Medical
Global Blood confirms FDA approval of Oxbryta
The therapy works as a deoxygenated sickle hemoglobin polymerization inhibitor-playing a critical role in limiting sickle cell disease's central abnormality, Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, acting director of the Office of Oncologic Diseases in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said. [Full Article...]
US envoy says `Undetectable=Untransmittable’ campaign can end HIV/AIDs epidemic globally
Fitzgibbon made this known on Monday in Abuja during the inauguration of the campaign in commemoration of the 2019 World AIDS Day which has the theme, " Communities Make the Difference ". She also said that PEPFAR's commitment to reaching all populations and linking them to HIV services remains strong. The Director-General of NACA, Aliyu Gambo, said Nigeria has been able to gain grounds in contr... [Full Article...]
Cancer Survived Patients are More Prone to Cardiac Disease
The research, published in the European Heart Journal , compared the U.S. population with more than 3.2 million cancer survivors. The authors then calculated standardized mortality ratios using coded cause of death from CVD ( heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and aortic dissection/aneurysm). [Full Article...]
Man arrested after body found in trunk of his auto
Petersburg Police Division. Warren Brown, 57, was charged with second-degree murder and held without bail. Ms. Solis' body was found Friday (Nov. 22) in the trunk of Brown's auto in the driveway of their home. A chum became anxious when Solis might perchance perchance perchance now not be contacted and called police. Officers have been called to the home 17 times in 2019, nearly entirely for... [Full Article...]
USA flu picks up pace ahead of Thanksgiving
The standard flu shot this year includes protection against several strains of influenza, including H1N1, H3N2, and B/Victoria viruses. Rigler says there are likely more flu cases out there that haven't been reported . Public health officials said they face other long-standing challenges, such as myths that the vaccine can cause the flu (it can't) and that it contains risky levels of mercury ... [Full Article...]
Indian Kids on Better Global Average for Physical Activity: WHO Study
The global average of insufficient activity among adolescents was 81% for 2016, but it was 87% in Morocco. Another finding to come out of the research found that girls were less active than boys and were showing no signs of improvement. For adolescent females, the high-income Asia Pacific region showed the highest levels of insufficient activity, largely driven by South Korea. "In the United... [Full Article...]
Tories plan extra land tax for foreign buyers of United Kingdom homes
The plan to increase SDLT for non United Kingdom residents who buy property is meant to stop foreign investors leaving homes empty, or renting them out, in a bid to cool house price rises and increase the availability of housing. The move comes a year after Theresa May announced similar proposals. International buyers bought 29% of homes in greater London in the first half of the year, down from... [Full Article...]
Measles outbreak kills 20, mostly children
Most of the measles cases are in the island of Upolu, where the Samoan capital of Apia is located in. Samoa's Ministry of Health's director general, Leausa Dr Take Naseri, has reassured that there is no measles outbreak affecting the country. [Full Article...]