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Local Zika virus transmission identified in second area of Miami
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a new pocket of local Zika virus transmission has emerged in Miami Beach, adding yet another area in southern Florida for travelers to avoid.
“We now recommend [that] pregnant women should avoid travel to the designated area of...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - August 22, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Health Official Warns Zika Could Spread Across U.S. Gulf
Aug 21 (Reuters) - One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach.
The possibility of transmission in Gulf States such as Louisiana and Texas will likely fuel concerns that the virus, which has been shown to cause the severe birth defect known as microcephaly, could spread across the continental United States, even though officials have played down such an outcome.
Concern has mounted since confirmation that Zika has expanded in...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC reports two new cases of Zika-related birth defects
Two live-born infants with Zika virus–related birth defects were reported the week ending Aug. 4, 2016, bringing the U.S. total to 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
One of the two infants was born in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the other was the...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - August 12, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Territories now have U.S. majority of pregnant women with Zika
The total number of pregnant women with evidence of Zika virus infection reported in the U.S. territories surpassed that of the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the week ending July 28, 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 71 new cases of Zika...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - August 5, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Biologics in practice
Asthma is 1 of the most common chronic diseases, affecting 25.7 million people in the United States or 8.4% of the population. Approximately 7.0 million of these 25.7 million people are children.1 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that asthma is responsible for 14.2 million asthma-related physician office visits, 1.8 million visits to emergency departments, and 439,000 hospitalizations annually.2 Medical expenditures attributable to asthma in adults are $18 billion per year because of the morbidity and mortality from the disease.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - July 31, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rohit K. Katial Tags: Mini-Symposium - Biologics in Practice: Unique Opportunity for Allergist Expertise Source Type: research
CDC confirms first cases of locally transmitted Zika in continental U.S.
Four cases of Zika virus infection in Florida have been confirmed as the first cases of local transmission of the Zika virus in the continental United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.
“As we have anticipated, Zika is now here,” CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH,...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
CDC forecasts low chance of mosquito-borne Zika infection at Olympics
With only a few weeks left until the 2016 Olympic Games get underway in Rio de Janeiro, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging anyone traveling to the Olympics to take precautions to avoid contracting Zika virus infection or spreading it when they return home.
But...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 13, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Incidence of HPV-associated cancers on the rise
The incidence of human papillomavirus–associated cancers is increasing in the United States, but many of these cases could be prevented by the HPV vaccine, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
Between 2008 and 2012 the incidence of HPV-associated cancers was...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 12, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Hanger: Incidence of HPV-associated cancers on the rise
The incidence of human papillomavirus–associated cancers is increasing in the United States, but many of these cases could be prevented by the HPV vaccine, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
Between 2008 and 2012 the incidence of HPV-associated cancers was...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 12, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
House Republicans Are Happy To Dither As Zika Threat Looms
Public health officials are growing more and more concerned about the Zika virus as its true impact in South and Central America becomes clear. In January, the World Health Organization said Zika could be on the verge of spreading throughout the Americas. Health organizations in the U.S. are upping their efforts to develop a vaccine and eradicate the virus, and the White House has asked that money be appropriated to help make this happen.
But as certain as death and taxes, Republicans in the House of Representatives have emerged to slow this process to a crawl. GOP lawmakers have met these calls to action with indifference...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
U.S. Officials Warn Zika 'Scarier' Than Initially Thought
By Timothy Gardner and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top health officials expressed heightened concern on Monday about the threat posed to the United States by the Zika virus, saying the mosquito that spreads it is now present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico. At a White House briefing, they stepped up pressure on the Republican-led Congress to pass approximately $1.9 billion in emergency funding for Zika preparedness that the Obama administration requested in February. "Everything we look at with this virus seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought," said...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: 2.6% of patients discharged from U.S. hospital used probiotics
Probiotics were used by 2.6% of patients who had been discharged from 145 U.S. hospitals in 2012, according to an analysis of data by Sarah H. Yi of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and her colleagues.
“Whether probiotics are effective in preserving or restoring a healthy microbiome...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 3, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
This Device Offers Hidden HIV Protection For Women
Public health experts are excited about a vaginal ring's potential to protect high-risk women in sub-Saharan Africa from HIV. But the research that purports to demonstrate the ring's effectiveness also reveals drawbacks that have plagued previous HIV prevention strategies, like daily antiretroviral pills or vaginal gels, in similar settings. More than half of the 35 million people living with HIV around the world are women. And most of these women live in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to medical care is spotty and societal inequality between men and women interferes with a woman's ability to protect herself against...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Latest On Zika: Infection In Utero May Trigger Mental Illness
The Zika virus, which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, is strongly suspected to be linked to a new wave of microcephaly cases in Brazil. Babies born with the birth defect have smaller heads and sometimes brains that aren't fully developed, which can result in life-long developmental problems. Zika is currently spreading through Central and South America and the Caribbean, and with the high volume of news about the virus, it's tough to stay up-to-date. Check out our full coverage, or read our daily recaps. Here are seven updates, opinions and developments to know about now: 1. Conf...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Viral Story Links The Zika Crisis To Monsanto. Don't Believe It.
A group of doctors in Argentina calling themselves the "Physicians in Crop-Sprayed Towns" have issued an explosive report that denies global scientific consensus on the Zika virus outbreak and its apparent link to an uptick in cases of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil. The doctors allege that instead of the mild mosquito-borne Zika virus, the increase in microcephaly cases is caused by a larvicide that contains the chemical pyriproxyfen. This larvicide is employed in mosquito control efforts against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the type that can carry Zika, including using it to kill eggs in ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
