Medications
Indonesia child deaths blamed on syrup medicines rise to 195
Indonesia said Monday the number of child deaths from kidney failure or damage linked to harmful substances found in syrup medicines has risen to 195.
Nov 7, 2022
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WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in The Gambia
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
Oct 5, 2022
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Health
Medical sterilizing facilities face growing scrutiny due to toxic gas concerns
Southern California air regulators are investigating several facilities that sterilize medical equipment with a carcinogenic gas after preliminary monitoring confirmed their emissions may pose an elevated cancer risk to people ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Health
Belgium pulls more Haagen-Dazs ice-creams from sale
Belgium on Tuesday extended an order to recall certain Haagen-Dazs ice-creams from sale after the discovery of traces of a chemical linked to cancer, such as lymphoma and leukemia.
Aug 9, 2022
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EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in their ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Medical economics
COVID-19 costs could push hospitals to rethink billions of dollars in wasted supplies
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation. What many people don't realize is that a large portion of this spending goes to waste.
Mar 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poor cleaning can jeopardize sterilization of medical tools
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76 percent of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according to a study published ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Health
Mum's workplace exposure to solvents may heighten child's autism risk
A mother's workplace exposure to solvents may heighten her child's risk of autism, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Jun 27, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Anticancer drugs delivered by a new drug delivery system reduce tumor size
Cancer tissue cells are divided into two major groups: cancer cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs are related to cancer progression and dissemination, so it's necessary to eradicate CSCs in order to cure cancer. However, ...
Aug 8, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacterial infection in exhaled breath
Although ethylene (or ethene) is best known as a plant hormone, humans also produce it as consequence of oxidative stress, caused, for example, by UV radiation from the sun. An international team led by Simona Cristescu from ...
Aug 25, 2017
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