Children should never be given codeine for pain relief following operations to have their adenoids or tonsils removed because it causes death, according to a FDA warning issued on Wednesday. The Federal Drug Administration said it wants all products containing codeine to carry a tough warning on the label, instructing doctors not to administer the [...]
According to the Mexico animal health agency, an outbreak of bird flu at seven farms located in central Mexico has affected at least 582,000 chickens. According to the Agriculture Department, over a million birds were exposed to the disease, but just how many chickens will have to killed has not been determined. In 2012, an [...]
According to a study, even moderate consumption of alcohol might greatly raise the risk of dying from cancer. The study, released on Thursday, offered the first inclusive update of alcohol-related cancer deaths in years. The studies lead author, David Nelson, the director of the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute said, “People don’t [...]
The blind may see again soon as science is preparing to market a human bionic eye. Scientists are ready to implement years of study to give sight to the blind, provided a new high-tech cyborg eye is approved by the FDA. In January of 2013, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System by California developer Second [...]
Another five cases of the Giardia infection connected to the swimming pool at a Lincoln hotel have been confirmed by the public health department. The additional confirmed cases brings the total to 38 since the parasitic infection was first discovered at the beginning of Feb. 2013. To date, the Giardia infection has not caused anyone [...]
VANCOUVER – When Trudi, (nicknamed by a staff member at the hospital in Vancouver), the first bug killing robot using a UV light, is turned on it makes a sound similar to a space shuttle launch system. The robot says in a digital monotone voice within a treatment room: ”Disinfecting will commence in 15 seconds; please [...]
A new U.S. study suggests that quick bursts of physical activity, such as walking a flight of stairs, can be as good as a workout at the gym. The study found that quick exercise bursts, from anything from quick walks to chores around the house, can lead to and maintain as healthy of a lifestyle [...]
On Wednesday the American government released details on how to implement the “individual mandate” provision in healthcare legislation that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March of 2010. Starting in 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require that the majority of individuals get healthcare insurance or pay a [...]
Following consumer complaints, PepsiCo announced on Friday that it would remove brominated vegetable oil, BVO, from citrus-flavored Gatorade sold in the United States. Sarah Kavanagh, a Mississippi teenager launched a petition online in November that drew attention from the media, including a story on Monday in the Tribune; however, the company attributed the removal to earlier complaints. [...]
LAHORE, Pakistan– Authorities in Pakistan are investigating claims that there have been 33 deaths in Pakistan linked to cough syrup in the last three days, according to a government official. This is the second time that medicine has been suspected in multiple deaths. The cough syrup deaths occurred in Gujranwala and nearby villages in the [...]
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