Month: August 2015

By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) – Reports of shortages of cancer medicines in Venezuela are worrisome, a doctor representing the World Health Organization’s Americas arm in the scarcity-hit country said in a rare interview this week. Currency controls that crimp imports and a decline in local production have led to shortages of contraceptives, surgical equipment and medicine in the oil-producing country. “We’re worried (over reports) that these medicines are missing,” Dr. Celia Riera, a Cuban who represents the Pan American Health Organization in Venezuela, said in an interview.
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A new study found obese adults who restricted dietary fat lost about 68 … "Compared to the reduced-fat diet, the reduced-carb diet was particularly …
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have invented a speedy method to make potent painkilling opioids using bioengineered baker's yeast instead of poppies, but need to fine-tune the process to make it commercially viable, according to a study published on Thursday. The new method, if it can be made more efficient, could significantly change the multibillion-dollar pain medication manufacturing business, but raises concerns about aggravating the growing problem of opioid abuse. The scientists said they altered the yeast&039;s genetic make-up in a way that coaxed the cells to convert sugar into two opioids – hydrocodone and thebaine – in three to five days.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A new report shows most deaths from Legionnaires’ disease are tied to hospital and nursing home showers, not outdoor cooling towers.
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An estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet every year and spend … Calorie for calorie, dietary fat restriction results in more body fat loss than …
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Better hygiene in schools in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea — the epicentre of the Ebola epidemic — has dramatically cut infections among teachers and students, the UN said on Wednesday. Some five million children in the three west African countries had their studies disrupted as schools were closed from July last year until January, the UN children's agency said. "There have been no reported cases of a student or teacher being infected at a school since strict hygiene protocols were introduced when classes resumed at the beginning of the year," a UNICEF statement said.

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