CHMP recommends Roche ’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Positive recommendation is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial which showed majority ofEvrysdi-treated babies were able to stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies by 12 months ’ treatment1,2If approved by the European Commission,Evrysdi will be available to treat people of all ages with SMA in the European Union, including babies from birthEvrysdi is now approved in 100 countries with more than 8,500 patients treated globallyBasel, 21 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive o...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sudan: Refugees in Chad Face Health and Hunger Crisis
[Dabanga] Adré / Darfur -- The humanitarian crisis at the Chadian border town of Adré, has left Sudanese refugees grappling with widespread illness and malnutrition. Cases of diarrhoea and malnourishment, particularly among children who escaped the war-torn areas of Darfur, have been reported by an initiative led by Sudanese refugee doctors. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Chad Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Health and Medicine Nutrition Refugees and Displacement Sudan Source Type: news
‘Nocturnal diarrhoea’ could be a sign of inflammatory bowel disease - doctor explains
When there's a presence of "nocturnal diarrhoea", which means you wake up from a slumber to evacuate the bowels, then it's a sign of infection or an inflammatory disease, according to Dr Will Bulsiewicz. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs — Experts
Experts encourage parents to vaccinate their children against typhoid to ensure that the child has access to clean drinking water. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS By Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Jul 6 2023 (IPS) The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.
Her right foot is taped with a cannula, and she whimpers incessantly. “I have been in and out of the hospital for the last seven days,” said Uzma Mohammad, Zeeshan’s mom, with worry lines...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Africa Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequality Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera - Vaccines Can Stop the Spread, but the Biggest Deterrent Is Clean Water
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial disease which spreads via the faecal-oral route mostly through ingestion of contaminated food and water. It causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and in extreme cases death. The source of the outbreak in Hammanskraal is still not known. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for responding to a cholera outbreak include (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
How often should you be pooing? Doctors share how to prevent diarrhoea and constipation
A survey of more than 140,000 adults in the UK revealed the consistency and regularity of our poos. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Measles and Whooping Cough Outbreaks in South Africa - a Sign of Low Vaccination Coverage, Experts Warn
[The Conversation Africa] The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts more than 5 million deaths each year worldwide. These are deaths that would have been caused by measles, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pneumonia, rotavirus diarrhoea, and othe (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Water Quality in South Africa - Reports Show What Needs to Be Fixed, and At What Cost
[The Conversation Africa] The citizens of Hammanskraal, a small town north of South Africa's capital, Tshwane, have been dealing with the deaths of 23 residents from cholera since 23 May 2023. Tests to find the source are continuing. The initial assumption by residents and authorities was that poor quality water led to the outbreak. In one week in May, 163 patients were admitted to the Jubilee Hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, US study suggests
Doctors found some patients could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat the diseaseThousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a study suggests, after doctors discovered they could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat their disease.Radiotherapy has been used to treat bowel cancer patients for decades, but the side-effects can be brutal. It can cause problems that negatively affect quality of life, including infertility, the need for a temporary colostomy, diarrhoea, cramping and bladder problems.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago Tags: Bowel cancer Cancer research Medical research Health US news World news Science UK news Source Type: news
Brits share most embarrassing gut-related moments - like breaking wind in public
Brits suffer from symptoms such as constipation or diarrhoea at least once a week - but more than half don't think their gut health is a big issue. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Experts Want Every Diarrhoea Case to Be Treated As Suspected Cholera
[SAnews.gov.za] Experts are advising healthcare workers to treat all diarrhoea cases as suspected Cholera until proven otherwise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera - a Symptom of Two Decades of Continued Sewage Pollution and Neglect
[The Conversation Africa] South Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents of Hammanskraal, in the city of Tshwane. The deaths were caused by cholera - a diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The disease can be fatal if left untreated. The bacteria produces a toxin in the small intestine. This causes the secretion of enormous amounts of water, leading to diarrhoea and a rapid loss of fluids and salts (electrolytes). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Urgent warning to cheese lovers as FOUR types sold in Tesco, Waitrose and the Co-Op are recalled
It is feared the four cheeses which all have best before dates of May 26, have been 'contaminated' with and 'may contain' the bacteria, which can lead to a fever, sickness and diarrhoea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands of Brits are unknowingly being struck down with little-known diarrhoea bug every year
Only 8,023 laboratory-confirmed cases of the bug were recorded in England between 1975 and 2020. But researchers now say the true toll could be closer to 7,500 annually. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: 178,000 Children Die in Public Hospitals in Past Decade
[DA] Of the 178 445 children aged 0 to 5 years that died in public hospitals over the past decade, 19 707 were due to pneumonia and diarrhoea, and 12 582 from moderate and severe acute malnutrition. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
