The number of people who fainted after getting vaccines doubled after U.S. health officials recommended three new shots for adolescents in 2005 and 2006.
The number of people ages 5 and older who fainted after getting a vaccination increased to 463 in January 2005 through July 2007, from 203 during a similar period ending in 2004, according to a report today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just two days after the Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. reported that first quarter 2008 earnings had soared on a special $2.2 billion pretax gain from a limited partnership with AstraZeneca, federal inspectors reported finding 49 "areas of concern" involving contamination of Merck's products, including children's vaccines.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which spent 30 days at the company's plants between November 2007 and January 2008, issued a 21-page report suggesting the problems "could be a symptom of Merck's cost cutting in the face of rapid growth of its vaccine business."
Climate change is the latest threat to the world's growing HIV epidemic, say Australian experts who warn of the "grim" outlook in the fight against the infectious disease.
Comment: Professor Cooper faulty offers circumcision as a preventative measure against Aids,
as the evidence reveal.
Cases of scarlet fever in Scotland have soared to the highest level in a decade.
So far this year, 383 people have been diagnosed with the illness - three times more than the same period in 2007.
Nicotine Receptors May Play Role In Development of Autism
Cholinergic nicotinic receptors, which have become a hot area for brain researchers, are linked to yet another psychiatric-neurological disorder - autism.
Deep inside the human brain, cholinergic nicotinic receptors are busy plying their trade, and one might view them as triple agents. They release the nerve transmitter acetylcholine from certain nerve ends, they receive it at others, and they can be stimulated by nicotine - yes, from cigarette smoking!
Comment: It is interesting to note the extreme lengths to which this article goes to in its wording (and in the original headline, retained here as a subheading), to disguise the conclusion that nicotine can be beneficial. If one was to read the article too quicky, one could easily go away with the impression that Nicotine is being cited as a cause of autism, rather than a cure.
A hormone produced in the gut spurs people to eat more by making food seem more appealing, new research reveals, proving the wisdom behind the oft-repeated advice that people should never go food shopping when they are hungry.
Bird flu has spread to South Korea's capital Seoul despite a massive nationwide cull that saw the slaughter of six million ducks and chickens in recent weeks, officials said Tuesday.
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Brain-training efforts designed to improve working memory can also boost scores in general problem-solving ability and improve fluid intelligence, according to new University of Michigan research.
Comment: And SoTT is here to assist that all important Brain Training folks!
What happens to your brain when the music of Def Leppard, Frank Sinatra or even Michael Bolton blasts through a speaker and fills your head?
Lee Dye
ABC NewsTue, 06 May 2008 20:00 UTC
So you want to indulge in that sugar-coated doughnut because it tastes so sweet? You probably would want it just as much if it didn't taste sweet at all.
Comment: Professor Cooper faulty offers circumcision as a preventative measure against Aids, as the evidence reveal.