Washington Post |
Veterinarians want you to know vaccines will not give your dog autism
Washington Post The British Veterinary Association, which represents thousands of practitioners in the United Kingdom, felt compelled to hop onto Twitter last week to issue a notable statement: “There's currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in ... Pssst. Your Dog Can't Get Autism |
USA TODAY |
Former model eaten alive by scabies in Georgia nursing home
USA TODAY LAFAYETTE, Georgia — A Georgia nursing home resident who died from a scabies infestation is believed to have been eaten alive over the course of months or years. According to a pending lawsuit filed by the family, 93-year-old Rebecca Zeni died in 2015 ... 'Eaten Alive' By Scabies? No, But Here's How Scabies-Related Deaths Happen Scabies: How The Skin Condition Can Become Deadly Report: Woman 'eaten alive' by scabies in nursing home |
Forbes |
E. Coli Outbreak In Romaine Lettuce Underscores Need For Change And Technology
Forbes The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported that 98 people in 22 states have become ill from eating romaine lettuce grown in the region of Yuma, Arizona. Forty-six of those individuals have been ... Ditch all romaine lettuce and check your eggs — a bad month for food recalls Update on E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Expands; Still No Source Identified |
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Toxic airborne poison from aquarium coral nearly kills Texas family
Atlanta Journal Constitution Chasity Ahman of Cedar Park, Texas, is warning others after a coral in her saltwater aquarium nearly killed her and her family, she told Austin-based KVUE. » RELATED: Scientists worry brain-wasting 'zombie deer' disease could spread to humans. While ... |
NBCNews.com |
Palliative care saves money, study finds
NBCNews.com Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE. It was a bad December for Saskia Siderow and her family. First, her mother-in-law was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer. Then ... Study: Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Stay, Cost of Sickest Patients Prompt Palliative Care Saves Money, Especially in Sickest Patients End-of-Life Care Saves Money |
US appellate judges seem divided on gene editing patents decision
KFGO By Jan Wolfe. (Reuters) - U.S. appeals court judges appear divided over whether to allow a research center affiliated with MIT and Harvard to keep patents potentially worth billions of dollars on a groundbreaking gene editing technology known as CRISPR ... |
Q13 FOX |
Hospital Warns 2600 ER Patients to Test for Hepatitis C
U.S. News & World Report PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — A hospital near Tacoma is issuing a Hepatitis C warning for 2,600 emergency room patients. MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup says it notified patients treated in its ER from August 4, 2017, to March 23, 2018 that ... Wash. nurse with Hepatitis C may have exposed 2600 patients, hospital says Good Samaritan nurse, 2 of her patients infected with Hepatitis C. 2600 should get tested |
HealthDay |
Music May Calm the Agitation of Alzheimer's
HealthDay MONDAY, April 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Music therapy might help ease the anxiety and agitation that plagues many Alzheimer's patients, researchers suggest. "People with dementia are confronted by a world that is unfamiliar to them, which causes ... Music may help alleviate anxiety in Alzheimer's patients The one memory Alzheimer's can't take away Alzheimer's: 'Music may make symptoms more manageable' |
Charges: Park Nicollet pharmacist stole 20000 doses of drugs from workplace
Minneapolis Star Tribune A onetime Twin Cities pharmacist has been charged with stealing roughly 20,000 doses of addictive drugs over several years from his workplace, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Monday. Jeffrey F. Grothaus, 49, appeared Monday in district ... |
Medical Xpress |
City upbringing, without pets, boosts vulnerability to mental illness
Medical Xpress Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and might be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to new research published in ... Kids Raised on Farms Are Healthier in Two Important Ways Exposure to animals and the outdoors strengthens mental health |
The Mercury News |
UC vs. Harvard: Round 2 in CRISPR fight
The Mercury News The University of California is fighting back in its quest to regain control over the rights to the powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9. On Monday, UC is arguing its appeal of the U.S. Patent Office's decision in 2017 that the ... US appellate judges seem divided on gene editing patents decision |
CNN |
Flu vaccine, even when just 20% effective, saves tens of thousands of lives
CNN (CNN) Each winter, many people wonder whether its worth getting a flu shot while health officials repeatedly warn against not getting one. Now a new study sheds light on the benefit of doing so. Even when the flu shot is just 20% effective it can still ... Even a 'Bad' Flu Vaccine Could Save 61000 Lives: Study |
Washington Post |
Veterinarians want you to know vaccines will not give your dog autism
Washington Post The British Veterinary Association, which represents thousands of practitioners in the United Kingdom, felt compelled to hop onto Twitter last week to issue a notable statement: “There's currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in ... Psst. Your Dog Can't Get Autism |
