2015年1月17日 星期六

2015-01-18 U.S. Health


SFGate
   
Flu vaccine's ineffectiveness has doctors using new weapon   
SFGate
Photo: Michael Short, Special To The Chronicle Nurse manager Pam Axelson points out varieties of flu vaccines sitting on a shelf in a refrigerator at the San Francisco Public Health Department offices in San Francisco, CA, on Friday, January 16, 2015.
Only 23 Percent! Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Very Low But Don't Give Up Hope   Tech Times
Flu epidemic continues to hit Illinois, nation hard   Belleville News Democrat
Health Beat: Did Flu Virus Patients Get Shots?   Consolidate Times
National Monitor   
Geek Infinite   
Union Gazette   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Disneyland measles: Rapid spread concerns health officials   
Los Angeles Times
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland during the holiday season is now spreading beyond people who contracted the disease at the theme park, with those patients now exposing others after returning to their hometowns, health officials said ...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EST   Washington Post
Orange County measles tally now at 16; Most recent cases not linked to ...   Outbreak News Today
Q&A: Measles pops up in outbreak linked to Disney parks   The Star Democrat
Union Gazette   
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Philly.com
   
Dying Brooklyn man makes plea to see sister after embassy denies visa   
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
MANHATTAN BEACH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Christopher Robinson is in the final stages of a rare and deadly form of renal cancer at the hospice run by the Metropolitan Jewish Health System. His health is deteriorating so rapidly that the staff and family quickly ...

Dying cancer patient marries long-term partner at hospice center   World Tech Today
NYC cancer patient weds in hospice   13WHAM-TV

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Tech Times
   
Sleep Deprivation May Lead Teens to Drinks and Drugs   
Tech Times
Teenagers who have trouble sleeping can suffer other problems later in life, including binge drinking and drug use. What can parents do to keep their children safe? (Photo : Flickr | James Emery). Sleep deprivation can drive some teenagers to drinking ...

Drink Too Much Before Bed? Your Sleep May Be Disrupted Because Of Alcohol   Design & Trend
Poor sleep 'early warning sign' for drink and drug issues   BBC News
Poor Sleep For Teenagers May Trigger Drink And Drug Issues   States Chronicle
Daily Mail   
Warwick Daily News   
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CNN
   
Mental wellness warriors: Fighting for those who need it most   
CNN
(CNN) Too often the nation only hears about mental illness when tragedy strikes. But there are warriors for mental wellness in many fields, fighting for better treatment and working to defy stigma. CNN highlights nine fighters, from the famous to the everyman, ...

Facing the Difficulties and Stigma of Mental Illness Head On   The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News
People's False Mindset about Patients with Mental Illness keeps them from ...   West Texas News
NAMI DuPage Gives Hope to Families   Chicago Tribune
NJ.com   
Utica Observer Dispatch   
Nigerian Tribune   
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Uncover California
   
Johnson & Johnson Receives $115 Million Grant to Speed Up Ebola Vaccine   
SMN Weekly
Johnson & Johnson will receive $115 million grant from a private-public partnership in Europe to speed up its Ebola vaccine development and testing, the company said on Friday. The grant comes from Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) in Europe, and is ...

Johnson & Johnson forms Consortium to boost Efforts to develop Ebola Vaccine   Uncover California
J&J Gets Grant to Speed Up Ebola Vaccine   Wall Street Journal
J&J Ebola vaccine gets 100 mln euros to speed development   Reuters
New York Daily News   
Union Gazette   
FierceBiotech   
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Feds order California drugmaker to shut down   
Chron.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal court has issued an injunction shutting down a Southern California drugmaker accused of violating the law in the manufacturing and distribution of dietary supplements. Health One Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to shut down ...


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Wink News
   
Business groups float Medicaid expansion proposals   
Gainesville Sun
Avoiding the term Medicaid expansion, some influential business groups in the state have floated plans for Florida to accept federal funding to expand health care coverage to approximately 1 million uninsured, low-income people.
North Carolinians navigate the Medicaid gap   Fayetteville Observer
Health reform brings savings for some hospitals   Wausau Daily Herald
Topeka hospitals lose millions without Medicaid expansion   Topeka Capital Journal
Charlotte Observer   
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CNBC
   
Rub-on Tattoo Device for Diabetics to Take Pain Out of Blood Sugar Test - (Time)   
Full-Time Whistle
Millions of diabetics around the world can look forward to a painless finger prick-free sensor for blood sugar after scientists at the University of California in San Diego unveiled a device that works without a needle. Editor : Michael BROWN Category ...

This Tattoo for Diabetics Might Mean the End of Finger Pricking   Businessweek
Tattoo Could Measure Blood Glucose in Diabetes   eMaxHealth
Rub-on Tattoo Device for Diabetics to Take Pain Out of Blood Sugar Test   Chinatopix
Endocrinology Advisor   
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CNN
   
China: Deadly virus infects giant pandas   
KHON2
(CNN) — The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are just 1,600 giant pandas still living in the wild, and now the endangered species is facing a dangerous new threat — a deadly virus known as canine distemper. It's already claimed the lives of two pandas in ...

China Fighting Deadly Panda Virus, Two Dead   Tech Times
Another Giant Panda in Critical Condition due to Canine distemper virus   Maine News Online
Chinese battle virus killing pandas   UPI.com
USA TODAY   
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