Showing posts with label MEDICAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MEDICAL. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2015

NINE REGIONAL EBOLA, SPECIAL PATHOGENS TREATMENT CENTERS SELECTED BY HHS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES June 12, 2015 HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment cen...
Friday, June 12, 2015

VA SAYS STUDY COULD FIND VETERANS WITH HIGH-RISK OF SUICIDE

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Study may help Department of Veterans Affairs find patients with high-risk of suicide June 11, ...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

CDC SAYS PROGRESS MADE REDUCING SOME FOODBORNE INFECTIONS

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION CDC data show progress in reducing some foodborne infections in 2014 n 2014, rates...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

CDC REPORTS ON DOG-TO-HUMAN PNEUMONIC PLAGUE OUTBREAK IN COLORADO

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FROM:   CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Outbreak of Human Pneumonic Plague with Dog-to-Human and Possible Human-to-Human Transmi...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

LOOKING TO CURE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Researcher studies how to prevent antibiotic resistance Solution could be in bacterial protein called U...
Friday, October 10, 2014

NSF ON THE BRAIN AT REST

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  What happens to your brain when your mind is at rest? Kavli Prize winner recognized as pioneer in r...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

NSF VIDEO: ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS: A SURPRISE FINDING IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

SKIN CANCER RATES INCREASING: SURGEON GENERAL ISSUES CALL TO ACTION

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES  Surgeon General issues call to action to prevent skin cancer Skin cancer rates ris...
Friday, July 25, 2014

AN EXTENDED-RELEASE OXYCODONE WITH ABUSE-DETERRENT PROPERTIES APPROVED BY FDA

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FROM:  U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  FDA approves new extended-release oxycodone with abuse-deterrent properties July 23, 2014 T...
Friday, June 27, 2014

TREATING AIDS WITH SUPERCOMPUTERS

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FROM:   NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Computing a cure for HIV Nine ways NSF-supported supercomputers help scientists understand and tre...
Monday, June 9, 2014

WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE  White House Release Report on the Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans  June 6, 2014 Today, the Wh...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

GENERIC CELEBREX APPROVED BY FDA FOR ARTHRITIS, OSTEOARTHRITIS

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FROM:  U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  FDA approves first generic versions of celecoxib May 30, 2014 Release The U.S. Food and ...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

FDA TOUTS ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH

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FROM:  U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  Adult Stem Cell Research Shows Promise So What Are Stem Cells? Why Is FDA Studying These Ce...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

DISEASE SCREENING ACCORDING TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S RISKS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Tailoring disease screening programs to individuals Researcher developed a customized computer algori...
Friday, March 21, 2014

U.S. TUBERCULOSIS TRENDS

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FROM CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 1. Trends in Tuberculosis — United States, 2013 Data indicate that cases and rates of TB...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

UPDATE: MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION  Meningococcal Disease Update On Monday, March 10, a Drexel University student tragica...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

AGENT ORANGE HEALTH CONCERNS RAISED BY CREWS OF C-123 PROVIDER AIRCRAFT

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       Fairchild C-123K Provider   U.S. Air Force FROM:  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS  Agent Orange Residue on Post-Vietnam War ...
Friday, February 14, 2014

U.S. AND 26 OTHER NATIONS COMMIT TO GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA GOALS

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FROM:  U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT  Nations Commit to Accelerating Progress against Infectious Disease Threats The United S...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

CDC REPORTS ON VIRAL SUPPRESSION OF HIV INFECTION

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL  Prevalence and Predictors of Viral Suppression Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection Retained in ...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

CDC ON TREATING HEAD LICE

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Head lice. Every parent’s nightmare. A year-round problem, the number of cases seems to...