The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will provide an initial $19.8 million over the next 18 months to Takeda Vaccines, Inc. of Deerfield, Illinois, a subsidiary of the Takeda Group headquartered in Japan, to develop a Zika vaccine for use in the United ...
Additional funding needed to ensure access to evidence-based treatment Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $53 million in funding to 44 States, four tribes and the District of Columbia to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorders, reduce opioid related deaths, and strengthen drug misuse prevention efforts. In addition, funding ...
A test that could provide a Zika diagnosis for patients less than 30 minutes in doctors’ and other healthcare providers’ offices is moving forward with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. of Medford, New York, is ...
Lincoln Journal Star Excess Weight Tied to Higher Risk for Many Cancers, Experts SayLincoln Journal StarWEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Staying slim throughout your life might lower your risk of developing at least eight types of cancer, an international cancer research group says. Those include cancers of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, …Cancer Risks 2016: ...
Washington TimesNIH official: Don’t expect ‘broad’ Zika outbreak despite Florida cases; disease could hang aroundWashington TimesFILE – In this Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo’s University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Aedes ...
WCNC.comPregnant woman: No reprieve from worry over ZikaWCNC.comFlorida Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip announce five cases of Zika in Miami Beach, Aug. 19, 2016, Miami, Fla. (Photo: Angel Valentin, Getty Images). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. Pregnant women …The Beat, and the Bug Spray, Go On in South Beach Despite Zika ...
Tech TimesHPV Shots Still Controversial Despite Benefits: What Do You Miss Out On When You Opt Out?Tech TimesHPV shots have been shown to be effective, but many parents are still apprehensive about getting their children vaccinated. What happens when you opt out of getting HPV vaccines? ( Blake Patterson | Flickr ). Advertisement. Research has ...
Washington PostWhy we scoff when McDonald’s hands out fitness trackersWashington PostMcDonald’s plan to get children active by providing them with fitness trackers ended almost as quickly as it started. The fast-food company replaced the toys in its Happy Meals with pedometers, but soon scrapped the devices after “limited” reports …McDonalds Is Using Your Kids To ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that the grace period will end as planned and come Oct. it will end the flexibilities it granted hospitals and coders thus far.
Huffington PostIt’s Not Just Texas. Maternal Deaths Are High Across The U.S.Huffington PostPregnancy-related deaths in Texas nearly doubled in 2011, a symptom of the United States’ abysmal maternal mortality record. The pregnancy-related death rate in Texas nearly doubled between 2010 and 2012 ― the same time period that the state severely …After Texas Slashed Its Family ...
