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	health Daily update ⋅ July 1, 2019
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	NBCNews.com Florida woman dies of flesh-eating bacteria, family says NBCNews.com A woman died of a flesh-eating bacteria two weeks after cutting her leg in the waters off Anna Maria Island in Florida, her family says. Carolyn Fleming — who went by Lynn — of Ellenton, Florida, fell into a small dip in the water at the barrier island's Coquina ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Updated HPV Vaccine Recommendations Follow Big HPV Infection Drops Shown In New Study Forbes Adults up to age 45 are now recommended to discuss with their doctors getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which prevents 3% of all cancer in women and 2% of all cancer in men—an estimated 34,000 cancers a year in the U.S. Following ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Patients With MS May Have Greater Risk for Cancer Medscape OSLO, Norway — Compared with the general population, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher risk of developing cancer, particularly of the respiratory and central nervous systems, a large and lengthy new Norwegian study suggests. Dr Nina ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes CDC: How Crypto Outbreaks Have Been On The Rise Forbes When someone offers you the opportunity to swim in "crypto," make sure you find out specifically what is meant by "crypto." Swimming in cryptocurrency could be good. Swimming in Cryptosporidium would not be good. From 2009 to 2017, apparently both ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider Papayas contaminated with salmonella bacteria have sickened 62 people in 8 states Business Insider The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning on Friday for New England residents to avoid eating papayas from Mexico. These papayas have been linked to 62 cases of salmonella infection across eight states. 23 people have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Cancer Risk Rises After Iodine Rx for Overactive Thyroid: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who receive radioactive iodine treatment for an overactive thyroid have an increased long-term risk of cancer death, new research finds. The study ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Gut Bacteria Supplements Might Boost Obese People's Health U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Supplements of a type of gut bacteria may benefit people at heightened risk of diabetes and heart disease, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Treatment for overactive thyroid linked to increased risk of dying from cancer CNN (CNN) Going back to the 1940s, radioactive iodine has been among the treatments for an overactive thyroid. It's absorbed mostly by the thyroid gland, destroying those cells. But it has also been linked to cancers in other parts of the body down the line, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says CNN (CNN) About one-fifth of adults in the United States have experienced some form of harm due to someone else's behavior while drinking. That's according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, which found that in 2015, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pear shaped women are healthier than apple shaped women, study finds CNN (CNN) Not all fat is equal -- where it sits on the body matters to your health. Higher "trunk fat" in women was associated with an increased incidence of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, while more leg fat predicted lower risk of this type of coronary ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bustle Birth Control Options For Migraines With Aura Rely On Reducing The Chances Of This Health Risk, Experts Say Bustle If you get migraines, you're not alone. The Migraine Research Foundation estimates that 18% of adult women in the U.S. have migraines. Migraine is also heavily affected by sex; three times as many women as men experience migraines of some kind, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US recorded 18 new cases of measles last week Reuters (Reuters) - The United States recorded 18 new measles cases last week, taking the total for the year to 1,095 in the worst outbreak since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it has recorded ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Woman Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Walking on Florida Beach Near Her Home PEOPLE.com A Florida woman has died from a flesh-eating bacteria after walking on the beach near her home. Lynn Fleming, 77, was walking along Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, a popular destination on the Gulf of Mexico, when she fell in the water and got a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Kentucky court rules in favor of health department over teen who refused chickenpox vaccine NBCNews.com The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that state health officials were within their power to ban a chickenpox-afflicted student from school, even at private institutions. A three-judge panel upheld a lower-court ruling that involved the Northern Kentucky Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Penn team finds new path to tumor death in mouse models of lymphoma and colon cancer FierceBiotech Indirectly targeting the oncogene MYC by blocking the protein ATF4 may offer a new strategy for treating several cancers, a new study suggests. (PDPics/Pixabay). