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Zika fear prompts travel warning for Miami, CDC's first in US A Miami-Dade County mosquito control worker sprays around a home in the Wynwood area of Miami on Monday. By Lena H. Sun, Drew Harwell and Brady Dennis / The Washington Post.
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State of Kansas researching Zika virus Samples of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting dengue and Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
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Queens Neighborhoods Sprayed With 'Duet,' Travel Warning Issued Amid Zika Concerns NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - New York City officials on Monday issued a travel warning for a specific neighborhood in Miami Monday, after Florida Gov.
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Biosimilars seen as safe, effective compared with reference biologics Recently published results showed biosimilars used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis are as safe and effective as reference tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.
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CDC issues historic travel warning over Miami Zika outbreak (CNN) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unprecedented travel warning Monday, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a small community just north of downtown Miami, where Zika is actively circulating.
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Generic Biologic Drugs Seem as Effective as Originals MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Generic biologic drugs are similarly effective to brand-name counterparts in treating rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis, a new study says.
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Cleveland Clinic tops in U.S. News heart rankings for 22 years, jumps to #2 hospital spot overall The Cleveland Clinic ranked No. 1 in heart care on the U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals list again this year, it's 22nd consecutive year at the top for the specialty.
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Several Boston hospitals ranked among the best HEALTH CARE. Several Boston hospitals ranked among the best. Several Boston hospitals have been recognized as among the top in the country, according to new rankings from US News & World Report.
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MIT Scientists Develop Portable Device To Produce Biopharmaceuticals On Demand In an attempt to aid doctors in remote areas, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a portable system to manufacture a number of biopharmaceuticals on demand.
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Theranos ignores scandal and shows off new blood testing machine Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes made an appearance at a scientific convention today, but it wasn't to allay the many concerns about the company's previous blood tests, the results of which were thrown out earlier this year.
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Parks behind big jump in trampoline injuries, study says (CNN) Injuries at trampoline parks have soared in recent years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Trampoline injuries lead to nearly 100,000 emergency room visits a year, according to estimates from the National ...
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Injuries Soar as Trampoline Parks Expand MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- As trampoline parks spring up across the United States, injuries to kids have jumped, too, a new study finds.
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What's behind a big jump in trampoline injuries? Trampoline parks have increased in number and popularity in recent years, and unfortunately, so have trampoline-related injuries, according to new research.
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New Clues to Depression Spotted in the Genome The battle against depression has always been something of a rearguard action. You can't prevent it; you can't really cure it.
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Study points way to finding genes affecting depression risk The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m.
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Boy dies, dozens hospitalised in far northern Russian anthrax outbreak A 12-year-old boy has died in an anthrax outbreak in remote far northern Russia while dozens have been hospitalised on suspicion of infection, the region's governor said Monday.
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Scientists Ponder an Evolutionary Mystery: The Female Orgasm Evolutionary biologists offered a new way of thinking about the female orgasm based on a reconstruction of its ancient history. Credit Getty Images.
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Meat-eaters may have a higher risk of death, but plants are the answer (CNN) Are you ready to take it easy with the burgers? A new protein-focused paper confirms that eating red meat may be linked to a higher risk of death.
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Lots of Red Meat, an Earlier Grave? MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If you turn to red meat as your main source of protein, you could be shortening your life, a new study suggests.
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Scientists Wanted Transparency From Theranos, But Got A Product Launch Instead Theranos once promised to revolutionize the blood testing industry. But its methodology remains secretive, despite calls for transparency from the scientific community.
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New theory suggests female orgasms are an evolutionary leftover Billy Crystal may have been shocked when Meg Ryan so effectively—and amusingly—faked an orgasm in a restaurant during the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally, but surveys suggest only one-third of women are regularly fully aroused during intercourse.
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World Breastfeeding Week: Stunning and humorous photos of moms breasfteeding Nursing mothers know that when a baby is hungry, you feed it. But despite the necessity of feeding a hungry baby, reports of mothers being shamed or asked to stop breastfeeding in public places are often reported in the news.
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High Doses of Fish Oil Might Help Healing After Heart Attack MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients who took high doses of fish oil supplements for six months showed improved heart function and less scarring, researchers report.
