Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First widely available Zika test OK'd for emergency use
The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week.
Apr 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reducing infectious malaria parasites in donated blood could help prevent transmission
A technique for reducing the number of infectious malaria parasites in whole blood could significantly reduce the number of cases of transmission of malaria through blood transfusion, according to a collaboration between ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC hosts zika action plan summit
(HealthDay)—More than 300 public health experts attended the Zika Action Plan Summit, hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta on Friday. The summit was held to help ensure a coordinated ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Argentina: 1st local transmission of Zika, likely by sex
Argentine authorities say they've detected the country's first case of local infection with the Zika virus and say it's apparently due to sexual transmission.
Feb 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aruba, Bonaire islands added to Zika travel alert
U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women.
Feb 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Latin America scrambles to squash Zika-spreading mosquito
With no hope for a vaccine to prevent Zika in the near future, authorities are focusing on the most effective way to combat the virus: killing the mosquito that carries it.
Feb 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Ask pregnant women about trips to Zika outbreak areas
U.S. health officials have new guidance for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects.
Jan 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil to fund development of vaccine for Zika virus
The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against a virus linked to brain damage in babies.
Jan 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Unexpectedly delicious food makes us feel happy, suggests research
We all know what it's like to take a bite of something expecting one taste and getting another—it can be an enjoyable or disgusting experience. New research published in Food Research International reveals that being pleasantly ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Immunology
Sanofi recalls all pen injectors used for allergic reactions
Sanofi is recalling hundreds of thousands of epinephrine injectors used to treat severe allergic reactions because they may not deliver the correct amount of the life-saving drug.
Oct 28, 2015
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