Médecine
Two people in China being treated for the plague
Plague can transmit through air and is considered as a most risky infectious disease by China's health authorities. While hundreds of years had passed since the Black Death , which claimed the lives of at least 50 million people all over the world, the plague is not completely gone. [Full Article...]
Latest Pharmacy News: NICE recommends first cannabis-based medicines for NHS use
For now then, like Carly Barton - the woman who was prescribed cannabis through a private doctor last December, and paid £2500 for it just to prove a point to the NHS - people with pain conditions and other rare conditions in the United Kingdom will have to wait for more cannabis-based drugs or medicinal marijuana to become available. [Full Article...]
Winter Weather Advisory 9 pm Sun To 9 am Mon — WITH MAP
This largely depends on where you live. A broad lake-effect snow forecast ( Monday night thru early Wednesday ). Forecasters say one to three inches of snow is possible with winds gusting as high as 30-miles per hour. Our Severe Weather Alert Day continues as a cold front crashes into the mountains tonight , bringing rain and snow. Lake effect snow may be heavy at times, which will continue... [Full Article...]
Google was allegedly collecting millions of Americans' healthcare data
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the company has teamed up with Ascension, the second largest healthcare services company in the country, for a project that is being code-named Nightingale. Neither patients nor doctors have been notified. Its goal will be to 'zero in on individual patients to suggest changes to their care'. Ascension has not commented. [Full Article...]
Doctor accused of performing hysterectomies without consent
Dr. Javaid Perwaiz , 69, of Chesapeake , has been arrested on health care fraud and making false statements relating to health care matters, federal authorities said in court documents. The woman woke up from surgery, "shocked to discover Perwaiz performed a total abdominal hysterectomy". His medical license was temporarily revoked . [Full Article...]
Atatiana Jefferson’s Father Has Passed Away
The officer was charged with murder in the October 12 shooting death of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson - a case that has drawn national attention. "I mean it's senseless ". A concerned neighbor had contacted police after seeing the door to Jefferson's home was open. My daughter was 28 years old. [Full Article...]
White House aide fails to appear for impeachment inquiry
Democrats believe that Trump withheld USA aid for Ukraine to "pressure" its president, Volodymyr Zelenski, in a 25 July telephone conversation, to start a criminal probe into Joe Biden , a possible Democratic opponent in the 2020 U.S. Although Mr Trump has said there was no quid pro quo, several witnesses, including top Ukraine diplomat William Taylor, have testified that it was their understandi... [Full Article...]
U.S. officials identify 'strong culprit' in vaping illnesses
E-cigarettes and other vaping devices heat a liquid into an inhalable vapor. So far, there have been 2,051 cases of vaping associated illnesses, reported in every state, except for Alaska, as of November 5. The CDC said the lack of THC in five of those samples does not definitively indicate the patients didn't use the drug, because THC can be hard to detect in samples taken from lungs. [Full Article...]
NYS to increase legal tobacco purchase age next week
The paper states: 'Current findings support that e-cigarettes are not a harm-free alternative to tobacco smoke. By raising the legal purchase age to 21, the legislation will help prevent underage children from obtaining tobacco products from their friends, reducing the likelihood young adults ever start smoking and become addicted, and ultimately save thousands of lives, the release said. [Full Article...]
How did Bevin let Kentucky slip away? (If he did)
With all the votes counted Mr Bevin was on 48.8 per cent of the vote compared to his Democratic rival Andy Beshear , who was on 49.2 per cent. In fact, impeachment was more of a talking point on the Bevin campaign than anything he did as governor. [Full Article...]
56 percent of voters expect Trump will win again in 2020
With the 2020 election less than a year away, 56 percent of voters expect President Trump to win reelection next November - including 35 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents, a poll released Wednesday found. In 1974, just days before Nixon resigned, just 71 percent of U.S. Democrats said they wanted him out. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at 4 percent. Coming out on top in the Iowa cauc... [Full Article...]
Warren's health plan: $20 trillion, no middle class tax hike
Warren "incorrectly" about her plan after a recent presidential debate. Biden's campaign questioned Warren's calculations, calling them "double talk" and asserting that middle class taxes would rise despite her vow. However, they would pay taxes on whatever extra take-home pay they would receive in this new system. If Warren is underestimating the cost by that much, her predictions about ne... [Full Article...]
Jennifer Aniston spills the beans on her diet
Jennifer said that she fasted for 16 hours a day and ate food in the remaining 8 hours. I made a decision to get two different phones. "I chose to get two different phones", Aniston told The Los Angeles Times , as reported by Fox News . As to her reluctance to join in the first place, the answer is simple. "So whatever. You send good thoughts to them, like, I'm sorry that's the way you have to... [Full Article...]
Santé. Un village de l’AVC sur le port
Une initiative du service de neurologie vasculaire du Centre hospitalier de Bretagne Atlantique (CHBA) et de l'association France AVC . Près de 800.000 personnes. Si un ou plusieurs de ces signes apparaissent soudainement, il est nécessaire d'appeler le "15". Pour une prise en charge optimale, l'AVC doit être traité dans les 4 h 30 suivant son déclenchement. [Full Article...]
Do Your Part on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
For example, flushing unused medications down the toilet or throwing them away pose potential health and environmental hazards. They've disposed of 806 pounds so far in 2019. And for the first time, the DEA is accepting vaping devices at drop off locations. Vaping-related illnesses are a growing problem in Tennessee. Three deaths have been confirmed in the state. [Full Article...]
Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April — CNN Poll
While Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have called out several possible impeachable offenses, Joe Biden has so far offered a narrower message, calling for an impeachment inquiry of the Trump administration continues to refuse Congressional oversight. [Full Article...]
Juul to stop selling many flavors in US
Consistent with prior announcements, there still is no single unifying factor linking all the confirmed cases. Nicotine, which is found in these products, is also highly addictive and "can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early- to mid-20s". [Full Article...]
First lung disease reported here with suspected relationship to vaping
Several government agencies like CDC , FDA, health departments at state level along with clinical and public health partners are trying to find the reason behind the spurt of cases and death. Investigators are focusing on illegal products as a primary concern but the safety of any vaping product can not be guaranteed. CDC on Friday recommended that people abstain from products that use THC. [Full Article...]
Democratic Candidates Debate For 1st Time Since Impeachment Inquiry Launched
So how'd the candidates do Tuesday night? Here's your chance to weigh in. Registered Republicans who IANS spoke to here say that the boss man (Trump) will pull through such is his magnetism with working-class WASP Americans. Nineteen contenders remain in the Democratic race overall. It's no small task. She's also facing new questions about her biography that strike at the core of any suc... [Full Article...]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Because dairy products are concentrated milk, the hormones become more concentrated as well. Consumption of alcohol and smoking are also common factors, and even obesity causes male breast cancer . Most types of breast cancer can be treated if caught early. Breast cancer is one of the most widely known diseases in the United States. People may have noticed that Madison Police Officers a... [Full Article...]