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	health Daily update ⋅ July 4, 2019
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	Washington Post Mold infections leave one dead and force the closure of operating rooms at a children's hospital Washington Post One patient dead. Five others infected. A thousand surgeries postponed and 3,000 people told to watch for infection symptoms. That's the toll so far from mold problems at Seattle Children's Hospital that forced the indefinite shutdown of all main operating ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Maryland boy victim of flesh-eating bacteria after a swim off the coast of Maryland CNN (CNN) A mother said her son was covered in wounds from flesh-eating bacteria the day following a swim off the coast of Maryland, according to CNN Affiliate WJZ-TV in Baltimore. Peninsula Regional Health System physicians diagnosed the boy with Vibrio, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Stored in Synapses: How Scientists Completed a Map of the Roundworm's Brain The New York Times The tiny, transparent roundworm known as Caenorhabditis elegans is roughly the size of a comma. Its entire body is made up of just about 1,000 cells. A third are brain cells, or neurons, that govern how the worm wriggles and when it searches for food — or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science Low Levels of 'Bad' Cholesterol May Have a Downside Live Science When it comes to "bad" cholesterol, lower is usually better for heart disease risk. But a new study suggests it may be possible for cholesterol levels to be too low. The study researchers found that low levels of "bad" cholesterol, known as LDL cholesterol, were ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Looks Like Guys Are More Prone to Pack on the 'Freshman 15' U.S. News & World Report By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When a high school senior becomes a university freshman, change is the name of the game. A new school. New friendships. Even new ways of eating. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape New Name of 'King Syndrome' for Hereditary BRCA Mutations Medscape The current term of hereditary breast and ovarian (HBOC) syndrome, which is commonly used for individuals with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations, needs to be changed as it misleading, argues a US researcher. The term HBOC is confusing to everyone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress 'We know better than this': As Ebola outbreak rages, the world just watches Medical Xpress The Ebola outbreak raging through Congo has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 1,500—and the number of new victims continues to climb. The situation is dire, but it's hardly unprecedented. Less than five years ago, an epidemic in West ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Coming to Terms With My Tick Anxiety Slate Magazine One summer day, in about 1991, my mom took a tick off my brother's scalp. It was unsurprising that he had one; he spent most of his New Hampshire boyhood doing God knows what in a swamp that he and his friends nicknamed "Beaver Fever." I remember ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Men who eat yogurt may have lower colon cancer risk Reuters Men who eat at least two servings a week of yogurt may be lowering their risk for colorectal cancer, a recent study suggests. FILE PHOTO: Customers browse the yogurt and deli sections in the new Amazon Go store at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Backstory: 'This is my people who are dying' - covering Congo's Ebola outbreak Reuters (Backstory is a series of reports showing how Reuters journalists work and the standards under which they operate). Reuters photographer Baz Ratner uses a waterproof cover for his camera to take pictures inside the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today How Common Are Accutane-Related Psychiatric Events? MedPage Today While use of isotretinoin (Accutane) has frequently been linked with psychiatric adverse events, the rate of completed suicides among those taking the acne medication may be lower than in the general population, a retrospective analysis found. Over the past ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Ovarian and breast cancer research finds new ways BRCA1 gene functions Medical Xpress Research led by the University of Birmingham has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions which could help develop our understanding of the development of ovarian and breast cancers. The research, published in Nature today, was led by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Renal and Urology News Risk of dementia rises with prostate cancer hormone-blocking therapy Reuters Prostate cancer patients who received hormone-lowering therapy were at higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease later on than men who didn't get this treatment, a large U.S. study finds. Researchers who followed nearly 155,000 men with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Here Is The Mold Found In Seattle Children's Hospital Forbes There's an "ass" and an "ill" in the pronunciation of Aspergillus. This is fitting because this mold can be a jerk and make you sick, especially if your immune system is weakened. That's why Aspergillus and health care settings can be a bad combination like ... Flag as irrelevant
	PRI In DR Congo, Ebola rumors may spread faster than the virus PRI Around the world, there's a rising distrust in public health. From widespread rumors about measles in the United States to massive distrust around the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, public health officials are struggling to prevent and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Obesity: A Deadly Cancer Risk Factor Like Smoking Medscape It comes as no surprise that health campaigners would highlight obesity as a cause of certain cancers, but Cancer Research UK has gone a step further by comparing the risk to smoking. Both are preventable cancer risk factors but smoking is more readily ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Most Americans Have Never Been HIV Tested, Why This Is Bad Forbes Here are several things that you should always know the status of: whether you are married, whether your toilet is overflowing, whether your hair is on fire, and whether you have HIV. Not knowing these can affect not only you but others around you. