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Ebola Drug Aids Some in a Study in West Africa For the first time, a drug is showing promising signs of effectiveness in Ebola patients participating in a study. The medicine, which interferes with the virus's ability to copy itself, seems to have halved mortality - to 15 percent, from 30 percent - in patients with ...
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Exclusive: Apple's health tech takes early lead among top hospitals SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs.
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Hackers Breached Data of Millions, Insurer Says Anthem, one of the nation's largest health insurers, said late Wednesday that the personal information of tens of millions of its customers and employees, including its chief executive, was the subject of a "very sophisticated external cyberattack.
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Cheap Smartphone Dongle Can Test for Disease A cheap appliance that fits onto a smartphone can successfully test people for the AIDS virus and syphilis, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Is The Disneyland Measles Outbreak A Turning Point In The Vaccine Wars? "In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her.
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Ebola virus sent out of high-security lab was likely dead: CDC CHICAGO (Reuters) - An internal investigation of an Ebola incident at a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory in December found that samples sent to a lower-security lab were "unlikely" to have contained live virus and posed no threat to ...
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Anthem, Major Health Insurer, Suffers Hack Attack The FBI is investigating a potentially massive computer hacking attack on Anthem, Inc., one of the nation's largest health insurance companies, a federal official told NBC News late Wednesday.
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Open letter to parents: Why you should vaccinate your children Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on Twitter.
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E-cigarettes 'may harm the lungs and immune system' E-cigarettes contain some toxic chemicals and are not a safe alternative to smoking tobacco, US research suggests. In experiments on mice, scientists found that e-cigarette vapour could harm the lungs and make them more susceptible to respiratory ...
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California lawmakers seek to end 'personal belief' vaccine exemptions LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Responding to an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people, two California lawmakers said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to end the right of parents in the state to exempt their children from ...
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| CDC finds lapses in latest lab mishap with Ebola virus Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were lucky in their latest laboratory accident that had the potential to expose its workers to the deadly Ebola virus, according to results of a CDC investigation released Wednesday.
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CDC Chief to Vaccine Worriers: Ignore the Internet Myths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is worried about how far a measles outbreak linked to Disneyland might spread. Although it's not the worst outbreak yet in recent years, public health officials are having to work hard in 14 states to make sure ...
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Exclusive: US FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to step down - source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who for almost six years has overseen new public health initiatives ranging from tobacco control to food safety and medical product approvals, ...
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3 terminally sick patients sue NY over assisted suicide law Let us die in peace. That was the heartrending plea from a group of terminally ill patients who filed suit against New York state Wednesday.
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FDA head Margaret Hamburg to resign in March; Ostroff to be acting chief Margaret Hamburg, who as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration over the past six years has presided over new initiatives on food safety and tobacco regulation and has worked to fast-track new breakthrough drugs, plans to resign from her post ...
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Measles outbreak: California legislation proposed to repeal 'opt out' provision of ... SACRAMENTO -- Two state senators announced Wednesday that they will introduce legislation to repeal the controversial "personal belief exemption" that allows California parents to opt out of vaccinating their children against preventable diseases.
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California lawmakers want to repeal 'personal beliefs' exemption (CNN) Two state senators in California are proposing legislation that would eliminate the "personal beliefs" exemption for parents who don't want their children to be vaccinated.
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FDA Commissioner to Resign Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has decided to resign from her post sometime in March, according to government officials.
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California's 'personal belief' vaccine opt-out now in danger Momentum is building in California to eliminate the ability of parents to opt-out of vaccines for their kids on the basis of "personal beliefs.
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Ebola virus sent out of high-security lab was likely dead -CDC CHICAGO Feb 4 (Reuters) - An internal investigation of an Ebola incident at a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory in December found that samples sent to a lower-security lab were "unlikely" to have contained live virus and posed no ...
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California Lawmakers Aim to Limit Vaccine Exemptions California lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday that would require parents to vaccinate all school children unless a child's health is in danger, joining only two other states with such stringent restrictions.
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UPDATE 2-Ebola virus sent out of high-security lab was likely dead -CDC (Adds interview with CDC scientist). By Julie Steenhuysen. CHICAGO Feb 4 (Reuters) - An internal investigation of an Ebola incident at a U.S.
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6 Dangerous Anti-Vaccination Arguments Analyzed, Explained, And Shut Down Science has provided ample evidence that childhood vaccines are safe and effective, and public health authorities maintain that vaccines are as important as seat belts in protecting our children.
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Under Armour Buys Health-Tracking App MyFitnessPal For $475 Million Health and nutrition tracking app MyFitnessPal has sold to the sports apparel maker Under Armour for $475 million, the company announced today.
