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Lockdown Begins In Sierra Leone To Battle Ebola Kroo Bay, a densely populated area of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Friday. The neighborhood, a perennial home of cholera outbreaks, sits in a sea of muddy lanes and open sewers in which pigs forage. Credit Samuel Aranda for The New York Times.
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| Regeneron says allergy drug may be darling of its pipeline (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc has quickly become one of the world's biggest biotech companies thanks to its Eylea treatment for macular degeneration, but its little known experimental allergy drug could become equally successful, senior ...
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Allowing blood donations from gay men could help save over a million lives: US ... SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lifting a ban on blood donations from gay men would increase the amount of available blood by hundreds of thousands of pints (liters) each year and save more than a million lives a year, a California study showed on Friday.
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Hundreds of babies possibly exposed to TB at Texas Hospital (Reuters) - More than 700 newborns and 40 employees of a Texas hospital may have been exposed to a worker who had an active case of the sometimes-deadly tuberculosis, health officials said on Friday. The employee, working in a nursery at Providence ...
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'Angelina effect': When Jolie talked about her breasts, women listened Angelina Jolie's public revelation about having risky mutations in a gene related to breast cancer sent DNA screening referrals through the roof, at least in the UK, a new study suggests. The "Angelina effect" persisted for many months as many more women ...
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Allowing Gay Men To Donate Blood Could Save Over 1 Million Lives, Study Finds SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Lifting a ban on blood donations from gay men would increase the amount of available blood by hundreds of thousands of pints (liters) each year and save more than a million lives a year, a California study showed on ...
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Mother dying of cancer asks Pennsylvania nurse to take care of her son A Pennsylvania boy is getting to know a new family as his mother enters hospice care in her losing battle to cancer. When Tricia Somers, 45, found out her liver cancer was terminal in March, the single mother had no idea who would take care of her 8-year-old ...
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A Ticking Time Bomb: Eliminating Antibiotic Overuse in Animal Agriculture Antibiotics serve as the foundation of modern medicine. We rely on them for everything from treating small cuts and scrapes to protecting patients from infections during open-heart surgeries. And yet antibiotic resistance -- when bacteria do not respond to the ...
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2 children in state confirmed with rare enterovirus in the state Enterovirus D68, a once-rare strain of a common virus that has sickened 160 patients in 22 states, has arrived in Puget Sound communities, officials confirmed Friday. By Carol M. Ostrom. Seattle Times health reporter ...
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Sierra Leone begins 3-day lockdown to fight Ebola FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — One of the most stringent anti-Ebola measures to date began here Friday as Sierra Leone imposed a three-day national lockdown, ordering people off the streets and into their homes in an effort to stamp out the deadly disease.
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Ebola Fight Needs More Aid An NGO on the frontlines of the West Africa Ebola outbreak says the scale-up of the international response comes none too soon. SIM USA says more beds, medical supplies and personnel are needed to stem the spread of the epidemic.
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Ebola outbreak: Guinea team found killed Eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about Ebola have been killed by villagers using machetes and clubs in Guinea, officials say. Correspondents say many villagers are suspicious of official attempts to combat the disease. The discovery comes ...
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Ebola shutdown begins in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's normally chaotic capital resembles a ghost town, with residents confined to homes for the start of a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the deadly Ebola epidemic. Streets across Freetown, a bustling city of 1.2 million people, emptied from ...
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Study shows one dose of antidepressants changes the brain "We were not expecting the SSRI to have such a prominent effect on such a short timescale or for the resulting signal to encompass the entire brain," said Julia Sacher. By Brooks Hays | Sept. 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM | Comments. share with facebook. 1. share with ...
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Banana peel study, ugly art study win Ig Nobel spoof awards BOSTON: Researchers who measured the slipperiness of banana peels, the ability of pork strips to stop nosebleeds, and the reactions of reindeer to humans in polar bear suits were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific ...
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Kids more susceptible to respiratory illness from EV-D68 A virus causing respiratory distress in some children is sweeping the nation. The CDC has not confirmed any cases in Ohio but the state has sent specimens to the CDC for testing. email · print · Amy Knapp IndeOnline.com staff writer. IndeOnline.com is an ...
