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	health Daily update ⋅ July 19, 2019
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	Washington Post Trump's presidency may be making Latinos sick Washington Post Trump's presidency may be making some people sick, a growing number of studies suggest. Researchers have begun to identify correlations between Trump's election and worsening cardiovascular health, sleep problems, anxiety and stress, especially ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR US Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' Increases NPR Good news came out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday: Preliminary data shows reported drug overdoses declined 4.2% in 2018, after rising precipitously for decades. "It looks like this is the first turnaround since the opioid crisis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered Rwanda, suggesting the deadly virus could spread to that country for the first time. The report, and others written by Uganda's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Prescription opioid overdoses drop, as fentanyl deaths skyrocket USA TODAY Drug overdose deaths last year dropped for the first time in nearly three decades, according to a report this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The provisional data, still subject to change when final number are released later this year, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency. Here's what that means. Washington Post The nearly year-long Ebola outbreak in Congo is now a "public health emergency of international concern," the World Health Organization declared Wednesday. The designation by the WHO — an international body charged with coordinating global response ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Is Aerobic Exercise The Right Prescription For Staving Off Alzheimer's? NPR Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease. "We are testing if exercise is medicine for people with a mild memory problem," says Laura Baker, principal investigator of the nationwide ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Both the "top" and "bottom" blood pressure numbers can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke, study says CNN (CNN) People who forget to look at the bottom number in a blood pressure reading may want to check again. When uncontrolled, both measures of blood pressure can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published Wednesday in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Study Casts Doubt on Safety of Herbal Drug Kratom WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The herbal supplement kratom regularly causes serious side effects and doesn't appear safe for use, a new study argues. Kratom, made from the leaves of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Independent.ie WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to Rwanda or the Congolese city of Goma while contagious, the World Health Organization said on Friday. On Thursday, a report written by ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com What is a healthy blood pressure? NBCNews.com Almost half of American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension. It's often called the "silent killer" because people often don't have any symptoms and many don't know they have it. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure refers to the force of blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy Fred Hutch News Service Reconnecting with a gene from a long-forgotten youth may help adult tumor cells fly under the immune system's radar, according to work from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center published Thursday in the journal Developmental Cell. A team of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Some of the deadliest cancers receive lowest amounts of funding, Northwestern study says Chicago Tribune Some of the deadliest cancers — such as colorectal, ovarian and lung — receive the lowest amounts of nonprofit funding, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The researchers found that breast cancer, leukemia, pediatric cancers and lymphoma ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Link between diabetes and heart failure stronger in women than men, study says CNN (CNN) Doctors have long known about a link between diabetes and an increased risk of heart failure, but a new paper suggests the link is significantly stronger in women than in men. Type 1 diabetes was associated with a 47% increased risk of heart failure ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Measles outbreak: Loddon head teacher makes immunisation plea BBC News A head teacher has written to parents to remind them to make sure their children are immunised after a measles outbreak at his school. Jim Adams wrote to parents after three cases were confirmed at Hobart High School, Loddon, Norfolk. "Measles can be a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Ebola cases climb in Beni as groups laud emergency decision CIDRAP One day after the World Health Organization (WHO) called the ongoing Ebola crisis in the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), DRC officials said they accept the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Uterine Fibroids and Heavy Periods The New York Times What causes uterine fibroids, and why do they (sometimes) cause unusually heavy bleeding? — Kristin Estabrook from Boston. [Have a question about women's health? Ask Dr. Gunter yourself.] ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Space research helps patients on Earth with low blood pressure condition Phys.Org Ever stand up too quickly and see stars? Fainting from low blood pressure can be dangerous for astronauts as well as for patients. With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing approaching, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Broken heart syndrome found more commonly in people with cancer, study shows ABC News One in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer, according to an international study across nine countries, including the U.S.. The findings were published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association. (MORE: 7 dietary factors may ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Study: Don't Forget the Other BP Number MedPage Today Systolic and diastolic blood pressures both play their part in cardiovascular health, a study showed. Above the 75th percentile, both systolic blood pressure (HR 1.40, 95% CI 1.38-1.43) and diastolic blood pressure (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.20-1.24) predicted poor ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Study: HIV PrEP Access Limited by Location U.S. News & World Report In the battle to stop the spread of HIV, the medical community relies on a critical weapon called pre-exposure prophylaxis. Known as PrEP, the powerful drug regimen can keep healthy but at-risk people from getting infected. But a study released Thursday ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Diabetes Raises Heart Failure Risk More in Women Than Men HealthDay FRIDAY, July 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes brings with it a variety of long-term complications, but at least one of those -- heart failure -- is a bigger threat to women than men, new research suggests. The risk difference was even more pronounced for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Relaxing Salt Targets Linked to Extra Cases of CVD and Cancer Medscape An agreement to relax UK regulation of salt content in food was linked with an estimated 9900 additional cases of cardiovascular disease, and 1500 additional cases of gastric cancer, research found. For 7 years leading up to 2010, the UK had a scheme led ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis Medical Xpress Oral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, according to a Lancet Series on Oral Health, published today in The Lancet. Failure of the global health ... Flag as irrelevant
	PsychCentral.com Marijuana Legalization: Misgivings and Hopes PsychCentral.com Marijuana legalization is in motion: step by step, state by state. Counting Washington, where I live, twelve states have already passed recreational marijuana legislation. At least seven more states, including New York and Minnesota, both traditionally liberal ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Alabama Man Gets Flesh-Eating Bacteria on Kayaking Trip: 'Stay Out of the River!' PEOPLE.com Cassey Rutherford said her husband Ricky Rutherford was infected with necrotizing fasciitis, a fast-spreading bacterial infection. By Rachel DeSantis. July 18, 2019 12:05 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Print Send Text Message. cleanString caption. Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Legionnaires' disease outbreak update: Sheraton Atlanta will remain closed until at least mid-August Atlanta Journal Constitution Sheraton Atlanta announced Friday the hotel will remain closed until at least Aug. 11 after several guests were sickened with Legionnaires' disease, and testing continues to determine the source of the outbreak. In an e-mailed statement, Sheraton Atlanta ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News NHS trials new UTI home-testing app BBC News A new smart phone app to help women diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) is being trialled by the NHS. The app will be overseen by 37 pharmacies in a trial across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, aimed at freeing up GP appointments. It guides users ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com The 'Bottom' Blood Pressure Number Matters, Too WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to blood pressure readings, the "top" number seems to grab all the attention. But a large, new study confirms that both numbers are, in fact, critical in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Nonprofit Cancer Funding Shows Signs of Inequality Bloomberg Many things in life are a popularity contest, even charitable giving. The revenue that nonprofit cancer-fighting organizations receive is not proportionate with the burden those individual cancers place on society, according to a new study. Breast cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Literal Window into the Brain Shows How to Induce Illusions in Mice Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Research in mice by neuroscientists at Stanford University School of Medicine has found that stimulating a remarkably few neurons can trigger the perception of something that isn't really there—a hallucination, effectively. The findings, reported in Science, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual Scientific American Virtual reality is touted as having the potential to transform how doctors diagnose and treat a number of mental illnesses, and the front lines of this revolution may be forming in China. The country's troubled psychiatric services are notoriously swamped, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cigarette butts in soil hamper plant growth, study suggests BBC News Discarded cigarette butts can hamper plant growth, new research suggests. The study, led by Anglia Ruskin University, found the presence of butts in soil reduced the germination success and shoot length of clover by 27% and 28% respectively. For grass ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz Excluding minorities from Alzheimer's research is wrong—and it's keeping us from finding a cure Quartz For 25 years, Douglass Petty has been preaching to his congregation at Fresh Start Bible Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He's got warm, deep voice, and despite having a demanding schedule, gives people he's speaking with his undivided attention. He's a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BGR FDA warns that 'Big Penis' supplement works a little too well BGR The FDA is one of the more vital government agencies when it comes to keeping consumers safe from deceptive marketing and dangerous products, but sometimes a product comes along that we can assume is trash even before the FDA weighs in. