WSOC Charlotte Concussions still a medical mysteryWSOC CharlotteWe know about the concussion problem. In sports and in combat, we know taking a hit to the head isn’t healthy. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about concussions themselves. A concussion occurs when the brain impacts the skull or gets shaken around.Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: ...
Forbes FDA Is Cleaning Up Antibacterial SoapForbesWashing your hands with soap is still a very, very, very good thing…just not with soap that includes certain ingredients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Friday, the FDA announced that companies will no longer be able to …Triclosan, Similar Chemicals Used In Antibacterial Soaps ...
MedPage Today This Week in Zika: Clinical and Public Health UpdatesMedPage TodayThis week, there were several new developments in ongoing research on the clinical impacts of Zika virus, efforts to identify the potential spread, as well as tools to eventually prevent or contain it. To aid in this effort in the U.S., the CDC …As ...
MedPage Today Clinical Tool May Decrease Antibiotic Use in Kids With RTIsMedPage TodayA clinical decision-support tool developed from specific criteria associated with a young child’s likelihood of being admitted to the hospital, may have the potential to decrease unnecessary antibiotic usage, according to preliminary data from a large …Study describes tool to reduce antibiotic use ...
NBCNews.com Zika Count Rises to 189 in SingaporeNBCNews.comSingapore reported another big batch of Zika virus cases Friday, bringing its total count in just a week to 189, and World Health Organization officials said the spread of the virus definitely still constitutes a global health emergency. Zika’s …How Does Zika Affect the Toddler Brain?The AtlanticNo Zika ...
CBS News Big drop in chickenpox cases since 2-dose vaccine beganCBS NewsChickenpox, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, U.S. health officials said Thursday.Epidemiology of varicella during the 2-dose varicella vaccination Program–United States, 2005-2014Pharmacy ...
NBCNews.com FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer SoapsNBCNews.comSay goodbye to those “antibacterial” soaps. The Food and Drug Administration says they do little or nothing to make soap work any better and said the industry has failed to prove they’re safe. Companies will have a year to take the ingredients out of …Health|FDA Bans Sale of ...
TIME Cover Up, Stay In: Singaporeans Wary as Zika SpreadsTIMESINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Many of Singapore’s five million people are covering up and staying indoors to avoid mosquito bites as health experts warned that the outbreak of the Zika virus in the tropical city-state would be difficult to contain.One …Asia Pacific|Singapore in Battle Mode ...
Washington Post ‘Like it’s been nuked’: Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoesWashington PostOn Sunday morning, the South Carolina honey bees began to die in massive numbers. Death came suddenly to Dorchester County, S.C. Stressed insects tried to flee their nests, only to surrender in little clumps at hive entrances. The ...
