they had violated its earlier order by which the sale of their controlling stakes in Fortis Group to Malayasian firm IHH Healthcare was put on hold. [Full Article...]
Feather-filled bedding triggered 'lung disease' in a man with allergies
Following the purchase of feather-filled bedding, a 43-year-old man experienced three months of fatigue, discomfort, and shortness of breath. I started getting dizzy spells on exertion. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with "feather duvet lung", a condition connected to hypersensitivity pneumonitis , a disease "in which your lungs become inflamed as an allergic reaction to inhaled dust, fun... [Full Article...]
Democrats to question former diplomat Volker over role in Trump-Ukraine dealings
Volker, the former USA special envoy to Ukraine , told lawmakers in October he did not know of any effort by Trump to press Ukraine to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic contender opposing Trump's bid for re-election next year. [Full Article...]
Louisiana Suffers Ransomware Cyber Attack: Governor
It is unclear the extent of the damage the ransomware did to the Louisiana state government's internal network. Louisiana Secretary of State spokesman Tyler Brey said that while his office's website was briefly offline, the tallying of Saturday's vote, in which Bel Edwards narrowly won re-election, was unaffected. [Full Article...]
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 15
Samoa's Director Total of Neatly being Leausa Settle Naseri acknowledged in a news conference last week that he expects the epidemic will fetch worse. By contrast, in Fiji, Tonga and American Samoa, where outbreaks have also been reported, about 90 percent of children have been immunized. But figures from the World Neatly being Organization and UNICEF demonstrate that measles immunization rate... [Full Article...]
Latest Pharmacy News: Statins not linked to memory loss, study finds
Still, she said, "If you are experiencing memory problem while taking statins , don't stop". The goal of the medication is to lower levels of LDL cholesterol (known as "bad" cholesterol) which can lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other health problems associated with cardiovascular disease . [Full Article...]
Democrats respond to Obama's 2020 election warning
Elizabeth Warren , also running for the nomination, was likely another candidate the former president had in mind as she, along with Sanders, has used her campaing to argue that the us political and economic systems are rigged against working people in favor of the wealthy and corporations-a dynamic that is going to need massive "structural change", the USA senator from MA says, if it is to be und... [Full Article...]