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	health Daily update ⋅ July 8, 2019
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	Washington Post One-third of toddlers exposed to Zika in the womb suffer developmental problems, study says Washington Post A new study of toddlers exposed to the Zika virus during their mothers' pregnancies found that nearly a third suffered developmental delays and other problems — even if they were born without the abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains often ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Measles as Metaphor The Atlantic In two essays, "Illness as Metaphor" in 1978 and "AIDS and Its Metaphors" in 1988, the critic Susan Sontag observed that you can learn a lot about a society from the metaphors it uses to describe disease. She also suggested that disease itself can serve as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR The Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns NPR Sequencing a person's DNA is now a routine task. That reality has left doctors looking for ways to put the technology to work. A decade ago, a top federal scientist said, "Whether you like it or not, a complete sequencing of newborns is not far away." Dr. Francis ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Recreational marijuana legalization tied to decline in teens using pot, study says CNN (CNN) Marijuana use among young people in the United States overall has climbed in recent years, but a new paper suggests that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, marijuana use among youth may actually be falling. Teen vaping ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heightened Alzheimer's Risk HealthDay MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Soon after a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, drugs that lower levels of testosterone are often offered as treatment, since testosterone fuels the cancer's growth. But a major new study suggests that this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Malaria surges back in crisis-hit Venezuela Medical Xpress The sweltering heat of the Venezuelan forest makes no difference to Jose Gregorio, who trembles with a cold chill. "I have pain everywhere, fever," he stammers. Gregorio has the classic symptoms of malaria, a disease eradicated years ago among his Yukpa ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Chemotherapy for cancer patients cancelled due to bank holidays BBC News Chemotherapy sessions for patients at Northern Ireland's main cancer centre are being cancelled because it does not operate on bank holidays. Approximately 780 patients at the Belfast Cancer Centre had treatments in April and May cancelled. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Prostate cancer treatment linked to dementia risk Medical Xpress New research has highlighted a possible link between a prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the risk of dementia. The findings are published today (Wednesday 3 July) in the Journal JAMA Network Open. Androgens are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Microvascular disease elevates risk for amputation Healio Regardless of where it resided in the body and whether it was concomitant with peripheral artery disease, microvascular disease was associated with elevated risk for amputation, researchers reported. "This study advances the idea that microvascular disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Wendy's employee in Gwinnett diagnosed with hepatitis A handled food while infected Atlanta Journal Constitution The Gwinnett County Health Department is warning customers of a Wendy's restaurant to get checked for hepatitis A after an employee was diagnosed with the infection, Channel 2 Action News reported. Investigators said anyone who ate at the Lawrenceville ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Teens Risk Seizures, Coma When They Use 'Synthetic Pot' U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who use Spice, K2 or other synthetic marijuana products may risk medical harm, including coma and seizures, researchers report. A review of ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Small Vessel Disease Leaves Patients Vulnerable to Leg Amputation U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- No matter where it occurs in the body, microvascular disease ups the risk of leg amputation, a new study finds. Microvascular disease damages very small blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Where pharma spends, docs prescribe more gabapentin, a potential drug of abuse Medical Xpress Pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors may be influencing them to prescribe more expensive, brand-name versions of the pain drug gabapentin, a team of researchers report in the July 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, and the increasing use of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Quitting drinking benefits mental well-being Healio Quitting drinking was linked to a more favorable change in mental well-being among women, close to the level of lifetime alcohol abstainers, who have the highest level of mental well-being, evidence published in Canadian Medical Association Journal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Teens abusing painkillers are more likely to later use heroin Medical Xpress It's an unforeseen side effect of the nation's opioid epidemic: Adolescent heroin users. A USC study in the July 8 issue of JAMA Pediatrics shows that teens who use prescription opioids to get high are more likely to start using heroin by high school graduation. Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News With VEGAS System, Faster Directed Evolution Could Be a Sure Thing Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News What happens in VEGAS won't stay in VEGAS, not if the eponymous system fulfills its purpose: expediting the directed evolution of DNA sequences in mammalian cells. VEGAS, which stands for Viral Evolution of Genetically Actuating Sequences, could make ... Flag as irrelevant