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. A cancer-causing gene called MYC has proven ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct Medical Xpress For years, researchers have been trying to target a gene called MYC that is known to drive tumor growth in multiple cancer types when it is mutated or over-expressed, but hitting that target successfully has proven difficult. Now researchers in the Perelman ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Low Vitamin D at Birth Linked to Kids' High Blood Pressure Risk U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and young children with vitamin D deficiency may have a heightened risk for elevated blood pressure later in childhood and in their teens, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today Show Family says mother died from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida surf Today Show As millions get set to head to the beach for the July 4 holiday, a family is warning others about the dangers of flesh-eating bacteria after they say their mother died two weeks after contracting the rare infection. Wade Fleming told Morgan Chesky on TODAY ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says The Denver Channel About one-fifth of adults in the United States have experienced some form of harm due to someone else's behavior while drinking. That's according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , which found that in 2015, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 53 million American adults impacted by others' alcohol use Healio More than 50 million adults in the U.S. were harmed by another person's alcohol use in 2015, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. "Given the impact on other people's physical and mental health and quality ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Where a Woman's Fat Lies Hints at Future Heart Troubles U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're an older woman, your heart disease risk might be shaped by the shape of your body. Researchers report that if you look more like an apple than a pear, your chances of heart trouble are heightened, even if ... Flag as irrelevant
	KITV Honolulu Honolulu AIDS Walk highlights ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS KITV Honolulu WAIKIKI - Big crowds in Waikiki this morning for the 28th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk. While Hawaii is ahead of many other parts of the country when it comes to combating AIDS, organizers of the walk say there's still more to do. Hawaii Health & Harm ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Survival up for children with single lower heart chamber, health problems persist UPI.com July 1 (UPI) -- For people born with only one heart ventricle, the Fontan procedure is literally a life saver, but the condition often compromises later quality of living, new research shows. A normal heart contains two ventricles to pump blood, one to the lungs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of one in two people Medical Xpress In 2007, Patrice Cani (FNRS-WELBIO researcher) and his team at the Louvain Drug Research Institute of University of Louvain, in close collaboration with Willem de Vos, professor at UWageningen, discovered the beneficial effects of an intestinal bacteria, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Leg fat 'better than belly fat' for older women BBC News Carrying more fat on legs compared with the stomach protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study says. Women of a healthy weight with the highest risk of stroke or heart disease had the most belly fat and the least hip and thigh fat, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Early warning signs of eating disorder revealed Medical Xpress Early warning signs that someone may have an eating disorder have been revealed in a large-scale data study conducted by Swansea University researchers. The results, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'Pear-Shaped' May Be Healthier Than 'Apple-Shaped' The New York Times For postmenopausal women, being "pear-shaped" may be healthier than being "apple-shaped." Even in women with normal body mass index, the location of fat varies. Apple-shaped women have more fat around the waist, pear-shaped more around the hips ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids Medical Xpress Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Researchers followed ... Flag as irrelevant
	KCUR Kansas Requires Students To Get Vaccines, Yet 15% Of Kindergartners Are Missing Shots KCUR More than one in 10 kindergartners in Kansas schools last year lacked at least some of the shots that the state requires to shield students against outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and more. The state's most recent annual report pegged the figure at ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Study: 1 in 5 harmed by others' drinking KTVZ (CNN) - About one-fifth of adults in the United States have experienced some form of harm due to someone else's behavior while drinking. That's according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, which found that in 2015, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Unfolding measles epidemic exposes gaps in nation's immunity: Are you protected? NOLA.com How does the measles virus, which was eliminated in the United States in the year 2000, re-emerge and become a dangerous outbreak by 2019? And are you protected? According to Joseph Kanter, M.D., assistant state health officer at the Louisiana ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges in quality and length of life Medical Xpress The Fontan procedure has allowed more people born with only one ventricle—the lower pumping chamber of the heart—to survive into adulthood, but their unique circulatory system requires continued lifelong medical care. A new scientific statement from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of India Include dates in your diet for weight loss Times of India Both diet and exercise are an unavoidable part of a weight loss journey. Missing out any of the two will not provide you desired weight loss result. But you have to be very particular about what you eat while trying to shed those extra kilos. The food items ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times Belly Fat Can Be Worse Than Leg Fat For Women, Says Study International Business Times Obesity is not the real concern for women, it is the distribution of fat, says a study. The research focussed on the link between regional body fat and the risk of chronic illnesses, including heart disease and stroke in older women. The study stated that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Influenza: More effective vaccine begins US trials Outbreak News Today A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US. The current vaccine was 47 percent effective before a flu bug emerged halfway through the season, decreasing it's effectiveness to 29 percent, according to the U.S ... Flag as irrelevant
