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| Hundreds of detained migrants have had mumps, CDC reports (CNN) A total of 898 detained adult migrants had mumps in the last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Some cases were confirmed by testing, others were considered "probable" based on symptoms, the public health ... | |
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| Two Adults Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Weld County WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Health officials have identified the first human cases of West Nile Virus this season in Weld County. Both adults are recovering at home and neither was hospitalized, according to officials. An Aedes aegypti mosquito (credit: ... | |
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| Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids Later in the Workday Primary care doctors are more likely to prescribe opioid painkillers as the day goes on and they fall behind schedule, a new study indicates. In 2017, patients were 33% more likely to be prescribed an opioid later in the workday and 17% more likely to receive ... | |
| Free Narcan kits available Sept. 14 Mark Rudolph has no doubt he would have carried Narcan, a form of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, if Michigan residents were allowed to 12 years ago. That's when his 18-year-old son Ryan was battling a drug addiction and eventually died from an ... | |
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| The Key Nutrient You Probably Don't Get Enough Of Choline is a vital nutrient found in eggs, meat, and dairy products. But researchers find many people aren't getting enough of the nutrient. Vegans and vegetarians have more risk for lower choline levels, but experts say people can take steps to supplement ... | |
| 'Robotic Worm' Could Be the Future of Stroke Care MIT researchers have created a super-thin robotic thread capable of carefully winding its way through a tangle of tubes. In the future, it could move through blood vessels in the brain to help clear blockages, according to a new the study in Science Robotics. | |
| Man in Rhode Island tests positive for EEE PROVIDENCE — Public health officials say a Rhode Island man has tested positive for the potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis. The state health department said Friday the case was confirmed in a man over 50 from West ... | |
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| More West Nile Virus cases being seen throughout Southwest PHOENIX — West Nile Virus is increasingly being detected around the U.S. Southwest following a rainier winter, with a record number of cases in Arizona's Maricopa County and at least seven deaths statewide this year, the latest public health data showed ... | |
| Mumps virus sweeping through detention facilities Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system. The virus sickened 898 adult migrants and 33 detention center ... | |
| YouTube Kids relies on poor math skills to keep children safe YouTube Kids is here to protect all the children who can't do basic math. The current version of the kids app comes with a set of parental controls meant to ensure adults can both track what their children watch and set boundaries for age-appropriate content. | |
| DC to Offer Free Naloxone at Select Pharmacies Starting Saturday, select pharmacies throughout the District of Columbia will distribute naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, free of charge in an effort to save more lives throughout the nation's capital, the city's health department ... | |
| York County horse contracts rare mosquito-borne disease A horse in York County tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and had to be euthanized, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. State health officials issued a warning this week about the rare mosquito-borne disease, ... | |
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| Fast food may contribute to teen depression, study says Preteens are known for their defiant attitudes and dramatic mood swings, but over the last decade a much more disturbing characteristic has been increasing: depression. A new study finds that one culprit may be a high fast-food, low plant–based diet. | |
| West Nile Virus Pops up More in Southwest, 9 Dead in Arizona PHOENIX (AP) — Public health data shows the potentially fatal West Nile Virus is popping up more around the U.S. Southwest following a rainier winter, with a record number of cases in Arizona's Maricopa County and nine deaths statewide this year. | |
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| Fast food might contribute to teen depression, new study says Preteens are known for their defiant attitudes and dramatic mood swings, but over the last decade a much more disturbing characteristic has been increasing: depression. A new study finds that one culprit for a teen's depression might be a high fast-food, low ... | |
| Maddie Nelson: Utah Teen Says Vaping Put Her in a Coma Maddie Nelson, 18, is speaking out about the dangers of vaping after she says her habit made her dangerously sick. Nelson spent several days in a medically-induced coma in early August after suffering from chest pain and nausea for weeks. Doctors told ... | |
| Deschutes Health issues alert of possibly deadly heroin Deschutes County Health Services and St. Charles Health System issued a public health alert Friday evening of a possible increased risk of accidental heroin overdoses, based on a cluster of four serious drug overdoses over the past 36 hours. Health care ... | |
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| Hemorrhagic disease outbreak possible among W. Virginia deer FARMINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has received several calls of dead white-tail deer in Harrison County, and it may be a result of epizootic hemorrhagic disease. "Samples have been collected by the Wildlife ... | |
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| Health Dept: Human case of EEE confirmed in RI WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Health Friday afternoon announced the state's first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) since 2010. Health officials said a person over the age of 50 from West Warwick ... | |
| Scientists discover way to 'grow' tooth enamel Scientists say they have finally cracked the problem of repairing tooth enamel. Though enamel is the hardest tissue in the body, it cannot self-repair. Now scientists have discovered a method by which its complex structure can be reproduced and the enamel ... | |
| Nebraska reports increase in mumps By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Nebraska health officials report seeing an increase in mumps cases related to two separate outbreaks. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has seen at least 30 cases have been identified mainly ... | |
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| Nebraska health officials report outbreak of mumps in state State health officials are reporting an outbreak of the mumps in Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says in a news release that at least 30 cases of the highly contagious illness have been identified — 2 ½ times the number of ... | |
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| Measles and the MMR vaccine Earlier this month, the World Health Organization released some astounding preliminary information concerning measles during the first half of the year. In the first six months of 2019, reported measles cases are the highest they have been in any year since ... | |
| Measles cases confirmed in 50 schools across Auckland Measles cases have been confirmed in more than 50 schools in the Auckland region since the beginning of this year's outbreak. There have been 778 cases confirmed in the region as of Saturday, with 19 new diagnoses since Friday, the Auckland Regional ... | |
| 'Critical' legionella risk found in Barrow shops "Critical" concerns were raised about the legionella risk at council-owned shops in south Cumbria. Risk assessments were carried out at 19 premises leased from Barrow Borough Council at Newbarns, Ormsgill, Walney and Dalton. The bacteria, which can be ... | |
| Teenager left in coma after developing lung disease from vaping A teenager suffered catastrophic lung damage after vaping every day for three years. Maddie Nelson, 18, started to feel ill earlier this year but last month experienced severe back and kidney pain. The student, from Utah, USA, was rushed to hospital struggling ... | |
| Substance Abuse as a World Problem in 2019 Substance abuse refers to the hazardous or harmful use of a psychoactive substance like an illicit drug or alcohol. Continued substance abuse leads to addiction and a whole host of problems. What makes substance abuse so devastating is the fact that it ... | |
| What the measles epidemic says about New Zealand OPINION: If you had asked me last week whether I had been vaccinated against measles I would have said yes because I can remember lining up with a lot of kids at primary school to get some sort of jab. My memory is of a device with a circle of small ... | |
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| eScooter-related injuries have increased over time (HealthDay)—Electric motorized scooter (eScooter)-related injuries have increased over time and are frequently associated with alcohol and illicit substance use, according to research published online Aug. 29 in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. | |
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