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes US Overdose Deaths Have Fallen For The First Time In 20 Years [Infographic] Forbes Preliminary data released by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that U.S. drug overdose deaths have fallen for the first time in 20 years. The statistics were released by the organization on Wednesday and they show that overdoses fell ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure more in women than men Medical Xpress Diabetes confers a greater excess risk of heart failure in women than men, according to new research in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes). Type 1 diabetes is associated with a 47% excess risk of heart failure in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Can adopting healthy lifestyle ward off Alzheimer's? UC Davis gets $6 million to study it Sacramento Bee The Alzheimer's Association gave $6 million to the University of California, Davis, to fund its participation in a landmark study that will look at whether older adults can ward off deterioration in their memory and thinking by adopting particular lifestyle changes, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News 1 gene may stymy promising Alzheimer's drugs Futurity: Research News A human gene present in 75 percent of the population is a key reason why a class of drugs for Alzheimer's disease seemed promising in animal studies but failed in human studies. While a previous study investigated the function of the gene in tissue culture, ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post These are the 10 most obese states in the US, based on CDC data New York Post Which state is the fattest in the nation? Consumer Protect recently analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the most unhealthy states in the US. According to the organization, West Virginia — followed closely ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com California Woman Infected with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Without Going Into the Water PEOPLE.com Noelle Guastucci was celebrating July 4th weekend when her foot suddenly started swelling and she developed a rash. By Joelle Goldstein. July 18, 2019 06:52 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Print Send Text Message. cleanString caption. A woman ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Music Soothes the Stressed Soul Before Surgery HealthDay FRIDAY, July 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Music may be as powerful as drugs in calming patients before they undergo surgery, new research suggests. It worked just as well as a tranquilizer before patients received a peripheral nerve block prior to their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News These are the 10 most obese states in the US, report finds Fox News Is your state one of the most obese in the nation? Consumer Protect recently analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the most unhealthy states in the U.S. According to the organization, West Virginia — followed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Scientists discover how mosquito brains integrate diverse sensory cues to find a host Medical Xpress For female mosquitoes, finding their next meal is all about smelling and seeing. Through behavioral experiments and real-time recording of the female mosquito brain, a team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Washington, has discovered ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress HIV in Kenya: High risk groups aren't getting the attention they need Medical Xpress Efforts to manage the HIV epidemic in much of sub-Saharan Africa need to specifically target sections of the population that are most vulnerable to HIV infection. Two such key populations include men who have sex with men and transgender women. But in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells Medical Xpress Low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered safe, give cancer-capable cells a competitive advantage over normal cells in healthy tissue, scientists have discovered. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Coalition's voluntary salt limits have been 'public health disaster' The Guardian Nearly 10,000 cases of heart disease and stroke and 1,500 cases of cancer could have been avoided in England if the coalition government had not switched to a voluntary deal with the food industry to cut salt in food, say researchers. The Responsibility Deal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Rising carbon dioxide, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwide Medical Xpress One of the biggest challenges to reducing hunger and undernutrition around the world is to produce foods that provide not only enough calories but also make enough necessary nutrients widely available. New research finds that, over the next 30 years, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Number of American Smokers Who've Tried to Quit Has Stalled U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even if it takes multiple attempts, a majority of smokers do finally kick the habit. But new research finds the percentage of smokers who are even trying to quit ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative BBC News Listening to the "world's most relaxing song" before an operation could be just as good at calming patients' nerves as medication, US researchers say. The song, written to reduce anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate, performed as well as a sedative in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel Study from CU Anschutz researchers suggests link between oil and gas density, child heart defects The Denver Channel DENVER – A study from three University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers funded by the American Heart Association published Wednesday in a peer-reviewed science journal found suggestions that babies born to mothers who live in ... Flag as irrelevant

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