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 ...
Huffington Post Study Finds Strong Link Between Zika And Guillain-Barre SyndromeHuffington PostCompared with pre-Zika rates, Guillain-Barre syndrome increased 172 percent in the state of Bahia, Brazil, which was hard hit by the Zika outbreak. A comparison of rates of Guillain-Barre syndrome before and after Zika arrived in seven countries has …As Zika Spread, Paralyzing Guillain-Barré ...
CNN New dengue vaccine could instead cause more cases, experts warnCNN(CNN) This may go against what typically comes to mind when you think about vaccines, but the newly licensed vaccine against the dengue virus — trade name Dengvaxia — could lead to an increase in the number of cases of the disease if not implemented …Dengue ...
NBCNews.com Obesity Rates Fall in Four StatesNBCNews.comThere’s some good news about obesity in the U.S. for a change. Rates of obesity fell in four states last year: Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio, according to a report released Thursday. Colorado is the slimmest state, with just 20 percent of the …One-third of Pennsylvanians considered obesePhilly.comNew Report ...
New York Daily News Tapping apps and the internet really does rev up heart healthNew York Daily NewsA new study shows people who use the web, pedometers and mobile apps got healthier. BY Nicole Lyn Pesce. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6:00 AM. Let’s get digital. Many people who tap the internet ...
Yahoo News Zika in Singapore: Residents of potential new cluster rattledYahoo NewsAlmost a week after the first locally transmitted Zika cases in Singapore were announced, the threat of the virus’ arrival in Bedok North Avenue 3 has left residents there worried and uncertain. On Wednesday (31 August), the Ministry of Health …Malaysia Confirms First Zika ...
Business Insider Novartis bid to sell new biosimilar crimped by U.S. court battlesBusiness InsiderZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis has won U.S. approval for a copy of Amgen’s blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, but the Swiss drugmaker’s bid to muscle in on the medicine’s $4.7 billion in annual U.S. revenue remains blocked by court battles. Novartis’s …Novartis Just ...
