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VOA News Latin American health ministers agreed Wednesday on a public information campaign and boosted the number of medical workers to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which poses the greatest threat to pregnant women. The 14 officials — including Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro, whose country has been hit hardest by the virus — held […]Load more...
VOA News A county in the southwestern state of Texas reported what appears to be the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted in the United States by sexual contact. Officials in Dallas County said Tuesday the patient was infected with Zika after having sexual contact with a sick individual who returned from a […]Load more...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced legislation to combat health care-associated infections (HAIs), which afflict hundreds of thousands of Americans every year and cost billions of dollars to treat, according to estimates by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill also promotes stewardship of antibiotics to help […]Load more...
Fern Robinson The explosion of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Americas comes as tens of thousands of people are poised to descend on Brazil later this year for the Olympics, possibly making the international games a springboard to transmit the virus around the world when visitors return home. Dr. Beth Bell of the Centers […]Load more...
VOA News The World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four million people. WHO says the mosquito-borne virus was originally seen as a mild risk to humans, but it has since grown rapidly to […]Load more...
VOA News January 27, 2016 12:54 PM Social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine say that young adults who often use social media are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than those who use social media less. According […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Leaders with the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently announced the addition of Sonali Pandya, MD, FACS, as a breast surgeon with its Breast Health Center. Dr. Pandya is returning to Women & Infants, where she completed the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Fellowship […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) advises consumers that Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is withdrawing from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at one of its production facilities as part of an investigation into a listeriosis outbreak. The production facility is located in Springfield, Ohio. In addition to withdrawing these […]Load more...
Jessica Berman January 21, 2016 2:44 PM Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide. One of the biggest culprits is treatment for routine colds. Experts say doctors often send their patients home with prescriptions for antibiotics because they can not determine the source of the illnesses. Researchers concerned about the overuse of antibiotics have developed […]Load more...
Reuters CARACAS—With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a «humanitarian crisis» and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.The Venezuelan Pharmaceutical Federation listed 150 medicines, from those for hypertension to cancer, as well as basics such as prophylactics and antibiotics, which are scarce […]Load more...
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