	NJ Spotlight Heart-Attack Patients Face Worse Odds at NJ Hospitals with Lower 'Care' Scores NJ Spotlight Rutgers University researchers find 3 percent of heart attack patients return to low-scoring hospitals due to a new heart attack within 30 days. Heart attack. Credit: Pixabay. Heart-attack patients treated at New Jersey hospitals with low hospital performance ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science 2.0 Fake News, Or Just Bias Different From Our Own? Science 2.0 News Staff. The underlying central metaphor of the new Marvel film "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is that news shouldn't be trusted. Many agree, but whether or not people label it "fake" seems to be based on how different their own bias is. If you are a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Infection Control Today Public Perception of Scientific Uncertainty Linked to HPV Vaccine Policy Support Infection Control Today The human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a known cause of cancer, can be prevented through vaccination. Public perceptions about how the scientific evidence supporting the HPV vaccine is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Quitting alcohol may improve mental well-being, health-related quality of life Medical Xpress Quitting alcohol may improve health-related quality of life for women, especially their mental well-being, according to a study from Hong Kong published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "More evidence suggests caution in recommending ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lewiston Sun Journal Hepatitis C can be a complication of drug use Sarasota Herald-Tribune Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 35-year-old white male who was a drug addict from the age of 14 until 32. You name it, I took it. About three years ago, I quit drugs and have lived a healthy lifestyle since. I do not drink alcohol, and I smoke one or two cigarettes a day. Flag as irrelevant
	KERA News Denton County Aims To Increase HPV Vaccinations With New Campaign KERA News A vaccination can prevent 90% of cancers caused by human papillomavirus or HPV. But Texas has been slow to embrace Gardasil. A campaign is underway to increase HPV vaccinations in 26 North Texas counties. Denton County's public health director ... Flag as irrelevant
	Moms.com Montana Water Park Authorities Ask Visitors To Watch Out For Waterborne Diseases International Business Times Authorities at the Big Sky Water park at Montana have urged visitors to watch out for any kind of water borne diseases, including cryptosporidiosis, which is a profuse, watery diarrhea. The authorities said they have taken measures to protect the park visitors ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Week Magazine Innovative nerve surgery reverses hand and arm paralysis The Week Magazine Using a new type of nerve transfer surgery, an Australian surgeon has been able to restore the hand and arm movement in 13 adult patients who were paralyzed in sports and traffic accidents. Now that the patients are able to use their hands and extend their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Olean Times Herald State & Union: Trans Am Ambulance receives fifth AHA Mission: Lifeline EMS Bronze Plus Award Olean Times Herald For the fifth consecutive year, the Trans Am Ambulance Services has been recognized by the American Heart Association with the 2019 Mission: Lifeline EMS Bronze Plus Award. The service was lauded for meeting all standards for cardiac emergency ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Declare Ebola outbreak in DRC an emergency, says UK's Rory Stewart The Guardian The year-long Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the edge of spiralling out of control and the World Health Organization should declare it an international emergency, Rory Stewart, the UK's international development secretary, has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky News Leading cancer expert says campaign to remove asbestos from schools could cause more deaths Sky News A leading cancer expert says a campaign to get asbestos removed from all schools in the UK is unnecessary and could cause more deaths. Trade unions want the government to spend billions of pounds to take asbestos out of schools, echoing a 2015 report ... Flag as irrelevant
	ReliaWire HIV DNA Expelled From The Genomes Of Living Animals ReliaWire For the first time, scientists have eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – from the genomes of living animals. The study, a joint effort from researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk Cancer 'Achilles Heel' discovered in breakthrough that could pave way for cure Mirror.co.uk A cure for cancer could be on the horizon after scientists identified its 'Achilles Heel', forcing tumour cells to over stress and self destruct. Share. Comments. By. Mark Waghorn. 08:50, 8 JUL 2019. Science. Lung cancer cell (Image: Getty). Get the biggest daily ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Yemen cholera outbreak hits over 200000 children in 2019, charities warn The Independent Hundreds of thousands of children have been infected with suspected cholera in Yemen in the first six months of 2019 and the death toll is set to soar as the rainy season begins, aid groups warn. There have been 440,000 suspected cholera cases reported in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Mother sues NHS for £200000 claiming hospital failed to inform her of son's Down's Syndrome diagnosis Telegraph.co.uk Hospital notes show that a mother shouldn't receive £200,000 in damages from the NHS for having child with Down's Syndrome because she declined to have him tested before he was born, a court heard. Edyta Mordel, 33, is claiming hospital staff failed to ... Flag as irrelevant
	HuffPost UK Women Who Completely Quit Drinking Have Better Mental Wellbeing, Study Suggests HuffPost UK Giving up alcohol altogether could seriously improve mental wellbeing – especially among women, according to a new study. The findings suggest "caution in recommending moderate drinking as part of a healthy diet", said lead author Dr Michael Ni, from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Independent.ie 'There's no such thing as a safe tan' - daily SPF application can save lives from skin cancer Independent.ie Barbara Brown will never understand why some people won't stop and take two minutes to put on their sun protection factor (SPF) before going outdoors at this time of year. She makes sure her three children - Sophie (8), Scott (5) and one-year-old Laura - are ... Flag as irrelevant