CBS Minnesota / WCCO |
Charges: Maple Grove Man Stole 20000 Pills Working As Pharmacist
CBS Minnesota / WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 49-year-old Maple Grove man faces charges for allegedly stealing thousands of drugs while working as a pharmacist. According to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Jeffrey Grothaus is charged with four counts of theft by ... |
CBS Minnesota / WCCO |
Charges: Park Nicollet pharmacist stole 20000 doses of drugs from workplace
Minneapolis Star Tribune A onetime Twin Cities pharmacist has been charged with stealing roughly 20,000 doses of addictive drugs over several years from his workplace, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Monday. Jeffrey F. Grothaus, 49, appeared Monday in district ... Charges: Maple Grove Man Stole 20000 Pills Working As Pharmacist |
WWLTV.com |
Texas mom warning others after aquarium coral nearly kills her family
WWLTV.com A Texas woman is thankful to be alive to share her warning after the "pretty" coral in her fish tank nearly killed both her and her family. Author: Pattrik Perez. Published: 5:54 AM CDT April 30, 2018. Updated: 5:54 AM CDT April 30, 2018. A Cedar Park ... Mom Warns Others After Aquarium Coral Nearly Kills Her Family |
WWLTV.com |
Texas mom warning others after aquarium coral nearly kills her family
WWLTV.com A Cedar Park mother is warning others after she said a coral inside her saltwater aquarium nearly killed both her and her family. The coral, called palythoa, can typically be purchased anywhere saltwater fish are sold. Despite their small size, the ... |
Washington Post |
Veterinarians want you to know vaccines will not give your dog autism
Washington Post The British Veterinary Association, which represents thousands of practitioners in the United Kingdom, felt compelled to hop onto Twitter last week to issue a notable statement: “There's currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in ... |
Variety |
YouTube Robotics Creator Simone Giertz Reveals She Has a Brain Tumor
Variety Simone Giertz, a popular YouTuber nearly 1 million subscribers who specializes building robots, said in a video Monday that she has been diagnosed with a substantial brain tumor that will require surgery. In the video, she said she has had a swollen ... |
MLive.com |
Gonorrhea hits 25-year high in Washtenaw County, health department says
MLive.com The Washtenaw County Health Department is asking residents to get tested and take steps to prevent infections as a result of a rise in sexually-transmitted diseases.( Mark Bugnaski | MLive.com ). Comment. By Jessica Haynes · jhaynes1@mlive.com. ANN ... Health officials: STD rates at record levels in Washtenaw County; 560 cases of gonorrhea in 2017 STD Rates Soar To New Highs In Hudson Valley |
Immortal News |
Scientists Measure Radiation In Hiroshima Bombing Victim's Bones
Immortal News In 1945, the United States dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in the first and only time these weapons were ever used against civilians. Researchers have now examined just how much fallout there was, in terms of ... |
Anchorage Daily News |
Opioid epidemic: Here's one more way it's costing hospitals millions
Healthcare Finance News The number of patients hospitalized with endocarditis has increased dramatically over the last decade in a pattern that mirrors the increase in mixed drug use and in particular, opioids. And that increase has had a substantial cost on state and federal ... New York Times wonders if doctors should just let drug addicts die Ethical dilemma: Is a heart ever not worth saving? Is A Heart Ever Not Worth Fixing? Doctors Grapple With Treating Patients Who Get Bacteria From Injecting Opioids |
fox2now.com |
Nursing schools are rejecting thousands of applicants — in the middle of a nursing shortage
fox2now.com There's an acute nursing shortage in the United States, but schools are turning away thousands of qualified applicants as they struggle to expand class size and hire more teachers for nursing programs. In America, experienced nurses are retiring at a ... |
CBS News |
"What's going on?" Rare form of eye cancer detected in two groups in two states
CBS News Researchers want to know what may be causing a rare eye cancer in two states. Ocular melanoma is an extremely rare form of cancer, usually found in just six of every one million people. But it has been identified in a group of 18 patients in ... What Is Ocular Melanoma? 18 People In 2 States Diagnosed With Rare Eye Cancer |
Nursing Times |
Creating new roles in healthcare: lessons from the literature
Nursing Times Introducing new roles, such as that of nursing associate, is challenging. This literature review offers guidance to leaders and workforce planners, and comes with a handout for a journal club discussion. Abstract. The NHS is faced with the urgent task ... GP leaders demand more detail on Scottish primary care workforce plan Too Many Tired Nurses |
Independent.ie |
Smear test scandal: 17 of those affected have died - HSE
Independent.ie THE HSE has said 17 women of the 208 affected by the smear test scandal have died. Speaking at a briefing today HSE Serious Incident Management Team Patrick Lynch confirmed that 17 women have died. Their cause of death was not known at this time, he ... More than three-quarters of 208 women not told of delayed cervical cancer diagnosis Ireland's bravest woman faces deadly cancer battle she should not be fighting Latest: Vicky Phelan's solicitor believes number of women affected by cervical cancer test scandal will rise |