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Dentists keep dying of this lung disease. The CDC can't figure out why. Seven of the patients were dead, and two more were dying of a rare chronic, progressive lung disease that can be treated but not cured.
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Hope for motherhood lost for some impacted by University Hospitals' egg and embryo disaster Katelynn Gurbach is an only child. She lost her mother to breast cancer at age 13. When she was 23, Katelynn was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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'It's devastating:' Patients of UH fertility clinic learn of problem with embryo storage "I got a letter in the mail yesterday, but I didn't check it until this morning," Michalak said. She received a letter from University Hospitals that a disaster at its fertility clinic may have damaged more than 2,000 embryos and eggs.
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Young Woman Who Gouged Own Eyes Out While On Meth Shares Her Story Last Feb. 6, Kaylee Muthart was found gouging her eyes out, leaving her permanently blind. She has now recovered from her injuries and is sharing her story, saying she would rather be blind than dependent on drugs.
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This Is A Crisis Bigger Than Milwaukee: 125 People With HIV Or Syphilis This is Treponema Pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis. (Photo By BSIP/UIG via Getty Images). What happens in Milwaukee won't necessarily stay in Milwaukee.
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'Disease X' could be the world's worst nightmare As if Ebola, Zika and SARS aren't enough to worry about, The World Health Organization has added a mysterious, yet-to-exist new malady to its list of nine diseases that may cause a worldwide epidemic.
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Thousands may have been exposed to mumps at a national cheerleading contest Thousands of athletes, coaches and spectators who attended a national cheerleading competition last month in Dallas may have been exposed to mumps, state health officials said.
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Babies with Down syndrome have a right to life WASHINGTON - When Karen Gaffney's mother found out she would be born with Down syndrome, the doctor said Karen probably would not be able to tie her own shoes.
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Study: Cholesterol drug lowers risk of death, heart attack ORLANDO, Fla. - Heart attack survivors who can't tolerate or get enough help from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins soon may have an easier time getting insurers to pay for a newer medicine that works in a different way.
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Utah may be stone-cold sober — but we don't have the lowest rate of drinking in the country, study says According to America's Drunkest States, a report released Friday by 24/7 Wall Street, Utah has the third lowest level of excessive drinking in America, with only 12.4 percent of adults saying they binge drink or consume alcohol excessively.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to pet guinea pigs - WFSB 3 Connecticut (Meredith/CNN) -- A multistate outbreak of salmonella has been linked to pet guinea pigs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to guinea pigs (CNN) - A multistate outbreak of salmonella has been linked to pet guinea pigs, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A Lifetime of Exercise Could Be Key To Slowing Down Aging: Study Results showed that a loss of muscle mass and strength, which is often believed to be normal part of the aging process, did not occur in the cyclists.
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Leaky Gut Lets Bacteria Slip Away and Stir Up Autoimmunity Confocal image of the small intestine of animals colonized only with E. gallinarum. Compared to germ-free animals without any bacteria, the pore-forming molecule Claudin-2 is upregulated.
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Teen rugby player paralysed after swallowing garden slug as a dare Sam, pictured with his mum Katie, needs 24/7 care and his family are in debt after the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia slashed funding.
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Over-the-counter meds better at pain treatment than opioids, new study finds Powerful and potentially addictive opioid drugs - often the go-to medication by doctors treating chronic pain —are actually less effective than common over-the-counter remedies such as Tylenol or prescription strength topical analgesics, according to ...
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37 people in six Colorado counties sickened by salmonella since mid-February after eating Burrito Delight The foodborne illness was first reported in mid-February, when 17 people who ate food catered by Burrito Delight at two events on the Aims Community College campus in Greeley got sick.
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Is Tylenol better than Opiods for chronic pain? In a study, after 1 year, the non-opioid group had better overall control of their pain as compared to the patients in the group getting opioids.
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Ribociclib Benefits Premenopausal Women with Advanced Breast Cancer Ribociclib (Kisqali) improves progression-free survival (PFS) in pre- or perimenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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74-year-old woman with Alzheimer's reported missing in Montgomery County MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - A 74-year-woman, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has been missing since Friday afternoon from her Montgomery County home.
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Colorado Salmonella outbreak appears to have peaked at 37 cases Two more confirmed cases added during the last week brought the number of illnesses in the Colorado Salmonella outbreak to 37. There have been no new cases for the past five days, and it appears the outbreak has peaked at 37 confirmed laboratory cases ...
