Amgen's Biosimilar of Abbvie's Humira Gets FDA Approval
plnoyseIIvvomen: Barack Obama’s ‘Asian pivot’ failed. China is in the ascendancy By Simon Tisdall, Sunday 25 September 2016 Tsai Ing-wen is new to the job and the strain is beginning to show. Elected president of Taiwan in a landslide victory, she took office in May, buoyed by high approval ratings. Yet in a few short months, Tsai’s popularity has plunged by 25%. The reason may be summed up in one word: China. Suspicious that Tsai’s Democratic Progressive party, which also won control of par..>> view original'It has use that is not morally acceptable,' said Prof Lanner.Source:News Corp Australia
A Swedish biologist is conducting the first known case in which a scientist has tried to modify the DNA of healthy human embryos.A SWEDISH developmental biologist is trying to edit the DNA of healthy human embryos, stoking concerns over the potential production of designer babies. It’s the first known case in which a scientist has tried to modify the DNA of healthy human embryos by using a famous new genetic engineering tool known as CRISPR-Cas9.Swedish scientist Fredrik Lanner is undertaking th..>> view originalMore Hispanic Women Received Breast Cancer Treatment After Obamacare
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, appears to have positive impact on Hispanic women diagnosed with breast cancer. Findings of a new study that used data from a cancer center in California revealed that following the implementation of the ACA, more Hispanic women received treatment for breast cancer and enrolled in clinical trials. Chloe Lalonde, who was clinical research coordinator at the Moores Cancer Center of the University of California, San Dieg..>> view originalIn one day, 7 fatal drug overdoses in Cleveland area
Fifty-two drug overdose deaths occurred in August alone, the highest such number in a given month for the county. said Chris Harris, the communications specialist for Cuyahoga County medical examiner's office.Three-hundred fifty people in the county have died from drug overdoses in 2016, and it is projected to have 500 fatalities caused by opioid drug overdoses by the end of the year, doubling the number from the previous year, according to Harris."This cluster of deaths is deeply concerning," m..>> view originalJust say no to Narcan? Heroin rescue efforts draw backlash
CINCINNATI – First responders in U.S. communities reeling from waves of heroin overdoses say some people tell them they should just say no to using so many resources on drug abusers. Authorities say people have expressed frustration about rescuing addicts who often immediately resume using the potentially deadly drug. There are also concerns voiced about the wide-ranging social and government budget costs involved, including for the overdose antidote naloxone. Some signs of heroin overdose bac..>> view originalKomen grant will support breast cancer screenings and treatments for black women
Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than whites — an appalling statistic that Austin billionaire Robert F. Smith and Susan G. Komen intend to change. Smith is president of Fund II Foundation, which has granted Komen an estimated $27 million worth of private securities to enhance screening and treatments for black women over three to five years. The goal to halve the nation's 40,000 annual breast cancer deaths in 10 years. "This constitutes a public health crisis ..>> view originalBody fat link to bacteria in faeces
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption At least 50% of human faeces is made up of bacteria shed from the gut The make-up of the bacteria found in human faeces may influence levels of dangerous fat in our bodies, say researchers from King's College London.Their analysis of stool samples in a study of more than 3,600 twins found evidence that some of this bacteria is inherited.What is contained in faeces bacteria could therefore partly expl..>> view originalPhilippines: More Zika virus reported in Western Visayas
Philippines health officials reported on today an additional three locally acquired Zika virus infections in the Iloilo City area in the Western Visayas, bringing the case tally on the archipelago to 12. The new cases were reported from Iloilo City (2) and Oton, just a few kilometers away. Image/Philippines DOH With 10 cases reported in the Western Visayas, the other two were reported in Cebu City and the previously reported case from Laguna (CALABARZON) was traced to Muntinlupa upon verificati..>> view originalAIDS pageant in Uganda seeks to stem stigma, discrimination
KAMPALA, Uganda – When she was younger, Tryphena Natukunda's mother discouraged her from swallowing her antiretroviral medicines among strangers or even distant relatives. Because the girl had AIDS, which can fuel stigmatization and invite harsh judgment, the mother wanted her daughter's condition kept a secret within the family. Yet as she grew older, Natukunda, now 18 and the latest winner of a beauty pageant for young Ugandan women with the virus that causes AIDS, yearned to live openly, ev..>> view original
Thursday, October 6, 2016
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