AL.com |
Pertussis outbreak confirmed in multiple schools in east Alabama
AL.com Whooping Cough ARCHIVED PHOTO- FILE - This Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows an empty bottle of Tetanus, Diphthera and Pertussis, (whooping cough) vaccine at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, Calif. Health officials say the U.S. is on track ... Alabama Investigating Pertussis Outbreak in Chambers County |
Reuters |
Eating pure oats may be okay for celiac sufferers
Reuters (Reuters Health) - People with celiac disease have to avoid most grains, but oats may be an exception that's safe, according to a recent research review, so long as the oats are uncontaminated by traces of other grains. More studies are needed to see ... Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort ... Dietary Gluten Is Not Linked to Heart Risk in Non-Celiacs - Columbia University Medical Center - CUMC Newsroom |
Channel NewsAsia |
With vaccines and vigilance, world better set for future Ebola outbreaks
Reuters DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The lessons learned from the world's worst Ebola epidemic and progress made in developing vaccines mean future outbreaks should be far less damaging, health experts said on Thursday. Presidents and ministers ... WHO Chief Praises Guineans for Help With Ebola Vaccine Next Ebola outbreak 'inevitable' but world better prepared: WHO |
Scientific American |
WHO Plans to Bring Cheap Biosimilar Cancer Drugs to Poor
Scientific American LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is to launch a pilot project this year to assess cheap copies of expensive biotech cancer drugs in a bid to make such medicines more widely available in poorer countries. The U.N. agency said on ... WHO to explore biosimilar drugs in effort to make treatments available in poorer countries |
kfor.com |
Pigeon eggs found in 'nest' of needles amid opioid crisis in Vancouver: police
kfor.com VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Department shared a sobering photo on Twitter Wednesday of three pigeon eggs sitting in a “nest” made of discarded hypodermic needles. “The image was captured yesterday by our Homeless Outreach Coordinator ... |