Tag: advice-online
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WHO asks experts to weigh Olympics impact on Zika spread
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has asked a panel of experts to consider whether the Rio Summer Olympics should be held as scheduled due to concerns it could spread the Zika virus. The WHO sent teams of senior scientists to Brazil four times “to gather first-hand data on the current situation and…
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Cancer treatment untested in many patients with immune problems
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – – The safety and effectiveness of a new cancer treatment known as immunotherapy is largely unknown in patients with autoimmune diseases, researchers say – and that might account for up to a quarter of individuals with lung cancer. In autoimmune diseases – such as rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis…