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GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer complete formation of consumer healthcare joint venture | 1 August 2019

Underpinned by science-based innovation, it is the global leader in OTC products and has number 1 or 2 market share positions in all key geographies, including ...

Woman has arms, legs partially amputated after dog saliva caused infection

Marie woke up from her coma 10 days later to find her limbs partially amputated . In critical care at Aultman Hospital, doctors quickly realized Marie had se...

Hudson Valley Resident Dies From Powassan Virus

Early symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, vomiting, and fatigue, which can appear anywhere from a week to a month after you've been bitten by an in...

CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp Sells 6,068 Shares of Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM)

Aperio Gp Incorporated Limited Liability Company holds 0.15% in Humana Inc. Johnson Investment Counsel reported 1,991 shares. 192,761 were accumulated by Ny S...

Senior Citizens Turning to Binge Drinking According to Study

Benjamin Han, an assistant professor in the department of medicine's division of geriatric medicine and palliative care at NYU Langone Health, told NBC News . ...

Third Ebola case detected in DRC

Fears the disease was gaining a foothold in Goma, a city of 1mn people, had subsided after its first case emerged in July but was not immediately followed by mo...

Blood test could help identify Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear

Study senior author, Professor Randall Bateman, said: "Right now we screen people for clinical trials with brain scans, which is time-consuming and expensive, ...

Dark chocolate "could boost mood, relieve symptoms of depression"

Eating dark chocolate could boost mood and relieve symptoms of depression, scientists have said. They examined data from thousands of participants in the U.S....

Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill amid medicos' protest

The healthcare services, including that at emergency department, will remain affected on Friday also as resident doctors' associations of AIIMS, Safdarjung, RML...

Woman undergoes amputation after catching infection from pet

Blood tests confirmed " capnocytophaga ", a bacteria found most commonly in dog saliva and a small percentage of cats. Marie had to have both arms and both le...

Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma

Health officials said the latest case involves a man from a northeastern rural community, who arrived in Goma on July 13 and was later diagnosed. A health w...

Bangladesh hit by worst dengue outbreak on record

Previously, the number of dengue patients has only passed the 6,000-mark three times in the last two decades: 6,232 in 2002, 6,060 in 2016, and 10,148 in 2018, ...

Sixth person dies due to Listeria outbreak linked to hospital sandwiches

The deaths have been caused by an outbreak of listeria linked to sandwiches and salads at seven hospitals around the country. Listeria is a bacterium that c...

Ebola outbreak causes Rwanda to close border with Congo

The man died on Wednesday after spending several days at home with his large family while showing symptoms. Congo's new Ebola response co-ordinator, Jean-Jacq...

55 'probable' Legionnaires' cases tied to Atlanta hotel

Guests who complained of lung problems and were later diagnosed with Legionnaires' had attended a convention at the Atlanta hotel a couple of weeks ago. People ...

Kamala Harris Releases Healthcare Plan Calling for Privatization of Medicare

First, would her support in the primary be more likely to come from the left-leaning Sanders and Warren wing, or from the Biden-friendly moderate wing? But as s...

Study shows one in 10 senior adults is a binge drinker

Recently a new Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study assessed the latest survey data on alcohol use. For the study, his team collected data on al...

Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Present in South Florida

DOH-Orange points an advisory as a result of an compose bigger in mosquito-borne disease enlighten in areas of Orange County. If the sentinel chickens are get...

Tulsi Gabbard Wrecks Kamala Harris Over Abusive Prosecutorial Record

The official social media account of Google Trends posted a map which showed that Gabbard's name was most sought out in all 50 states. Gabbard had also stun...

Second Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies

Ebola is affecting two provinces of Congo - North Kivu and Ituri. Early this year, the Ministry of Health launched an Ebola campaign in which health and front...

Facebook's futuristic mind-reading wearable is one step closer to reality

Facebook envisions a future in which people will be able to type out words and send messages using only their minds with Project Moonshot. The company first ...

Second ebola case confirmed in DR Congo's Goma

The latest person with the disease started developing symptoms on July 22, after arriving from a mining area outside the city, the health official quoted the he...

BD struggles to contain record dengue outbreak

Ayesha Akhter, Assistant Director at the Directorate General of Health Services, called it "the worst dengue outbreak we have seen in Bangladesh". According to ...

University of Iowa Hospitals maintains national ranking by U.S

Two new measures also were added that are patient centered: patient outcome and patient experience. St. Luke's was the only of those three other Iowa hospital...

City confirms West Nile Virus in Lubbock

There now are no medications or vaccines for West Nile Virus, but those who are experiencing symptoms and suspect an infection should still contact their local ...

Red wine good for treating depression, anxiety

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, depression and anxiety disorders affect 16 and 40 million people respectively in the United St...

Mosquito-Borne Brain Infection Found in Florida

Most cases of EEE have been reported from Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina. Signs include sudden onset of headache, high fever, chills and...

Harris Releases ‘Medicare for All’ Plan That Allows for Limited Private Insurance

Candidates including Senators Corey Booker, Kristin Gillibrand, Kamala Harris , Elizabeth Warren , and Mayor Pete Buttigieg have all endorsed some version o...

First CRISPR study inside the body

Allergan is the main sponsor of the study, described as a single ascending-dose study that will enroll 18 patients aged 3 to 17. These people are born withou...

Cycle rally held to create awareness on hepatitis in Hyderabad

World Hepatitis Day approaching is observed on July 28, 2019. Hepatitis B and C together make 12 million infected people in the country. He said it was s...