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	health Daily update ⋅ August 17, 2019
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	Washington Post Mystery lung illness linked to vaping. Health officials investigating nearly 100 possible cases. Washington Post State and federal health officials are investigating almost 100 cases of mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping and e-cigarette use in 14 states, many of them involving teens and young adults. A large number of those stricken ill have been hospitalized, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Candida auris: The new superbug on the block BBC News The drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, was only discovered 10 years ago, but is now one of the world's most feared hospital microbes. There have been outbreaks across the world, and new research shows higher temperatures may have led to an ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Spraying Antibiotics to Fight Citrus Scourge Doesn't Help, Study Finds The New York Times When the Environmental Protection Agency approved the spraying of certain antibiotics three years ago to fight a deadly bacterial infection decimating Florida's orange groves, growers thought they might have found a silver bullet. But public health advocates ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR What's Behind A Cluster Of Vaping-Related Hospitalizations? NPR When Dylan Nelson was admitted to the ICU in July with difficulty breathing, his mother Kim Barnes figured it was just his asthma acting up again. But when she got to the hospital in Burlington, Wisconsin, he couldn't speak. He was intubated. His blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than 120 cases of lung disease in 15 states could be linked to vaping CNN (CNN) At least 15 states have identified more than 120 cases of lung disease or injury that could be linked to vaping, a CNN survey of state health departments has found. FDA investigating 127 reports of seizures, neurological symptoms related to vaping. Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Ebola treatment massively cuts death rate, but it's no cure Futurity: Research News In a recent clinical trial, a triple-antibody cocktail reduced the mortality rate for the deadly Ebola virus by stunning amounts—from 70% to as low as a reported 6% when given to patients early enough, researchers report. Robert Davey vividly remembers the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes A Vaccine For Cat Allergies: Here Is The Latest Forbes Hey, cats. You know how about 10% of the humans in the U.S. start coughing, wheezing, sneezing, and getting rashes and stuffy noses around you? Well, it's not them. It's you. They are allergic to you. This problem has motivated HypoPet AG, a Swiss-based ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Students with different gender identities are 4 times more likely to develop mental health issues, new study finds New York Daily News A groundbreaking survey on the mental health of gender-minority college students found that individuals who don't identify with the gender they were assigned at birth face a much higher risk of developing mental health issues than their peers. With "Gender ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What to Know About a Potential Ebola 'Cure' Healthline Two people with Ebola who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been declared "cured," said a local health official. The drugs were being tested as part of a randomized clinical trial in four towns ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Doctors Suspect Vaping Is Linked To Dozens Of Lung Illnesses In US CBS Denver NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. No deaths have been reported, but at least a few cases have come close. (Photo by Dan ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Weight Watchers App for Kids, Teens Criticized U.S. News & World Report Health care professionals, actors, parents and dietitians have voiced concerns this week over a mobile app that promotes food tracking in children as young as 8 years old, saying they fear the app will lead to disordered eating habits as well as long-term ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses, can save lives. Here's why you should learn how to use it. Washington Post Someone you know just overdosed on opioids. So what do you do? If you don't know, keep reading. Don't think it could happen to you? Think again: During 2017, nearly 48,000 people died of opioid overdoses. They didn't have to. Naloxone, a drug that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Diabetes In Control Intermittent Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss and Glycemic Control Diabetes In Control Intermittent fasting beneficial for weight loss: how is it that meal timing, regardless of calorie intake, can promote weight loss? Diet trends continue to emerge and have phased in and out over the years from Atkins, Paleo to Ketogenic diet. These trendy diets ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 5 New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For Deadly EEE Virus Patch.com Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but potentially deadly illness for humans; the disease is also a concern for horses, officials say. By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff. Aug 16, 2019 4:53 pm ET. Reply. 0. 5 New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For Deadly EEE Virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 5 Health Tips to Promote Back-to-School Success U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). SATURDAY, Aug. