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120 people now being monitored for Ebola in Texas DALLAS -- About 120 people are now being monitored for possible infection with Ebola because they may have had contact with one of the three people in Dallas who had the disease, Texas health officials said Monday. Officials said 43 of 48 people on an ...
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US issues new protocols for treating Ebola patients DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed when caring for patients infected with the virus.
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Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.
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Ebola's Economic Fallout Can't Be Quarantined in Africa Volunteers arrive to pick up bodies of people who died of the Ebola virus in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Oct. 8, 2014. Photographer: Florian Plaucheur/AFP/Getty Images. Ebola's economic effects in Africa are proving hard to quarantine even in the 49 of 54 ...
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Nigeria Is Free of Ebola, Health Agency Affirms Rui Gama Vaz, a World Health Organization representative in Nigeria, and the country's health minister, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu, discussed the news that the country was free of the Ebola virus. Publish Date October 20, 2014. Photo by Reuters. Continue ...
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| Herceptin Boosts Survival for Breast Cancer: Study MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug Herceptin to chemotherapy for certain breast cancer patients increases overall survival and reduces the risk of recurrence compared to chemotherapy alone, new research shows. The study found ...
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Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak It was an epidemiologist's worst nightmare: one of the world's deadliest contagious diseases loose in one of the world's most densely populated and sometimes chaotic megacities — Lagos, Nigeria. With its teeming slums, bogus pastors selling miracle cures, ...
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Prisons balk at Sovaldi's $84000 cost for hepatitis C treatment In San Francisco's jails, no inmates with hepatitis C are receiving Sovaldi, the breakthrough pill that can cure most patients in an unprecedented amount of time. In California's prisons, the drug, made by Gilead Sciences of Foster City, is being given to less ...
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Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response How they make firecrackers which are in great demand ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Pics · From clay to a lamp · Battle for Kobani · Oldest marionette theater may close · The works of Frank Gehry · Police raid Hong Kong camp · » Click here for ...
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CDC issues new rules for protecting workers from Ebola Hospital workers treating Ebola patients should wear double sets of gloves, disposable hoods with full face shields and special masks, according to stronger guideliness issued Monday night by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidelines ...
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CVS Plays Hardball With Rival Drug Chains A plan offered by CVS's pharmacy benefits unit Caremark features copayments that are up to $15 higher on prescriptions filled where tobacco is sold. Matt Rourke. By. By Ed Silvermannd. Paul Ziobro. Oct. 20, 2014 7:14 p.m. ET. 0 COMMENTS. CVS Health ...
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Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response (Reuters) - Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. The virus has killed more than 4,500 people. Here is a timeline of the outbreak: March 22: Guinea confirms a previously ...
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3 Weeks of Isolation and Worry End for 43 People Declared Free of Ebola Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke at a news conference in Dallas on Monday. Officials announced that 43 of the first wave of 48 people being monitored for having contact or potential contact with Thomas Eric Duncan were officially off the list for twice-daily ...
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RPT-Home care kits highlight gaps in West Africa's Ebola response (Repeats with no changes). By David Lewis and James Harding Giahyue. DAKAR/MONROVIA Oct 20 (Reuters) - With the number of Ebola cases spiralling in West Africa and weeks remaining until treatment units promised by Western governments are built, ...
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With Ebola, it's better to screen outbound flights, study suggests The deceased Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan is unlikely to be the last person to carry the Ebola virus out of one of three West African countries, a new study suggests. Given current infection rates in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, a team of Canadian ...
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Caremark planning bigger copay at drugstores that sell cigarettes The pharmacy benefits management division of CVS Health may charge up to $15 in additional co-pay for customers who fill prescriptions outside of its tobacco-free network. The pharmacy benefits management division of CVS Health may charge up to $15 ...
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WHO declares Nigeria free of Ebola; EU plans $1.3b in aid to fight disease GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, officially free of Ebola infections on Monday, calling the outcome the triumphal result of “world class epidemiological detective work.” The announcement came 42 ...
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Cell transplant helps paralysed man walk with frame LONDON Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Bulgarian man who was paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack can now walk with the aid of a frame after receiving pioneering transplant treatment using cells from his nose. The technique, described as a breakthrough ...
