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Two more swine fever outbreaks detected in South Africa
Two more outbreaks of African swine fever were detected in South Africa in April, its agriculture ministry said, following a spate of the disease in the country's North West province earlier that month.
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U.S. reports 60 new measles cases in worst outbreak since 1994
The most widespread U.S. measles outbreak in a quarter-century has infected 60 new patients in the last week, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 764, federal health officials said on Monday.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. doctors use medical records to fight measles outbreak
U.S. doctors are tapping into their electronic medical records to identify unvaccinated patients and potentially infected individuals to help contain the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 25 years.
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Pfizer gets U.S. approval for $225,000 a year heart drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Pfizer Inc's oral drug, tafamidis, to treat a rare and fatal heart disease called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, the U.S drugmaker said.
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US doctors use medical records to fight measles outbreak
U.S. doctors are tapping into their electronic medical records to identify unvaccinated patients and potentially infected individuals to help contain the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 25 years.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. reports 60 more measles cases from last week
The number of measles cases in the United States have increased by 60 from last week, bringing the total to 764, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
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Explainer: Amid U.S. measles outbreak, who needs an additional dose of the vaccine?
The United States is in the midst of its largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with the disease mainly hitting people who have failed to receive the recommended two doses of the live measles vaccine.
Categorie: Agenzie
Get your children vaccinated or face fine: German health minister
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige parents to get their children vaccinated against measles or else face fines and their exclusion from daycare.
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UK's Vectura wins patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline in U.S
British drugmaker Vectura Group Plc said on Saturday that it won a patent infringement litigation case against GlaxoSmithKline Plc in the United States and has been awarded $89.7 million in damages for the period from August 2016 through December 2018.
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Tyson Foods recalls almost 12 million pounds of chicken strips over contamination fears
Tyson Foods Inc significantly expanded a recall of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips to close to 12 million pounds (5.4 million kg) over contamination concerns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday.
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Tyson expands chicken strips recall over possible metal contamination
U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods Inc on Saturday said it expanded a recall of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips after more consumers found fragments of metal in some products.
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Scientology cruise ship faces renewed quarantine at home port in Curacao
A Church of Scientology cruise ship quarantined by the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia for measles is due to arrive on Saturday back at its home port on the island of Curacao, where it will face similar restrictions, a top health official there said.
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Few at risk for opioid overdose get potentially life-saving naloxone
(Reuters Health) - A tiny percentage of people at high risk for opioid overdose are getting prescriptions for naloxone, a medication that could potentially save their lives, a new study finds.
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Newly adopted children need specialized health exams
(Reuters Health) - Children who are adopted, whether domestically or internationally, have unique healthcare needs that should be assessed as soon as possible, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Congo Ebola deaths surpass 1,000 as attacks on treatment centers go on
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Congo rose above 1,000 on Friday, with attacks on treatment centers continuing to hamper efforts to control the "intense transmission" of the second-worst epidemic of the virus on record.
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Congo records 1,000th Ebola death in current outbreak
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo rose above 1,000 on Friday, as violent attacks on treatment centres hamper efforts to control the second-worst epidemic of the virus on record.
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Congo Ebola death toll to hit 1,000, new vaccine planned: WHO
Congo's Ebola epidemic is expected to continue spreading though the country's east, where it has killed 1,000 since August and sparked mistrust and frequent attacks on medical centers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Healthy plant-based diet (but not plant-based junk food) may protect kidneys
(Reuters Health) - While a healthy-plant based diet is tied to a lower risk of kidney disease, people who fill their plates with starchy, sugary vegetarian fare may actually increase their risk of kidney damage, a new study suggests.
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Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000, new vaccine planned: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Friday it feared continued "intense transmission" of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deaths from a nine-month-old epidemic stood at 994 and were expected to exceed 1,000 within hours.
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AIDS drugs prevent sexual transmission of HIV in gay men
A European study of nearly 1,000 gay male couples who had sex without condoms – where one partner had HIV and was taking antiretroviral drugs to suppress it - has found the treatment can prevent sexual transmission of the virus.
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