This story was produced in partnership with Civil Eats, a nonprofit news organization focused on the American food system. LAMONT, Calif. — Victor Gutierrez contracted valley fever, an illness caused by a soil-borne fungus, and he thinks he got it in the ...
LONDON - The persistence of Congo's Ebola outbreak and its deadly spread to Uganda in recent days show how societal issues are as crucial as scientific advances in controlling disease outbreaks, specialists in global public health say. FILE PHOTO: ...
The idea that legal cannabis can help address the opioid crisis has generated much hope and enthusiasm. Opioid misuse has declined in recent years at the same time that cannabis use has been increasing, with many states liberalizing marijuana laws.
Four out of five metastatic colorectal cancers have already spread before they are even diagnosed, according to new research out today, led by researchers at Stanford University. The study published today in Nature Genetics counters a widely-held belief that ...
Twitch. Fortnite. Netflix. Many parents worry that their kids spend too much time on social media, videogames and other digital technology. Some are concerned enough to ask doctors for help. Parents may have reason to worry, says pediatrician Michael Rich, ...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, June 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As Europe deals with its biggest measles outbreaks since the 1990s, U.S. health officials are urging travelers to be up-to-date on vaccination. In 2018, European ...
(Reuters) - The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year's total number of cases to 1,044 in the worst outbreak of the disease since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital are taking advantage of a unique phenomenon of nanoparticles to develop a test for early detection of different types of diseases, including cancer. Through previous investigations, Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, ...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, June 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with blood pressure medication can improve blood flow to a key brain region in people with Alzheimer's disease, a small clinical trial has found.
(CNN) Cosmetic products such as perfume, nail polish and shampoo help us feel and look good. But in the wrong hands -- especially those of the very young -- these products can be harmful, or even deadly. More than 64,000 kids younger than 5 years old ...
For several decades, certain cancer centers have been allowed by the U.S. government to charge more for the care they give. A new study finds the care given at these centers isn't very different from that received at other top-notch facilities. Since the early ...
Morven-May MacCallum says her life is still "completely dominated" by Lyme disease, nine years on from starting treatment. About 200 people a year in Scotland are recorded with the disease but the true number is thought to be much higher. The disease is a ...
The World Health Organization did not declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has now spread to Uganda, a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) at their meeting June 14—the third time they ...
Ebola has claimed around 1400 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while there are reports that two people have lost their lives in western Uganda. The Conversation Africa's Ozayr Patel asked Janusz Paweska about how the disease has spread and ...
New research by the University of Edinburgh confirms that Scotland has one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis diagnoses in the world. The rates vary between regions, with higher incidences in Orkney and Tayside. There was found to be a lower rate ...
Targeting the protein TOX in exhausted T cells could improve immuno-oncology treatments, a University of Pennsylvania team suggested. (NIAID). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. A population of immune cells known as effector T cells are ...
GSK-backed lung map reveals new targets in asthma. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, with support from GlaxoSmithKline and others, have produced a comprehensive map of the human lung that reveals key differences between normal and ...
A sneaky form of antibiotic resistance called "heteroresistance" is more widespread than previously appreciated, scientists at the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center report. At the same time, tracking heteroresistance might guide the choice of antibiotic ...
Nilvadipine, a hypertension drug, increased cerebral blood flow to the hippocampus without affecting other brain regions among people with Alzheimer's disease, study findings revealed. These findings, published in Hypertension, indicated that the known ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan doctors are testing a hospital patient in western Kenya who has Ebola-like symptoms, as eastern Congo is struggling to control the outbreak and Uganda has reported two deaths from the deadly hemorrhagic fever. The female ...
Researchers in the Netherlands have found that a common blood pressure drug can boost blood flow to the learning and memory center of the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous studies have suggested that reduced cerebral blood flow ...
In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Orthodox Jewish girls walk to waiting buses after summer day camp in Kiryas Joel, N.Y. Kiryas Joel is a tightly packed Hasidic enclave surrounded by suburbia in the Hudson Valley. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File). 0.
Dozens of people sued Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver on Saturday, a year after the Colorado hospital said reported "breaches" in sterilization procedures involving surgical instruments may have put patients at risk of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh finds that an antibody in breastmilk is necessary to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)—an often deadly bacterial disease of the intestine—in preterm infants.
A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of this heart attack-derived complication which, while infrequent, ...
The battle to contain the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 27 years has a new front: summer camp. Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the ...
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Each day, an office building by the Delaware River in the Poconos is inundated with blood-sucking ticks, plucked from people and their pets, double-wrapped in plastic, and shipped first-class from all over Pennsylvania.
