Health officials have decided to try a completely different strategy in order to fight the Ebola virus outbreak currently ongoing in central Africa especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health has received approval to use an experimental Ebola vaccine, using a “ring vaccination” approach in order to tackle the outbreak in the country. This vaccine was developed to help protect people who have not yet been infected with Ebola. It has been proven safe and effective in human trials, but it has not received a license, so it’s still classified as experimental. It is known as VSV ZEBOV or V920 and it was developed by Merck and has demonstrated the ability to cut the risk of infection in human trials.
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The Health News – 6 January 2017
Overview:
• A property where cannabis oil is produced in South Australia was raided by the police yesterday, causing outrage and fears for the lives of sick Queensland children who rely on medical cannabis. The police seized chemicals and other substances for forensic testing, but no charges have yet been laid.
• The Royal Australasian College of Physicians has cut Launceston General Hospital’s adult internal medicine training accreditation from level three to level two, which means young doctors training in disciplines such as cardiology, gastroenterology and respiratory diseases cannot finish their basic training at the Launceston General Hospital.
• Under Queensland law, motorists can be fined for not giving way to emergency vehicles when safe to do so. Moving into the path of emergency vehicles flashing blue or red lights or sounding the siren can cost three demerit points and a fine of $284.
The Health News United Kingdom September 14 2017
Overview
- North Yorkshire Police is planning to expand training in dealing with incidents involving mental health issues to all front line staff.
- Researchers studied a group of 110 university students in order to assess their meals, calories consumed, and their timing against sleep, activity and body fat. The best way to achieve and maintain a healthy weight is to eat a balanced diet high in fruit and vegetables and low in saturated fat and sugars, and to get regular exercise.
- According to research published the online journal BMJ Open, people with disabilities in the UK face major hurdles accessing healthcare. Disabled women are particularly disadvantaged.
The Health News – 8 June 2016
Overview:
• Heather Gladman, 58, was charged with cultivating a drug of dependence for growing dozens of cannabis plants for medical purposes at her property near Sale but argued she had only supplied cannabis for free to terminally ill people, including a nine-year- old boy with an inoperable brain tumour.
• A biochemist involved in interpreting the blood tests of a 10-year- old girl who later died from an undiagnosed herpes infection told the girl’s GP she needed to be hospitalised two days before her death, an inquest on Dr. Christopher Heinrich has heard.
• The researchers led by Annamaria Cattaneo at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) said doctors should in future be able to direct depressed patients with a certain level of inflammation in their blood towards earlier treatment with a more potent courseof anti-depressants — possibly including combining two medications — before they get worse.
The Health News USA September 14 2017
Overview
- When Hurricane Irma made its way up Florida’s west coast, rescue workers watched helplessly as the nine one one calls piled up on a computer screen. They weren’t allowed to respond. Winds were so high that emergency services in many areas were suspended to protect the rescuers.
- Dating back at least to the 1980’s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury.
- Federal health officials have stated that puppies carrying a common germ called campylobacter have infected 39 people and put 9 of them into the hospital. Most people with Campylobacter get better on their own but severe cases may be treated with antibiotics such as azithromycin or ciprofloxacin.
Treatment of Aging Related Diseases – TORC1
Dr. Joan Mannick, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer of resTORbio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of aging-related diseases, discusses their lead program that is selectively targeting TORC1, an evolutionarily conserved pathway that contributes to the decline in function of multiple organ systems, including the immune, cardiovascular and central nervous systems.