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Hepatitis C patients fail to access drugs in Vietnam

August 23, 2018
The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Health Canada expands valsartan recall

August 22, 2018
Health Canada has added eight more products to its recall of certain medications containing valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.

Cells agree: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

August 22, 2018
We\'ve all heard the expression: \"what doesn\'t kill you makes you stronger.\" Now, research led by a Salk Institute scientist suggests why, at a cellular level, this might be true.

Unexplained deaths of babies rise in UK

August 21, 2018
The number of unexplained deaths of babies in England and Wales has increased for the first time in three years, figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed.

Why some people with brain markers of Alzheimer's have no dementia

August 21, 2018
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered why some people that have brain markers of Alzheimer\'s never develop the classic dementia that others do.

Childhood diabetes up 40 percent in 4 years in UK

August 21, 2018
The number of British children with diabetes largely caused by obesity has soared 40 percent in just four years, press reports said Saturday, quoting official figures.

As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well

August 20, 2018
Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and women being conducted by researchers at the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and in China.

Eyes may have early sign of Parkinson's disease

August 18, 2018
The eyes may be a window to the brain for people with early Parkinson\'s disease. People with the disease gradually lose brain cells that produce dopamine, a substance that helps control movement.

Measles outbreak among unvaccinated hits 21 U.S. states

August 17, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of measles that has spread to 21 states.

FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen

August 16, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adults and pediatric patients who weigh more than 33 pounds.

Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells

August 16, 2018
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown.

Anti-cancer gene that returned from dead protects elephants against cancer

August 15, 2018
An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide die from cancer, but less than five percent of captive elephants - who also live for about 70 years, and have about 100 times as many potentially cancerous cells as humans - die from the disease.
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