After reports of serious, antibiotic-resistant infections, the FDA is alerting all health care professionals who do fecal transplants about the potential serious risk so they can inform their patients.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IH0yXW
Friday 14 June 2019
For the Third Time, W.H.O. Declines to Declare the Ebola Outbreak an Emergency
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Kq3DiD
When Healthy Eating Becomes a Dangerous Obsession
Though less well-known than anorexia nervosa or bulimia -- and not as well-documented -- a new study review says the eating disorder known as orthorexia can also have serious emotional and physical consequences.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2WCAHW1
DDT Still In Lakes 50 Years After Ban
Researchers studied sediment that reflected lake conditions from about 1890 to 2016 and found peak DDT levels in the 1970s and 1980s. But the DDT concentrations in the current layer were still higher than considered safe for fish, frogs and other aquatic life.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2FaWbmX
Eager to Limit Exemptions to Vaccination, States Face Staunch Resistance
By RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WFWr3n
