By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Maybe you've gone to Craigslist to find a used car or a secondhand couch, but imagine having to turn to the internet to pay for lifesaving drugs. It's already happening: A ...
The high price of pharmaceuticals such as insulin has driven some Americans to buy and sell those medications illegally on the classified advertisement website Craigslist, new research finds. Results from a cross-sectional analysis of 432 Craigslist ads ...
Hong Kong (CNN) A comprehensive study of more than 72,000 confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus by Chinese scientists has revealed new information about the deadly infection which has brought much of the country to a halt.
A 700% rise in cases of mumps in Northern Ireland has been blamed on young people failing to get a second MMR jab. The warning came after the Public Health Agency revealed there were 534 confirmed cases last year, compared to just 67 in 2018.
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a similarly effective but safer one, a new study suggests. Current guidelines ...
The director of a Chinese hospital at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak became one of its victims Tuesday despite "all-out" efforts to save his life, Chinese health officials said. The death came the same day Chinese officials released data indicating the ...
China's central bank is taking steps to deep clean and even destroy its cash out of fears that the new coronavirus can survive on the surface of money and potentially spread, according to CNN. But how long can the new coronavirus linger on surfaces, anyway ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis, appendicitis and viral meningitis are among the serious complications that can occur when you get the measles, doctors warn in a new report.
An entire district is on "high alert" after a 2nd grade student died from complications from influenza B. By Max Bennett, Patch Staff. Feb 18, 2020 10:18 am ET. Reply. 0. PA School District On 'High Alert' After Flu Death (Shutterstock). BROOMALL, PA — After ...
Individuals who exhibit antisocial behavior over a lifetime have a thinner cortex and smaller surface area in key brain regions relative to their counterparts who do not engage in antisocial behavior, new research shows. However, investigators found no ...
PARIS — French drugmaker Sanofi is working with a U.S. government agency to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus from China, saying it could have a candidate ready for clinical trials within a year. At least a dozen other drugmakers are currently ...
Many of those who've exhibited lifelong antisocial, aka sociopathic, behavior -- lying, impulsiveness, aggression, lacking concern for others -- have abnormal brain structures, according to a new study. MRI scans on the brains of 672 people with lifelong ...
Researchers have described the first "articulated" remains of a Neanderthal to be discovered in a decade. An articulated skeleton is one where the bones are still arranged in their original positions. The new specimen was uncovered at Shanidar Cave in Iraq ...
(Reuters Health) - Rates of melanoma caused by exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays vary widely from state to state, a new U.S. study suggests. Researchers found the highest rates in Hawaii and on the East and West coasts, but also in a few ...
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis, appendicitis and viral meningitis are among the serious complications that can occur when you get the measles, doctors warn in a new report. The study -- which outlines cases involving three adults ...
MOSCOW — A hard-hitting YouTube documentary about Russia's HIV epidemic by a popular blogger has attracted more than 13 million views in a week and even drawn praise from the Kremlin. Some pharmacists have also reported a rush to snap up ...
The best approach to intermittent fasting for patients' heart health may be a combination strategy, according to Andrew M. Freeman, MD, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver. Freeman, who serves as co-chair ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans battling autoimmune illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis turn to a long-used drug, methotrexate, for relief. But until now there's ...
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans battling autoimmune illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis turn to a long-used drug, methotrexate, for relief. But until now there's been little comprehensive research on side effects ...
Researchers say children who stay up late may have a higher risk of obesity. A shorter sleep duration can affect a child's body in numerous ways, including an increase in insulin levels. Experts recommend that parents set a 30-minute bedtime routine that ...
A lung biopsy found that a man who died in China from the new coronavirus last month had lung damage reminiscent of two prior coronavirus-related outbreaks, SARS and MERS. The patient died on Jan. 27 after falling ill two weeks earlier and becoming ...
Feb. 18, 2020 -- Cases of melanoma in the United States increased 2% a year between 2005 and 2015, and will likely rise from 96,000 cases in 2019 to 151,000 cases in 2030 if the trend continues, a new study says. The researchers noted that most cases of ...
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A key to your baby's asthma risk may be as close as your laundry room. Canadian research shows that an infant's exposure to household cleaning products in the first few ...
Climate change could wipe out almost all coral reef habitats around the world by 2100, according to research released Monday. The bleak outlook forecasts that warming oceans and rising seas could have a devastating impact on ocean ecosystems, ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The flu remains a far deadlier illness to worry about in Florida than the coronavirus, state lawmakers were told on Tuesday. While the coronavirus that started in China has spawned massive media attention -- and reams of ...
