CNN Singapore Zika cases increase to 56CNN(CNN) Fifteen more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Singapore, the city-state’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said late Monday. With 41 cases confirmed early the same day, the total number of Zika virus infections in Singapore …Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for SingaporeReutersThree Countries ...
Calgary Herald Heart Birth Defects Dropped After Folic Acid Was Added to FoodU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found. Researchers reviewed data from nearly 6 million births ...
New York Times Playing With a Concussion Doubles Recovery TimeNew York TimesNew research shows that athletes who leave the game immediately after a concussion recover twice as fast as athletes who keep playing. Credit Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times. High school athletes who kept playing in the minutes after a …Playing with sports concussion ...
Times of San Diego California Judge Rejects Request to Suspend Assisted Suicide LawNew York TimesSAN DIEGO — A California judge has rejected a request by physicians to immediately suspend a new state law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives. Judge Daniel A. Ottolia of Riverside County Superior Court ruled on Friday that the ...
Fox News FDA issues emergency use authorization for Zika test: RocheFox NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Zika virus, detected in …FDA Advises Zika Test for All U.S. ...
Los Angeles Times Pediatricians urge states to get tough on parents who don’t want to vaccinate their kidsLos Angeles TimesThe nation’s pediatricians are pushing back against parents who resist having their children vaccinated against a broad range of dangerous diseases by calling on states to stop offering waivers to those with non-medical objections to the ...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph EpiPen price ‘totally insane’: Local residents voice their concerns over cost increase of life-saving drugBluefield Daily TelegraphIn this April 8, 2008, file photo, Mylan Pharmaceuticals CEO Heather Bresch poses for a photo in her office in Canonsburg, Pa. Bresch, is CEO of Mylan, the manufacturer of EpiPens. A two-dose package, costing around ...
MD Magazine ESC: The DANISH Trial Delivers a Shock of HumilityMedscapeThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2016 Congress started with a shocker. The first trial presented in the first hot-line session will change the way cardiologists think about implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) use in patients with heart …ESC: ICD Not Necessarily the Best Bet in All HF ...
NBCNews.com Zika Funding Delay in Congress Puts Americans at Risk, Obama SaysNBCNews.comPresident Barack Obama urged Congress to make Zika funding its first priority after members return from a seven-week summer break, saying the delay is putting Americans at risk. “[E]very day that Republican leaders in Congress wait to do their job …All Donated Blood in ...
The Missoulian First Days of Preseason Practice Pose Big Heat Risks for College Football PlayersThe MissoulianFRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) — As college football players trade in their beach towels for helmets and padding, new research shows their risk of developing sports-related heat illness shoots up. In particular, during the first 14 days of ...