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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 2019
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FDA Warns About Bleach Solution Products
Deadly Atlanta Legionnaires' Outbreak Biggest In Georgia History
(Washington, DC) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to drink a bleach solution promoted as a cure for autism and other ailments. Chlorine dioxide products have not been approved by the FDA. The department warns that the substances are basically the same as drinking bleach and that poses life-threatening consequences. The products are often promoted online as remedies for autism, AIDS and cancer.
(Atlanta, GA) -- That deadly Legionnaires' outbreak at an Atlanta hotel is being called the biggest in Georgia history. One person is dead and eleven other cases confirmed after stays or visits to the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel between June and July. Georgia health officials also say there are 61 probable cases. The hotel has been shut down since July 14th to undergo a thorough cleaning of its water system with no reopening date scheduled yet.
Santa Rosa Memorial Using VR For Pain Control (Santa Rosa,CA) -- Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital is becoming one of the few California medical centers to use virtual reality for pain control. It's giving children undergoing procedures and women in labor virtual reality headsets, loaded with a variety of visual and auditory experiences designed to ease anxiety and reduce the need for narcotic painkillers. The headsets developed by Los Angelesbased AppliedVR have been tested by about 250 hospitals around the world. Children's Hospital in Los Angeles cites research showing virtual reality has decreased self-reported pain and anxiety from 25 to 30-percent by shifting a patient's focus to something more pleasant or fun, ranging from beach scenes to video games.
Growing Number Of Embryos Abandoned At Fertility Clinics (Fort Myers, FL) -- Fertility clinics across the nation are struggling with a growing number of abandoned embryos. Dr. Craig Sweet, who heads a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Florida, says one in five embryos has been left in limbo. Often it's because patients have been successful on their journeys to become parents but sometimes it's because storage fees for embryos can cost one-thousand-dollars a year. Dr. Sweet says abandoned embryos pose ethical questions for the more than five-hundred fertility clinics in the U.S. because embryos are fertilized eggs and have a potential for life.
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