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High School Students Rise to ALS Challenge Friday, September 12, Trumansburg high school students and teachers took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge during a special school assembly, dumping buckets of ice water on their heads to support a local family affected by the disease. Posted: Saturday ...
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Pumpkin Spice Lattes Please--Psychological Secrets Behind Pumpkin Season Pumpkin spice flavored food items are everywhere, and Americans go wild for them during the pumpkin season. Beginning as early as the sweltering, muggy, oppressive days of August this year, people began clamoring for anything and everything pumpkin ...
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New Study Claims Antidepressants Cause Changes in the Brain within Hours Until recently, scientists had believed that antidepressant use should have been carried on for a minimum of 4-6 weeks until significant improvement was noticeable. A recent study, however, suggests that even a single dose of a specific antidepressant can ...
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CDC: Severe respiratory illness now in 22 states Health officials say 22 states now have confirmed cases of an unusual respiratory illness in children. By MIKE STOBBE. AP Medical Writer. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. NEW YORK —. Health officials say 22 ...
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Get Your Flu Shot! It is that time again—fall, back to school season—and the government is rolling out their recommendations that everyone get a flu shot. They recommend that everyone should get annual vaccinations starting at only 6 months old. While the government seems ...
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CDC recommends nasal flu spray for children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a nasal spray version of the flu vaccine for children ages 2 to 8. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=316524" frameborder="0" ...
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One dose of an antidepressant may change your brain Medications that treat depression, known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), don't always work immediately or at all for some patients. However, new research on how SSRIs affect the brain may make treatment for those suffering from ...
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CDC backlog means W.Pa, likely won't get respiratory virus diagnoses quickly It will take time for health officials to determine whether a respiratory virus that swept through the Midwest made it to a school in Allegheny County. “By the time the results come back, the person probably will have recovered and be back to their normal daily ...
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Angelina effect on cancer tests Referrals for genetic breast cancer tests more than doubled in the UK as a result of what doctors have dubbed the 'Angelina effect'. In May last year, actress Angelina Jolie revealed to the world that she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent her ...
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Antidepressant Can Change the Brain in An Hours, New Study Depression is a devastating and often debilitating illness. It is estimated that at least 19 million Americans suffer with depression. According to the small study published in the journal Current Biology, antidepressants affect the brain much more immediately ...
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Horse tests positive for West Nile, despite possibile vaccination CDC: West Nile virus (WNV) is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. You can reduce your risk of being infected with WNV by using insect repellent and wearing protective clothing to prevent mosquito bites. Credit Flickr member Enrique Dans.
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villagers murder ebola aid workers A TEAM of health workers, journalists and officials were murdered in Guinea by villagers who believed they were spreading ebola. They had been on a mission to educate people about the virus. Nine were reported to have been found dead in a village latrine ...
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Time to Get Your Flu Shot Flu season is just around the corner, but a new report says less than half of Americans are skipping out on the annual shot. The CDC is encouraging everyone 6 months and older to get the vaccine. The shots are becoming widely available to encourage ...
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Predicting flu season severity is difficult Ross County Health District looks at number of factors in effort to plan for what's to come. Loading… Post to Facebook. Predicting flu season severity is difficult Ross County Health District looks at number of factors in effort to plan for what's to come. Check out ...
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Lifting ban on blood donations from gay men could save over 1 million lives ... Lifting a ban on blood donations from gay men would increase the amount of available blood by hundreds of thousands of liters each year and save more than a million lives a year, a California study showed on Friday. The US Federal Drug Administration ...
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Angelina effect: Jolie surgery sparks surge in female cancer tests SummaryStudy credits Angelina Jolie's glamorous appearance, relationship with Brad Pitt for helping to lessen women's fears about surgery. Related Articles. Aspirin may slow breast cancer recurrenceQuietly, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie say, 'I do'Brad Pitt, ...
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It's time for your flu shot; here are some free walk-in clinics Annual flu shots are recommended for everyone over 6 months old, and the Inquirer's Health Desk reports that now is the time to get one. Montgomery County has scheduled several free walk-in clinics.
