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FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:44:15 +0000

FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients

TRENTON, N.J.  – U.S. regulators Wednesday approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many poor countries. It’s the first TB drug from a nonprofit group, the TB Alliance. Formed to come up with better treatments, the group developed pretomanid with help from charities and […]

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Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:18:14 +0000

Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research

WASHINGTON – To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block.

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Filipinos living with HIV urged to avail free treatment, support services

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 07:08:58 +0000

Filipinos living with HIV urged to avail free treatment, support services

In time for the annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, the DOH urged people with HIV to avail treatment, care, and support services.

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Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 07:28:36 +0000

Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures

NEW YORK – Quarantines in California. Fines in New York City. Orders for some people to avoid public places in Rockland County, New York.As an outbreak of measles surges across the United States — with 704 cases this year and counting — some local health officials are trying to deal with contagion in unvaccinated communities by turning to extraordinary police powers from the past.

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US officials worry paralyzing illness may grow more common

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:01:11 +0000

US officials worry paralyzing illness may grow more common

NEW YORK  — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare.Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find a cause. Doctors worried he was about to lose the ability to breathe.

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Measles cases go past 16,000, deaths at 261 — DOH

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:24:50 +0000

Measles cases go past 16,000, deaths at 261 — DOH

The number of measles cases reported nationwide has climbed to 16,349 with 261 people dying after contracting the disease, as of March 2, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.

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Measles cases go past 16,000 with 261 deaths — DOH

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:24:50 +0000

Measles cases go past 16,000 with 261 deaths — DOH

The number of measles cases reported nationwide has climbed to 16,349 with 261 people dying after contracting the disease, as of March 2, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.

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