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	health Daily update ⋅ August 2, 2019
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	The New York Times Year After Latest Ebola Outbreak, New Cases in Major City The New York Times One year ago, the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the deadly disease was discovered in the country's North Kivu Province. In the months since, the virus has continued to spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Health officials try new tactics against measles outbreaks Washington Post NEW YORK — The most recent effort to crush the largest measles outbreak in nearly three decades took place at a Brooklyn soccer field. As Latino players and fans showed up for a weekend tournament, Spanish-speaking health teams offered free vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Former US Ebola patients mark 5 years since recovery while new outbreak grips Congo NBCNews.com As a new Ebola outbreak rages in Congo, some of the first Ebola virus patients to be successfully treated in the United States during the deadliest recorded outbreak five years ago are reuniting with their doctors on Friday. Dr. Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Sesame Allergies Are Likely More Widespread Than Previously Thought NPR As an ingredient, sesame is pretty popular— it's in tahini and sushi; it's often mixed in granola, sprinkled on bagels or used as a flavoring in an array of dishes. But according to new research, this may be a problem for a substantial number of Americans. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Philadelphia declares a public health emergency after surge of Hepatitis A CNN (CNN) The Philadelphia Department of Health has declared a public health emergency due to a surge in Hepatitis A, Dr. Thomas A. Farley, Health Commissioner of the City, said Thursday. So far this year, 154 people have tested positive for the highly ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A Blood Test for Alzheimer's? It's Coming, Scientists Report The New York Times For decades, researchers have sought a blood test for beta amyloid, the protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Several groups and companies have made progress, and on. Thursday, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis reported that they ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Amid Ebola fears, Rwanda's border with Congo is open, government official says CNN (CNN) Rwanda's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo is open, a government official told CNN Thursday. Help efforts to fight the Ebola crisis. Olivier Nduhungirehe, minister of state for Rwanda, said that the reports of the border closing over concerns ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Colorado looks to medical marijuana to ease opioid crisis NBCNews.com As the nation grapples with an opioid crisis that kills more than 130 people every day, Colorado thinks a solution may lie in a joint ... or a vape pen ... or a topical. On Friday it becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Massachusetts towns are at 'high risk' for a mosquito-borne virus that can cause brain swelling CNN (CNN) Health officials are warning that seven towns in southeastern Massachusetts are at "high risk" for a potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus known as Eastern equine encephalitis or EEE. The virus has been found in 92 mosquito samples this year, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Cities now see more overdose deaths than rural areas Washington Post NEW YORK — U.S. drug overdose deaths, which have been concentrated in Appalachia and other rural areas for more than a dozen years, are back to being most common in big cities again, according to a government report issued Friday. The report by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine Reuters MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the deaths of several children, as authorities battle to contain a dengue outbreak that has killed more than 450 people this year. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times These six things can stave off weight gain, even if your genes boost your risk of obesity Los Angeles Times You can run away from your fat genes, and you can waltz right on by a hereditary risk of gaining weight. But it's a little less clear that mimicking funky moves in front of a video game console will protect you from a genetic vulnerability to becoming obese. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New York resident dies after contracting the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness, health officials say ABC News A New York resident has died after contracting the Powassan virus, a rare virus spread by deer ticks, health officials announced. Interested in New York? Add New York as an interest to stay up to date on the latest New York news, video, and analysis from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Young People at More Risk for Colorectal Cancer: How to Spot the Signs Healthline More people under the age of 50 are getting colorectal cancer. That percent increased from 10 percent in 2004 to 12.2 percent in 2014. The American Cancer Society now recommends people aged 45 get colorectal cancer screenings. One study predicted ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio AI may identify AF in patients during normal sinus rhythm Healio An AI-enabled ECG that was obtained during normal sinus rhythm helped identify patients with atrial fibrillation at the point of care, according to a study published in The Lancet. "Applying an AI model to the ECG permits detection of atrial fibrillation even if not ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Thousands of Years Ago, a Dog Gave Rise to an Immortal Entity The Atlantic One of the strangest living things on the planet started as a dog, but has turned into something else entirely. It originated somewhere in Asia about 6,000 years ago, when a cell in the genitals of an unknown dog developed mutations that allowed it to multiply ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 8 important updates for World Lung Cancer Day Healio Today marks World Lung Cancer Day. The observance — intended to raise awareness about the impact of lung cancer — is held every year on Aug. 1. See Also. Proton beam therapy shows promise for non-small cell lung cancer · 'Striking' lung cancer data ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED How a 6000-Year-Old Dog Cancer Spread Around the World WIRED High in the Himalayas, a heavy-coated dog trots behind the hem of a Buddhist monk's robes. On the streets of Panama City another dog collapses into a sliver of shade, escaping the heat of the midday sun. On their bodies a cancer grows. Their tumors each ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Alzheimer's blood test 'one step closer' BBC News Researchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear, which could help the progress of drug trials. US scientists were able to use levels of a protein in the blood to help predict its build-up in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Rare tick-borne virus kills resident of New York CNN (CNN) A rare virus spread by ticks has caused a fatality in New York, health officials in Ulster County said Thursday. A resident of Gardiner, New York, became the first diagnosis of Powassan virus in the state this year. The victim of the virus did have an ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows 94% Accuracy MedPage Today A high-precision mass spectrometry assay that measured the ratio of the 42-residue form of plasma amyloid-beta (Aβ42) protein to the 40-residue form predicted the amyloid plaque burden in participants' brains with 94% accuracy, researchers reported. Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Laboratory mice born to wild mice have natural microbiota and model human immune responses Science Magazine Born to be a wildling. Inbred laboratory mouse strains are used extensively in basic and translational immunology research. However, the commensal and pathogenic repertoire of resident microbes encountered in the wild is not replicated in a lab setting. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Ohio woman with dog lick infection has legs, parts of arms amputated after spending days in coma Fox News An Ohio business owner's rapid downward spiral to near-death began innocently enough — with an affectionate lick on her arm from one of her two pet dogs. Marie Trainer's symptoms emerged shortly after, according to Fox 8. She felt nausea, her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo A Sexually Transmitted Cancer in Dogs Is Even Weirder Than We Thought Gizmodo Our precious pooches can carry one of the strangest diseases known to exist—a sexually transmitted form of cancer that's jumped from host to host for thousands of years. Now, a large group of researchers say they've unpacked the evolutionary history of this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Uganda begins largest trial of experimental Ebola vaccine Washington Post KAMPALA, Uganda — Researchers in Uganda are launching the largest-ever trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine that is expected to be deployed in neighboring Congo's deadly outbreak. The trial of the Janssen Pharmaceuticals vaccine involves up to 800 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Florida just declared a public health emergency over its ballooning Hepatitis A cases Miami Herald With 56 new cases of Hepatitis A reported statewide in the week since the last reporting period, the Florida Surgeon General declared a public health emergency on Thursday, allowing health officials to test and treat people suspected of carrying the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Eat your vitamin A to reduce skin cancer risk, study says. Here's where to find it. Today.com The large JAMA study found a link between consuming more vitamin A and less risk for the skin cancer. What's behind major spike in female skin cancer rates? July 26, 201903:00. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. SUBSCRIBE. Aug. Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider Trump promises Cincinnati rally that US will end AIDS epidemic and find a cure for childhood cancer 'very shortly' Business Insider President Trump at a rally in Cincinnati on Thursday pledged that America will "very shortly" find a cure for childhood cancer and end the AIDS epidemic. "I see what they are doing. I see it. They show me. The things we are doing in our country today. There's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Donald Trump Just Said America Is About to Cure Childhood Cancer and AIDS. Science Suggests Otherwise Newsweek During Thursday night's rally in Cincinnati, President Donald Trump elicited a rapturous response from his supporters by claiming the U.S. is about to cure childhood cancer and end the AIDS epidemic. The president provided no evidence to support the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science Jogging Is the Best Weapon Against 'Obesity Genes' Live Science People who are genetically prone to obesity may gain weight more easily than others. But having so-called "obesity genes" does not make a person destined to pack on the pounds. Case in point: A new study suggests that certain types of exercise may help ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News 7 myths about infertility Fox News There is so much information available on infertility, yet much of it is patently false or misleading. Deciphering infertility truths from old wives' tales can be tricky with so much conflicting information. Here are seven common myths to be aware of. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Tick bite leads to death of New York resident: What to know about the rare Powassan virus USA TODAY POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A New York resident has died of Powassan virus, a rare disease spread by infected deer ticks, according to the Ulster County. It was the first-known Powassan case diagnosed in New York this year, the county's Department of Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail The Lancet: Deep learning AI may identify atrial fibrillation from a normal rhythm ECG EurekAlert (press release) An artificial intelligence (AI) model has been found to identify patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation even when performed during normal rhythm using a quick and non-invasive 10 second test, compared to current tests which can take weeks to years. