[ad_1] Geneva (AFP) – The World Health Organization announced Monday that its experts would meet this week to determine whether an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was a …
Read More »Nearly 800 dietary supplements contain unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Nearly 800 over-the-counter food supplements from 2007 to 2016 contained unapproved drug ingredients, according to new data from the US Food and Drug Administration. The study published Friday in …
Read More »Unapproved and sometimes dangerous drugs found in dietary supplements
[ad_1] The research concluded that the drug sold as Viagra was often found in adulterated supplements. Despite what consumers may think, supplements are actually regulated as foods and therefore are not subject …
Read More »Increase in the number of opioid overdoses in Maryland during the first half of 2018
[ad_1] Statistics show that the number of opioid-related overdoses in Maryland has increased by 14.8% in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period of last year. According to …
Read More »The Ebola epidemic in Congo can last several months
[ad_1] The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to last several months and could spread to Uganda or Rwanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The area …
Read More »The flu has killed more Americans last season than road accidents and drug overdoses | National and global
[ad_1] The latest influenza season has been the deadliest in years and Chicago's public health advocates urge people to get vaccinated. According to preliminary estimates of the Center for Disease Control and …
Read More »Fish virus in Michigan lake
[ad_1] GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Officials say a largemouth bass virus that affected fish in the early 2000s in southern Michigan lakes in Michigan Lower Northeastern Peninsula. The State Department of …
Read More »AP-NORC survey: Many caregivers neglect their own health
[ad_1] By Lauran Neergaard | AP October 15 at 10:56 WASHINGTON – You are taking your exam but not your grandmother? Looking after an older loved one is a balancing exercise, and …
Read More »Aetna settles the HIV disclosure survey for nearly $ 650,000
[ad_1] Short Diving Brief: Aetna has agreed to pay nearly $ 650,000 to three states and to the District of Columbia to settle charges that it has compromised the personal information of …
Read More »Health officials warn residents of New Jersey and New York of possible measles exposures
[ad_1] MONTVALE – A traveler infected with measles has spent time in Bergen County and officials now want to alert the public to possible exposure. The patient was at Lifetime Athletic Gymnasium …
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