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Theranos' Holmes on the rise, fall and maybe rise again of a medical tech darling Palo Alto, California (CNN) Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of Theranos, escorted CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta around her famously secretive research and development lab like the proud owner she is.
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FAQ: How and Why We Rank and Rate Hospitals If you're about to join the more than 90,000 patients a day who are admitted to U.S. hospitals, is the one your doctor recommended right for you?
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Six West Michigan restaurants make 'Xtreme Eating' list West Michigan is home to six restaurants serving up the biggest offenders to your waist line, a new report indicates. Car lodged under semi trailer in crash; 1 dead.
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Peter Thiel Wants to Inject Himself With Young People's Blood Trump delegate and Gawker bankrupter Peter Thiel is no stranger to the idea of increasing his lifespan through science. "I stand against confiscatory taxes, totalitarian collectives, and the ideology of the inevitability of the death of every ...
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Theranos Makes Case to Laboratory Experts PHILADELPHIA—Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes announced a new blood-testing device at an academic conference here Monday but didn't address problems found with the company's earlier machines.
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Fish Oil Has Benefits After a Heart Attack: Study Many heart doctor will tell you that one of the best ways to keep your heart healthy is to include more healthy oils, such as omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, in your diet.
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New Philips Health Devices Take on Chronic Disease Philips has a new collection of connected health monitoring devices available today, including a blood pressure monitor, smart scale, smartwatch, and a smart thermometer.
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Peter Thiel Is Out For Young People's Blood The revelation that 48-year old venture capitalist Peter Thiel is interested in young people's blood to help extend life spawned a whole array of vampire jokes on social media such as: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE PIC Peter Thiel Begins Rejuvenation Experiments ...
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Cedar Park Officials Report No New West Nile Virus Samples Expanded testing sites were set up after one mosquito sample tested positive about two weeks ago. By Tony Cantu (Patch Staff) - August 2, 2016 1:51 am ET.
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Schumer calls for FDA recall reform SCHUMER CALLS FOR FDA RECALL REFORM: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the FDA over the weekend for not being fast enough in recalling potentially dangerous food, calling for a top-to-bottom review of the agency's process.
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Conjoined twins hospitalized after Brevard beach injury Conjoined twin girls were hospitalized after injured on a Brevard County beach Sunday, officials said. The 12-year-old sisters, who are conjoined at the head, were playing in the waters of Playalinda Beach, just southwest of Kennedy Space Center, when ...
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Here's Why Marijuana Advocates Say A Trump Presidency Would Be A Disaster New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) campaigned on a platform of enforcing the federal prohibition on marijuana on states like Colorado that have legalized it.
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Sen. Schumer wants FDA's food recall process overhauled ALBANY, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says federal regulators are too slow getting bad food off the shelves. The New York Democrat is calling for the U.S.
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CMS boosts skilled nursing payments by 2.4% Skilled nursing facilities will see an estimated 2.4% payment increase - a total of $920 million - for fiscal 2017, according to a final payment rule released late Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Blood supply at a critical point While thousands of people from across the country responded to the emergency request for blood and platelet donations issued by the American Red Cross in early July, a critical blood shortage remains.
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DNR Begins Deer Tracking Program UNDATED (WSAU-WXPR) -- The Department of Natural Resources is looking for help tracking activity of the state's deer population.
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Get your boobs checked now, says breast cancer survivor COOLUM resident Francis Howes will take to the track at Central Sunshine Coast Relay For Life with one simple goal - to give hope to those in her community touched by cancer.
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Back-to-school means time for vaccination check As children head back to school, Pima County health officials are reminding parents of the importance of vaccinations. prev. next.
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| Could this computer game delay Alzheimer's symptoms? A new study suggests it could You're staring at a computer screen. Two objects flash before your eyes, one directly in front of you, and the other off to the side, barely in view.
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3 viral food stories that are just straight-up bizarre Amid news about the Democratic National Convention last week, there were a few nonpolitical stories that stuck out for being truly bizarre, and a lot of them involved food.
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Up to the challenge During its 36-year run, the Pan-Mass Challenge has raised more than a half-billion dollars to combat cancer - a feat likely far greater than Billy Starr, its founder and executive director, and dozens of friends would have expected when they started ...
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AG announces effort to tackle opioid use by athletes CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his office is teaming with several groups to tackle the problem of opioid use in high school athletics.
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