Health

FDA staff raises no major concerns over Intercept’s liver drug

BY AMRUTHA PENUMUDI The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers did not raise any major red flags over Intercept…

Insulin cost in U.S. more than doubles between 2002-2013

BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN (Reuters Health) - The cost of the hormone insulin, one of the most important treatments for…

Zika mystery deepens with evidence of nerve cell infections

CHICAGO | BY JULIE STEENHUYSEN (Reuters) -- Top Zika investigators now believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralyzing…

Brazilian health ministry administers swine flu vaccines amidst cuts

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Further to the outbreak of the Zika virus, Brazil is battling an increase in cases…

DOH approves use of different brands of dengue vaccines

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health is open to the proposal of using different dengue vaccines in the future.…

First 3-D image of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt: study

    MIAMI, United States (AFP) --  US researchers announced Thursday the first three-dimensional map of Zika, an advance that…

Doctors perform first liver transplant from HIV donor to HIV recipient

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, United States - Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine announced on Wednesday (March 30) the first ever liver transplant…

DOH starts dengue immunization program

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health will start its dengue vaccination program on April 4 despite questions in the…

DOH reminds public of six common summer diseases

ILOILO CITY, March 24 (PIA) --- With the summer officially here, the Department of Health (DOH) on alerted the public…

Bangladesh confirms first case of Zika in the country

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Bangladesh State Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Zika virus in the country, with…

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