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Novel Device Offers Hope For Heart Patients With No Alternatives An entirely predictable consequence of medical progress is the growing number of heart patients with persistent and symptomatic angina who have run out of treatment options.
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Disneyland measles outbreak isn't largest in recent memory In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, photo, pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1-year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine, at his practice in Northridge, Calif.
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Ebola: Testing the New Vaccines in Liberia The NIH has begun testing two experimental Ebola vaccines at a facility in Monrovia, Liberia. 2:15 | 02/04/15. Share. Title. Description.
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Lawsuit Looks to Legalize Aid in Dying in New York A group of patients and doctors filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking the New York Supreme Court to rule that aid in dying to terminally ill patients is legal in the state.
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Lung Cancer No. 1 Cancer Killer of Women in Wealthy Nations WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women in developed countries, reflecting changing smoking patterns among females worldwide, a new report shows.
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Americans' Stress Levels Are Declining A new survey finds financial concerns remain a top driver of stress, particularly among parents, millennials and low-income households.
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California lawmakers propose legislation to limit vaccine exemptions Feb. 4, 2015: Jennifer Wonnacutt holds her son, Gavin, 8 months, as she joins other mothers and children at a news conference to show their support for proposed legislation that would require parents to vaccinate all school children in Sacramento, Calif.
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Ebola cases on rise for first time this year, WHO says GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of new weekly Ebola cases rose for first time in 2015 in all three of the hard-hit countries of West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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STD tests on a smartphone? For the last eight years, Samual Sia, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, has been working in Rwanda, where there is a scourge of sexually transmitted diseases being passed from pregnant women to their unborn ...
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Why you should, and shouldn't, worry about measles This Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 file photo shows boxes of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine (MMR) and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine inside a freezer at a doctor's office in Northridge, Calif.
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Money Tops Americans' List of Stressors WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Money continues to be the leading cause of stress for Americans, a new survey finds. Overall, stress in the United States is at a seven-year low, and average stress levels are declining, the American ...
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Americans Are More Stressed Than Ever About Their Finances -- And It's Taking ... The economy may be improving, but finances are still a stressful burden on Americans -- especially among young adults and parents, according to the American Psychological Association's new Stress in America survey.
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Georgia barber offers free 'old man' haircut as punishment for misbehaving kids An Atlanta barber is offering free haircuts for parents who want to discipline their misbehaving children. (Russell Fredrick). Now parents aren't the only ones who have to pull their hair out.
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'1 in 2 people will develop cancer in their lifetime' In the US, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will develop cancer in their lifetime. Now, a similar rate has been reported in the UK, with a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer claiming 1 in 2 men and women will be diagnosed with the disease at ...
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More hospitals are trying Apple HealthKit than Google Fit Apple is moving its health care products into hospitals far faster than rivals Google and Samsung, claims a new report from Reuters.
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Measles return: Lots of blame to go around In 2000, the U.S. public health community finally realized the goal set in 1978 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The nation went a full year without a documented case of measles.
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Study finds genetic mutation behind most common breast cancer Scientists have hailed a significant breakthrough after a major study identified two genetic variations linked to the most common form of breast cancer, which strikes 70 per cent of those with the disease.
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Ebola cases on rise for first time this year, WHO says A health worker injects a woman with an Ebola vaccine during a trial in Monrovia, February 2, 2015. Credit: Reuters/James Giahyue.
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Smartphone Device Detects HIV, Syphilis (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone accessory that can detect HIV and syphilis has been developed by Columbia University researchers.
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World Health Organization says Ebola cases increase slightly LONDON - The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola cases in West Africa has gone up for the first time this year and warns the coming rainy season could complicate efforts to contain the disease.
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Colorado's marijuana bonanza may help trigger tax refund Colorado may have to refund a large chunk of taxes back to its citizens, thanks in part to a rush of marijuana-related income that was originally slated to help fund education.
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Merck Expects Delay for a Hepatitis C Therapy Merck & Company said on Wednesday that American regulators intended to rescind the "breakthrough therapy" designation for its combination treatment for hepatitis C because other new drugs were available, a decision that could delay approval of the ...
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Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in females in developed countries and the change reflects the tobacco epidemic in women, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society and the ...
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Health: New Technology Opens The Way For Creating Babies Using DNA From ... PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - New technology opens the way for creating babies using DNA from 3 people. It's designed to eliminate diseases, but is the creation of a "super baby" safe or ethical?
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CDC: Ebola lab mix-up likely not dangerous A high-security federal laboratory made a frightening mistake in sending certain Ebola samples to a lab with fewer safeguards, but an investigation concludes that the samples probably did not contain live virus.
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Smartphone Device Detects HIV, Syphilis WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone accessory that can detect HIV and syphilis has been developed by Columbia University researchers.
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