Angola: Health Authority Calls for Strengthening Measures Against Conjunctivitis
[ANGOP] Luanda -Due to the emergence of numerous cases of viral conjunctivitis, a highly contagious and some serious, the provincial government of Luanda calls for the population to strengthen preventive measures to avoid its spread. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 8, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Beware traumatic conjunctivitis: airbags can cause severe alkali eye injuries - Richards A.
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Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Adverse drug reactions of systemic antihistamines in children in the Netherlands - de Vries TW, van Hunsel F.
BACKGROUND: Antihistamines are used for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, chronic spontaneous urticaria and atopic eczema. OBJECTIVE: To study the reports of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in children using antihistamines ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Staying Healthy While Traveling This Summer
As summer approaches and temperatures climb, travelers are planning trips to warm and tropical destinations, many of which have been affected by the Zika Virus. In addition to booking that plane ticket and reading up on local activities, it is critical that travelers learn how best to protect themselves from Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases including malaria.
Zika, which has continued making global headlines since its recent resurgence, is a virus that spreads through either the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito or sexual transmission. This type of mosquito thrives in warmer climates and is found throughou...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika virus 'does cause birth defects'
Conclusion
The scientists say that, on balance, "we suggest that sufficient evidence has accumulated" to say that Zika is the cause of the current spike of microcephaly cases.
They add that researchers, "have been unable to identify alternative hypotheses" for the increase in microcephaly.
How does Zika and microcephaly affect you?
Public health advice about Zika virus has not changed. At present, Zika virus is thought to be transmitted by mosquitoes in the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Pacific Islands, Vietnam, the Philippines and Cape Verde. See an updated list here.
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Source: NHS News Feed - April 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news
Spring health cheat sheet
The beginning of spring often brings warm weather and hours of outdoor fun, and many common winter infections recede.
Unfortunately, spring weather can bring its own health challenges. As soon as the trees and flowers bloom, flowers bud and the grass grows, susceptible children will start to display symptoms of seasonal allergies. Seasonal allergies cause sneezing, runny nose and itchy red eyes and can trigger flares of asthma and eczema.
As children spend more time outdoors, parents also need to watch for exposure to ticks, poison ivy and excess sun.
Read on for the parents’ guide to spring health.
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Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Sax Tags: Health & Wellness Parenting allergies asthma Carolyn Sax conjunctivitis lyme disease poion ivy sunburn Source Type: news
Sudan: Conjunctivitis, Bad Sanitation in North Darfur Camps
[Radio Dabanga] Kabkabiya / Sortony -The North Darfur camps' water and sanitary services are unable to cope with the influx of displaced people who have fled from recent clashes in Jebel Marra. The UN reported that their numbers stood at more than 100,000 people this week. Meanwhile, cases of conjunctivitis have been reported among children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Inflamax Research Announces Positive Results of a Phase IIa Allergic...
Positive results from a single-centre, double-masked, randomized, vehicle-controlled Phase IIa study in allergic conjunctivitis patients treated with NS2 ophthalmic solution from Aldeyra Therapeutics,...(PRWeb March 03, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/03/prweb13245384.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 3, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Vaginal seeding' may put newborns at risk of infection
"'Vaginal seeding' of babies born by C-section could pose infection risk," The Guardian reports.
The practice of exposing babies born by caesarean section to their mother's vaginal fluid in an effort to boost their immunity may actually lead to an infection, experts say.
Vaginal seeding involves rubbing vaginal fluid on the baby with the intention of exposing it to the "healthy" bacteria it would be exposed to in a vaginal birth.
However, there is no evidence the practice is effective, and it runs the risk of babies developing serious infections from potentially harmful bacteria or viruses mothe...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Zika, pregnancy, and winter travel: Many unknowns, and a cautious message
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I’ve been receiving many questions from my patients who are pregnant (or trying to get pregnant) who want to escape the Boston winter weather for warmer vacation climates, but are worried about Zika virus. Currently causing a widespread outbreak in Brazil, Zika virus is thought to be the causative agent of microcephaly in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy there.
I’ve been stressing that my patients should check out the CDC Zika travel notices, which warn against travel to popular winter vacation destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Although there is no evidenc...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hope Ricciotti, MD Tags: Children's Health Infectious diseases Pregnancy Prevention Safety Travel health Women's Health Source Type: news
Electronic health records can help catch undiagnosed cases of Type 2 diabetes, UCLA researchers find
In 2012, a group of UCLA researchers set out to mine thousands of electronic health records for a more accurate and less expensive way to identify people who have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The researchers got much more than they bargained for.
Not only did they develop an algorithm with the potential to vastly increase the number of correct diagnoses of the disease by refining the pool of candidates who are put forward for screening; they also uncovered several previously unknown risk factors for diabetes, including a history of sexual and gender identity disorders, intestinal infections and a category of illnesses tha...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 16, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Zika virus infection – United States of America
On 5 February 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for the United States of America notified PAHO/WHO of a probable case of sexual transmission of Zika virus. Person A, a resident of Dallas, Texas, travelled to Venezuela for one week between late December and the beginning of January. Several days after returning to the United States, Person A developed symptoms consistent with Zika virus infection, including fever, rash, conjunctivitis, and malaise. One day prior to symptom onset and once during the symptomatic period, Person A had sex with Person B (non-traveller). Approximately one week after the onset of illness in Pers...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - February 12, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: zika Source Type: news
New Zika Guidelines Will Change How Lots Of Americans Have Sex
Pregnant couples in which a male partner may have been exposed to the mosquito-borne Zika virus should use condoms during vaginal, anal and oral sex or be abstinent in order to prevent sexual transmission of the disease, according to new federal guidelines. That's because sexually transmitting Zika virus to a pregnant partner may pose a threat to the fetus’ development in the womb, resulting in birth defects. If pregnant women or their partners have traveled to an area with active Zika transmission, the guidelines say, they should discuss this potential exposure with an OB/GYN in order to determine if ext...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
What Pregnant Women Should Know About Zika Virus
On Monday, the World Health Organization declared a "public health emergency of international concern" due to the cluster of birth defects potentially linked to Zika virus. No one is probably more concerned about this connection than the world’s pregnant women, especially those who are living in an area where there is ongoing Zika virus transmission. While the virus’ symptoms (fever, headache, joint pain, conjunctivitis) are no cause for alarm and rarely require hospitalization, the disease is suspected of causing severe birth defects like microcephaly, when a baby is born with an abnormally small head. ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 2, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
WHO calls on countries of the Region to take steps to prevent Zika virus
Cairo, 31 January 2016 As the Zika virus outbreak continues to spread reaching 24 countries in the Americas (as of 27 January), WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ala Alwan is calling on governments to work together to keep the Region protected.
“Zika virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito, the same type of mosquito that transmits dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya,” says Dr Ala Alwan. “No cases of the virus have been reported so far in this Region, but this type of mosquito exists in several countries here, so it is essential that government leaders take steps to prevent the virus fr...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 1, 2016 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
