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Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
I'm shore I read that the release of the ozzy mozzy in brazil may actually help stop the spread of yellow fever Yes there the same type of mozzy I'm shore I posted something about trials in Singapore some time ago about it and they where using the same type of bacteria as is being used to stop Zika |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
China bird flu death toll rises to 161 in worst outbreak since 2009. http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKKBN16K04G |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
We must fight the deadly superbug threat with every tool we've got The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released its first list of the world's most dangerous “superbugs†– raising the alarm about 12 families of bacteria that have developed resistance to even the most powerful antibiotics, and according to the report, making hospital, nursing home stays and routine surgeries more dangerous. Infectious disease experts have long feared the emergence of bacteria that cannot be treated with available drugs. It’s a scene where a surgeon or family doctor watches helplessly as an infection progresses without having the tools to help keep their patient alive. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19073 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Skins creams containing paraffin linked to fire deaths Sneaky cigarette |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
To End Tuberculosis It Must be Eliminated From Animals Tuberculosis should be a specter of the past, something only our great-grandparents feared and died of. Alas, although almost all cases of TB today are both preventable and treatable, several different strains and manifestations of the disease still sicken and kill millions of people every year. Global tuberculosis interventions are usually tied to larger HIV/AIDS programs. As such, billions of dollars are spent every year improving medical care for people living with HIV and fighting the opportunistic infections—foremost, tuberculosis—that continue to kill so many AIDS patients. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
British scientists in world-first TB breakthrough British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can isolate different strains of the disease using a process called genome sequencing. It means patients who may have waited months to get the right drugs can now be diagnosed in just a few days - so they have a greater chance of recovery. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the breakthrough "will save lives". Cases of TB in the UK have begun falling recently, but England still has one of the highest rates in Europe. |
Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-24/tuberculosis-still-a-worry-for-health-experts/7275766 A good Universal Health System works to stop illness something that doesn't seem to happen when profit is involved , profit makes treatments that you have to take forever not CURES |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Meningitis outbreak kills at least 140 in Nigeria An outbreak of meningitis in several states of Nigeria has killed at least 140 people, officials say. It has been reported over the last week in six states and has so far infected more than 1,000 people, the Abuja Centre for Disease Control says. Meningitis causes an acute inflammation of the outer layers of the brain and spinal cord. The current outbreak is the worst in Nigeria since 2009 when it killed at least 156 people. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Lung probe 'to help cut the unnecessary use of antibiotics' A lung probe that diagnoses bacterial infections could prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units, researchers believe. The fibre-optic tube can show within 60 seconds whether a patient needs to be treated with the drugs. It is hoped the Proteus technology could tackle the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. The project has been developed by scientists at the universities of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Bath. Proteus has received £2m of funding from the Wellcome Trust. It will also be boosted by nearly £1m from the CARB-X antibiotic resistance project co-funded by the US government and Wellcome. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
High-dose vitamin C makes cancer treatment more effective, trial shows Common treatment options for cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, can be expensive and sometimes ineffective. However, a new clinical trial tests the effect of high-dose vitamin C in combination with standard treatment on health outcomes for patients with cancer. |
Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
Common treatment options for cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, can be expensive and sometimes ineffective. However, a new clinical trial tests the effect of high-dose vitamin C in combination with standard treatment on health outcomes for patients with cancer. It's taken some time but looks like someone finally joined the dots . Vitamin C taken when you are sick has been known for along time to help you get over colds or flu's and other illness as it strengthens your immune system so not too surprising it would help with cancer . |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Aldi issues recall for frozen sweet peas Do you have some sweet peas in your freezer? If you bought them at an Aldi, you should check to see whether they are part of a recall the grocery store chain issued Tuesday. Supplier Lakeside Foods Inc. and Aldi recalled Season’s Choice frozen sweet peas because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that causes serious infection. After the supplier notified the grocery chain of the possible contamination, ALDI removed the affected product from its stores. The Season’s Choice frozen sweet peas were sold at Aldi locations in Illinois, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. No illnesses have been reported, and no other Aldi products are affected by this recall. If customers have product affected by this voluntary recall, they should discard it immediately or return it to their local store for a full refund, according to the recall. Customers who have questions can contact Lakeside Foods at 1-800-466-3834 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
