Sorry kids: Docs urge flu shots, not nasal spray, this year – Washington Post FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014 file photo, a sign telling customers that they can get a flu shot in a Walgreen store is seen in Indianapolis. Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors […]
Zika can infect adult brain cells, not just fetal cells, study suggests – Washington Post By Brady Dennis August 18 at 12:00 PM Illumination of the fluorescent biomarker in green reveals that the adult mouse brain could be infected by Zika in a region called the subgranular zone of the hippocampus. This part of the […]
Meadows-in-a-can are a myth. Real ones take a lot of planning and patience. – Washington Post By Adrian Higgins Gardening columnist August 16 at 7:00 AM The meadow garden has long captured the imagination of gardeners resisting the cultural hegemony of the lawn. The meadow stands as an appealing hybrid between the gaiety of the […]
Brazil considers reforming biosecurity law amid criticism – Washington Post Laurinaldo Alves adjusts the pacifier of his daughter Luana Vitoria, who suffers from microcephaly, during a physical stimulation session at the Altino Ventura foundation, a treatment center that provides free health care, in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Brazil is in the […]
Ethicists approve ‘3 parent’ embryos to stop diseases, but congressional ban remains – Washington Post By Joel Achenbach February 3 at 4:09 PM (Bigstock) This story has been updated. An elite panel of scientists and bioethicists offered guarded approval Wednesday of a novel form of genetic engineering that could prevent congenital diseases but would result […]
WHO: Zika virus ‘spreading explosively,’ level of alarm ‘extremely high’ – Washington Post By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Lena H. Sun January 28 at 4:35 PM The World Health Organization announced Thursday that it will convene an emergency meeting to try to find ways to stop the transmission of the Zika virus — which officials said […]
Cancer ‘moonshot’ aims to speed fight against No. 2 killer – Washington Post FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2016 file-pool photo, Vice President Joe Biden points at President Barack Obama during the president’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harking back to America’s triumphant […]
How the government got into the tricky business of telling Americans what to eat – Washington Post By Sarah Kaplan January 8 at 4:51 AM The United States government once considered butter and margarine as one of seven food groups to consume daily. Look back at other advice that unfortunately is no longer a part […]
Government revises Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Go ahead and have some eggs – Washington Post By Peter Whoriskey and Ariana Eunjung Cha January 7 at 7:00 AM The United States government once considered butter and margarine as one of seven food groups to consume daily. Look back at other advice that unfortunately is no longer […]
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