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	health Daily update ⋅ July 9, 2019
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	The New York Times Supplements and Diets for Heart Health Show Limited Proof of Benefit The New York Times Millions of Americans use dietary supplements and a variety of diets to protect their heart health. But a large new analysis found that there was strikingly little proof from rigorous studies that supplements and some widely recommended diets have the power to ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Fear and mistrust stalk battle to halt spread of Ebola BBC News There can be few greater challenges than tackling a lethal epidemic. But imagine trying to do so in a conflict zone ravaged by extreme poverty, insecurity and poor communications amid a population where health workers are feared and distrusted. Yet that is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Fewer measles cases reported last week, but it's not time to declare victory CNN (CNN) The number of measles cases reported in the United States has fallen the last few weeks, but experts say it's not time to declare victory. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that the number of measles cases this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape GPs Reducing Diabetes Mortality with Empathy Medscape In an age of personalised diabetes medicine, AI, and genomics, it's nice to chalk up a win for the old-fashioned human touch. A UK study has found the perceived empathy of GPs and nurses can reduce the risk of early death for some of their diabetes patients. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked to Dementia Risk WebMD By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. 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. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes WHO List of Essential Tests Gets An Upgrade Forbes Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published two lists that are critical for global health: the 21st WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), and the 2nd WHO Model List of Essential Diagnostics (EDL). The purpose of these lists is to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN British boys will receive HPV vaccine to prevent 'thousands of cancers' CNN London (CNN) Boys aged 12 and 13 will be offered the HPV vaccine in all British schools from September, in a move health officials say will prevent thousands of cancer cases. The jab would protect against a range of cancers caused by the human papilloma ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Most dietary supplements do not protect against heart attack and stroke NBCNews.com Most dietary supplements do nothing to protect against heart attacks, stroke or deaths from heart disease, and some may even cause harm, according to a newpaper published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at West Virginia ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What is epilepsy? Here's what you need to know about the seizure-causing spectrum of disorders CNN (CNN) More than 3.4 million people in the United States are diagnosed with epilepsy, but researchers struggle to fully understand the spectrum of neurological disorders and its causes. Epilepsy is a general term for several diagnoses that involve recurring ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science Invasive Semislug That Likes to Climb May Be Infecting Hawaiians with Brain Parasite Live Science A parasitic worm that can wreak havoc on a person's brain could be infecting more Hawaiians than once thought, according to new research. And some of these people may be picking up the so-called rat lungworm parasite after eating (knowingly or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Giving Up Alcohol Boosts Mental Health in Women Medscape For women, quitting drinking may be associated with a significant improvement in mental health, according to a study published online today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The findings come from a comparison of two population-based cohorts, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Low LDL Means Higher Hemorrhagic Stroke Risk Medscape More evidence supports the link between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Results from a large, prospective longitudinal study show individuals with LDL below 70 mg/dL had a 65% ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News HPV vaccine for boys 'will prevent thousands of cancers' BBC News Health officials say the HPV vaccine for 12 to 13-year-old boys, starting after the summer, will prevent 29,000 cancers in UK men in the next 40 years. The boys will be eligible from the start of the new school year, 11 years after girls were first vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Teen odds of using marijuana dip when states legalize recreational use NBCNews.com New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot. One reason may be that it's harder and costlier for teens to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries than from dealers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 82 cases of rat lungworm disease reported in Hawaii over 10 years Healio Over a 10-year period in Hawaii, health officials identified 82 cases of rat lungworm disease, two of which were fatal, according to findings published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Rat lungworm disease, or angiostrongyliasis, ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Small Vessels Hold Big Clue to PAD Limb Amputation Risk MedPage Today Retinopathy and other microvascular diseases are linked to a substantial risk of adverse limb events in peripheral artery disease (PAD), a study found. The incidence of amputation was 0.23 per 1,000 person-years among people who had neither ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: 'Surprising' Lack of Progress on Heart Disease in Younger Adults HealthDay MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- After years of declining rates of coronary artery disease, new research shows the trend is reversing among younger people, especially women. The culprit may be the rise in obesity, diabetes