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Where's Zika going next? Maybe China, India, or Nigeria LONDON - Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and Africa could be at risk of infection, based on a new analysis of travel, climate and mosquito patterns in those regions.
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Zika Mosquitoes May Have Bred in Bromeliads, Florida Officials Say Florida health officials said Thursday they found the Zika virus in mosquitoes trapped in the Miami Beach area, and blamed popular tropical plants known as bromeliads.
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Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Small Trial PET images of Alzheimer's patients receiving aducanumab, showing amyloid plaque reduction after one year. Credit: SEVIGNY et al.
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Can Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Treat Depression? There is growing evidence that inflammation—already known to be a cause of many whole-body diseases—is also involved in diseases of the brain, including psychiatric conditions like depression.
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New Alzheimer's drug clears abnormal protein clogs in small, promising trial Amyloid plaques, a key feature of Alzheimer's disease, were reduced significantly by a year of treatment with a new drug called aducanumab.
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One-third of Pennsylvanians considered obese Nearly one third of adults in Pennsylvania and a quarter of those in New Jersey are considered obese and at increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to The State of Obesity, a report released this morning by the Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Ohio among 4 states to mark lower obesity rate According to a study, Ohio is one of four states to see a decrease in obesity rates. ASSOCIATED PRESS. 0902obesity-indd. THE BLADE Buy This Image.
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Do you live in one of America's fattest states? New data ranking state-by-state obesity rates is out today, and despite some modest improvements, the statistics are still pretty grim.
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Obesity Rates Fall in Four States There's some good news about obesity in the U.S. for a change. Rates of obesity fell in four states last year: Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio, according to a report released Thursday.
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Self-reported obesity rate in New Mexico rises slightly SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health announced Thursday data released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention show the state's adult obesity rate increased minimally in 2015.
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US fights Zika mosquitoes with limited arsenal Robert Murillo gets help putting on his spraying apparatus as San Diego County officials hand spray a two block area to help prevent the mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus in San Diego, California, U.S.
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Novartis Taps Biosimilar Experience in Europe to Snag U.S. Sales Novartis AG, which just won U.S. approval for a lower-priced version of Amgen Inc.'s blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, estimates that the market for copies of biotechnology drugs could grow seven-fold by the end of the decade.
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Oshin Kiszko cancer treatment: Parents of 6yo Perth boy with brain tumour win court battle The parents of a six-year-old Perth boy with brain cancer have won another court battle against his doctors to stop him having chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
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Limit Prescribing Opioids, Benzos Together, FDA Warns To reduce the risk for overdose deaths, clinicians should not prescribe opioid pain medicines together with benzodiazepines to patients unless there are no adequate alternative treatments available, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ...
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Dengue Fever Vaccine Could Cause Severe Illness FILE - A dengue fever victim receives medical treatment at a health center in Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 31, 2013. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a Friend.
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WA boy Oshin Kiszko won't be forced to have cancer treatment A six-year-old boy with a terminal brain tumour will be allowed to move to palliative care after a Family Court decision that continuing court-enforced chemotherapy was not in his best interests.
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Entenmann's Recalls Some Bakery Products Over Potential Choking Hazard Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. has issued a recall for two of its products in a number of states across the United States over the "presence of small pieces of plastic" that could be possible choking hazards.
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Entenmann's Recalling 4 Products in Wisconsin for Potential Choking Hazard It's worth taking a look at your box of Entenmann's Little Bites brownies after the company has issued a voluntary recall.
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New dengue vaccine could instead cause more cases, experts warn (CNN) This may go against what typically comes to mind when you think about vaccines, but the newly licensed vaccine against the dengue virus -- trade name Dengvaxia -- could lead to an increase in the number of cases of the disease if not implemented ...
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Growing Antibiotic Resistance Prompts New WHO STI Guidelines In response to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines for the treatment of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), one of which, gonorrhea, is facing more limited ...
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Study Finds Strong Link Between Zika And Guillain-Barre Syndrome Compared with pre-Zika rates, Guillain-Barre syndrome increased 172 percent in the state of Bahia, Brazil, which was hard hit by the Zika outbreak.
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3 Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Found in Florida THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Three mosquitoes in Miami Beach have tested positive for the Zika virus, a first in the continental United States, Florida health officials said Thursday.
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Getting high on cannabis makes you less likely to work hard for money, study says Using marijuana makes people slightly less likely to work hard for money, according to a study said to be the first to scientifically confirm what generations of drug users and their friends knew already.
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Italy to Women: Hurry Up, Get Knocked Up Italy's health ministry is trying to encourage couples to procreate, but the ads are in appallingly bad taste. Barbie Latza Nadeau.
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Yellow fever outbreak still serious, WHO says (CNN) The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo still does not constitute a public health emergency at this time, but caution is still necessary.
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'Like it's been nuked': Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes On Sunday morning, the South Carolina honey bees began to die in massive numbers. Death came suddenly to Dorchester County, S.C. Stressed insects tried to flee their nests, only to surrender in little clumps at hive entrances.
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Zika spraying kills millions of honeybees (CNN) The pictures are heartbreaking: Millions of honeybees lie dead after being sprayed with an insecticide targeting Zika-carrying mosquitoes.
