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Washington Post | Anti-vaccination stronghold in NC hit with state's worst chickenpox outbreak in 2 decades Washington Post Chickenpox has taken hold of a school in North Carolina where many families claim religious exemption from vaccines. Cases of chickenpox have been multiplying at the Asheville Waldorf School, which serves children from nursery school to sixth grade in ... |
PEOPLE.com | New peanut allergy drug could herald a 'sea change' in treating food allergies, but is not a cure Washington Post A large study provides the strongest evidence that children and teenagers can be desensitized to peanut allergies through controlled, escalating exposure to a substance that could otherwise trigger a life-threatening reaction — an advance that ... |
CNN | Doctors start movement in response to NRA, calling for more gun research CNN (CNN) The feud between the National Rifle Association and the medical community still rages on, with the latest round coming from physicians who released an editorial saying they disagree with the NRA, published in the journal Annals of Internal ... |
CNN | More US children confirmed with paralyzing polio-like illness AFM CNN (CNN) More children have been diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis, the polio-like paralyzing illness, according to numbers released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have now been 106 confirmed cases of AFM in 29 ... |
WPXI Pittsburgh | One-third of US parents say they'll skip flu shots for their kids this season WPXI Pittsburgh Although health experts consistently recommend that children receive annual flu vaccines, nearly a third of America's parents said they don't plan to get their children the vaccine this year, according to a report published Monday by Michigan's C.S ... |
WPXI Pittsburgh | More calories burned when diet is low in carbs Reuters (Reuters Health) - For years dieters were told that a calorie is a calorie, but a new study suggests people may burn more calories on a low-carb diet than on a diet rich in carbohydrates. “These findings showed that all calories are not alike to the ... |
11Alive.com WXIA | Honey-filled pacifiers causing botulism, sending babies hospital in Texas 11Alive.com WXIA Four Texas babies were treated for botulism after being given honey-containing pacifiers bought in Mexico, health officials say. Now, the Texas Department of State Health Services is again reminding parents to steer clear of pacifiers with honey. The ... |
Yahoo News | The scoop on how your cat's sandpapery tongue deep cleans Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool. The secret: Tiny hooks that ... |
KDLT News | South Dakota Officials Review Report of Paralyzing Illness U.S. News & World Report Health officials in South Dakota are investigating a reported case of a mysterious paralyzing illness that has affected children around the country. Nov. 19, 2018, at 5:13 p.m.. South Dakota Officials Review Report of Paralyzing Illness. Share ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Trial spotlights US drug safety concerns at compounding pharmacies Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official testified on Monday that the agency has concerns about drugs made by compounding pharmacies and still sees problems with them six years after a fungal meningitis outbreak tied to a ... |