	Independent.ie 'I was shocked when they said it was lung cancer' Independent.ie More than 2,500 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in Ireland every year and the incidence of the disease has been rising steadily for the past three decades. The Marie Keating Foundation recently launched new research entitled 'Time, Toughness ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk I spent £8000 trying to grow my thinning hair: this is what worked Telegraph.co.uk I look back at my teenage years in two halves; life before discovering hair straighteners and life after. Life before was jam-packed with my own hair hatred – it was curly, frizzy, impossible to style. I loathed it and seriously resented the fact that I was the only one ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Statin use reduces mortality and stroke risk in dementia patients, new study shows Medical Xpress The use of statins is significantly associated with a reduction in the risk of mortality in dementia patients, new research presented today at the 5th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress has shown. The study, which analysed 44,920 Swedish ... Flag as irrelevant
	St. Augustine Record Twisted colon is a surgical emergency STLtoday.com Dear Dr. Roach • This past weekend, during my son's wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully. I was immediately a new woman, and no one would ... Flag as irrelevant
	HuffPost UK Revealed: The Unhealthiest (And Healthiest) Place To Live In Britain HuffPost UK Soho, London, is officially the unhealthiest neighbourhood to live in Britain, according to analysis from the University of Liverpool – perhaps unsurprising considering its touristic appeal. Looking at lifestyle and environmental measures, researchers determined ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times HSA warns against using 4 skin creams for diaper rash, eczema after baby hospitalised The Straits Times SINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Monday (July 1) warned the public against buying or using four skin creams that were found to have undeclared potent ingredients. This comes after an infant, who is less than a year old, developed ... Flag as irrelevant
	DAWN.com Polio: no quick-fix solutions DAWN.com WHEN the polio vaccination drive in April 2019 outside Peshawar had to be abandoned because parents refused to have their children vaccinated, it was a reminder that the challenges to eradicate polio remain as large as ever. On the surface misinformation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tacoma News Tribune Another measles case confirmed in Washington outbreak Tacoma News Tribune Health officials say another case of the measles has been confirmed in a Western Washington outbreak. Public Health-Seattle & King County said Friday a child living in Seattle's King County was at a Fred Meyer store in Kent and at Seattle Children's hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Metro Woman who spent years feeling hungover was being poisoned by breast implants Metro A waitress who was told she was healthy by doctors despite her entire face and body going numb has discovered her breast implants were to blame. Nat Alexander, 26, says her implants were 'slowly killing her' and that she spent years in agony, constantly ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Quebec health officials warn of another possible measles exposure at Laval mall CBC.ca Provincial health authorities are warning of another possible measles exposure incident in Laval. This is the second measles warning in the area in less than a month. Health authorities say someone with the virus was at Carrefour Laval on Wednesday, June ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine Low Vitamin D at Birth Raises Risk of Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescence MD Magazine Patrick Campbell. baby exam A recent study has found that having a vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in the future. After examining more than 750 patients, investigators found ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheHealthSite Higher salt intake can cause gastrointestinal bloating TheHealthSite According to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, high sodium intake increases bloating among people. ANI | Published: July 1, 2019 8:28 am. Facebook share · Twitter share · Share on Whatsapp. Tags: Bloating Dietary sodium ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk Waitress who felt hungover for years was actually being POISONED by own breasts Mirror.co.uk Nat Alexander, 26, spent six years in agony and despite medics saying she was healthy, her implants were 'slowly killing her'. Share. Comments. By. Jess Grieveson-Smith. 09:52, 1 JUL 2019; Updated 10:08, 1 JUL 2019. News. Natalie refused to believe ... Flag as irrelevant
	Thrive Global Period cramps affecting women's academic performance worldwide Business Standard Menstruation, an inseparable part of a woman's existence, comes back to haunt us every month and brings the unbearable cramps with it. It is more than just an uncomfortable feeling. Period pain disrupts daily schedule, affecting even academic performance, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Do you binge on salty treats? Stop now, it can result in bloating Economic Times WASHINGTON DC: People report more gastrointestinal bloating when they eat a diet high in salt, a study has found. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US re-analysed data from a large clinical trial conducted two ... Flag as irrelevant

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