	LGBTQ Nation Scientists say they've cured HIV in animals. Now they want to start testing on humans. LGBTQ Nation Scientists from Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center say they have successfully eliminated the HIV virus from live mice in a groundbreaking procedure that combines gene editing and antiretroviral medication. Now they're hoping ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Conversation UK Eating disorders: early warning signs identified The Conversation UK More than 1.6m people in the UK alone are estimated to have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. These disorders predominantly affect vulnerable women, but men can develop them too, and most people are diagnosed during adolescence and ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOKH FOX25 Dementia tied to hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatment KOKH FOX25 CHICAGO (AP) — Alzheimer's disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found. Previous evidence has been mixed on whether the treatment might be linked with ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Scientists discover rare autoimmune disease triggered by testicular cancer News-Medical.net A new autoimmune disease has been discovered that is triggered by testicular cancer. Using a novel diagnostic tool, researchers discovered that testicular cancer can cause the immune system to attack the brain, resulting in a severe neurodegenerative ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Combination of targeted therapies can improve survival in advanced bowel cancer News-Medical.net New data have shown for the first time that a combination of targeted therapies can improve survival in patients with advanced bowel cancer. Results of the BEACON CRC Phase III trial have shown that triple therapy targeting BRAF mutations in progressive ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Common cold virus strain could be a breakthrough in bladder cancer treatment News-Medical.net Scientists in the UK have found a new way to treat bladder cancer, using a strain of one of the viruses that cause the common cold. The virus is called Coxsackie virus CVA21, and it was found to be oncolytic, or tumor-destroying. This new research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Bulletin Sports playbook helps doctors predict cancer patient outcomes Science Daily Date: July 4, 2019; Source: Stanford Medicine; Summary: Using in-game win probability techniques, researchers devised a way to predict a cancer patient's outcome at any point during treatment. The approach could also inform treatment decisions. Share:. Flag as irrelevant
	Texarkana Gazette Flesh-eating disease not limited to Gulf Coast Texarkana Gazette Necrotizing fasciitis, a.k.a. flesh-eating disease, has been in the headlines recently after being linked to illness or death in people who've recently been to the beach. The illness, which can be caused by more than one type of bacteria, isn't only at the beach. Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Women who give up alcohol have better mental health, study finds The Independent Women can boost their mental health by giving up alcohol completely, medical researchers have said. Despite recommendations that moderate drinking can be part of a healthy diet, new findings suggest people who abstain enjoy the highest level of mental ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Globe and Mail Giving up alcohol may improve mental well-being, study finds The Globe and Mail For years, Canadians have been told drinking alcohol in moderation is safe and even beneficial to their health. But a new large-scale study provides more evidence that the healthiest amount of alcohol consumption may be none at all. Researchers of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lewiston Sun Journal Hepatitis C can be a complication of drug use STLtoday.com Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 35-year-old white male who was a drug addict from the age of 14 until 32. You name it, I took it. About three years ago, I quit drugs and have lived a healthy lifestyle since. I do not drink alcohol, and I smoke one or two cigarettes a day. Flag as irrelevant
	TheHealthSite Feeling safe and getting good sleep most important for hospitalised kids TheHealthSite According to a study Published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, being listened to and understood can give children an added sense of confidence about the situation they find themselves in. IANS | Published: July 8, 2019 8:16 am. Facebook share · Twitter ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Device Network Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer Science Daily Date: July 3, 2019; Source: University of California - San Francisco; Summary: Using advanced technology, scientists have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer. Share: FULL STORY ... Flag as irrelevant
	Independent Online Nerve transfer surgery helps 13 paralysed youth hold a drink Independent Online A novel surgical technique helped 13 young adults with paralysis of both the upper and lower limbs regain the ability to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write, says a study. The novel nerve transfer surgery connects functioning nerves with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Diarrhea Caused By Bacteria-Tainted 'Poop Water' In Virginia Patch.com New CDC data shows more parasites in public swimming pools and water parks in the US, including Virginia. See how to be safe. By Deb Belt, Patch Staff. Jul 7, 2019 12:12 pm ET. Reply. 0. New federal public health data shows a severe diarrhea-causing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Steamboat Pilot & Today Monday Medical: Birth control — other uses Steamboat Pilot & Today Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part series on birth control. Part 1 covers types of birth control. Hormonal birth control isn't just about preventing pregnancy: it can help treat various health issues. "These are medicines for women's health," said Dr. Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost CRISPR combined with new ART treatments cure HIV in mice for first time Firstpost Scientists at the Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have managed to eliminate DNA of the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) entirely from the genome of a living animal. This remarkable first in medicine was ... Flag as irrelevant

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