SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus brought in by a Nigerian man who authorities said may have been infected by bushmeat he ate at a wedding. Monkeypox, a virus similar to the human smallpox which was eradicated in 1980, does not spread easily from person to person,… Read More »
Fantastic development? Most definitely. Functional cure? Not so much. ♦◊♦ Keeping all this in mind underscores how remarkable Prevention Access Campaign’s Bruce Richman’s groundbreaking work on the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) is. Richman is executive director and founded Prevention Access Campaign which came up with the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) message. In the three years since… Read More »
THURSDAY, May 9, 2019 — All it takes is two hours of training to save a life after a severe head injury, researchers say. A new study reports that training first responders in emergency treatment guidelines for severe head injuries does improve chances of survival. The guidelines for pre-hospital care of traumatic brain injury (TBI)… Read More »
Abdominal tenderness is a type of pain that someone experiences when they apply pressure to their abdomen. It can occur due to various illnesses, or if a person experiences a physical blow to their abdomen. According to an article that features in the International Journal of General Medicine, abdominal pain is the most common reason… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to opioid addiction treatments, money and race matter, researchers say. White, wealthy Americans are much more likely to receive medication for their addiction than minorities and the poor, the new study found. Racial and financial differences have only grown wider as the opioid crisis in… Read More »
Use of prescription opioids such as OxyContin or Vicodin fell at a record rate last year as the U.S. government continues to crackdown on the pharmacists and drugmakers that dispense the sometimes lethal painkillers, according to a new report published Thursday.