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New Access To Experimental Drugs For Terminally Ill Patients
Very sick people in Colorado have new options as of this past weekend. A state law passed on Saturday gives terminally ill patients the ability to seek experimental treatments that have yet to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. And with FDA approval averaging 11 to 14 years for a new drug, skipping the wait could mean a lot for someone who has only months to live.
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Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - May 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: siobhanoconnor2014 Tags: Uncategorized clinical trials Compassionate Use Exemption Death FDA Terminal illness Source Type: news
Saving 3 Million Babies is Easier Than You Think
No one will ever know the names of the 17 million babies who didn’t die last year. Nearly all of them live in the developing world and nearly all of them would have been lost to preventable conditions like measles, cholera or malaria. But that didn’t happen. Instead, they were born healthy and most of them stayed healthy and will be celebrating their first birthdays sometime this year.
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Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - May 20, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized breastfeeding childhood mortality cholera infant mortality kangaroo care Malaria Melinda Gates neonatal mortality pneumonia The Gates Foundation World Health Assembly Source Type: news
An Epidemic: Top 10 Outbreaks In U.S. History
Throughout the years, epidemics and plagues have shaken up societies and cultures around the world.
The latest outbreak that Americans seem to be concerned about is the Ebola epidemic occurring in the African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. With experts and doctors saying that the outbreak has the potential to become a full-blown pandemic that will become increasingly more difficult to control, the general public is scared.
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continuously keep an eye on public health and any immediate health dangers, the American public still worries about how muc...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: cbskapost Tags: Health Africa avian flu Ebola Guinea Health Scare History Measles Nigeria Source Type: news
Measles Outbreak: To Vaccinate Or Not Vaccinate
With the potential to affect thousands, the recent outbreak of measles in the U.S. has placed a spotlight on a debate that’s raged for years.
Recently, 26 cases of measles, a highly contagious and deadly respiratory viral disease that causes fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, sore throat and rashes, have been documented across four states, including California, Utah, Colorado and Washington.
Each of those cases has been connected to recent trips to Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
At least 15, or more than half, of the 26 children infected with the virus were unvaccinated, prompting some to question why not, espec...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: cbskapost Tags: Health Autism Measles Shawn Thomas Vaccination Source Type: news
Measles and Vaccinations
Fifteen years ago, measles was considered eliminated from the United States. However, in recent weeks the number of people infected with measles has gone up to 78 since an outbreak in California’s Disneyland. In 2014 alone there were 644 reported cases in the United States. Many of those infected were never vaccinated for various reasons. One of the primary reasons is parent’s fear or concerns regarding the measles vaccine. Many people may not realize the devastating effects measles can have and therefore do not fear the disease but tend to fear the vaccine due to hearing about possible side effects and reports o...
Source: Dragonfly - January 28, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Literacy/Consumer Health Public Health Source Type: news
Study: MMR Vaccine Does Not Trigger Autism
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BOSTON (CBS) – There is new information that some doctors say could end concerns about the link between vaccines and autism.
The vaccine that had been called into question in the past, based on false science, was the MMR vaccine, or the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
There’s a new study published in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, which says not only does the MMR vaccine not cause autism, it doesn’t even cause autism in high risk kids.
Researchers studied nearly 100,000 children an...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mouellette2015 Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Autism Dr. Mallika Marshall Health News Journal Of The Medical Association MMR Vaccine Unvaccinated Children Vaccinations Source Type: news
Doctors Make Plea For Universal Vaccination After Measles Death
BOSTON (CBS) – On the heels of a measles case on Martha’s Vineyard last month, we now have the first measles death in the United States in over a decade. Dr. Mallika Marshall makes yet another plea for universal vaccination.
This spring, a woman in Washington State died from measles, the first reported measles death in the U.S. since 2003.
Some reports say the patient did have prior immunity to measles. However, she was being treated for a condition with drugs that suppressed her immune system, making her vulnerable to infection, even infections she was once protected against. These same drugs kept her from dev...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Diseases Dr. Cody Meissner Dr. Mallika Marshall Measles Vaccine Source Type: news
Student Diagnosed With Mumps At Boston University
BOSTON (CBS) – A case of the mumps has been reported at Boston University.