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Single dose of antidepressant changes brain A single dose of antidepressant is enough to produce dramatic changes in the functional architecture of the human brain, scientists have found. Brain scans taken of people before and after an acute dose of a commonly prescribed SSRI (serotonin reuptake ...
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Ebola could infect up to 500k by January: Report Liberian Red Cross health workers carry the body of a victim of the Ebola virus in a district of Monrovia on September 12, 2014. Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:19AM. Share | Email | Print. The Ebola virus could infect up to 500,000 people by the end of January, says a ...
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Briefly Northwest BEND — Two children recently treated at St. Charles Medical Center may have been afflicted with a severe respiratory illness that has sickened kids in more than 20 states. The Bend hospital said Friday that the children tested positive for possible enterovirus.
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Mahoning County woman dies from West Nile A 66-year-old Mahoning County woman died Thursday after being hospitalized with encephalitis caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the West Nile virus. The victim was the first human case of West Nile virus in Mahoning County reported to the ...
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7 ways to boost your happiness (CNN) -- Americans will spend about $550 million on self-help books this year and more than $1 billion on motivational speakers. Obviously, many of us are on a quest for happiness. I get it. We all want, and deserve, that sense of well-being. But save your ...
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Is Lorillard Inc.'s Stock a Buy? After the rumor mill got running that Lorillard was a possible buyout candidate earlier this year, shares of the cigarette maker started to climb and when Reynolds-American finally proved the rumors true and made its $27.4 billion offer the stock jumped even ...
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Local hospitals prep for Enterovirus D68; none reported yet Medical officials report Crawford County is free and clear of Enterovirus D68 so far, but local hospitals are already taking precautions in case an outbreak should spread throughout Pennsylvania. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
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Ig Nobel prize winners announced: The winners are...LOL Research work on Jesus' face on toast, income from smuggling, prostitution and more receives Ig Noble awards. The awards were presented by genuine Noble laureates. (Photo : Joshua Kehn). The 24th annual Ig Nobel prizes have been announced and ...
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US information chief joins response to Ebola outbreak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government technology expert who helped Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates launch the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will join the Obama administration's battle against Ebola in West Africa, administration officials said ...
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Women With PTSD More Likely to Have Food Addiction WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Women who have the largest number of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are almost three times more likely to develop an addiction to food, a new study suggests. The findings don't prove a direct ...
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Horse Tests Positive For West Nile Virus in San Luis Obispo County A horse in northern San Luis Obispo County has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the county Public Health Department. It's the county's first case of West Nile this year. Related Content. Local Crews on King Fire Front Lines · Enterovirus Strikes ...
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Lilly Says FDA Approves Type 2 Diabetes Drug Trulicity Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY: Quote) announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Trulicity (dulaglutide) as the latest treatment option for adults with type 2 diabetes. Trulicity is not insulin, but acts like glucagon-like ...
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Single dose of antidepressant changes brain BERLIN: A single dose of antidepressant is enough to produce dramatic changes in the functional architecture of the human brain, scientists have found. Brain scans taken of people before and after an acute dose of a commonly prescribed SSRI (serotonin ...
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Artificial Sweeteners May Raise Diabetes Risk, but Still Promote Weight Loss People who consume artificial sweeteners in diet soda and foods like yogurt may want to think twice. Recent experiments in mice and a small sample of humans suggest that artificial sweeteners could raise blood sugar levels. Written by Sandra Levy ...
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Depression Drugs Work More Immediately Than Originally Understood More than ten percent of adults in the United States utilize specific antidepressants known as SSRIs—Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors—which prevent the brain from absorbing the neurotransmitter serotonin, extending an elevated sensation of elation ...
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Humans Evolved To Be Fair For Selfish Reasons New research suggests we're motivated to seek equal rewards — despite the disadvantages to ourselves — to prevent our partners from being unhappy and to avoid any negative outcomes that may follow. "Make sure you play fairly," often say parents to their ...
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US seeks to curb dangers of antibiotic resistance WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday announced measures to tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, outlining a national strategy that includes incentives for the development of new drugs, tighter stewardship of existing ones, ...
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