Archive: 08/01/2016

Monitoring scoliosis patients on brace use prevents curve progression, surgery

Bracing often is recommended for adolescents diagnosed with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis, and a spinal curve between 25 and 45 degrees. When worn consistently and as directed, braces have been found to effectively halt ...

Jan 8, 2016

CDC: TB potentially passed from zoo elephants to people

(HealthDay)—Transmission of tuberculosis from infected captive elephants to humans may be possible with long-term, close contact with the animals, according to research published in the Jan. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

Jan 8, 2016

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More testing, treatment could dramatically cut new HIV cases

(HealthDay)—As many as two-thirds of new HIV infections could be prevented in men having sex with men (MSM) if more men were tested for the virus, more were treated, and more who don't have HIV took medication to prevent ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Protect yourself from colds and flu this winter

(HealthDay)—Cold and flu season is here, but that doesn't mean you have to resign yourself to days of misery. There are a number of ways you can protect yourself.

Jan 8, 2016

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Chile researchers develop vaccine for virus common in children

Researchers in Chile said Friday they have developed the first vaccine against a virus that commonly causes lung and respiratory tract infections in children.

Jan 8, 2016

Needle exchange leaders cheer relaxed federal funding ban

Advocates are praising Congress' recent softening of a longtime ban on federal dollars going to needle exchanges amid growing intravenous drug abuse that's spreading hepatitis and HIV in many states.

Jan 8, 2016

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22 Guinea worm cases reported in 2015, Carter Center says

Just 22 cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2015, down from 126 cases during the previous year, officials with The Carter Center said this week.

Jan 8, 2016

Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law

Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed Republican-inspired legislation to repeal his health care law, saying to do so "would reverse the significant progress we have made in ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Questions and answers about new UK drinking guidelines

British health officials say drinking any alcohol regularly increases the risk of cancer, and have issued tough new guidelines that could be hard to swallow in a nation where having a pint is a hallowed tradition.

Jan 8, 2016

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CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center advances combination immunotherapy clinical trial

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona, has announced the launch of Phase II of the NivoPlus clinical trial, which combines the immunotherapeutic agent ...

Jan 8, 2016

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Archive: 08/01/2016

Monitoring scoliosis patients on brace use prevents curve progression, surgery

CDC: TB potentially passed from zoo elephants to people

More testing, treatment could dramatically cut new HIV cases

Protect yourself from colds and flu this winter

Chile researchers develop vaccine for virus common in children

Needle exchange leaders cheer relaxed federal funding ban

22 Guinea worm cases reported in 2015, Carter Center says

Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law

Questions and answers about new UK drinking guidelines

CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center advances combination immunotherapy clinical trial

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