Complement activation, an arm of the innate immune system that mediates inflammation, has been shown to contribute to neurodegeneration in retinal pathologies. Specifically, activation of the complement system is suggested to worsen damage in ...
Countless people swear by the ketogenic diet, saying that they lost weight and got in shape by following this trendy low-carb, high-fat plan. But one mom's road to keto diet success was totally unplanned—and it all started with an informal challenge by her ...
(Reuters) - VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday a late-stage study testing its hepatitis B vaccine against GlaxoSmithKline's Engerix-B met its main goals. The trial administered VBI's Sci-B-Vac at a 10 microgram dose against a 20 microgram dose of Engerix-B, ...
Q: I am hearing a lot about children getting the measles because they are not vaccinated. I am 67 years old. Do I need to get the vaccine? MN. Answer: Measles has been in the news quite a bit recently and raised many people's concerns about contracting it.
Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory and learning center among people with Alzheimer's disease without affecting other ...
Cosmetic products such as perfume, nail polish and shampoo help us feel and look good. But in the wrong hands — especially those of the very young — these products can be harmful, or even deadly. More than 64,000 kids younger than 5 years old had a ...
This is the third in a series of posts about diets, weight, and shame. It probably won't be the last but I think I'll move on to some other topics for a while after this one. (As you read it, please understand the spirit in which it was written, which is not at all judgy, but ...
Durham, N.C. — Public health officials in Durham County said Monday that students and staff at a local preschool might have been exposed to measles last week. Officials issued a warning on Saturday that possible exposure might have occurred at Bean ...
Doctors are warning that summertime — normally when the threat of some communicable disease risk subsides — could see a spike in the current measles outbreak, as increased vacation travel exposes more people to the highly contagious virus.
At a lunch recently, I could not help but observe the extreme preoccupation of the girl dining next to our table, with clean and healthy living. She placed her order with multiple mandates- "Ask the chef to add only one tablespoon oil and just sprinkle little salt," ...
A report published Monday in the American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal recommends all U.S. citizens "receive all recommended vaccinations, including measles, before traveling abroad." The study comes in the wake of what researchers are ...
MONDAY, June 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- With thousands of kids heading to camp for the summer, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some tips for keeping them safe and happy. In a new report, the group recommends that all children have a ...
DENVER — A 93 page lawsuit claims former patients of Porter Adventist Hospital got infections like Hepatitis C after undergoing surgery at the hospital during a window where surgical tools were contaminated. Sixty-seven former patients are listed as plaintiffs ...
Though they have fewer chemicals than traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes are not considered a healthy or safe alternative by local or national medical experts, yet they are becoming increasingly popular with youth. Electronic cigarettes (also called ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan doctors are testing a hospital patient in western Kenya who has Ebola-like symptoms, as eastern Congo is struggling to control the outbreak that has killed 1,400 and which has spread to neighboring Uganda where two ...
At this time of year wildfires and strikes are usually uppermost in the minds of tourists visiting Greece. But as the country braces for a bumper season, authorities are also warning: beware of being bitten by mosquitoes. A week after the Foreign Office took the ...
Michigan residents who want to quit tobacco can get free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges through Sept. 30. Call the Michigan Tobacco QuitLine at 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669), or visit michigan.quitlogix.org for more information. From the Michigan ...
In our chronically sleep-deprived society, many are using gadgets and apps to measure the quantity and quality of their shut-eye. But they could be causing more harm than good. Emine Saner · @eminesaner. Mon 17 Jun 2019 02.00 EDT. Share on ...
Public health officials have issued a warning to hospitals to be on red alert due to a listeria outbreak that is causing fatalities among patients. The Listeria bacterium has an incubation period of up to 70 days, meaning the NHS is expecting more patients to die ...
People who visited a coffee shop in Durham, North Carolina, on June 10 may have been exposed to measles, health officials warn. The Durham County Department of Public Health said on Saturday that there was a "possible case" of measles that "may have ...
Scientists spanning several disciplines have come up with an optical fiber-based probe much thinner than a hair, but which carries 19 sensors to measure changes in oxygen and pH deep in the lung. This flexible optical probe provides rapid and accurate ...
Kaitlyn Grace, from Australia, developed the symptoms after she refused to take time off work despite being sick. Share. Comments. By. Neil Murphy. 20:54, 16 JUN 2019. News. Kaitlyn Grace could not speak for over eight months after she caught a common ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from mothers to babies could largely be prevented if Canada recommended universal screening for HCV in pregnancy, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "We encourage all care ...
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