[ad_1] TO CLOSE The Battle of Bryce: Parents fight for a change of law after Krabbe's diagnosis of his son. Matt Kryger, IndyStar Bryce Harlan Clausen has never walked or crawled. Never spoke a word. Barely smiled. But in the very brief 14 months of her life, the tug-headed infant has accomplished something that no … Read more
[ad_1] For years, a man from Bangladesh has been living with the syndrome of "tree man". Abul Bajandar's hands and feet developed "roots" that prevented him from feeding, moving, working, or wearing normal clothes. Three years ago, the 28-year-old father became viral while he was undergoing a series of invasive surgeries to remove "bark" from … Read more
[ad_1] Exterior of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters, October 13, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Jessica McGowan (Getty) A E. coli According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, epidemics of unknown origin have made dozens of people sick in several states, which would have prompted federal and state authorities to investigate … Read more
[ad_1] While antihypertensive drugs continue to wreak havoc among drug manufacturers, the FDA has declared the safe use of 40 generic tablets. The agency on Thursday released a list of 40 generic angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) free of three potentially carcinogenic compounds associated with various "sartan" drugs, including valsartan and losartan. The FDA issued … Read more
[ad_1] SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. – A Sun City Center food service employee tested positive for the highly infectious hepatitis A virus for the liver. The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County said the employee was working at Sandpiper Grille on South Pebble Beach Boulevard. The authorities received confirmation of the laboratory case on … Read more
[ad_1] The recent announcement by the Department of Justice that it supports a district court decision this would cancel the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is even more at stake for Medicaid than is generally understood – in the unlikely event that higher courts uphold the decision. In addition to eliminating the extension of … Read more
[ad_1] A case of measles has been confirmed in Maryland, authorities said. People are considered immunized against measles if they were born in the United States before 1957, had they ever had measles, or had received two measles vaccines, the Maryland Department of Health said in a statement. (Seth Wenig / AP) A case of … Read more
[ad_1] UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania – University of Penn State (UHS) Health Services, a student affairs unit, reports the confirmation of two mumps cases on the University Park campus. Affected students were isolated in accordance with the protocols and recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. UHS staff … Read more
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Public health officials have confirmed a new case of measles in northern Indiana. They work with local health authorities in LaGrange and Steuben counties to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the infected patient to prevent its spread. They also consult their counterparts in Michigan and Texas, because they … Read more
[ad_1] ATLANTA (CNN) – Which risk factor is responsible for more deaths in the world than any other? No smoking. Not even high blood pressure. It's a poor diet. "In many countries, a poor diet causes more deaths than smoking and high blood pressure," said Ashkan Afshin, an assistant professor at the Institute of Metrology … Read more