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Backstory: 'This is my people who are dying' - covering Congo's Ebola outbreak Reuters BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The Ebola clinic stands in a hospital compound in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a day's drive from the regional capital Goma but close to home for Reuters TV cameraman Djaffar Al Katanty. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New Jersey reports its earliest-ever case of West Nile virus CNN (CNN) Public health officials in New Jersey are bracing for what looks to be a summer of increased West Nile virus. "Today we reported the first West Nile Virus case of the year, the earliest ever in NJ's mosquito season," New Jersey Department of Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Cancer Deaths Cost US Billions in Lost Earnings Each Year MedPage Today Premature death from cancer each year costs the American economy a staggering amount in lost earnings, new research found. In 2015, 8.7 million years of life were lost due to early cancer death, amounting to $94.4 billion in lost earnings, reported Farhad ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Post High blood pressure during pregnancy tied to heart problems decades later Reuters Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be more likely than those who don't to have heart attacks or strokes decades later, a Norwegian study suggests. Compared to women with normal blood pressure during every pregnancy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 'Targeted Hygiene' Embraces Some Dirt and Germs WebMD By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Somewhere between the Mom who obsessively wipes down every knob and toy her child might touch, and the Dad who thinks rolling in the dirt is "good" for kids, there's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today Show Mom shares warning of flesh-eating bacteria after son's infection from Maryland bay Today Show As millions get ready to hit the beach for the July Fourth holiday, a Maryland mother wants other parents to beware: Her son was infected with a type of flesh-eating bacteria after going swimming last month. Brittany Carey wrote in a Facebook post that her son ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What to Know About Pool Parasite 'Crypto' and How to Protect Yourself Healthline With the pool-loving parasite Cryptosporidium — aka crypto — on the rise, you may be wondering if you should skip the pool this Fourth of July. After all, if you happen to swallow a bit of pool water that's contaminated with crypto, you could have a bout of ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Millions of Life Years, Billions of Dollars Lost to Cancer Each Year HealthDay WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- More than 8.7 million years of life and about $94 billion in earnings were lost to cancer in the United States in 2015, researchers say. Cancer is the nation's second-leading killer and is expected to cause nearly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Bacteria engineered as Trojan horse for cancer immunotherapy Medical Xpress The emerging field of synthetic biology—designing new biological components and systems—is revolutionizing medicine. Through the genetic programming of living cells, researchers are creating engineered systems that intelligently sense and respond to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Incarceration, falling incomes may play a role in the US opioid epidemic, study says CNN (CNN) Unraveling the factors fueling America's opioid epidemic remains complicated. The increasing number of deaths from drug use in the United States has been linked with a surge in the distribution of prescription painkillers as one factor. A new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Incarceration and economic hardship strongly associated with drug-related deaths in the US Medical Xpress Growing rates of incarceration in the USA since the mid-1970s may be linked with a rise in drug-related mortality, and may exacerbate the harmful health effects of economic hardship, according to an observational study involving 2,640 US counties between ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Cancer costs nation, Texas billions annually in lost earnings Houston Chronicle Cancer costs the nation $94 billion annually in lost productivity — including more than $7 billion in Texas — just from premature deaths, according to a new study that details the disease's astounding economic toll nationally and by state. The study, conducted ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape FDA Updates Advice on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women, Children Medscape The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released updated advice on fish consumption for women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, breastfeeding mothers, and young children, putting more focus on the health benefits of seafood. "Fish and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Tied to Dementia The New York Times Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk for dementia, a new study has found. Androgen deprivation therapy, or A.D.T., is used to treat prostate cancer of varying degrees of severity. It can significantly reduce the risk for cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP California laws tied to higher kindergarten vaccine rates CIDRAP From 2014 to 2016, California authorities took three separate actions meant to increase childhood vaccination rates, and a new study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests these interventions were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sarasota Herald-Tribune Another case of flesh-eating bacteria in Sarasota, patient says Sarasota Herald-Tribune The bacteria which can be deadly infected one additional woman, and doctors believe they caught an additional case early in another woman. SARASOTA — Just a week after an Ellenton woman died of an infection caused by flesh-eating bacteria from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek People Getting Substantially Fatter Thanks to Our Unhealthy Environment, Says Study Newsweek People have gotten fatter in the past 50 years, and scientists believe our environments could be to largely to blame. What is known as an obesogenic environment could heighten