Indonesia Screens for Zika as Singapore Infections Mount
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is screening travelers from neighboring Singapore for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as the city-state reports a growing number of infections and its first case of a pregnant woman testing positive.Indonesian Health Ministry spokesman Oscar Primadi said Thursday that health officials are recommending that the Foreign Ministry issue an advisory against nonessential travel to Singapore, particularly for pregnant women.Singapore issued a statement on Wednesday even..>> view originalStudy Finds Increase in Temporary Paralysis Accompanied Zika Outbreaks
Photo Zulay Balza, right, recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome in February at a hospital in Colombia. Ms. Balza did not show symptoms of the Zika virus; only one in five infected people do. Credit Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press In seven countries that recently experienced Zika outbreaks, there were also sharp increases in the numbers of people suffering from a form of temporary paralysis, researchers reported Wednesday.The analysis, published online in The New Engl..>> view originalFDA Boosts Warning On Danger Of Combining Opioids And Anxiety Meds
Enlarge this image Diazepam, also known as Valium, is used to treat anxiety and insomnia. But when combined with opioids, it can suppress breathing and cause death. Universal Images Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Universal Images Group/Getty Images Diazepam, also known as Valium, is used to treat anxiety and insomnia. But when combined ..>> view originalHere's how scientists got dogs to lie still in a brain scanner for eight minutes
A golden retriever waits to be scanned. (Eniko Kubinyi) In a study published this week in Science and devoured by dog lovers worldwide, researchers at the Family Dog Project in Hungary concluded that pooches can understand the meaning and tone of human speech and that they process language in the same way humans do. To figure this out, the scientists analyzed scans of dogs’ brain activity when hearing words. And to get those scans, they needed their subjects — 13 family pets — to lie complet..>> view originalTest Of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Finds Progress Against Brain Plaques
Enlarge this image Experimental drugs that clear clumps of proteins from the brains of Alzheimer's patients haven't panned out yet. Science Photo Library/Pasieka/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Science Photo Library/Pasieka/Getty Images Experimental drugs that clear clumps of proteins from the brains of Alzheimer's patients haven't panned out ..>> view original1 in 6 Younger Americans Wants to Die Before 80
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The fear of growing old may be stronger than the fear of death among many Americans, a new survey suggests.About one in six young and middle-aged adults in the United States wants to die before age 80, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. And negative views of old age are a key reason, the study authors said.The telephone survey of more than 1,600 people aged 18 to 64 also found: One-thir..>> view originalUS Marijuana Use Grows As Fewer People Worry About the Risks
Marijuana use is on the rise in the U.S., and one reason may be that people perceive the drug as less harmful than people did in the past, according to new research. The authors of the new study say their findings, published today (Aug. 31) in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry, suggest that more education about the risks of marijuana is needed. Other reports have also shown that marijuana use is increasing, said lead authorDr. Wilson Compton, deputy director at the National Institute o..>> view originalEntenmann's recalls Little Bite snacks for plastic contamination - New York's PIX11 / WPIX
Bimbo Bakeries — which makes the packaged Entenmann’s Little Bites snacks — just issued a mini muffin recall. The company said Wednesday that it’s recalling an unspecified number of Little Bites fudge brownies, chocolate chip muffins and variety packs that may contain “small pieces of plastic.” (CNN/Entenmanns.com) NEW YORK — Bimbo Bakeries — which makes the packaged Entenmann’s Little Bites snacks — just issued a mini muffin recall. The company said Wednesday that it’s recalling an unspecifie..>> view original
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