France has acted to suspend the sale of a vitamin D supplement after the death of a newborn baby who suffocated hours after being given it. The 10-day-old baby had been given a dose of Uvesterol D, widely given to French children under the age…
Author: Tim Edwards
Zika To Weed: 8 Huge Health Stories From 2016
From the elimination of measles in the U.S. to the advance of potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, 2016 was a jam-packed year for health news. Zika’s rise and retreat Although the Zika virus was identified in 1947, it erupted onto the world scene in 2015, and…
Hip Pain May Be ‘Hangover From Evolution’
Scientists at the University of Oxford say a hangover from evolution could help explain why humans get so much shoulder, hip and knee pain. And if current trends continue they predict the humans of the future could be at even greater risk. They studied 300…
Codeine Becomes Prescription-Only Medicine In Australia
Painkillers containing codeine will require a prescription in Australia from 2018 amid concerns over misuse. Under current laws, codeine can be obtained in compound form in over-the-counter painkillers and cough medicines. But Australia’s drug regulator believes the risk of addiction is too great. The decision…
Children’s Online Junk Food Ads Banned By Industry
Online ads for food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar aimed at children are to be banned under new rules from advertisers. The Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP) said its restrictions would also apply to all other media where under-16s made up a…
HIV ‘Game-Changer’ Now On NHS
A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England. The health service lost a court battle in the summer after arguing responsibility for paying for it should fall to local authorities…
Drug-Resistant Salmonella Linked To Wisconsin Calves
Federal and state health officials say a multistate outbreak of salmonella bacteria that is resistant to several drugs has been linked to infected dairy bull calves purchased in Wisconsin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 21 people have been infected in eight states from Jan….
Health Officials Find First Cases Of New Superbug In Us
Just five months after federal health officials asked hospitals and physicians to be on the lookout for an often-fatal, antibiotic-resistant fungus called Candida auris, 13 cases have been reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. It is the first time that the fungus,…