our chances of having an unhealthy body mass index from the time we are in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Palm Beach Post Flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters: 3 things you need to know Palm Beach Post "Necrotizing fasciitis" is a bacteria that stops blood circulation, causing tissue to die and skin to decay. The infection is somewhat rare, but doctors urge caution. After two more cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections were reported from Florida waters recently, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Diarrhea Cases Caused By 'Poop Water' In CT Pools: Report Patch.com The CDC has issued a warning for crypto parasites in public swimming pools and water parks. There has been an increase in reported CT cases. By Rich Scinto, Patch Staff. Jul 3, 2019 3:45 pm ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Substantial increase in body weight since 1960s due to interplay between genes and environment Medical Xpress People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are not only at greater risk of excess weight, their genes interact with an increasingly "obesogenic" environment, resulting in higher body mass index (BMI) in recent decades, finds a study from Norway published ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News Altered Immune Cell Activity Reported in Aging Mouse, Human Brains GenomeWeb NEW YORK – A team led by investigators at Stanford University has used single-cell transcriptomics to untangle changing brain and immune cell interactions in aging mouse brains. "The textbooks say that immune cells can't easily get into the healthy brain, ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Easing Depression Can Bring Longer Life to People With Diabetes U.S. News & World Report By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Treating depression may have an added benefit for people with diabetes -- longer life. A large new study from Taiwan found that antidepressants cut the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sarasota Herald-Tribune Flesh eating virus symptoms appear in additional patients Sarasota Herald-Tribune The bacteria which can be deadly infected one additional woman, and doctors believe they caught an additional case early in another woman. SARASOTA — Just a week after an Ellenton woman died from contracting a flesh eating bacteria from waters off ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nasdaq Roche's Flu Medicine Xofluza Meets Goal in Study on Kids Nasdaq Roche Holding AG 's RHHBY member, Genentech announced that a phase III study investigating its new single-dose oral flu medicine, Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) in children met the primary endpoint. The MINISTONE-2 study demonstrated that Xofluza was ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel Dog treats could make humans sick, CDC says The Denver Channel Forty-five people in 13 states have reported becoming ill with a strain of Salmonella, many of whom after giving their dogs pig ear dog treats since November, the CDC reported. Of the 45 people sickened, 12 were hospitalized. Of those interviewed, 71 percent ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Doctors Shrugged Off Athlete's Gasping, Until One Heart Surgeon Listened HealthDay WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Back in her office after the New Year's holiday, Cat Oyler, then 45, struggled to catch her breath. She felt like a heavy weight was sitting on her chest. She could take only a fraction of a normal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek CDC Says Pig Ear Dog Treats May Have Caused Drug-resistant Salmonella Outbreak Across 13 States Newsweek An outbreak of a multi-drug-resistant salmonella strain that has infected at least 45 people across 13 states could be linked to pig ear dog treats, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). While no deaths have been reported so far, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bustle Using WhatsApp Can Help Mental Health, A New Study Says Bustle Studies have long found that social media can be harmful for mental health. However, new research suggests that using WhatsApp might actually be beneficial for mental health. The Independent reports that in a new study, published in The International ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News FDA extols virtues of fish for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers ABC News Fish can be an essential part of a balanced diet, and nowhere are they more important than during pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to updated guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Fish and shellfish are an important part of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	10News Researchers eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice. It's the first step toward a cure for humans, they say 10News Researchers have successfully eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice, a promising step toward a cure for the nearly 37 million people living with the virus. In a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications , researchers from Temple University's ... Flag as irrelevant
	B cells off rails early in lupus EurekAlert (press release) New research on the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) provides hints to the origins of the puzzling disorder. The results were published in Nature Immunology. In people with SLE, their B cells - part of the immune system - are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News Roche's Flu Medicine Xofluza Meets Goal in Study on Kids Yahoo News Roche Holding AG's RHHBY member, Genentech announced that a phase III study investigating its new single-dose oral flu medicine, Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) in children met the primary endpoint. The MINISTONE-2 study demonstrated that Xofluza was ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Researchers Successfully Remove HIV from 'Humanized Mice' in 'First Step' Toward Showing It's Curable PEOPLE.com Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV in infected mice genomes in a groundbreaking accomplishment that could ultimately lead to curing the deadly virus in humans. According to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature ... Flag as irrelevant

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