State health officials have not found any Hawaii residents who came into "prolonged close contact" with a Japanese couple who visited the islands more than a week ago and was subsequently diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus. "DOH is continuing to ...
In early December, a few people in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China began falling sick after going to a local seafood market. They experienced symptoms like cough, fever, and shortness of breath, and even complications related to acute ...
Second grader Matthew Wzorek died at just 7 years old due to complications from the flu, the Marple Newtown School District said. By Max Bennett, Patch Staff. Feb 18, 2020 10:15 am ET. Reply. 0. Marple Newtown Schools On 'High Alert' After Flu Death ...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is partnering with Sanofi Pasteur and Johnson & Johnson to develop vaccines and therapeutics to use against COVID-19, according to press releases from the drug makers and HHS today.
Chen Qinghua, an OB-GYN in China's Anhui province, moonlights as a health blogger with almost 350,000 followers on popular Chinese microblogging site Weibo. Chen's Weibo page focuses on reproductive health and pregnancy advice, but since the ...
NEW YORK – Researchers at the University of Manchester and the University of Cambridge in the UK have identified 24 genetic variants significantly associated with predisposition to endometrial cancer. In a study published on Monday in the Journal of ...
The Trump administration is working with two pharmaceutical companies to develop a treatment for the novel coronavirus. The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday said it would provide funding to French drugmaker Sanofi to produce a ...
Children living in a home with a greater use of any cleaning product during a child's infancy increased the odds of a recurrent wheeze, recurrent wheeze with atopy, and asthma diagnosis. The highest risk of respiratory issue was associated with scented and ...
Beatriz Martinez didn't pay much attention to that first chest pang. After all, she worked out regularly, kept her weight in check and tried to eat a healthy diet. Her blood pressure and cholesterol numbers came in within the normal range, too. So she didn't think ...
So far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 26 million people have been affected by the flu. By Michael Woyton, Patch Staff. Feb 18, 2020 3:20 pm ET. Reply. 0. So far this flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
TALLAHASSEE — The flu remains a far deadlier illness to worry about in Florida than the coronavirus, state lawmakers were told on Tuesday. While the coronavirus that started in China has spawned massive media attention --- and reams of misinformation ...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Little ones who stay up late may have a higher risk of becoming overweight by the time they are school-age, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young children ...
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - HIV patients in China risk running out of life-saving AIDS drugs because quarantines and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus disease outbreak mean they cannot replenish vital medicine stocks, United Nations AIDS ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates on the effectiveness of this season's flu vaccine are due this week as flu activity is likely to remain elevated nationwide at least through the end of the month. During seasons when most circulating flu ...
The U.S. government is funding efforts by Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson to develop a Covid-19 vaccine; WHO admits developing this vaccine might take up to 18 months; There is no approved vaccine or treatment for novel coronavirus infections such as ...
PHILADELPHIA — A second grade student died from flu complications Sunday evening, according to officials with the Marple Newtown School District. School officials said they were in contact with medical officials, who said the flu strains this year have been ...
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Traditional stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes, impact people of various races and genders differently, new research shows. "The biggest thing we found was ...
Cancer doctors fear superbugs which can't be treated with antibiotics will soon remove chemotherapy as a treatment option for their patients, a survey has revealed. Cancer patients are more vulnerable to infections because the disease and its treatments can ...
Provisional data from Public Health England (PHE) show that there were 5042 laboratory-confirmed cases of mumps in England in 2019 – almost five times the number of cases (1066) in 2018. This is the highest number of cases since 2009. PHE says the ...
Westchester County health officials said no one among the 26 is ill, but they are being monitored to see if they develop symptoms. By Michael Woyton, Patch Staff. Feb 18, 2020 6:14 pm ET | Updated Feb 18, 2020 6:47 pm ET ...
There's lots of confusion about how deadly the new coronavirus from China really is: Even health officials sometimes say "deadly" when they may mean "lethal." By. The Associated Press. February 18, 2020, 10:01 AM. 1 min read. Image Icon. In this Sunday ...
Drug giant Sanofi SA has entered the race to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus, joining a handful of big and small drug makers, and teams of university researchers, looking for a way to prevent its spread. Sanofi said it would revive research into ...
People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study of vaccine knowledge and media use by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of ...
Jeri Seratti-Goldman and her husband, Carl, are both in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine campus, but are going through completely different experiences. Jeri Seratti-Goldman is among others in the National ...
Chinese officials reported 1,886 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday — the first time since Jan. 30 the daily figure has fallen below 2,000. It also reported its lowest daily death toll in a week. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said data suggesting the ...
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