People who have contracted Ebola are opting to die at home rather than seek treatment as conspiracy theories fuel distrust of the government and of health workers grappling with the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the workers and ...
April 19, 2019. Release. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted final approval of the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, commonly known as Narcan, a life-saving medication that can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid ...
If you know someone struggling with despair, depression or thoughts of suicide, you may be wondering how to help. Most Americans say they understand that suicide is preventable and they would act to help someone they know who is at risk, according to a ...
One person has died in connection with a Listeria outbreak tied to sliced deli meats and cheeses, according to health officials. The outbreak, which was announced on Wednesday (April 17), has sickened a total of eight people in four states (Michigan, New ...
(CNN) The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK'd Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. Designated for children ages 7 to 12 who are not currently on medication for the disorder, the device ...
As diagnosis rates of ADHD among children skyrocket, a new medical device for the treatment of the disorder could soon be hitting the market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it has permitted marketing for the first medical device ...
A young paramedic in the United Kingdom recently cracked her neck while stretching and ended up partially paralyzed. On the night of March 4, 23-year-old Natalie Kunicki was watching a movie in bed with a friend after a night out drinking; she stretched her ...
Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congos Ebola outbreak and killed a dear colleague, the head of the World Health Organization said Friday as he condemned the latest violence against health workers trying to contain the virus.
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and CARA ANNA, Associated Press. BENI, Congo (AP) — Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World Health Organization said Friday as he ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray (Narcan, Teva Pharmaceuticals) that can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The FDA tentatively approved this ...
(Reuters Health) - Widespread beliefs about sleeping include advice on how much sleep is enough, what quality sleep means and how to achieve it, but when these pronouncements are wrong, they can do more harm than good, researchers argue. The study ...
Once considered eliminated, measles is again on the rise with more cases this year already than in all of 2018. Several incidents of measles in the Bay Area, including the recent case of a San Mateo resident at Google headquarters, have many wondering if ...
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is expanding its voluntary recall of contaminated sartans to include 36 more lots of losartan potassium and 68 more lots of losartan-hydrochlorothiazide combination tablets. The nationwide recall, to the consumer level, is due ...
This flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S., but a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years. A nursing student delivers a flu shot.Michael Orrell / AP file ...
Saira Diaz uses her fingers to count the establishments selling fast food and sweets near the South Los Angeles home she shares with her parents and 13-year-old son. "There's one, two, three, four, five fast-food restaurants," she says. "And a little mom and ...
Levels of influenza-like illness (ILI) in the United States remain elevated for the 21st consecutive week—the longest season in recent years—but the disease is on the decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly ...
Armed militia members attacked clinics involved in the Ebola response in the hot spot Butembo today, killing a World Health Organization (WHO) outbreak responder and dealing another setback to efforts to recover from an earlier violence. Meanwhile, in an ...
FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When a neighborhood pharmacy shuts down, it could have dire repercussions for heart patients living nearby, new research suggests. That's because such closures could mean patients skip or stop taking the ...
BENI, Congo — A Congolese official says militia members have attacked an Ebola treatment center hours after another attack killed a staffer with the World Health Organization. Butembo city's deputy mayor, Patrick Kambale Tsiko, told The Associated Press ...
Skipping breakfast and eating dinner close to bedtime could be a deadly decision — especially for those who have already suffered a heart attack, a study released this week suggests. Those who skip breakfast and eat late dinners have a four to five times ...
Men with prostate cancer who underwent androgen deprivation therapy with definitive radiation therapy demonstrated increased risk for depression and use of outpatient psychiatric services compared with men who received radiation therapy alone, ...
FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- At his annual medical visit three years ago, John Lavaki told his doctor he sometimes felt short of breath going up and down the stairs. An electrocardiogram showed abnormal electrical activity in ...
(CNN) If you take blood pressure medicine, you'll want to double-check your bottle. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its recall of losartan potassium and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Tests found trace amounts of a potentially ...
(CNN) -- Nearly two decades after measles was declared eliminated in the United States, the country and the globe have seen an upsurge of cases -- including adults who thought they were protected by the vaccine. Now, some are questioning whether they ...
BOISE, Idaho — Health officials in Idaho say anyone who used an on-board restroom during a Greyhound bus trip from Salt Lake City to Boise on April 10 might have been exposed to hepatitis A. The Central District Health Department in Idaho is asking ...
