Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandal
Image copyright AP Image caption Paolo Macchiarini is a renowned stem cell scientist and has denied all allegations made against him Two judges have been asked to leave a panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal surrounding a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon.The decision to drop Harriet Wallberg and Anders Hamsten came after the Swedish government sacked the entire board of the prestigious Karolinska Institute, where the scientis..>> view originalPediatricians' Group Advises Against Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The nasal spray flu vaccine is ineffective and should not be used in the upcoming flu season, says a leading group of U.S. pediatricians. All children aged 6 months and older should receive a seasonal flu shot during the 2016-17 flu season, according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The statement supports the recommendation by U.S. health offici..>> view originalAd hits Rubio on Zika, abortion
The abortion rights group NARAL is launching a new ad targeting Sen. Marco RubioMarco RubioSenate GOP introduces bill demanding return of 'ransom' from Iran Ad hits Rubio on Zika, abortion 9 Senate seats most likely to flip MORE (R-Fla.) for opposing abortion, including in cases when a mother has Zika. The group is putting about $175,000 behind the TV ad, to run in the Orlando and West Palm Beach markets, as Rubio is locked in a reelection battle against Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.). “Marco Rubi..>> view originalWHO strengthens Zika safe sex guidance
Image copyright SPL Men and women returning from any area where the Zika virus is circulating should practice safe sex for at least six months to avoid the risk of spreading the disease, says the World Health Organization. The advice applies even if a person has no symptoms.It comes a few weeks after doctors discovered the virus in the sperm of an Italian man six months after he first had Zika symptoms.Zika is spread in bodily fluids. The main risk of catching the disease is from infected m..>> view originalAstraZeneca gears up for benralizumab filing with latest asthma data
AstraZeneca, already some way behind Teva ($TEVA) and GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) in the injectable mAb asthma drug market, is one step closer to making good on its blockbuster estimates after posting positive data for benralizumab. The London-headquartered Big Pharma ($AZN) released more detailed results from its pivotal late-stage test at the European Respiratory Society International Congress this week, showing that adding its mAb benralizumab to standard-of-care medicine “significantly reduced ex..>> view originalCatholic health system drops saint names from hospitals
The 17-year-old student who allegedly earned $20,000 a month selling marijuana to fellow students from Mason and Kings high schools admitted to two counts of drug trafficking Tuesday in Warren County Juvenile Court. The teen, wearing glasses, a light blue dress shirt, khaki pants and a matching tie was flanked by his parents at the brief arraignment before Juvenile Court Judge Michael Powell. As the judge asked him how he pleaded to each of two drug trafficking charges — for selling marijuana t..>> view originalMouse Study Suggests Brain Circuit Involved in Sleep-Wake Cycle
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've identified a brain circuit in mice that plays a key role in the sleep-wake cycle. The circuit is a key component of the brain's reward system, according to researchers from Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The investigators saw that as the mice ramped down for sleep, activity in this brain circuit decreased. The researchers also saw that activating this circui..>> view originalFrenchwoman who received world's 1st partial face transplant dies at 49
A Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant has died, 11 years after the surgery that set the stage for dozens of other transplants worldwide. The Amiens University Hospital in northern France announced Isabelle Dinoire's death on Tuesday. It said she died in April after a long illness, but her family wanted her death kept private. She was 49. The hospital didn't release any further details and it wasn't clear if her illness was related to the transplant. Dinoire was s..>> view originalDad dies days after giving daughter away at hospital wedding
It took just 24 hours for a Georgia hospital to plan a bedside wedding for the daughter of a patient, so the ill man could give his girl away on August 31. Steve Hammonds died on Sunday after the last-minute ceremony, which was moved up from its original October 1 date, Fox30 reported. On August 30, doctors told Candice Hammonds that her father only had a few days left, Fox30 reported. Steve’s diagnosis was not disclosed. More on this... Staff at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ge..>> view originalAsher's Recalls 40 Chocolate Items Over Salmonella Concerns
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter LEWISTOWN, Pa. (CBSMiami/AP) — Asher’s Chocolates, sold nationwide, is recalling about 40 of its chocolate products over concerns they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products include wrapped chocolates, chocolate bars and chocolate covered pretzels and are sold nationally. President and CEO Jeff Asher says in a statement that in the company’s 124 years of business, they’ve never had a salmonella issue. A full list of the recalled products can be..>> view original
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