A cluster of serious Streptococcus endophthalmitis eye infections have been reported in Miami, Florida after patients received repackaged Avastatin (bevacizumab) intravitreal injections (eye injections), the FDA announced. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting doctors about the incidents…
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Health officials from Lake County Health Department, Florida, have confirmed that an 80-year old woman who lived locally and had visited California died of H1N1 Swine Flu. Since the start of the influenza H1N1 pandemic in 2009, the virus strain that was circulating then has become part of the normal group of strains that typically […]
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The American Heart Association advises people to consume no more than 36 ounces or about 450 calories from sugary beverages a week, but a new study taking a look at the impact of sugar intake stemming from regular sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and sweetened bottled waters, reports that people ages 20 to […]
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Research conducted by Linus Bengtsson and fellow researchers from the Karonlinska Institute in Sweden and Columbia University in the USA revealed that mobile phone positioning data could be beneficial to monitor individual’s movements during disasters and outbreaks, as those in need can be tracked and assistance be dispatched within hours of receiving the data…
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In a publication of this week’s PLoS Medicine, researchers report that in dengue-endemic areas such as South-East Asia, contrary to previous beliefs, those living in rural areas have a higher risk of becoming infected with dengue fever than those living in cities…
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Intravenous viral therapy has been shown to consistently infect tumors without damaging healthy human tissue, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Nature. The authors say this is the first trial to test viral therapy on humans with cancer. They added that it is also the first trial to demonstrate tumor-selective expression of […]
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Following the conclusion to the three-part weekly series of articles on the “state of the art” in health policy and systems research, published in the PLoS Medicine (9, 16, and 23 August 2011), Sara Bennett of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, USA and her colleagues developed an action plan to […]
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In the evolutionary blink of an eye, a bacterium that causes mild stomach irritation evolved into a deadly assassin responsible for the most devastating pandemics in human history…
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Experts agree that financial constraints and an aging population will require America to modify its Social Security system, but some also find that pushing back the eligibility age could be a major concern for those who rely on the program the most…
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Effective memory is a key ability for independent living in later life, and a new Iowa State University study is among the first to report that social partners can help extend memory. The study also found that the collaboration that helps middle-aged couples with memory tasks doesn’t seem to be as effective for couples older […]
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