and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape HPV Vaccination Programme Extended to Boys This Autumn Medscape The success of extending human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination to boys in England this autumn could depend on countering the activities of the so-called 'anti-vax' lobby, health experts said. From September this year, boys in school year 8 in England will ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears NPR Hand dryers are ubiquitous in public restrooms, but according to research recently published in the Canadian journal Paediatrics & Child Health, the noise they make may be harmful to children's ears. And the study's author can speak from personal ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE 12-month supply of birth control pills cuts unintended pregnancies, cost Reuters When women are given a 12-month supply of oral contraceptives, they are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than if they need to get refills every three months, a new study shows. Researchers also found that supplying 12 months of the pill to ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech News of note—Merck's virus-based drug shows promise in bladder cancer; CRISPR halts hearing loss in mice FierceBiotech A small human trial of Cavatak, an oncolytic virus acquired by Merck last year, showed that the drug was active against bladder cancer. (Wikimedia Commons). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Merck's common cold virus shrinks bladder cancer in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Average life expectancy in the US has been declining for 3 consecutive years USA TODAY The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Climate change: Water and green energy produced by a single device BBC News Researchers have found a way to purify water and produce electricity from a single device powered by sunlight. The scientists adapted a solar panel that not only generated power, but used some of the heat energy to distil and purify sea water. They believe ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) A common gut virus that maps our travels EurekAlert (press release) Travelling abroad for the summer can change a person's perspective--and it can also change the makeup of his gut. A San Diego State University researcher has found evidence that a virus nicknamed crAssphage, found in the guts of about 70 percent of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Autism: Mandatory training for all NI teachers 'premature' BBC News The Department of Education (DE) is not yet in a position to introduce mandatory autism training for teachers. Autism NI has called for the move due to the significant increase in autistic pupils in Northern Ireland's schools. DE said making the training ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP As Ebola rages on, DRC sees more displaced people CIDRAP As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches a year of active Ebola transmission in North Kivu and Ituri provinces and case counts climb each day, renewed violence in the region has led to a sharp increase in displaced persons, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A third of children up to age three exposed to Zika in-utero have neurological problems Medical Xpress New UCLA-led research suggests that 32% of children up to the age of 3 years who were exposed to the Zika virus during the mother's pregnancy had below-average neurological development. The study also found that less than 4 percent of 216 children ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Zika's Damage Continues in Children Infected Before Birth HealthDay TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that neurological damage for babies who were exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb continues to unfold years after birth. Developmental problems were found in one-third of the 216 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee 'Early warning sign' of West Nile virus: First bird tests positive in Sacramento County Sacramento Bee The first bird of the season has tested positive for West Nile virus in Sacramento County, and officials said they are on alert for the mosquito-borne disease that killed 11 people and infected more than 200 in California last year. A yellow-billed magpie found ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Parent Who Listens Can Help Kids Thrive Despite Trauma U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Heartfelt talks between parent and child are essential to help kids overcome tough times and do their best at school, a new study says. Traumatic events in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Essex strep A outbreak death toll revised down to 12 BBC News The death toll after an outbreak of Group A streptococcal infection has been lowered to 12, health bosses said. Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said tests had shown cases in Basildon and Southend were not part of the mid Essex outbreak. Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Dengue outbreak in the Ivory Coast Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. An outbreak of dengue fever has been ongoing in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) since January 2019, with the upscale urban districts of Abidjan city being the most affected, according to the World Health Organization. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Endurance, Resistance Exercise Shrinks Cardiac Fat in the Obese Medscape Endurance- and resistance-training exercises can shrink cardiac adipose tissue, but they don't work equally well on both kinds of fat around the heart, which in excess are emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Both kinds of exercise were ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Study: Common cold strain may fight off bladder cancer UPI.com New research showed the oncolytic virus coxsackievirus, or CVA21, wiped out all cancer in a patient with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in a recent study in England. By. Tauren Dyson. (. 0 Comments. Sort by. Oldest. Facebook Comments Plugin. ). Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests May Be a 'Major Public Health Problem' HealthDay TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many more U.S. hospital patients suffer cardiac arrest than previously thought, a new study reveals. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating. It differs from a heart attack, in which blood flow to the heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Patients with an 'empathic' GP at reduced risk of early death Medical Xpress Patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes are at a lower risk of early death if they have a doctor who they describe as showing empathy towards them, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found. Empathy is an important concept within ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 'Semi-Slug' Is Spreading a Lethal Parasite in Hawaii HealthDay MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A brain-invading killer parasite hides on a half-snail/half-slug creature before slipping into a salad, just waiting to be swallowed by hungry humans. Is it the plot of a B-movie or a real medical threat? Unfortunately ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA Drinking less might be tied to higher quality of life Reuters Moderate drinkers who quit may be able to achieve bigger improvements in well-being than the rest of us, a new study suggests. In moderation, alcohol consumption has been linked to improved quality of life and a lower risk of health problems like heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Does Dirty Lemon's Drinkable Retinol Really Make You Look Fresh-Faced? PEOPLE.com Dirty Lemon's newest elixir, +retinol, purports to give you smoother, younger-looking skin without scary side effects like dryness, irritation and sun sensitivity. By Michele Corriston. July 08, 2019 10:39 AM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Print Send Text ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New technique developed to detect autism in children Medical Xpress Researchers have developed a new technique to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. In a study led by the University of Waterloo, researchers characterized how children with ASD scan a person's face ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Teens who abuse opioids likely to use heroin, study says UPI.com July 8 (UPI) -- New findings show teens who use opioids to get high are more likely to use heroin after high school. More than 13 percent of young people who currently use prescription opioids recreationally also used heroin after high school, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	wreg.com Fewer measles cases reported last week, but it's not time to declare victory wreg.com NEW YORK — The number of measles cases reported in the United States has fallen the last few weeks, but experts say it's not time to declare victory. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that the number of measles cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox World Media Should You Try Allergen Immunotherapy? U.S. News & World Report By Len Canter HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're constantly sneezing and sniffling even though you take allergy medication to relieve symptoms, you may want to consider immunotherapy. This treatment ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas to Spray for Mosquitoes After Another Test Positive for West Nile Virus NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas County Health will spray for mosquitoes Monday and Tuesday after another mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus. The Dallas County Health and Human Services Department said Monday a mosquito tested positive for the virus in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pirates and Princesses Orange County issues rabies alert for area near Epcot Orlando Sentinel The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a 60-day rabies alert for an area near Walt Disney World. The alert issued on July 8 was declared after a cat was confirmed to have the virus that can be fatal to humans. The warning area is for a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSOC Charlotte Wendy's employee in Georgia diagnosed with hepatitis A handled food while infected WSOC Charlotte GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The health department in Gwinnett County, Georgia, is warning customers of a Wendy's restaurant to get checked for hepatitis A after an employee was diagnosed with the infection, WSB-TV reported. >> Read more trending news. Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Wendy's employee in Georgia diagnosed with hepatitis A handled food while infected Atlanta Journal Constitution The health department in Gwinnett County, Georgia, is warning customers of a Wendy's restaurant to get checked for hepatitis A after an employee was diagnosed with the infection, WSB-TV reported. >> Read more trending news. Investigators said anyone ... Flag as irrelevant
	GOV.UK US Should Prioritize WASH Efforts To Respond To DRC's Ebola Outbreak Kaiser Family Foundation Fox News: Bill Frist: Lessons not learned in Congo's Ebola outbreak. Bill H. Frist, former U.S. Senate majority leader and chair of the executive board of Cressey & Company. "…Preventing and containing disease outbreaks — and delivering adequate health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nutritional Outlook New study maligns dietary supplements as ineffective for cardiovascular outcomes Nutritional Outlook A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is dismissive of dietary supplements for preventing mortality and improving cardiovascular disease outcomes. The study reviews evidence from nine systematic reviews and four new randomized ... Flag as irrelevant
	Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 Supplements probably aren't helping your heart, research suggests Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - More than half of adults report using dietary supplements, but new research suggests that most vitamins and minerals don't do anything for heart health. Some products, according to a review of hundreds of existing studies, may even ... Flag as irrelevant

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