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy kids do better in school -- something parents need to think about as they prepare for a new academic year. "As a parent and grandparent, I know that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCVB Boston Second human EEE case confirmed in Massachusetts; 10 new communities at critical risk WCVB Boston A second human case of Eastern equine encephalitis virus infection has been confirmed in Massachusetts, according to the state's Department of Public Health. The department said a man between the ages of 19 and 30 from eastern Worcester County has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Rhode Island mosquitoes test positive for potentially deadly virus EEE, officials say Fox News Environmental officials in Rhode Island confirmed that mosquitos collected earlier this month tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare cause of brain infections that could cause long-term neurological problems or even death. The news ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Dozens of People in Multiple States Have Lung Disease Linked to Vaping, and No One Knows Why Gizmodo The number of people afflicted and hospitalized with serious lung disease connected to vaping continues to grow. This week, multiple states reported similar cases, and the toll of confirmed and possible victims has climbed into the dozens. Right now, health ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Mom Urges Parents to Be More Aware After Daughter Diagnosed with Rare Tick Paralysis PEOPLE.com In an effort to make parents more aware of tick dangers, an Ohio mother is sharing the frightening experience of her 5-year-old daughter who was nearly paralyzed by a tick-related illness. Sara Mell, found two Dogwood ticks "the size of a quarter" on her ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Hepatitis A infects almost two dozen people at exclusive New Jersey golf club New York Post Nearly two dozen people contracted hepatitis A from a food handler at an exclusive New Jersey Golf Club this summer, according to officials and a new report. The 23 people came in contact with the rare, contagious virus at the Mendham Golf & Tennis Club ... Flag as irrelevant
	MobiHealthNews Plans to move away from 'one-size-fits-all' health checks to personalised services in England unveiled MobiHealthNews People aged between 40 and 74 in England could be offered "intelligent, predictive" health checks that take into account their age, lifestyle and risk factors in a review of the NHS Health Check programme announced by health and social care secretary Matt ... Flag as irrelevant
	NJ.com Children possibly exposed to Hepatitis A by worker at NJ camp NJ.com There's been another Hepatitis A scare, this time at a camp in Sussex County. Health officials say that a worker at Camp Somers, which is on the 1,000-acre Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Stanhope, was diagnosed with Hepatitis A, prompting concern ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Manila exceeds dengue alert threshold, Clean-up drive commences Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Philippines health officials are reporting that the National Capital Region (NCR), or the Metro Manila area has exceeded the alert threshold for dengue fever recently, prompting a Regionwide Synchronized Dengue ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Celiac advocacy group launches mobile app to increase patient engagement Healio Beyond Celiac, a patient advocacy group, has launched a mobile app to complement its online research database to offer users a more convenient experience and drive patient engagement. Go Beyond Celiac, launched in 2017, is an online database that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Somerset County Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus Patch.com Eastern Equine Encephalitis is one of the most severe mosquito-transmitted diseases in the U.S. and can effect people and horses. By Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff. Aug 16, 2019 3:54 pm ET. Reply. 0. An elderly Somerset County man is the first human to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS42.com State health officials: 2 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease linked to Schaumburg hotel Chicago Tribune The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that two confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a hotel in Schaumburg. In both cases, hotel visitors reported using water in their rooms, the hot tub and the pool while visiting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Herald & Review Hepatitis A races across the country Herald & Review AKRON, Ohio — Just before the Fourth of July, Trenton Burrell began feeling run-down and achy. Soon he could barely muster the energy to walk from one room to another. A friend shared an alarming observation: "You're turning yellow." Within days, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Times Study Says That Heavy Social Media Use May Harm Mental Health Of Teens Tech Times Another research has linked the excessive use of social media sites, such as Instagram and Twitter, to psychological distress, especially among teenage girls. A team of researchers interviewed over 12,000 young students ages 13 to 16 in England. They were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outside Magazine Weight Watchers' New App for Kids Is a Bad Idea Outside Magazine There's no denying that childhood obesity is a significant problem. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that one in five children in the United States is obese. Obesity is associated with a wide range of diseases and disorders, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo A Woman Lived with a 'Twin' Inside Her for 17 Years Without Knowing Gizmodo A young woman in India unknowingly lived with one of the rarest and most unsettling medical conditions for nearly two decades, her doctors say. According to a case report out this week, the woman had a sac containing her still-growing "twin" lodged in her ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP New guidelines on prescribing fewer opioids could have massive impact: Study WTOP (NEW YORK) — Surgeons in Michigan are prescribing fewer opioid medications after operations, but here's the kicker: Their patients are not complaining. A new study further explores whether too many opioids were being given to patients and how new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Mosquito-borne illnesses growing in Florida as West Nile virus crops up in chickens Miami Herald The West Nile virus doesn't just set up shop in humans. Flocks of chickens in Florida have tested positive for mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis infection (EEEV) in the last month. The West Nile virus was found in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSYR Horse dies of Triple E in Oswego County WSYR OSWEGO COUNTY (WSYR-TV) – A horse in the town of West Monroe died Aug. 13 of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Oswego County Health Department reported today. The diagnosis was confirmed in tests conducted by the state Department of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 Sheraton Atlanta hotel cleared to reopen after Legionnaires outbreak Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 ATLANTA - A