WHO says Ebola area contained but Congo needs long-term support
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now...
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Month: March 2019
Breast cancer risk tied to DDT varies by exposure timing
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – The once-common pesticide DDT has long been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. Now, research suggests that women’s age at first exposure to DDT may influence when in...
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“Master herbalist” convicted of practicing medicine without a license in death of 13-year-old boy
In August 2014, a 13-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes died after being treated by self-described...
Read MoreDiabetics more likely to report back pain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are more likely to report back and neck pain, but it’s still unclear if diabetes is the cause of their pain, a research review concludes. Diabetes was...
Read MoreExcess pregnancy weight gain tied to risk for delivery complications
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Women who gain more weight than recommended while pregnant may increase their chances for serious complications at delivery, a study of more than a half-million births in New York City...
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Turkey’s Erdogan opens giant city hospital in Ankara amid criticism from medics
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan opened one of the...
Read MoreU.S. court rejects Alvogen’s patent challenge for Celgene’s cancer drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. patent office on Thursday rejected a filing by Alvogen Pine Brook Llc for a review challenging patents on Celgene Corp’s blockbuster myeloma drug Revlimid. Shares of Celgene were up 1.2 percent...
Read MoreBulgaria reports bird flu outbreak at duck farm
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s food safety agency reported on Thursday an outbreak of the virulent bird flu virus H5 on a duck farm in the village of Lisets in a central region of the Balkan country. All ducks at the...
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California jury awards $29 million to woman with cancer who used J&J talc
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – A California jury on Wednesday awarded $29 million to a woman who...
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‘Brain Vital Signs’ Detect Concussion-Related Changes
Six brainwave metrics can detect even subclinical changes in nonconcussed hockey players
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Complex Dosing, Polypharmacy Common With Interstitial Lung Disease
Patients receiving systemic corticosteroids are at high risk for drug-disease interactions
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Having Affected Relatives Linked to Increased Alzheimer Risk
Increased Alzheimer disease risk seen with having affected first-, second-, or third-degree relatives
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Prenatal High-Dose Vitamin D Not Linked to Asthma at Age 6
No significant difference seen in asthma diagnoses for children in high-dose vitamin D, placebo groups
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Knee Pain Not Tied to Activity Levels in Knee Osteoarthritis
Neither inverted KOOS-pain nor P4 pain scale tied to physical activity
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AAOS: Underweight Status Increases Shoulder Arthroplasty Complications
Physicians, health care systems should pay more attention to this ‘extremely at-risk population’
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CDC: 2000 to 2017 Saw Increase in Mortality Due to Dementia
Age-adjusted death rate was 66.7 deaths per 100,000 U.S. population in 2017
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Troponin Assay Confusion May Cause Misdiagnosis of Acute MI
Overall, 5.4 percent of 20,000 patients had high-sensitivity troponin I concentration >40 ng/L
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One-Month Regimen Noninferior for Preventing HIV-Related TB
One-month rifapentine, isoniazid noninferior to nine months of isoniazid alone
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New AI Model May Predict Cancerous Lung Nodules
Model relies on CT features, demographics, clinical data, and improves on current methods
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Infertility in Women Linked to Modestly Elevated Cancer Risk
Overall risk higher for developing cancer; increased risks seen for uterine, ovarian, lung, thyroid cancers
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