Merck finally ditches osteoporosis drug odanacatib after stroke risk
Merck ($MRK) is giving up on its delayed and long-troubled bone drug odanacatib after it became apparent the safety risk from using the experimental med was just too high. Two years’ ago the Big Pharma announced it was to delay a filing with the FDA after Phase III results showed that while the drug could reduce fractures, it also increased the risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke. It had hoped for a 2015 U.S. approval, but was forced to hold fire on the safety concerns. Today, finally, Merck..>> view originalUS fights Zika mosquitoes with limited arsenal
Over Wynwood, the Miami neighborhood where Zika gained a foothold in the continental United States, low flying planes have been spraying naled, a tightly controlled pesticide often used as a last resort. It appears to be working, killing at least 90 percent of the target mosquitoes. Across the Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach, wind and high-rise buildings make aerial spraying challenging. So, the effort in the popular tourist destination has focused on ground-sprayed pyrethroids - pesticides that ar..>> view originalZika spraying kills millions of honeybees
"On Saturday, it was total energy, millions of bees foraging, pollinating, making honey for winter," beekeeper Juanita Stanley said. "Today, it stinks of death. Maggots and other insects are feeding on the honey and the baby bees who are still in the hives. It's heartbreaking."Stanley, co-owner of Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply in Summerville, South Carolina, said she lost 46 beehives -- more than 3 million bees -- in mere minutes after the spraying began Sunday morning."Those that didn't die im..>> view originalLouisiana Has Highest Obesity Rate In Adults Across US
Louisiana had the most number of obese adults in the United States in 2015, according to a report released by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Based on The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, 36.2 percent of adults in Louisiana are obese, while Colorado was at the other end of the spectrum with 20.2 percent of its adult population obese. Most states registered steady rates between 2014 and 2015 but drops were recorded in Ohi..>> view originalWomen are mad about Italy's planned fertility day
The Italian Ministry of Health is in hot water after launching a campaign for a Fertility Day, which is exactly what it sounds like. The country, which faces a declining birth rate that’s putting its economy in danger, is urging anyone who can make a baby to do so on Sept. 22. “Fertility is a common good,” the campaign urges. The initiative hasn’t quite been as seductive as the Ministry hoped, reports Quartz. In fact, it’s prompted so much backlash on Twitter, where angry users have ripped the ..>> view originalDengue Fever Vaccine Could Cause Severe Illness
The first vaccine marketed to prevent dengue fever could be making people sick, according to a new study. The authors are urging public health officials to consider carefully which individuals to vaccinate, to prevent severe illness. An estimated 400 million people globally are infected each year with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus found most often in tropical regions. People who live in dengue-prone areas frequently are infected more than once, but most suffer relatively mild symptoms, i..>> view originalFirst confirmed West Nile case in Midland this year, 6 for Saginaw, 2 for Bay
MIDLAND, MI รข€” The first case of the West Nile virus this year in Midland County was confirmed on Aug. 31, according to Midland County Mosquito Control Director Carl Doud. Doud said the virus was found in a crow in the northeastern part of the city after a resident called his office. Doud said crows are usually tested for a number of viruses and that the West Nile virus usually stays between the birds and mosquitos. "We use this as an early warning, that we have found it in the area," Doud sa..>> view originalYoga, Acupuncture Can Help Some Pain, Studies Find
Some "natural" techniques can help ease pain, including acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and massage, government researchers said Thursday. A review of high-quality studies shows these approaches rarely cause any harm and can help people with lower back pain, headaches and arthritic knees, the team at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found. They found evidence that: Acupuncture and yoga can help back painAcupuncture and tai chi can help osteoarthritis of the kneeMas..>> view originalDogs use same parts of brain to process speech as humans, Hungarian study ...
By Krisztina Than | BUDAPEST BUDAPEST "Super, well done," her trainer says, and Maya, a Hungarian golden retriever, happily holds up her left paw, responding to the praise.Maya works with a group of Hungarian researchers at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, who have scanned the brains of 13 dogs, finding that dogs process words and intonation to work out messages similarly to humans.The study showed that dogs, like people, use the left hemisphere of their brain to process words, and..>> view original
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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