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More US adults use pot as laws, attitudes shift An increasing number of U.S. adults are using marijuana, and attitudes about the drug are shifting - fewer people perceive pot as harmful, according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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As Zika Spread, Paralyzing Guillain-Barré Syndrome Skyrocketed There's more evidence that Zika virus infection can cause a paralyzing side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome. Instances of Guillain-Barré skyrocketed in countries hit by Zika virus epidemics - by as much as 877 percent in Venezuela, health ...
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CDC: More people are using marijuana, but fewer are abusing it In this Aug. 11, 2016, file photo, an employee arranges glass display containers of marijuana on shelves at a retail and medical cannabis dispensary in Boulder, Colo.
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CDC: More people are using marijuana, but fewer are abusing it Marijuana abuse and dependency are becoming less common, even as states roll back restrictions on the use of the drug, according to a new federal report.
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West Nile Virus Found in Sudbury Breaking: Sudbury is one of 21 in 25 towns that participate in the Eastern Mass. Mosquito Control Project. By Charlene Arsenault (Patch Staff) - September 1, 2016 4:17 pm ET.
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Mom's post goes viral after daughter nearly dies of alcohol poisoning GARDNER, Mass. - A Gardner mother warning against the dangers of alcohol overdose after her 15-year-old daughter nearly died after binge drinking over the weekend.
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DEA charge involves Coast doctor, escort and pills A doctor who worked in Harrison and Jackson counties is accused of offering a confidential informant prescriptions in exchange for escort services and later providing prescriptions to the prostitute and an additional undercover DEA agent.
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Dogs distinguish words and tone much like humans "Nobody has ever looked into any nonhuman animal brains processing meaning in speech," neurologist and co-author Attila Andics of Eötvös Loránd University told NewsHour.
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Newer Epilepsy Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Hurt Kids' IQs Prenatal exposure to the newer anti-epileptic drugs levetiracetam (Keppra) or topiramate (Topamax) was not associated with reduced cognitive abilities in school-age children compared with those born to mothers with untreated epilepsy, researchers found.
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Prenatal Exposure to Newer AEDs Not Linked to Lower Cognition in School-Aged Kids Two newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) taken by pregnant women with epilepsy are not associated with decreased cognitive skills in their offspring during middle childhood, suggests a new cross-sectional study.
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Australian Judge Rules Child Will Not Be Treated for Cancer PERTH, Australia - An Australian judge on Thursday ruled against a hospital in favor of a 6-year-old cancer patient's parents who want their son to die without further potentially life-saving treatment.
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Aussie judge: Parents don't have to give dying son treatment An Australian judge ruled Thursday in favor of a 6-year-old cancer patient's parents who want their son to die without further potentially life-saving treatment.
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New Research Shows Impact on Women When Politicians Impose Outdated Medical Protocols on Abortion New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. A new study published in PLOS Medicine from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Planned Parenthood reveals the significant obstacles and increased medical treatments ...
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Outside groups spent nearly $100 million to sway Senate races Outside groups have poured roughly $95.5 million through Aug. 30 into five Senate races aimed at the general election, proving that donors are deeply invested in the fight over which party controls Congress in 2017.
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Yoga, Acupuncture Can Help Some Pain, Studies Find Some "natural" techniques can help ease pain, including acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and massage, government researchers said Thursday.
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Fighting Heroin on Staten Island The white shuttle pulled up outside a strip mall in Staten Island just after dawn. An hour later, health workers inside began bringing in heroin addicts to give them clean needles and the overdose-reversal drug naloxone.
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Sexual Function Problems Occur After Heart Attack, Disparities Exist Between Men And Women New research from the University of Chicago investigates what happens to men's and women's sexual function and relationships after a heart attack in an effort to help clinicians develop better care guidelines for patients.
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More U.S. Adults Using Marijuana Than Ever WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- As perceptions of marijuana change, more American adults are using pot than ever before, and they're using it more often, a new study finds.
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Takeda to develop Zika vaccine in Mass. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is joining the campaign to develop a Zika vaccine with nearly $20 million in US funding for a Cambridge-based research program.
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Review Suggests Safe, Effective Ways to Relieve Pain Without Meds THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Popular drug-free methods of managing pain from such common conditions as headaches and arthritis appear to be effective, according to a new review.
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DEA's Sudden 'Herbal Heroin' Ban Triggers Stiff Resistance from Kratom Community An association whose leadership includes Nancy Pelosi's son plans a lawsuit, lobbying and a march on Washington. By Steven Nelson | Staff Writer Sept.
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5 arrested in Skid Row 'spice' distribution ring Police have arrested five people in connection with the sale and distribution of "spice," part of a crackdown on the synthetic drug that has been linked to several overdoses among homeless people in skid row, authorities said Thursday.
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CDC steps in on Hepatitis A cases linked to smoothies WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - As the number of Hepatitis A cases linked to strawberry smoothies sold at Tropical Smoothie Café locations passed 70 on Thursday, the Center for Disease Control stepped in to the lead the ongoing investigation.
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