Before the measles vaccine, about 3 to 4 million people got the virus every year in the United States. About 400 to 500 of them died.
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Thursday, 7 February 2019
Dangerous Bacteria May Lurk in Hospital Sinks
The bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase was found in 87 percent of patient sinks next to toilets, compared with about 22 percent of sinks near room entry doors.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2GjXP8j
Cancer Linked to Surface of Breast Implants
The number of women with breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lyphoma (BIA-ALCL) now stands at 457, compared with 414 in the last report, the FDA says.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2DlBJxV
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Education No Match Against Alzheimer's
People who had a higher education did have greater thinking and memory skills when the study began. But, there was no association between higher education and a slower decline in thinking and memory.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2ShvF3W
New Antibiotic Treats Pneumonia, Skin Infections
Omadacycline, a revamped, "modernized" version of tetracycline, is aimed at people who get sick out in the real world -- not the seriously ill hospital patient whose infection may resist many other antibiotics.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2TER97K
