[ad_1] The number of measles cases in the United States continues to increase, with more than 550 cases reported from January to April, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the second highest number of measles cases reported in any year since 2000, says the CDC. According to the CDC, … Read more
[ad_1] A girl had to undergo surgery to remove her right eye after being diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer. Gracie Corrigan, a native of Oregon, had 10 tumors in the eye and the doctors decided to proceed with an operation the day after their discovery. Her mother, Elly Smith, first noticed that something was … Read more
[ad_1] GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. (KKCO / KJCT) A local study shows a connection between regular cannabis use and patients' need for anesthesia during surgery. Patients who use potty may want to inform their doctor before undergoing a procedure requiring anesthesia. The information comes from a study conducted at the Grand Junction Community Hospital. The new … Read more
[ad_1] Revealing the added sugars in packaged foods and beverages would prevent nearly a million cases of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the United States and save about $ 62 billion in social costs, according to a new report. study. "What was quite striking is that when we combine these facts with a … Read more
[ad_1] In the United States, asthma was ongoing in more than 6 million children in 2016. Globally, asthma kills about 1,000 people a day – and its prevalence increases. This condition has a high economic cost. In the United States, each year more than 80 billion dollars are lost due to asthma. This is mainly … Read more
[ad_1] Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Customers carry a trolley filled with water at a BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. store located in Falls Church, Virginia.
[ad_1] The gene editing technology CRISPR-CAS9 allows scientists to make very precise modifications to the DNA. The technology is now starting to be used in human trials to treat several diseases in the United States. MOLEKUUL / LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPHY SCIENCE / Getty Images / Science Photo Libra hide legend activate the legend MOLEKUUL / LIBRARY … Read more
[ad_1] Getty Images Jewish Orthodox Community in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. A man unconsciously infected 39 people with measles while he was traveling to an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, Michigan to raise money for a charity, the Washington Post reported. The man, known as the "Michigan Patient Zero", had stayed in private homes, … Read more
[ad_1] Enlarge / A nurse working with the World Health Organization (WHO) shows a bottle containing the Ebola vaccine at Mbandaka City Hall on May 21, 2018 when launching the Ebola vaccination campaign. An experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus is 97.5% effective in preventing this disease, protecting well over 90,000 people during the massive … Read more
[ad_1] Last month, a traveler who raised funds for charities within the ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn went all night to Detroit – his next step in fundraising. He felt bad on the way and saw a doctor when he arrived. But the doctor, who had never seen measles, misdiagnosed human fever and coughed as … Read more