Cadila Pharma introduces vaccine for seasonal flu
The new vaccine targets four strains of the influenza virus subtype -A and B, responsible for seasonal epidemics, the drug firm said in a statement. Developed using proprietary technology employing nano-sized particles, the vaccine mimics the external structure of the virus without containing intact genetic material, it added. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Warning of looming Gen Z blindness epidemic because today's children 'don't go outside as much as previous generations'
The world is already experiencing soaring rates of short sightedness. Dr Joern Jorgensen, of LEC London, says it will only get worse. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer is no longer a death sentence, but treatments still have a long way to go
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind cancer therapy to treat aggresive forms of skin cancer. It has us thinking of the long history of cancer. One of the first recorded mentions of cancer appears in an ancient Egyptian text from around 3000 B.C. And although we now know much more about how cancer begins — as a series of mutations in someone's DNA — it's a disease people are still grappling with how to cure cancers today. This episode, cancer epidemiologist Mariana Stern talks about cancer history and treatment today — plus, why some people are more prone to certain cancers and wh...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Berly McCoy Source Type: news
Obesity Affects More Than 1 Billion Around the World Obesity Affects More Than 1 Billion Around the World
The global obesity epidemic has grown to include children as well as adults.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 4, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Measles cases in Quebec underscore importance of vaccination, doctor says
Dr. Earl Rubin, director of pediatric infectious diseases at the Montreal Children's Hospital, says he is 'very concerned' that four of the seven measles cases in Quebec were not acquired overseas and are not linked epidemiologically. Rubin says infants, people who are immunocompromised, and adults who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the disease. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dismay as UK government halts cash for world-renowned Covid programme
Despite its trials saving thousands during the pandemic, funding is being stopped for the groundbreaking UK Recovery programmeIt changed the treatment of Covid-19 patients across the globe, saved thousands of lives by pinpointing cheap, effective drugs during the pandemic, and earned Britain widespread praise from international groups of scientists.But now government support for the UK Recovery programme is to end. In a few weeks ’ time, central financing for the programme will halt. The scheme will only be able to continue thanks to funding from a group of US-based philanthropists.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 3, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Coronavirus Science Vaccines and immunisation Research Medicine Health Infectious diseases Epidemics UK news Source Type: news
America's alcohol epidemic: 500 dying per DAY from booze in latest figures... more than COVID now!
Alcohol killed 178,000 Americans during the height of the pandemic, equal to nearly 500 deaths per day. Experts say this jump is linked to heightened anxiety about the coronavirus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UCLA Researchers Discover Organisms in Semen Microbiome That Affect Sperm Motility and Male Fertility
Study findings could lead to new clinical laboratory testing biomarkers designed to assess for male infertility Clinical laboratories are increasingly performing tests that have as their biomarkers the DNA and enzymes found in human microbiota. And microbiologists and epidemiologists know that like other environments within the human body, semen has its own microbiome. Now, a […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 1, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing anatomic pathology clinical laboratory clinical pathology Dark Daily dark intelligence group Dar Source Type: news
Epidemiological aspects of opioid poisoning in northern Iran: a registry-based clinical study - Ramezanzadeh H, Khosravi N, Hosseininejad SM, Mahmoodi M, Zakariaei Z, Sadeghi M.
Opioids are a class of drugs that are commonly used to manage pain due to their analgesic and sedative effects. However, the high consumption of opioids in the community has led to an increase in the incidence of overdoses and poisonings caused by various ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The ground is the limit: epidemiology of skydiving accidents over 25 years and in 2.1 million jumps in the Netherlands with sub-analysis of injuries reported by medical professionals in the past five years - Damhuis M, van der Wal R, Frielink H, Nijveldt R, Ten Brinke J, Tan E.
BACKGROUND: Skydiving is the fastest nonmotorized sport; and consequently is not without risk. In the last decades, skydiving has become considerably safer but injuries and fatalities still occur. Incidents are reported to and administered by the Royal Net... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Upper extremity trauma in Costa Rica - evaluating epidemiology and identifying opportunities - Castro Appiani LM, Castro S, Romero B, D íaz Salas JD, Vindas P, Soto R, Artavia CC, Kamal R, Shapiro LM.
BACKGROUND: Traffic accidents and musculoskeletal injuries represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Costa Rica. To inform capacity building efforts, we conducted a survey study of hand and upper extremity (UE) fellowship-trained surgeons in Co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar
Research shows urgent need for policies to encourage weight loss and cut disease risk (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Amid bankruptcy, opioid maker Endo Health Solutions agrees to settlement over mislabeling claims
Opioid manufacturer Endo Health Solutions reached an agreement with the U.S. government Thursday to resolve criminal and civil cases stemming from its contribution to the opioid epidemic. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Adverse Event Reporting
Researchers in CDER ’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology and others examined the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals who submit FAERS reports (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 29, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Risk of Serious Head Injuries Higher in Elderly Risk of Serious Head Injuries Higher in Elderly
An analysis of the NEXUS Head CT database offered key insights into blunt head trauma epidemiology, presentations, and injury patterns, particularly in older patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