600,000 albuterol inhalers recalled (CNN)GlaxoSmithKline is recalling more than 590,000 albuterol inhalers. Three lots of Ventolin HFA 200D inhalers have been voluntarily recalled due to a potential issues with the delivery system, a spokesman for the British pharmaceutical company said. The affected lot numbers are 6ZP0003, 6ZP9944 and 6ZP9848. The devices have been recalled from hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers in the United States. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
The big one is coming, and it's going to be a flu pandemic (CNN)Experts say we are "due" for one. When it happens, they tell us, it will probably have a greater impact on humanity than anything else currently happening in the world. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Yikes :-( Bat reportedly found in packaged Fresh Express salad mix (CNN)Two people were recommended for post-exposure rabies treatment after a consumer in Florida reported finding a dead bat in a packaged salad mix, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The bat was sent to the CDC after it was found in a bag of Fresh Express Organic Marketside Spring Mix. "The deteriorated condition of the bat did not allow for CDC to definitively rule out whether this bat had rabies," the Atlanta-based agency said. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Follow up: Some packaged salads recalled after dead bat found inside, CDC says NEW YORK -- Several agencies have joined forces as part of an investigation into the discovery of a dead bat that was allegedly found in a packaged salad in Florida, authorities said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a media statement that two people reported eating some of the salad before finding the animal. Authorities say the bat was sent to the CDC rabies lab for testing. “The deteriorated condition of the bat did not allow for CDC to definitively rule out whether this bat had rabies,†the statement indicated. Following the incident, Fresh Express issued a recall on Saturday of a limited number of cases of Organic Marketside Spring Mix out of an abundance of caution. What to look for on recalled product: Organic Marketside Spring Mix -- 5 oz. clear container Production code of G089B19 and best-if-used-by date of APR 14 2017, located on the top label UPC Code of 6 8113132897 5 located on the bottom of the container next to the bar code According to the CDC, the salads were distributed to Wal-Mart stores located in the Southeastern region of the U.S. States where salads may have been distributed: Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Virginia For more information, call (800) 242-5472 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Officials stressed that those who have eaten the recalled salad and didn’t find animal material aren’t at risk, and don’t need to contact their health department. The CDC also mentioned in its release: Fresh Express takes matters of food safety very seriously and rigorously complies with all food safety regulations including the proscribed Good Agricultural Practices. In addition, a range of stringent controls are in place during growing and harvesting to mitigate against field material from entering the raw product system. In manufacturing, additional controls including thorough washing and filtration systems as well as visual inspections that are designed to eliminate unwanted debris. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
New model maps likelihood of Ebola spillovers Athens, Ga. - Ecologists at the University of Georgia have developed a model that maps the likelihood of Ebola virus "spillovers"-when the virus jumps from its long-term host to humans or animals such as great apes-across Africa on a month-by-month basis. Their findings, published recently in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, reveal seasonal and regional patterns that could help public health officials decide when and where to target Ebola disease surveillance most effectively. The model predicts that the risk of a spillover in Central Africa, where most Ebola cases have occurred, remains relatively steady throughout the year. It also predicts that spillovers are possible in West and East Africa, with the level of risk varying depending on the season; in both areas, a spillover is most likely during transitions between dry and rainy periods. Above: Maps show shifts in the geographic pattern of Ebola spillover inensity from month to month. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34841 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
US Health officials issue urgent warning after spate of brain-invading worm attacks HEALTH officials in the US have issued an urgent warning about brain-invading worms capable of sneaking into human skulls and killing you. Cheers. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Up To 50,000 Cases Of Cholera Expected In Somalia By This Summer: WHO GENEVA, April 13 (Reuters) - More than 25,000 people in famine-threatened Somalia have been struck by cholera or acute watery diarrhea and the deadly epidemic should double by this summer, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Thanks Wiggo! |
Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
(CNN)GlaxoSmithKline is recalling more than 590,000 albuterol inhalers. Three lots of Ventolin HFA 200D inhalers have been voluntarily recalled due to a potential issues with the delivery system, a spokesman for the British pharmaceutical company said. Thanks Lynn I checked my inhalers ,whew !! there all good it's also lucky I don't have to use Ventolin and we have a generic version witch I currently have as well as Ventolin and it works just as well as Ventolin and 2 bucks less in cost |
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