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Researchers Find Jogging May Be the Best Workout to Avoid Weight Gain Healthline Doctors frequently encourage patients to exercise more and eat less in order to keep their waist trim. Now, researchers in China have identified the five types of exercise that are most effective at helping people who are predisposed to obesity stave off that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Peering into the soul of the immune system to better fight disease Medical Xpress A rare, short-lived population of immune cells in the bloodstream may serve as 'periscopes' to monitor immune status via lymph nodes deep inside the body, according to researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Dual Therapy Might Be Advance Against Genital Herpes, Animal Study Suggests HealthDay THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- It's only been tried so far in guinea pigs, but researchers say a combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream could greatly lower recurrence of genital herpes. The condition is very common, affecting about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What is Powassan virus? Symptoms and treatment of the tick-borne disease Today.com Health officials in New York are urging residents to protect themselves from tick bites after reporting the first death from Powassan virus in the state this year. The serious illness is spread by the deer tick, the same pest that transmits Lyme disease. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Blood Test May Spot Brain Changes of Early Alzheimer's HealthDay THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test helped pinpoint the early signs of Alzheimer's in a new study. Up to two decades before people develop Alzheimer's symptoms such as memory loss and confusion, harmful clumps of amyloid ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News Cities now see more overdose deaths than rural areas Yahoo News NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. drug overdose deaths, which have been concentrated in Appalachia and other rural areas for more than a dozen years, are back to being most common in big cities again, according to a government report issued Friday. The report by ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Florida man who got flesh-eating bacteria on spring break describes recovery New York Daily News A Florida man who battled flesh-eating bacteria in March recounted his long road to recovery on Tuesday. Daniel Lively, an Orlando native, contracted necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, at the St. Johns River during spring break. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How little we know: Experts document the lack of research on youth firearm injury Medical Xpress A century ago, if a child or teenager died, an infectious disease was the most likely cause. A half century ago, if a child or teenager died, the most common reason was injuries from an automobile crash. Today, if an American child or teenager dies, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Anti-Vaccine Movement Fueled By Conspiracy Theories, Needle Fears Patch.com Research suggests that anti-vaccine attitudes have deeply grounded psychological origins, which may be quite difficult to change. By The Conversation, News Partner. Aug 1, 2019 12:17 pm ET. Reply. 0. A study into why people don't get vaccines points ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution DeKalb, Fulton send up first West Nile alerts of the season Atlanta Journal Constitution Like a sunburn after a cookout, mosquitoes are part of summer. And residents in DeKalb County earlier this week found mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus living in neighborhoods throughout the county. But they aren't alone. State public health officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Former Ebola patients to mark 5 years since treatment in US SFGate ATLANTA (AP) — As the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history rages in Congo, a doctor who survived the deadly disease five years ago worries that people aren't paying enough attention. "It's happening in Democratic Republic of Congo and most of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study casts doubt on evidence for 'gold standard' psychological treatments Medical Xpress A paper appearing today in a special edition of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology questions much of the statistical evidence underpinning therapies designated as "Empirically Supported Treatments," or ESTs, by Division 12 of the American Psychological ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Could exercise in pregnancy boost baby's health, too? Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—Women who keep moving during pregnancy may have infants with more advanced motor skills, a small study suggests. Researchers discovered the difference among 1-month-olds: Those whose moms got regular aerobic exercise during ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Meth triggers buildup of collagen in heart muscle UPI.com Autopsies have uncovered new insight into how the illegal drug methamphetamine harms the heart. Preliminary findings presented Thursday at an American Heart Association meeting, in Boston, suggest that meth triggers a buildup of tough protein fibers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What is Legionnaires' disease? Atlanta hotel linked to outbreak of infection Today.com An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at the Sheraton Atlanta during the busy summer travel season is a reminder dangerous germs can lurk in hotel hot tubs, showers and air-conditioning units. Health officials in Georgia said this week there are now 11 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com West Nile Virus Found In Framingham Mosquitoes Patch.com FRAMINGHAM, MA — West Nile virus was confirmed in mosquitoes from Framingham. The Massachusetts Public Health Department announced on Thursday that mosquitoes collected from the city tested positive for the virus. This is the first positive detection ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune University of Minnesota achieves transplant in monkeys without long-term immune-fighting drugs Minneapolis Star Tribune University of Minnesota researchers are reporting a breakthrough in what has long been viewed as a holy grail in the field of organ transplantation — success without the permanent need for immunosuppressive drugs. Their technique could greatly increase ... Flag as irrelevant

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