Do opioid drug-abuse deterrents actually work? FDA wants to know.
The Food and Drug Administration is ramping up scrutiny of anti-abuse features on opioid painkillers to try to determine if they actually do what they're intended to do. On Tuesday, the agency announced a two-day public meeting that will focus on whether the agency has “the right information to determine whether these products are having their […]Related:Fever during pregnancy may increase autism risk in offspringTheir child was bitten by a black widow spider. Here’s what they want other parents to know.Officers at New York precinct told not to shower at station after fears of Legionnaires’ disease (So...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Their child was bitten by a black widow spider. Here ’ s what they want other parents to know.
When Josh and Kristine Donovan noticed a bruise behind their daughter's knee, they thought it was an ordinary bug bite — until the mark grew and 5-year-old Kailyn came down with a fever. Doctors first told the Mendon, Mass., parents that it appeared to be a spider bite and prescribed antibiotics. But when the girl's condition did not […]Related:Officers at New York precinct told not to shower at station after fears of Legionnaires’ diseaseUNC oncologist and researcher named head of the National Cancer InstituteA 4-year-old dies days after going swimming. Was ‘dry drowning’ to blame? (Source: Wa...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Legionnaires' bacteria found at police precinct
An officer was hospitalized with symptoms of the disease, officials say (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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Annual Epidemiological Report Series
European Union and European Economic Area surveillance reports for communicable diseases and related health issues, including influenza, Legionnaires ' disease, Ebola, HIV and AIDS. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - June 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Legionnaires' bacteria found at New York police precinct
Officials say traces of Legionnaires' disease have been found in a New York City police precinct where an officer was hospitalized with symptoms of the disease (Source: ABC News: Health)
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Bacteria Behind Legionnaires ’ Disease Found at New York Police Station
After an officer fell ill, Health Department workers were looking for the source of contamination detected in the water at an East Harlem precinct. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ASHLEY SOUTHALL Tags: Legionnaires' Disease Police Department (NYC) Bacteria Source Type: news
Officers at New York precinct told not to shower at station after fears of Legionnaires ’ disease
Officials are investigating after a New York Police Department officer contracted Legionnaires' disease, a potentially life-threatening form pneumonia. Preliminary test results indicate that traces of the bacteria causing Legionnaires' disease were found at the police station in East Harlem. Officials have started inspecting the facility's systems and testing the precinct's water supply. The officer, who […]Related:UNC oncologist and researcher named head of the National Cancer InstituteA 4-year-old dies days after going swimming. Was ‘dry drowning’ to blame?Zika risk for birth defects drops for each trim...
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2 Las Vegas hotel guests contract Legionnaires' disease
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNC oncologist and researcher named head of the National Cancer Institute
President Trump has named Norman “Ned” Sharpless, the director of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, to lead the National Cancer Institute. The oncologist and geneticist will succeed Doug Lowy, who has been acting director of NCI since early 2015. Lowy is expected to remain at the institute as deputy director […]Related:Zika risk for birth defects drops for each trimester, CDC findsCancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting dosesInfants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC says (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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Health Care Facilities Linked to Legionnaires' Disease - AARP
5 hours ago ... A CDC report links an increased risk of Legionnaires' Disease to nursing home
and long-term care patients due to infected water in some ... (Source: AARP.org News)
Source: AARP.org News - June 9, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Newborns sickened with Legionnaire's disease in home water births
Two infants born in birthing tubs last year in the U.S. were infected with Legionnaire's disease, say health officials warning people of the risk. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
A 4-year-old dies days after going swimming. Was ‘ dry drowning ’ to blame?
The water was only knee deep, but Frankie Delgado III's parents watched him closely as he splashed in the Texas City Dike on Memorial Day weekend. Based on what they saw, they thought their 4-year-old was safe. But shortly after the outing, Frankie started vomiting and had diarrhea, his family told Houston's ABC affiliate KTRK. […]Related:Zika risk for birth defects drops for each trimester, CDC findsCancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting dosesInfants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC says (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika risk for birth defects drops for each trimester, CDC finds
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lays out for the first time the risk for Zika-related birth defects for each trimester of pregnancy. Researchers have consistently highlighted the first trimester as the most dangerous for infections involving the virus, which is spread primarily by mosquitoes and sex, but the CDC's […]Related:Cancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting dosesInfants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC saysFathers sing more to daughters and roughhouse with sons, study finds (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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Cancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting doses
A group of prominent cancer doctors is planning a novel assault on high drug costs, using clinical trials to show that many oncology medications could be taken at lower doses or for shorter periods without hurting their effectiveness. As Exhibit A, they point to their pilot study involving a widely prescribed drug for advanced prostate […]Related:Infants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC saysFathers sing more to daughters and roughhouse with sons, study finds8 things doctors are buzzing about at the biggest cancer meeting (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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Legionnaires' Disease in Infants Linked to Water Births Legionnaires' Disease in Infants Linked to Water Births
Two Arizona newborns diagnosed with Legionella infection in 2016 were likely exposed to the bacteria during home-based water deliveries.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