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Parkinson's Drugs May Spur Compulsive Behaviors MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease may raise the risk of so-called impulse control disorders, according to a new review. These disorders include compulsive gambling, compulsive shopping and/or ...
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Genetic variant helps protect Latinas from breast cancer Women of Latin American descent, particularly those with indigenous ancestry, may carry a genetic variant that protects them from breast cancer. Previous epidemiological studies have shown that Latinas seem to be less susceptible to developing breast ...
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How a paralysed man's nose was used to help him walk again A man completely paralysed from the chest down after his spinal cord was sliced in half in a stabbing attack is able to walk again after undergoing pioneering surgery. The 38-year-old Bulgarian man is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from ...
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Minneapolis Liberians Organize to Combat Ebola Stigma Grieving for relatives lost in West Africa and facing stigma at home, Minnesota Liberian immigrants are working to become model warriors in the fight against Ebola. Leaders of the community, which includes about 30,000 people mainly in suburban ...
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Home care kits highlight gaps in West Africa's Ebola response DAKAR/MONROVIA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - With the number of Ebola cases spiralling in West Africa and weeks remaining until treatment units promised by Western governments are built, health workers fighting one of the world's deadliest diseases are being ...
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Study finds drinking soda will shorten your lifespan Those all-American soft drinks are killers, according to a University of California health study. Telomeres, the protective units of DNA that cap cell chromosomes, were shorter in survey participants who reported drinking more soda, researchers at the San ...
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Hydration helps Nigeria beat Ebola outbreak A doctor in Lagos, Nigeria, who survived after being infected with the Ebola virus recently showed how much rehydration solution he drank — at least 1.3 gallons a day — in his successful effort to beat the virus. The Dallas Morning News. FROM WIRE ...
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Corporate Egg Freezing Is a Benefit, Not a Mandate Apple IPads Sales Down In this photo illustration an Apple iPad displays it's home screen on August 6, 2014 in London, England. Peter Macdiarmid—Getty Images. Darlena Cunha is a Florida-based contributor to The Washington Post and TIME among ...
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New Ebola gear guidelines: head-to-toe coverage FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2014, file photo, registered nurse Keene Roadman, stands fully dressed in personal protective equipment, as he and registered nurse Fred Serafin, right, demonstrate proper protective procedures to doctors and nurses during a training ...
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Paralysed fireman Darek Fidyka recovers thanks to UK research A fireman paralysed from the waist down after his spinal cord was completely severed has regained the ability to walk thanks to British scientists. Darek Fidyka, 40, is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from such chronic injuries, in an ...
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Ashoka Mukpo says he's not sure how he caught Ebola American journalist Ashoka Mukpo, undergoing treatment for Ebola in Nebraska, said Monday that he doesn't know exactly how he contracted the virus. “It was something fluky,” he said on Twitter. “My best guess is I touched a surface and didn't chlorinate fast ...
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R.I. photojournalist Mukpo could leave Ebola treatment unit this week Rhode Island freelance photojournalist Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, could be leaving the Nebraska Medical Center later this week, a spokesman said Monday. Mukpo, 33, was flown Oct. 6 by chartered jet from Monrovia to the ...
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To walk again - the people behind the story It is a moment I will always remember. On a warm summer's day in Wroclaw, Poland, Darek Fidyka walked across a bridge, using only a frame for support. This had been his dream for four years, after he was paralysed in a knife attack. Now, after a transplant ...
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Smith: Companies should offer family benefits beyond egg freezing Facebook and Apple are now offering female employees egg-freezing benefits to entice talented workers to work longer. This is a sticky situation for women. It is cause for celebration, but also a cause for concern. Facebook and Apple are two of the first ...
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Enterovirus Associated To T1D In Kids, Study Revealed! Recently, Taiwanese researchers found that the Enterovirus infection might be associated with the development of Type1 Diabetes. Tsai- Chung Li, MD, of China Medical University in Taiwan stated online in Diabetologia, “In a demonstration analysis of ...
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CVS pharmacy employs bold tactic to discourage customers from smoking The chain of pharmacies is assembling a network of tobacco free pharmacies that will be able to offer cheaper copays to customers who fill their prescriptions there. CVS Health has officially announced its new plan to offer reduced copays through a ...
