by Research Team | Feb 10, 2015 | Health News
HEALTH officials have said people should still have flu jabs, despite revelations that only three per cent of vaccinations given this season were effective. Normally, the jabs are around 50 per cent effective but one of the main strains has mutated, meaning it has...
by Research Team | Feb 10, 2015 | Health News
Health officials say three more cases of measles have been confirmed in suburban Chicago, bringing the total number of cases to eight. The Cook County Health Department said Monday that those infected include two adults and six infants, all of whom were not...
by Research Team | Feb 9, 2015 | Health News
Proposed legislation focusing on e-cigarettes and other vapor inhalation products would tighten the state’s control over the legal smoking age, labeling and advertising requirements and retailer licensing. House Bill 1645 takes a holistic approach to...
by Research Team | Feb 9, 2015 | Health News
Three more babies who attended a Chicago-area day care center are confirmed to have the measles, bringing the number of infant measles patients linked to the business to five, the Cook County Department of Public Health said Saturday. Health officials had said earlier...
by Research Team | Feb 9, 2015 | Health News
The United States has been shocked by a surge in measles cases with more than 100 incidents in January alone. While authorities there had hoped to completely eliminate the disease this year, 254 new cases emerged in January, primarily in Berlin.
by Research Team | Feb 9, 2015 | Health News
Store giant Asda has unveiled what it describes as the UK’s first sweet red onion, promising to rid shoppers of tears and bad breath after eating. The Asda Sweet Red has “lower pungency levels”, meaning the flavour is less overpowering, fewer tears...
