Doctor told to stop marketing 3-person baby technique – Washington Post

Washington Post Doctor told to stop marketing 3-person baby techniqueWashington PostU.S. regulators on Friday warned a New York fertility doctor to stop marketing an experimental procedure that uses DNA from three people — a mother, a father and an egg donor — to avoid certain genetic diseases. The doctor, John Zhang, used the …FDA Slams Fertility … Read more

Charlie Gard medic hits out at 'soap opera' surrounding the court case and meddling of politicians – The Independent

The Independent Charlie Gard medic hits out at ‘soap opera’ surrounding the court case and meddling of politiciansThe IndependentA member of the 200-strong team who helped treated terminally baby Charlie Gard at Great Ormond Street Hospital has criticised the political and religious leaders who stirred up emotions during the court battle. Eleven-month-old Charlie Gard died … Read more

West Nile virus found in 2 Holyoke mosquitoes: state – MassLive.com

MassLive.com West Nile virus found in 2 Holyoke mosquitoes: stateMassLive.com9/8/10 – SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Mosquitoes are studied at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough, Maine in relation to the West Nile virus in September 2010. 9/8/10 – SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Mosquitoes are studied at the Maine …Nassau resident tested positive for West Nile virusNewsdayMosquitoes … Read more

DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid Painkillers – U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid PainkillersU.S. News & World ReportA pharmacist counts tablets of Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Reuters. (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of …DEA Proposes Reducing … Read more

Legionnaires' disease cases spike 143% in Michigan – Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press Legionnaires’ disease cases spike 143% in MichiganDetroit Free PressHealth officials across the state are trying to determine what’s causing a 143% increase in cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a respiratory infection that can be deadly, especially for people with weak immune systems. “In the warm months, there is an …Metro Detroit Legionnaires’ cases … Read more

Here's where experts say we should draw the line on gene-editing experiments on human embryos – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Here’s where experts say we should draw the line on gene-editing experiments on human embryosLos Angeles TimesA day after a blockbuster report that researchers had edited harmful genetic mutations out of human embryos in an Oregon lab, an international group of genetics experts urged scientists against taking the next step. A panel … Read more

Researchers have identified the 12 DEADLIEST drug-resistant bacteria: Here’s how to avoid infection

(Natural News) Thanks to decades of overprescribing antibiotics, the world now has a major problem with a rising number of bacterial infections: There are several now that are almost entirely resistant to all known anti-bacterial medications, many of them deadly. In fact, as noted by Science Alert, researchers have now identified a dozen of the… … Read more