Health : Page 303

New capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected

October 9, 2019 Many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot be taken orally because they are broken down in the gastrointestinal tract before they can take effect. One example is insulin, which patients with diabetes have to inject daily or even more frequently.

UK’s first death linked to e-cigarettes

October 8, 2019 Terry Miller was 57 when he died from lipoid pneumonia attributed to using e-cigarettes in 2010, the Telegraph reports.

WHO to hold Philippines summit after polio outbreak

October 7, 2019 The World Health Organization is meeting in the Philippines after the country announced an outbreak of polio.

Death toll in dengue in Philippines climbs to over 1,200

October 5, 2019 A total of 1,247 people have died from dengue in the Philippines from January 1 to September 14 this year, up from 742 recorded in the same period of last year, according to the latest government data.

Tanzanian health authorities insist no Ebola outbreak

October 4, 2019 Tanzanian health authorities reiterated that there was no Ebola outbreak in the east African country and urged people to trash rumors about the outbreak of the deadly virus.

African Union calls for concerted efforts against Ebola outbreak after 2,133 dead

October 3, 2019 The African Union (AU) on Wednesday urged concerted efforts against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the death toll climbed to 2,133.

Drug protocol allows doctors to prescribe anticancer medicines outside of approved use

October 2, 2019 A large team of researchers affiliated with institutions across the Netherlands has begun what they call a Drug Rediscovery protocol—a clinical trial of sorts that involves giving cancer patients anticancer drugs that are not typically used for their type of cancer.

Death toll hits 16 in northern Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

October 1, 2019 The death toll of a yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria\'s northern state of Bauchi has hit 16.

Japan imports Ebola virus for first time

September 28, 2019 Japan\'s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Friday that it has imported five types of pathogens of highly deadly diseases such as Ebola for the first time and started keeping them at its Murayama laboratory in the western Tokyo city of Musashimurayama.

E-cigarettes: Vaping-related lung illnesses in U.S. soar to 805 cases in 46 states

September 26, 2019 CDC said that at least 805 people in 46 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have fallen sick with mysterious vaping-related lung injuries.

Canadian seniors take too many risky medications

September 25, 2019 Equal access to prescription medications is a hot topic in the 2019 Canadian federal elections.

Dengue virus becoming resistant to vaccines and therapeutics due to mutations

September 25, 2019 Dengue virus (DENV) infects about 400 million people annually around the world, with a high prevalence in tropical and sub-tropical regions.