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Doctors: Postpone or move Olympics due to Zika (CNN) The summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should be postponed or moved "in the name of public health" due to the widening Zika outbreak in Brazil, more than 100 prominent doctors and professors said Friday in an open letter to the World Health ...
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Democrats blast GOP for leaving DC without passing Zika funds Washington (CNN) Democrats on Thursday blasted Republicans for departing Washington for the Memorial Day recess -- the traditional start of summer -- without approving funds to respond to the mosquito-borne Zika virus and other pressing needs.
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The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the US For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S.
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A Possible Cellphone Link to Cancer? A Rat Study Launches New Debate A giant U.S. study meant to help decide whether cellphones cause cancer is coming back with confusing results. A report on the study, conducted in rats and mice, is not finished yet.
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Cell phone radiation increases cancers in rats, but should we worry? (CNN) The issue of whether cell phone use could cause cancer has been mired in confusion, with some studies failing to find an increased risk of brain tumors among cell phone users, while others suggest greater risk among the most frequent of users.
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Zika data point to sexual transmission in women Women in the sexually active age-group are overwhelmingly more likely than men to be infected with Zika virus, with sexual transmission the most likely cause, according to a new report based on data from the city of Rio de Janeiro from Brazilian ...
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The Latest: California Governor Signs HIV-Transplant Bill California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed emergency legislation to allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV-positive husband's liver before the surgery becomes too dangerous, possibly within weeks.
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CA law allows transplants between HIV-positive patients, donors THE IMPACT THIS LAW COUL HAVE. >> EVERY DONOR WE HAVE OUT THERE IS VALUABLE. NATALIE: WE'RE SKYPING WITH SAN FRANCISCO-BASED TRANSPLANT SURGEON DR.
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FDA Approves New Arm Implant to Treat Opioid Dependence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug-emitting arm implant to treat addiction to heroin and other opioids, providing a new tool against a condition that has proved extraordinarily difficult to manage.
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The Latest: California governor signs HIV-transplant bill SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Latest on California legislation allowing transplants of HIV-infected organs (all times local): 2:05 p.m.. California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed emergency legislation to allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV ...
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Fight the Bite Part 4, Who's at Risk? All week News 5 Reporters have been exploring the Zika Virus. In Part 4 of our series 'Fight the Bite,' we're focusing on who is most at risk from a Zika infection.
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Titan Pharma (TTNP) Announces Receipt of FDA Approval for Probuphine as Opioid Dependence Treatment Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) announced that the U.S.
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Dr. Heimlich Uses His Maneuver At Retirement Home, Saves 87-Year-Old Woman Updated at 7:50 p.m. ET.*. Dr. Henry Heimlich didn't hesitate. When a fellow diner started choking, the 96-year-old was ready to perform the maneuver that he invented.
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10 Best Sunscreens to Protect Your Skin Every year, the Friday before Memorial Day is National Sunscreen Day! With summer around the corner and the rising intensity of the sun, it's extremely important to use sunscreen daily to protect our skin from its dangerous ultraviolet rays.
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Long-Acting Opioid Treatment Could Be Available In A Month Labels for the first long-acting opioid addiction treatment device are rolling off printing machines Friday. Trainings begin Saturday for doctors who want to learn to insert four matchstick-size rods under the skin.
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Are you applying sunscreen the right way? Pop quiz: Does a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 30 protect offer twice as much protection as a product with an SPF of 15?
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Exactly How to Protect Your Hair and Scalp from the Sun When it comes to sun protection, we know that it's critical to apply sunscreen over our entire bodies, but do you count your hair and scalp in that?
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Federal marijuana smuggling is declining in the era of legal weed It's become a familiar lament in the age of legal marijuana: Weed from places like Colorado and Washington is making its way all over the country, creating headaches for law enforcement.
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Once-Monthly MS Injection Approved in US U.S. regulators approved the once-monthly, self-administered injection to treat multiple sclerosis made by Biogen Inc. BIIB 0.28 % and AbbVie Inc., ABBV 1.31 % but with a warning about the drug causing possible liver damage.
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High salt warning labels coming to NYC restaurant menus The law requires owners to post a salt shaker inside a black triangle as a warning next to any item that has more than 2,300 milligrams of salt.
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Even Those With Susceptibility Genes Can Lower Breast Cancer Risk People who carry a germline breast cancer susceptibility mutation can still substantially lower their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new model published in JAMA Oncology.
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This Gym Wants You to Get High While You Work Out Cannabis lovers in San Francisco who are also serious about getting and staying in shape are about to get a new haven for pot-enhanced exercise—Power Plant Fitness, a marijuana-friendly gym currently in the works.
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Montgomery County boosts mosquito testing With the record rainfall that soaked the region this spring and the looming threat of the West Nile and Zika viruses, area officials are stepping up their mosquito abatement efforts.
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Merits of Plaintiffs'Fitbit Study Disputed May 26 â€" Fitbit disputes the merits of a recent plaintiff-commissioned study that a proposed class of consumers says supports its claims that the fitness trackers don't accurately measure heart rate ( McLellan v. Fitbit, Inc., N.D.
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Here's what happens when you wear 10 fitness trackers at once Fitness trackers have been all the rage these days. It seems like almost everybody has one on, and cubicle dwellers everywhere are being prodded to walk a few more steps ... walk a few more steps ... a ... few ... more ... steps. There was news this ...
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New study details how breast cancer diagnoses could be prevented or delayed Ask almost any health-conscious woman who's mustered under a giant pink ribbon, and she'll tell you what an American woman's chances are of getting breast cancer in her lifetime: 1 in 8. By Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times.
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A Healthy Lifestyle May Help Lower Genetic Breast Cancer Risk THURSDAY, May 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) - Women who carry common gene variants linked to breast cancer can still cut their risk of the disease by following a healthy lifestyle, a large new study suggests.
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"Contribute to a peak need:" Blood Center of Wisconsin urges donations ahead of holiday weekend MILWAUKEE -- A string of car accidents, shootings and medical emergencies has caused an alarming shortage of blood as the Memorial Day holiday approaches.
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2016's 1st US West Nile case reported in Mississippi The first human case of West Nile virus for 2016 in the nation has been reported in Mississippi, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Ohio Politics Now: See what lawmakers did while you were sleeping last night Want to know what's happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington,D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered.
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Warm weather brings out mosquitoes in Fox Valley "What's unique about this Memorial Day weekend are the warmer, true summer temperatures. We usually do not experience this climate until the middle or late June which is ideal for (mosquito) hatching," said George Balis, entomologist and regional ...
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CDC Warns Swimmers Of Dirty Pools A study released by the Center's fore Disease Control stated that 80% of public pools tested had at least one health violation, warning swimmers to be informed before diving in.
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Sanders calls for Malloy's ouster from convention gig Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a campaign rally on New Haven Green in New Haven, Conn., Sunday, April 24, 2016.
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Malloy Signs Opioid Legislation at Emotional Ceremony HARTFORD - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday signed sweeping legislation that aims to reduce the number of opioid pills sitting in medicine cabinets, provide new help to addicts and make it easier to administer life-saving drugs to those who overdose.
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