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More restaurant workers with Hepatitis A; vaccinations urged
State and county officials across the country continue to alert the public about possible exposure to Hepatitis A from foodservice employees who have worked while infected with...
10 hours ago - Food Safety
World Immunisation Week: Nations Must Ensure Vaccines Reach 90% Population
Region-wide, each member country should ensure all vaccines reach at least 90 per cent of the population at all times, stated WHO.
12 hours ago - Medindia Health
Kentucky health officials respond aggressively to Hepatitis A
Public health officials in Kentucky are responding agressively to a Hepatitis A outbreak, and Dr. Jeffrey Howard, acting director of the state health department issued a...
1 day ago - Food Safety
Global Health: Ethicists Call for More Scrutiny of ‘Human-Challenge' Trials
A vaccine study in which subjects are to be deliberately infected with Zika is on pause after ethicists said it had “insufficient value.”
1 day ago - NY Times
WHO Recommends Testing Before Use of Sanofi's Dengue Vaccine
The World Health Organization said on Thursday Sanofi's vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing on individuals to assess whether they have ever been exposed to...
2 days ago - Medscape
UN health agency: Hungarian scientist sickened by Ebola
The World Health Organization says it has helped ship an experimental Ebola vaccine and drugs to treat a laboratory scientist in Hungary who caught the potentially deadly...
2 days ago - ABC News
Evaluation of Intussusception after Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccination in Africa
Intussusception is a rare event that occurs when one segment of the bowel telescopes into another, which results in obstruction. A previously licensed rotavirus vaccine was...
2 days ago - New England Journal of Medicine
SAGE backs recommendation to limit dengue vaccination
Upon further review of the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, WHO and the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization reinforced a recommendation made in December to vaccinate...
2 days ago - Healio
ACIP Recommends Heplisav-B Vaccine for Adults
Heplisav-B, a yeast-derived hepatitis B vaccine made with a novel adjuvant, is recommended for individuals aged 18 years and older, according to the Advisory Committee on...
2 days ago - Medscape
Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will likely have 20 percent efficacy
A new study of 6,610 human flu sequences predicts that this fall's flu vaccine will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily
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Suffering and abandoned: Chronic pain patients cut off in the opioid era
Some say they have little or no input in their care. Almost all claim opioid medication is no longer an option, regardless of their condition or medical history.
Publisher's Platform: At least 64 with E. coli in 16 States Linked to...
The Numbers: As of Friday night, the CDC reported 53 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 being reported from 16 states. However, the CDC reported only 1...
Art Therapy Benefits Cancer Patients
Link between art and health identified. Art therapy improves mood and lowers pain and anxiety in cancer patients.
Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Arthritis
Hydroxychloroquine used for treating newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis shows a significantly lower risk of developing chronic kidney disease compared with non-users when...
Antioxidants Improve Vascular Function in Older Adults
Older adults who take a novel antioxidant can reverse age-related vascular changes by targeting cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria within six weeks.
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs can Now Treat Various Other Conditions
Erectile dysfunction drugs such as phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors can also be used to treat various other conditions like diabetes, cancer, urinary tract symptoms, and...
All get expanded romaine warnings because of Alaska findings
The federal government today expanded its romaine lettuce warning to include all types of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ, growing region, including whole heads and hearts of...
Recall Alert: CDC Says "Do Not Buy or Eat Romaine Lettuce at a Grocery Store...
"Do not buy or eat romaine lettuce at a grocery store or restaurant unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region," the CDC advises. Since the time of...
Teenagers' eyes reveals their future heart-disease risk
Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Australia, found that for every one point increase in a person's health quality-of-life, their retinal vessels...
High-sugar diets during pregnancy and early childhood linked to poor...
A Harvard University study found that children whose mothers consumed processed foods and sugary sodas during pregnancy scored lower on tests for learning, memory and other skills.