Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Singapore confirms 27 more locally transmitted Zika cases and other top stories.

  • Singapore confirms 27 more locally transmitted Zika cases

    SINGAPORE Singapore authorities on Sunday confirmed 27 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the total to 242.Twenty-five new cases were linked to the initial outbreak area, one was linked to a potential new cluster and the remaining new case had no known links to any existing cluster, the Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency said in a joint statement."There is a potential new cluster involving one previously reported case and a new case today...," the ..
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  • FDA Is Cleaning Up Antibacterial Soap

    FDA Is Cleaning Up Antibacterial Soap
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  • Chickenpox Cases In The US Down Since 2-Dose Vaccine Program Began

    Chickenpox Cases In The US Down Since 2-Dose Vaccine Program Began
    Cases of chickenpox in the United States have dropped further since a two-dose vaccination program was implemented, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published Sept. 2, the CDC report noted an 85-percent drop in chickenpox cases between 2005-2006 and 2013-2014. The two-dose vaccination program was introduced in 2006. With the largest decline in chickenpox cases recorded in children and adolescents betwee..
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  • Biogen Drug Shows Early Promise against Alzheimer's Disease

    Biogen Drug Shows Early Promise against Alzheimer's Disease
    Preliminary clinical trials with a small group of patients suggest that aducanumab, a drug being developed by Biogen, may be effective in removing the brain plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. While Biogen has emphasized caution in interpreting the results, and any drug is years from reaching the market, aducanumab could become the first drug to treat the disease’s underlying causes. Many researchers believe that Alzheimer’s is caused by so-called amyloid plaques accumulating in the br..
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  • Idaho obesity rates on the decline, officials say

    Idaho obesity rates on the decline, officials say
    In 2015, the percentage of obese Idahoans dropped ever so slightly, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The Spokesman-Review first reported the data on Friday, which show a .3 percentage point drop of obese adults in Idaho from 28.9 percent in 2014 to 28.6 percent last year.That improvement put Idaho among the 25 states that saw lowered obesity rates in 2015, ranking our state 19th-lowest in adult obesity.However, Idaho still has a long way to go to return to 1..
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  • Concussions still a medical mystery

    Concussions still a medical mystery
    by: Evan Thomas, Newsy Updated: Sep 3, 2016 - 9:47 PM We know about the concussion problem. In sports and in combat, we know taking a hit to the head isn't healthy. But there's still a lot we don't know about concussions themselves. A concussion occurs when the brain impacts the skull or gets shaken around. They lead to headaches, confusion and dizziness, but concussions are sometimes called "the invisible injury" because patients don't necessarily look hurt. >> Read more trendin..
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  • US beekeepers fear for livelihoods as anti-Zika toxin kills 2.5m bees

    US beekeepers fear for livelihoods as anti-Zika toxin kills 2.5m bees
    Huddled around their hives, beekeepers around the south-eastern US fear a new threat to their livelihood: a fine mist beaded with neurotoxin, sprayed from the sky by officials at war with mosquitos that carry the Zika virus. Miami fears Zika virus may hit $24bn ​tourism industry hard Earlier this week, South Carolina beekeepers found millions of dead honey bees carpeting their apiaries, killed by an insecticide. Video posted by a beekeeper to Facebook showed thousands of dead insects he..
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