The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people not to eat pistachios produced by Wonderful Pistachios as they have been linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak, a statement says. There have been 11 cases across nine states, including two people hospitalized, according to the CDC. There have been no deaths reported. Cases […]
WSJElizabeth Holmes defends herself and her company Theranos at WSJLive 2015 See Also Evidence that Theranos may have returned potentially faulty results to patients have been documented in a government investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Citing people familiar with the documents, The Journal’s John Carreyou and Christopher Weaver report that the blood-testing company gave results even though […]
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (CBS) – A new report from the CDC finds the percentage of teen girls who have used the morning after pill has increased by more than ten percent over the past decade. The report says that the use of emergency contraception by female teenagers who have had sexual intercourse at least once has […]
Scientists at Purdue University have isolated the taste of fat— a discovery that may have implications for obesity research and human biology, Forbes reported. The finding potentially means that, in addition to the five known basic tastes— bitter, salty, sour, sweet and umami— fat has a distinct taste and brain activity patterns that generate it. […]
According to a study published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLOS ONE), a drug used to treat diabetes may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have found that diabetes patients taking glitazone antidiabetes drugs had a 28 per cent lower incidence […]
In this case, the girl was given the drug zidovudine as a preventive measure for six weeks after birth, when treatment was suspended. The virus was first detected in her blood at the age of four weeks, and her viral load peaked at three months, when she began receiving a regimen of four drugs. French […]