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Dallas celebrates 'a joyous day' in the battle against Ebola Texas Health Presbyterian nurse Chantea Irving got a kiss from senior vice president and chief nursing executive Joan Clark as they walked with chief nursing officer Cole Edmonson to the hospital after a news conference Monday.
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Study Shows Recession Vasectomies Increased During Recession Here's a strange statistic: The most recent recession was accompanied by an increase in vasectomies. It actually might not be that strange, if you think about it. Money is tight and child bearing is expensive. While it may be a bit trite to put it like that new ...
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A lot of U.S. men got vasectomies during the recession According to a new study, the Great Recession resulted in a half a million more men getting vasectomies. Presented on Monday at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's 70th Annual Meeting, researchers analyzed data from about 9,000 men ...
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Study connects Enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes According to the latest study, enterovirus infection may lead to the development of type 1 diabetes. Advertisements. Tsai- Chung Li, MD, of China Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues analyzed the national insurance data and found that individuals ...
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CDC issues new protocols for health care workers treating Ebola patients Under new CDC guidelines, health care workers treating patients diagnosed with Ebola must where head-to-toe protective covering and undergo specialized training. By Reuters and Associated Press October 20, 2014. About video ads. Dallas — The United ...
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Irrational Ebola fears make life difficult for Liberians in the US Reuben Gobah considers himself a victim of Ebola — or at least of our hysteria over the disease. He hasn't set foot in Liberia for more than 15 years, but any connection to West Africa seems to be enough to make people want to steer clear. "You can read ...
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Study Links Enterovirus in Kids to T1D Endocrinology. Study Links Enterovirus in Kids to T1D. Published: Oct 20, 2014. By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Enterovirus infection may be tied to the development of type 1 diabetes, ...
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Pricey Hepatitis Drug a Good Bet in US Prisons, Study Says MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Using an expensive drug to treat prison inmates with hepatitis C is more cost-effective than another treatment option, according to a new study. More than 500,000 prison inmates in the United States have hepatitis ...
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Large, Nationwide Study Links Enterovirus to Type 1 Diabetes Childhood infection with enterovirus increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, new research from Taiwan indicates. "Children that have been infected with enterovirus are 48% more likely to have developed type 1 diabetes," senior author Tsai-Chung ...
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Va. health agency launching quit smoking campaign RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia health officials are launching a campaign to help cigarette smokers kick the habit. The Virginia Department of Health says it is counting down to Virginia Quit Day on Nov. 20. Tips and support will be posted on the agency's ...
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Genetic Variant May Shield Latinas From Breast Cancer A genetic variant that is particularly common in some Hispanic women with indigenous American ancestry appears to drastically lower the risk of breast cancer, a new study found. About one in five Latinas in the United States carry one copy of the variant, and ...
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Son of Nigeria doctor who spotted Ebola patient speaks of pride There were fears that Ebola would take hold when a Liberian-American arrived with the disease in July. However, partly due to the diligence of Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who identified Patrick Sawyer as having the virus and stopped him from spreading it, ...
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Ebola crisis: UK vaccine tests continue About 100 soldiers from the Royal Army Medical Corps are travelling to Sierra Leone as part of the UK's efforts to tackle the Ebola outbreak. Meanwhile at home efforts to find a vaccine for the virus continue. Tim Muffett met some of those trying to develop new ...
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Nigeria declared Ebola-free, holds lessons for others Health port officials use a thermometer to screen passengers at the arrival hall of Murtala Mohammed International airport in Lagos, Nigeria. Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced a rare victory in the months-long battle against the killer disease ...
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Medication mistakes common among young children Roughly every eight minutes from 2002 through 2012, a child in the US experienced a medication mistake, according to a new study of calls to poison control hotlines. The number and rate of reported medication mistakes rose during the 11-year study, except ...
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CDC issues new guidelines to protect health care workers from Ebola New Delhi/Dallas: The Centers for Disease Control on Monday issued new guidelines for health care workers treating Ebola patients. The move was taken after two nurses were diagnosed with the deadly virus at a Dallas hospital this month. The new ...
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