More Than 2,200 Quarantined in US Immigration Jails
More than 2,200 people exposed to the mumps virus in at least two immigration jails have been quarantined, authorities said Tuesday.
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Simple Eye Exam Could Lead to Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
A trip to the eye doctor may someday reveal Alzheimer’s disease before any symptoms manifest, according to a study published Monday in the journal Ophthalmology Retina.
Read moreTeen Tells Senate Why He Defied Mom to Get Vaccinated
An Ohio teen defied his mother’s beliefs to get vaccinated when he turned 18 — and told Congress on Tuesday that it’s crucial to counter fraudulent claims on social media that scare parents.
Read moreSenate Tackles Vaccine Fears Amid Uptick in Preventable Diseases
Nearly two decades after the Centers for Disease Control declared measles eliminated in the United States, a Senate panel on Tuesday tackled the factors driving a resurgence of preventable diseases.
Read moreSecond Man Free of HIV Virus After Stem-Cell Transplant
A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem-cell transplant, the second success, including the “Berlin patient,” doctors in Seattle reported.
Read moreWeeks After 2030 HIV Pledge, Report Shows US Headway Stalled
Three weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced a campaign to end the U.S. HIV epidemic by 2030. But new data show that progress against the disease stalled in recent years.
Read moreDeath-Row Inmate With Dementia Prevails at High Court
A narrow Supreme Court majority ordered new proceedings Wednesday in the case of an Alabama man with dementia who no longer remembers committing the murder that landed him on death row.
Read moreFDA Targets Supplements Claiming to Help Alzheimer’s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it is tightening regulations on companies that make nutritional supplements, especially those that make claims about curing or preventing Alzheimer’s disease.
Read moreHuman Diet Drugs May Take Bite Out of Mosquitoes
Researchers are hopeful they can lessen the spread of mosquito-borne diseases after identifying drugs that reduce the insect’s hunger for blood, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Cell.
Read moreEnd of the Legal Road for Dozens of California Inmates With Valley Fever
Dozens of California inmates who said they were subjected to cruel and unusual punishment after contracting a potentially deadly disease while imprisoned in Central Valley facilities saw their lawsuits tossed by the Ninth Circuit on Friday.
Read moreAs Ebola Outbreak Marks 6 Months, Health Centers a Concern
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo marked six months on Friday with officials noting a worrying number of confirmed cases linked to health centers.
Read moreHeart Disease Affects Half of US Adults, Experts Says
Mirroring recent guideline changes for high blood pressure, almost half of American adults now have some form of heart disease, according to an American Heart Association report published Thursday.
Read moreDanes Erect Fence on German Border to Stop Swine Fever
Denmark has begun erecting a 43.4-mile fence along the German border to keep out wild boars in an attempt to prevent the spread of African swine fever, which could jeopardize the country’s valuable pork industry.
Read moreResearchers Link Gum Disease to Alzheimer’s
A drug company specializing in the development of therapies for degenerative disorders said Wednesday its researchers have identified a bacterial pathogen responsible for the rapid growth of Alzheimer’s disease: Gingivitis, and they’ve created a treatment to neutralize its effect on the brain.
Read moreUN Blames Mozambique Polio Cases on Virus From Vaccine
Global health officials say they have identified two cases of polio in Mozambique caused by a mutated virus in the vaccine, marking another setback for attempts to eradicate the crippling disease.
Read moreHanford Nuclear Site
The United States brought a federal complaint over Washington state’s bill “Hanford Site Employees — Occupational Disease Presumption,” saying it burdens and discriminates against the USA and federal contractors by presuming that anyone who worked at the Hanford Nuclear Site, and developed certain diseases, is eligible for workers’ compensation.
Read moreCongo’s Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Largest in History, WHO Says
Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Read moreNew Document Archive Could Open Litigation Against Junk Food Companies
A trove of documents implicating junk food companies in disease and linking them to the tobacco industry unveiled at the University of California, San Francisco, on Thursday could drive new legislation and litigation limiting the availability of unhealthy foods, some experts say.
Read moreSalamanders Counted as Unintended Victim of Bug Repellant
Tying insect repellants to a decline in salamanders, a study out Wednesday reports that bug sprays are giving a counterintuitive boost to mosquito populations.
Read moreSandra Day O’Connor Announces Likely Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.”
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