A letter sent to students says someone in one of the summer classes on July 1 and 2 was infected with the contagious virus. Students are now being asked to confirm that they are up to date on their vaccinations or risk being banned from campus.
The infection has become scarce in recent decades.
We don’t see a lot of mumps these days because there’s an effective childhood vaccine that prevents it, the MMR or measles, mumps, rubella vaccine. Mumps is caused by a virus that can be passed from person to person like a cold virus – t...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: kcarroll94 Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Boston University Dr. Mallika Marshall MMR mumps Vaccine Source Type: news
Fetal Tissue Remains Essential, Medical Researchers Say
BOSTON (AP) — The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for decades to develop vaccines and seek treatments for a host of ailments, from vision loss and neurological disorders to cancer and AIDS.
Anti-abortion activists set off the uproar by releasing undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials that raised questions of whether the organization was profiting from the sale of fetal tissue. Planned Parenthood has denied making any profit and said it charges fees solely to cover i...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: nealjriley Tags: Health Local News fetal tissue Massachusetts General Hospital planned parenthood Source Type: news
Study: U.S. Could Be On Verge Of Measles Outbreak
BOSTON (CBS) – A new Emory University study released this week says the number of Americans vaccinated against measles is dropping dangerously close to the level where large outbreaks of the disease are more and more likely.
“A bigger measles outbreak unfortunately is a real possibility and that’s because we are seeing a decrease in a vaccination rates around the country,” according to WBZ-TV’s Dr. Mallika Marshall.
A now-discredited study once linked vaccines to autism. But even without that claim there’s still tension among some parents about vaccination. And increasing numbers are opting out....
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Dr. Mallika Marshall Jim Armstrong Measles Vaccination Source Type: news
Meeting with Trump emboldens anti-vaccine activists, who see an ally in the Oval Office
By Rebecca Robins
The discredited researcher who launched the anti-vaccine movement met with Donald Trump this summer -- and found him sympathetic to the cause. Now, with Trump preparing to move into the White House, leaders of the movement are newly energized, hopeful they can undermine decades of public policy promoting childhood vaccinations.
At the most basic level, they're hoping Trump will use his bully pulpit to advance his oft-stated concern -- debunked by an extensive body of scientific evidence -- that there's a link between vaccines and autism.
"For the first time in a long time, I feel very positive a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infectious Diseases and Mass Gatherings
AbstractPurpose of ReviewMass gatherings (MGs) are characterized by a high concentration of people at a specific time and location. Infectious diseases are of particular concern at MGs. The aim of this review was to summarize findings in the field of infectious diseases with a variety of pathogens associated with international MGs in the last 5 years.Recent FindingsIn the context of Hajj, one of the largest religious MGs at Mecca, Saudi Arabia, respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of infectious diseases in pilgrims with a prevalence of 50 –93%. The most commonly acquired respiratory viruses were human rhi...
Source: Current Infectious Disease Reports - August 28, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Second Measles Case Confirmed In Lowell, Possible Exposure In Chelmsford, Tewksbury
LOWELL (CBS) – A second case of measles has been diagnosed in Lowell and there may have been exposure to that person in Chelmsford and Tewksbury, state health officials confirmed Saturday.
The latest case was discovered at the Lowell Community Health Center on Thursday, November 15, seven days after a two-year-old boy came down with the measles there.
No information was released about the second person.
“The individual was present in a number of locations that could have resulted in exposures to other people,” the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement.
“There are no known links between the t...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Lowell Measles Source Type: news
Superbugs, Anti-Vaxxers Make WHO ’ s List Of 10 Global Health Threats
(CNN) — From climate change to superbugs, the World Health Organization has laid out 10 big threats to our global health in 2019.
And unless these threats get addressed, millions of lives will be in jeopardy.
Here’s a snapshot of 10 urgent health issues, according to the United Nations’ public health agency:
Not vaccinating when you can
One of the most controversial recent health topics in the US is now an international concern.
“Vaccine hesitancy — the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines — threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-prevent...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Local TV Source Type: news
