VOA News SAN FRANCISCO — A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go. «Even when you go out and see these labeled menu items, you are still playing Russian roulette,» said Shireen Yates, co-founder and chief executive of Nima, founded in 2013. Designed […]readmore
Add hearing loss to the list of health problems that could be caused by the Zika virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study Tuesday, saying that out of nearly 70 children infected with the virus, four had hearing loss that appeared to be unconnected with any other health issue. This, […]readmore
VOA News A group of 20 senators expressed their continued dissatisfaction with pharmaceutical company Mylan’s handling of a price hike for their EpiPen product in a letter to the company’s CEO. Having come under fire in recent weeks for unprecedented price hikes of the EpiPen, Mylan has announced coupons and generic versions of the drug. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced 96 mosquito samples from 26 traps set on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 have tested negative for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Personal protection is the first line of defense against mosquitoes that may carry WNV, EEE, or other […]readmore
The United States can expect the Zika virus to «hang around» as long as two more years, with the Gulf Coast states being the most vulnerable, according to one of the country’s top medical experts. «I would not be surprised if we see cases in Texas, in Louisiana, particularly now where you have a situation […]readmore
The Zika virus, which U.S. health officials have determined threaten fetal brain development, also could pose risks to adult brains – and not just those of infected pregnant women. New research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell on Thursday, suggests the virus may damage cells that affect adults’ memory and learning. In experiments with […]readmore
Who remembers the Mayan Calendar that ended in 2012, and how it was supposed to presage the end of the world? That was funny, Hollywood made a movie about it. Needless to say we’re still here. What was arguably lost in all of the sad speculation and fear-mongering of the end-of-the-world crowd was the sheer […]readmore
As the Zika virus spreads through the Americas and into the United States, there’s been a scramble to develop a vaccine against it. Some of those vaccines are now entering clinical trials. Omar Kahn, a chemical engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hopes his customizable vaccine will soon follow. The vaccine uses messenger RNA, a […]readmore
VOA News Two cases of the Zika virus have been identified in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular tourist spots, U.S. media reported Thursday. The mosquito-borne virus, first detected in Brazil last year, is relatively mild in most cases. However, pregnant women who are infected with Zika risk giving birth to babies with […]readmore
Rhode Island now has two accredited public health entities—the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Brown University School of Public Health—which have launched a new academic partnership aimed at building healthy communities and creating a hub of public health research and innovation in Rhode Island. This alliance makes RIDOH an “academic health department”, […]readmore