If you live in a wealthy country, you have choices about your medical care. Let's say you're a young woman who is HIV-positive and find out there's a new treatment that's much better for your long-term health. But there's a potential problem: If you get pregnant, ...
It should have been one of the happiest moments of Priscilla Maldonado's life, but, instead, the 25-year-old mother was terrified. It was New Year's Day, and she had just delivered her newborn son, Ja'bari. She said she heard her son's soft cries — and then ...
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely used heart medications—like statins, beta-blockers and oral anticoagulants—that have known cardiovascular and survival benefits.
The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating a case of measles after the State Public Health Laboratory confirmed a positive test for the illness in a resident of the East Tennessee. Image/CDC. While the investigation is currently centered in East ...
Dallas residents should enjoy their backyards while they can, because the mosquitoes are hatching. That was the message from Dallas County health officials on Friday as they announced the start of West Nile Virus season. "We don't think of something as ...
The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK'd Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. Designated for children ages 7 to 12 who are not currently on medication for the disorder, the device delivers ...
No media source currently available. 0:00 0:04:14 0:00. Direct link. 128 kbps | MP3 · 64 kbps | MP3. Pop-out player. Scientists say that the brains of animals and humans risk severe damage without blood flow and oxygen. But, researchers say they were able ...
Sorry early birds, but science says you might want to change your exercise schedule if you want to get the most out of your workouts. Two new studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism say it might be better to work out at night than in the morning, ...
A baby too young to be vaccinated contracted measles from an anti-vaxxer, CNN reports. The child's mother, Fainy Sukenik, is pro-vaccination, and her children's shots are up to date. But her child contracted measles because of an anti-vaxxer's choice to ...
A primordial bone found in our primate ancestors but thought to be redundant and rapidly dwindling in humans — appears to have made a quiet comeback over the past century. Scientists from Imperial College London have admitted they are stumped as to ...
(CNN) - The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK'd Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. Designated for children ages 7 to 12 who are not currently on medication for the disorder, the device ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials say they're investigating whether a traveler passing through Mississippi may have infected people with measles. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Friday that the traveler was contagious and visited a ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - A New Mexico toddler is getting a second chance at life after being diagnosed with the 'Bubble Boy Disease,' a disease that meant getting sick could cost him his life. That all changed after a doctor at UNM Hospital helped ...
In a proof-of-concept study recently published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) were able to edit out a lethal lung disease using CRISPR in utero mice models. "We wanted ...
April 18 (UPI) -- A new device may help to reduce the amount of damage after a heart attack, new research shows. A patch, designed by a team of reseachers, helped stop left ventricle heart muscle stretching in an experiment with rats. according to a study ...
One case of measles has struck Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, adding to the overall increase of measles outbreaks being reported since the beginning of 2019. So far, there have been more reports of measles in the first three months of ...
FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's and dementia are not an inevitable part of normal aging, and a little exercise might help keep them at bay, a new study suggests. The researchers found that every hour of light exercise on top of ...
(CNN) -- It's official: This year's flu season is a record breaker. There have been 21 weeks of elevated flu activity reported in the United States during the 2018-19 flu season, based on data from the weekly flu report released Friday by the Centers for Disease ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Health Department is taking precautions after six outbreaks of measles in the U.S.. The Kentucky Derby brings in thousands of visitors from all over the world, and that means there's a risk they could bring contagious ...
(NEW YORK) — Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years. This flu season has been officially going for 21 weeks, according to reports collected ...
WASHINGTON (WDTN) – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman announced Thursday that several Ohio universities, including Wright State, will receive a total of $65.9 million in federal funding to help address the addiction crisis. The Ohio State ...
Staying fit could help keep your brain from shrinking and aging in your older years, suggests a new study out Friday. It found that middle-aged and elderly Americans who regularly even got an hour of light exercise during their weekly routine had larger brains ...
Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years. This flu season has been officially going for 21 weeks, according to reports collected through last week ...
WASHINGTON — It's official: This year's flu season is a record breaker. There have been 21 weeks of elevated flu activity reported in the United States during the 2018-19 flu season, based on data from the weekly flu report released Friday by the Centers for ...
MINNEAPOLIS — A virus appears to be the cause behind a rash of poliolike illnesses that struck Minnesota and other states last fall, causing paralyzing symptoms in several children, including one girl who lost all motor function and remains hospitalized.
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