Health officials confirm measles outbreak in Vancouver after 8th case identified
Health officials in Vancouver say the city is facing an outbreak of measles with eight cases of the disease confirmed this week. Dr. Althea Hayden of […]
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Health officials confirm measles outbreak in Vancouver after 9th case identified
Health officials in Vancouver say the city is facing an outbreak of measles with eight cases of the disease confirmed this week. Dr. Althea Hayden of Vancouver […]
B.C. health minister urges parents to get kids vaccinated against measles
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s health minister is urging people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from measles after a fourth case of the disease was […]
Measles ‘outbreak’ in Vancouver with 9 cases; most linked to French school
The Canadian PressPublished Friday, February 15, 2019 6:37PM ESTLast Updated Friday, February 15, 2019 10:51PM EST Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s facing an “outbreak” of […]
Measles ‘outbreak’ in Vancouver with eight cases; most linked to French school
The Canadian PressPublished Friday, February 15, 2019 6:37PM ESTLast Updated Friday, February 15, 2019 8:59PM EST Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s facing an “outbreak” of […]
Genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker’s preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive. The variant of […]
Drug to rejuvenate muscle cells
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a promising drug that has proven to significantly increase muscle size, strength and […]
Open-science model for drug discovery expands to neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by academic scientists in Toronto that […]
Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization
Quebec won’t be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will. A […]
Year in space put U.S. astronaut’s disease defenses on alert
Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly’s immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to […]