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Salmonella case linked to kratom purchased in Williamson County SPRINGFIELD - A case of salmonella in Illinois has been linked to kratom purchased at a smoke shop in Williamson County. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug ...
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Salmonella outbreak related to kratom across US SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Health officials say a salmonella outbreak is linked to kratom supplements. The Illinois Department of Public Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other state organizations are investigating a multi-state outbreak of salmonella ...
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A Chicken-Salad Salmonella Outbreak Has Now Expanded To 7 States, According To The CDC If chicken salad is one of your grab-and-go choices for a quick lunch, here's what you need to know about the chicken-salad salmonella outbreak to keep yourself from getting this nasty food-borne infection.
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Lawmakers threaten agency that won't release info on virus that killed Meramec State Park worker JEFFERSON CITY • Refusing to release information about a virus that killed a Meramec State Park employee last year has landed a state department in hot water, with legislators promising to make "painful cuts.
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The other opioid crisis: pain patients who can't access the medicine we need When you hear the words "opioid crisis," you probably think about tragic deaths from addiction. But there is another opioid crisis, one I know well: the inability of pain patients to access the medication they need to function.
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Cheerleaders exposed to mumps at national competition CHARLOTTE - As many as 60 cheerleaders with Cheer Extreme Allstars in east Charlotte have learned they possibly were exposed to mumps at a national competition in Texas.
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How Exercising Into Old Age Can Keep Your Immune System Young Exercise, even in old age, is known to have a wide range of health benefits, from preventing disability to slowing memory decline.
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Bone health decoded: Here's what may cause rapid and severe bone loss A new study, conducted on mice, found that the absence of a certain protein that controls inflammation may cause rapid and severe bone loss.
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Experts: Flu on the decline -- but danger not over Although experts say flu season is on its way out, rates are still higher than last year's peak. With 213 deaths so far this flu season statewide, doctors recommend inoculation -- it's not too late.
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John E. Sulston, Nobel-winning scientist who helped decode human genome, dies at 75 John E. Sulston, a scientist who won the Nobel Prize for work on one of the lowliest of nature's creatures, which provided insights into the genetic processes by which human beings develop, and who also led the British effort to decode the human genome ...
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Psychologist: On mental illness and violent acts Horrific events such as mass killings demand explanation and are routinely attributed to "mental illness," but does the scientific evidence support this theory?
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Childhood cancer survivors at greater risk of premature CVD Survivors of childhood cancer are quicker to develop hypertension and high cholesterol by six and eight years, respectively, when compared to the general population, according to a study published online March 9 in the European Heart Journal.
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iFR More Cost-Effective Than FFR for Patients Requiring PCI While non-invasive instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) are both viable and efficacious in mapping out blockages, iFR has been shown to be much more cost-effective.
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Navarro Regional Hospital announces 'Sleep week' The Corsicana Tigers might not see a better pitcher all year, but if not for a dropped pop-up in the third inning, the Tigers would have beaten Mason Englert and the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night at Price Field, where they lost a tough 3-2 game in ...
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New links between heart attacks, inflammatory bowel disease found WASHINGTON: Scientists have found strong connections between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and heart attacks. Inflammation has long been recognised as playing a key role in the development of heart disease.
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Brit scientists find way to SLOW ageing – and it's SIMPLE A huge study, published in Ageing Cell, has found cycling keeps you young past the age of 55. Scientists carried out tests on 125 amateur cyclists aged 55 to 79 and compared them with healthy adults who did not exercise regularly.
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More Prison Inmates Get Access to Hepatitis-C Drugs Effective but costly drugs for treating hepatitis C will be available to inmates with the disease in the Massachusetts state prison system, including the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, under a settlement of a 2015 lawsuit filed by ...
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Tobacco Control Policies Working, Report Finds As smoking rates continue to drop in countries with aggressive anti-tobacco policies, Big Tobacco is increasingly targeting areas where the interventions are virtually non-existent, a new report charges.
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What to eat to beat prostate cancer To save your favourite articles so you can find them later, subscribe to one of our packs. Dismiss. What can men do to protect themselves against prostate cancer?
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Flu deaths decline but season totals highest in years To avoid catching the flu, wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an approved hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
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Harsh flu season has finally passed its peak but remains deadly The flu vaccine may only be 36% effective, but it could significantly decrease your chance of a heart attack. Tony Spitz has the details.
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