hotel in downtown Atlanta is reopening its doors to visitors after it closed last month so that health officials could investigate an outbreak of potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease linked to the premises. The source of the outbreak at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Stamford Patch.com STAMFORD, CT — Stamford is attempting to control the local mosquito population after some tested positive for West Nile virus, according to an announcement from the state's Mosquito Management Program. On Monday, the Stamford Health Department will ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Jersey Herald Police departments confront 'epidemic' in officer suicides New Jersey Herald NEW YORK (AP) — A rash of suicides by police officers has shaken the New York Police Department, leading the commissioner to declare a mental health emergency and highlighting the problem of untreated depression among law enforcement officers ... Flag as irrelevant
	AOL Tick paralysis: 5-year-old Ohio girl left temporarily unable to move, breathe, after getting bitten AOL A 5-year-old girl was hospitalized and suffered temporary paralysis after contracting a rare, potentially deadly condition caused by tick bites, according to WXIX-TV. Averey Mell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was rushed to the hospital earlier this month after she ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister Mosquitoes in Buena Park and Santa Ana test positive for West Nile virus, but still no human cases reported OCRegister The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District issued alerts this week that mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus have been detected in Buena Park and Santa Ana. Inspections of routine insect traps — on Aug. 7 near Crescent and Western ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCTV West Nile human infection confirmed in SW Ga WCTV By: WALB Staff August 16, 2019. CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) — The first human case of the season of West Nile Virus of 2019 has been confirmed in a Mitchell County resident, according to officials with Southwest Health District. The resident is an elderly adult ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily Herald Hepatitis A in worker temporarily closes Lynnwood restaurant The Daily Herald LYNNWOOD — A teriyaki restaurant that was closed Thursday by the health department after a worker tested positive for hepatitis A was reopened Friday afternoon. But those who ate food from Ashiya Teriyaki during a nearly two-week period might be at risk ... Flag as irrelevant
	Big Think Ebola is now largely curable, new clinical trials suggest Big Think The Democratic Republic of Congo has been suffering a major Ebola outbreak since August 2018. In November 2018, a clinical trial began comparing the efficacy of four Ebola treatments. Two of those treatments — based on monoclonal antibodies — are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Oncology Nurse Advisor Beef or Chicken: Examining How Meat Intake Affects Breast Cancer Risk Oncology Nurse Advisor Breast cancer affects approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States, making it the second most common cancer in women behind skin cancer.1. Study Examines Meat Intake in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk. Researchers explored the link between ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Could microorganisms in poop help treat the deadliest form of skin cancer? Medical Xpress A multidisciplinary team at Lawson Health Research Institute is exploring whether fecal transplants can improve outcomes in melanoma patients treated with immunotherapy. Immunotherapy drugs stimulate a person's immune system to attack and destroy ... Flag as irrelevant
	NJ.com Deaths of 11 children at nursing home sparks new law demanding faster, better response to outbreaks NJ.com Nursing home operators in New Jersey must develop an emergency response plan if there is an outbreak of contagious disease under a new law. State lawmakers drafted the legislation in the wake of a viral outbreak at the Wanaque Nursing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	When evaluating moles, use 'ABCDE' rule: Ask the Doctors GoErie.com Q: Why is melanoma so dangerous? I had a squamous cell growth removed, and it was no big deal. However, a mole that had to be biopsied for melanoma (It turned out to be benign.) has my doctor worried. A: We're glad to hear your biopsy results came ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Bridgend man 'will die' without TPN nutrition replacement BBC News A man from Bridgend who cannot eat or drink has said he "will die" if his supply of replacement nutrition is significantly affected by an inspection of a manufacturing site. Keith Millen, 48, said food will "pour out" of his digestive system due to a fistula and he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Singapore reports 15 local typhoid cases since mid-July: Published memorandum Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Singapore health officials apparently issued a memo for physicians recently due to an increase in locally acquired typhoid fever. Image/CIA. According to the memo, posted on the Etern Medical Facebook page, as of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Nursing home residents with advanced dementia often face 'distressing' transfers, MDs find CBC.ca If everyone was more aware of dementia, it could improve comfort in a loved one's dying days, say Canadian geriatricians who found distressing medical procedures were common among nursing home residents, especially men. The geriatric researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Syracuse.com Eastern equine encephalitis kills Oswego horse Syracuse.com OSWEGO, N.Y. – A horse in the town of West Monroe died Tuesday of Eastern equine encephalitis, according to the Oswego County Health Department. EEE is a rare, but potentially deadly virus spread by mosquitoes. Both humans and horses are at risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WMUR Manchester Medication used to treat migraines, headaches recalled WMUR Manchester Check your medicine cabinet. Pfizer Inc. is voluntarily recalling two lots of RELPAX 40 milligram tablets. Advertisement. The medication is used to treat migraines and headaches. According to an announcement from the company, the recall is due to "potential ... Flag as irrelevant

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