Tag: pregnant-women
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China probes drugmakers over production methods
Three Chinese drugmakers are under investigation for crimes including using counterfeit medicines, the industry watchdog said, as China cracks down on shoddy practices in the world’s second-biggest drugs market. The China Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating Hebei Yongfeng Yaoye, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, as well as Gansu Dadeli…
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Tests show elevated lead in 6 suburban Detroit schools
GROSSE POINTE, Mich. (AP) — Screenings have revealed elevated lead and copper levels in at six of 15 public schools in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe.
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Airline bookings to Latin America fall after U.S. warning on Zika: study
Airline bookings to parts of Latin America and the Caribbean have slipped globally since a U.S. public health agency warned pregnant women against travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said Friday. Bookings to regions hit by the mosquito-borne virus fell some 3.4 percent from a year ago…
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Airline bookings to Latin America fall after U.S. warning on Zika: study
Airline bookings to parts of Latin America and the Caribbean have slipped globally since a U.S. public health agency warned pregnant women against travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said Friday. Bookings to regions hit by the mosquito-borne virus fell some 3.4 percent from a year ago…
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CDC, Brazil start big study to test Zika link to birth defects
U.S. and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect. Brazil has confirmed more than 500 cases of microcephaly, defined by an unusually…
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Brain fitness program may ease cognitive impairment in elderly
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment experienced better brain function after a “fitness” program designed to sharpen their minds, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers put 127 elderly people on what they called a brain fitness regimen for 12 weeks that included meditation training, cognitive behavior therapy, and education…
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Brazilian studies aim to unravel Zika’s link to birth defects
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – At Roberto Santos General Hospital in Salvador, Brazil, Dr. Antonio Almeida and a team of specialists are closely following two groups of women: Those who deliver babies with abnormally small heads and those who deliver apparently normal babies. The hospital is one of three in this city on Brazil’s eastern coast…