Category: Health alert
Dozens sickened in Seattle due to superbug in scopes
A drug-resistant superbug infected 32 people at a Seattle hospital over a two-year period, with the bacteria spreading through contaminated medical scopes that had been cleaned to the manufacturer’s recommendation, officials said on Thursday. Eleven of the patients infected at […]
‘Doomsday’ nearer as climate change rises
Doomsday’ is nearer as climate change rises, a group of prominent scientists and Nobel laureates said Thursday. “It is now three minutes to midnight,” said Kennette Benedict, executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as the group moved […]
Headache treatment increasingly expensive
Headache sufferers beware. A new trend in charging headaches sufferers steeply is on the rise. Contrary to most treatment guidelines for uncomplicated headaches, doctors are ordering expensive scans and referring patients to specialists more often, racking up unnecessary healthcare costs, […]
Kids tend to consume more calories on pizza days
On pizza eating days, kids ate an average of 83 more calories, and teens had an average of 230 more calories, than on non-pizza days. Kids and teens also got 3 to 5 more grams of saturated fat on pizza […]
Healthcare system in Ukraine collapsing
Ongoing conflict and under-equipped stocks of medicines and vaccines have led to a major crisis in eastern Ukraine. This makes people more vulnerable to illnesses such as polio, measles and tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation warns. In all, 5.1 million […]
A Mysterious disease is killing Sri Lankan farmer
Farmers in Sri Lanka have been suffering from a mysterious disease which have baffled experts. In the 20 years since the disease first begin, it has infected 400, 000 people and killing up to 20, 000 people. Sufferers of the […]
White patients more likely to die from lupus
White patients are more likely to die from lupus compared to their Asian and Hispanic counterparts, a new study finds. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes joint and organ damage. Autoimmune disorders mean the body’s immune system attacks healthy body tissue by mistake, […]
Recycled tyre-turfs and fields come under heat in the US
A US senator, Jerry Hill, has introduced a bill banning new artificial turf fields made with recycled tyres in California, prompted by increasing concerns that the materials may be linked to serious illnesses in children. Meanwhile, the state is conducting […]
Teens underestimate danger of smoking, study says
A nationwide study US found that youths tend to underestimate the dangers of smoking Asked whether they knew that heavy smoking was bad for them, almost 90 % of teenagers said yes. But when asked whether light smoking was also […]
Warning aired against use of whitening shots
MANILA –The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday warned the public against using an unregistered injectible glutathione kit being sold online and in some derma clinics, stressing that such kind of drug product also required prescription and must be […]
