Medical
Haul will no longer hire smokers in Alabama, 20 other states
The policy goes into effect February 1. In a statement, the company said the policy "furthers the progression of U-Haul to establish one of the healthiest corporate cultures in the US and Canada". The first involved health-care costs and health consequences for the workforce, she said. In addition, the airline has expressed the difficulty of smoking on planes and in places surrounding airports, ... [Full Article...]
State reports another death from the flu
Department of Health and Human Services. Two more residents died due to flu complications last week while lab-confirmed flu cases spiked to almost 1,400, county health officials announced Thursday. County health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly advise the annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, especially in demographics with a heightened... [Full Article...]
A New Alzheimer's Vaccine Could Be Headed for Human Trials
The research is now looking to establish immunotherapy through a newer vaccine to eliminate the brain plaque along with the "tau protein" aggregates which are linked to Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, native patterns of build-up indicated subsequent injury in the identical areas with greater than 40 p.c accuracy. "The scanning technique that is used here takes tentative steps to giving us ... [Full Article...]
Google AI system outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer — Artificial Intelligence
Then, Google put the neural network to the test by having it analyze a separate dataset of scans from 28,000 patients. The latter being a subject of higher risk. The team at Google Health also conducted experiments comparing the computer's decision with that of the first human scan reader. The findings showed that using the AI in this way could reduce the workload of the second reviewer by as much... [Full Article...]
Children who consume whole milk are at lower risk of being overweight
The research recently published inspected 28 studies from seven countries that traversed the association between consuming cow's milk and the probability of being flabby or obese. In a meta-analysis (comprised of 14 studies) that measured the proportion of children who consumed whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and direct measures of overweight or obesity found that among children who dr... [Full Article...]
Intravenous delivery of TB vaccine found to dramatically improve potency in models
In a study with monkeys, injecting the vaccine straight into the bloodstream dramatically improved its effectiveness over today's skin-deep shot, researchers reported Wednesday. Seder, Flynne and and their colleagues wanted to see whether the same finding would prove true for the TB vaccine. They tested the hypothesis in a study with rhesus macaques, a type of monkey that's particularly susceptibl... [Full Article...]
Pfizer, GSK, Sanofi among drugmakers hiking U.S. prices on January 1
Drugmakers including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi plan to hike prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by the health care research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Almost all of the price increases will be below 10%, and around half of them are in the range of 4 to 6%, 3 Axis co-founder Eric Pachman said. The company will raise pric... [Full Article...]
Wyoming's Prepped for the Arizona Bowl
Williams scored four points, Xazavian Valladay ran for 204 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Wyoming knocked Georgia State 38-17 in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday. The Cowboys second touchdown of the day was a product of the defense coming out and doing their job. Williams is a freshman and Valladay is a sophomore, giving the Cowboys two key players who will return. [Full Article...]