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	health Daily update ⋅ August 21, 2019
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	The New York Times Recurrent urinary tract infections vex readers The New York Times The rise of drug-resistant urinary tract infections has been particularly burdensome for the significant subset of people who suffer from them on a regular, recurrent basis. These individuals, mostly women, can wind up on a carousel of antibiotics, sometimes ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape CVD Risk for Ex-Smokers May Linger a Decade or More Medscape The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for former smokers doesn't reach that of people who have never smoked until up to 15 years after quitting, new research has demonstrated. "The conventional wisdom is that the risk goes away within 5 years," lead ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio USPSTF: Screen women with increased risk for BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations Healio The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care physicians screen women with a familial risk assessment tool if they have family history of breast, ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer, or if they have an ancestry associated with BRCA1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Ebola outbreak spreads to remote, militia-controlled territory in Democratic Republic of Congo ABC News A new case of Ebola has popped up in a remote, militia-controlled area in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, hundreds of miles away from the epicenter of the yearlong outbreak. Interested in Ebola? Add Ebola as an interest to stay up to date on ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY States are finding ways for teens to get the HPV shots without parental consent USA TODAY HPV is associated with almost every case of cervical cancer. A vaccine for HPV, or human papillomavirus, could prevent about 33,700 cancers a year. More than 4,000 women die of cervical cancer each year. At least 79 million Americans, mostly in their late ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider 10 ways that mosquitoes threaten more than half of humanity Business Insider Mosquito bites already result in the deaths of more than a million people every year, the majority due to malaria. Up to a billion more people, including those in the US and Europe, could be exposed to mosquito-carried viruses by 2080 if the climate keeps ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Breastfeeding basics: All of your questions answered ABC News Breastfeeding has proven health benefits for mom and baby. Interested in Parenting? Add Parenting as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Parenting news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Parenting. Add Interest. The American Academy of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Why Are Dozens of US Teens Getting Sick After Vaping? Livescience.com Vaping has sent nearly 100 people, mostly teens and young adults, to the hospital with lung illnesses in the last couple of weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating 94 possible cases of "severe lung illness associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Putting Kids on Diets Won't Solve Anything The Atlantic Weight Watchers has a new app for children as young as 8. It might be better for the company than it is for pediatric health. Amanda Mull. 12:20 PM ET. A young girl looks at the produce aisle in a grocery store. Nathan Mead / Getty. Getting smaller is big ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 3 migrant children have died from flu in custody, but US won't provide vaccines USA TODAY Flu season is coming. But for migrants in U.S. custody, vaccines won't be provided, despite the fact that influenza has contributed to the deaths of at least three detained migrant children since December. "In general, due to the short term nature of Customs and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Prescriptions for Opioid Addiction Treatments Increase, but Access Is Uneven U.S. News & World Report Millions of prescriptions have been filled in recent years for buprenorphine, but not all patients have equal access to the opioid addiction treatment drug, a new analysis indicates. Buprenorphine, commonly sold as Suboxone, is one of three drugs approved by ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Texas cities increasingly susceptible to large measles outbreaks EurekAlert (press release) PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2019 - The growing number of children arriving at Texas schools unvaccinated makes the state increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks in cities large and small, according to a computer simulation created by the University of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC The decline in opioid deaths masks danger from designer drug overdoses in US CNBC Drug overdose deaths are declining in the United States. The finding is being greeted as a sign that we may have reached a turning point in the relentless epidemic of opioid death and addiction that's ravaged the nation for three decades. But the small ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD It Takes Years for Heart to Recover from Smoking WebMD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When you stop smoking, your heart starts to rebound right away, but a full recovery can take as long as 15 years, a new study suggests. "The benefit of quitting smoking ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters 10 facts on how mosquitoes pose a threat to half the world Reuters LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A warmer climate, travel and trade are helping to spread mosquito-borne diseases as a deadly beast smaller than a paper clip poses a threat to more than half the world's population. Anopheles minimus mosquitoes ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News New drug for people who can bleed uncontrollably BBC News Christopher Stephens has haemophilia A - his body lacks a protein that makes blood clot. A simple graze can mean the two-year-old bleeds uncontrollably. To avoid this he needs treatment every few days with a drug put into his bloodstream via a tube in his ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk Medical Xpress Antibiotic use (pills/capsules) is linked to a heightened risk of bowel (colon) cancer, but a lower risk of rectal cancer, and depends, to some extent, on the type and class of drug prescribed, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The findings ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How to stay safe from eastern equine encephalitis Medical Xpress A second human case of Eastern equine encephalitis virus infection this year was confirmed in Massachusetts last week, in a young Grafton man. Meanwhile, the first human case of EEE in the state in six years—a man over sixty from southern Plymouth ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health Imaging Pregnant women may be exposed to MRI contrast agent Reuters (Reuters Health) - Women who don't realize they're pregnant when they undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be exposed to a chemical that might not be safe for the fetus, a new report warns. The chemical, a dye called gadolinium contrast media, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Migraines affect many kids and teens, too. Treatments are beginning to change. Today.com Last year, 16-year-old Emma Mills developed a migraine headache that lasted for months. Saddled with constant pain, she struggled to attend school, do her homework or spend time with family or friends. "She missed almost half a year of school. It just really ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Geographic Could Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Serious Mental Illness? U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As air quality declines, the prevalence of mental health conditions may rise, a large, new study suggests. Looking at data on millions of people in the United ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Las Vegas strip visitors warned of possible measles exposure: health officials Fox News Heads up, Las Vegas visitors: If you took a trip to Sin City earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles. The Southern Nevada Health District recently announced a person who visited Las Vegas between Aug. 1-6 was confirmed to have the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail High levels of exhaust pollutants may raise risk for degenerative eye disease Reuters (Reuters Health) - Exposure to high levels of exhaust may raise the risk of the vision robbing disease called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study suggests. In a study of nearly 40,000 people in Taiwan, researchers found that high levels of ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Could Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Serious Mental Illness? HealthDay TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As air quality declines, the prevalence of mental health conditions may rise, a large, new study suggests. Looking at data on millions of people in the United States and Denmark, researchers found correlations ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Researchers question whether dirty air could spur a rise in mental illness Chicago Tribune As air quality declines, the prevalence of mental health conditions may rise, a large, new study suggests. Looking at data on millions of people in the United States and Denmark, researchers found correlations between air pollution exposure and rates of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress High BP, rising BP between ages 36-53 associated with smaller brain volume, white matter lesions in later years Medical Xpress High blood pressure and large increases in blood pressure in midlife may be associated with brain pathologies in later life, according to an observational study of 502 people who have been tracked since their birth in 1946, published in The Lancet Neurology ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Here's what you should know about Eastern equine encephalitis The Boston Globe A second Massachusetts person this year has contracted Eastern equine encephalitis — an often life-threatening virus passed on by mosquitoes — and people in southeast Massachusetts are at particular risk of contracting it. The virus is rare but deadly. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Texas Cities Are Ripe for Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Texas cities are in danger of major measles outbreaks because an alarming number of school kids are unvaccinated, researchers warn. Vaccination rates in the state have declined since 2003 and a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigs Washington Post BEIJING — Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds. Farmers have long contained its spread by quarantining and killing infected animals, but the disease's devastating march ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Greenwich Patch.com The town is targeting local mosquitoes after some tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Greenwich Department of Health. By RJ Scofield, Patch Staff. Aug 20, 2019 2:55 pm ET | Updated Aug 20, 2019 2:57 pm ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay When Does Heart Health Return to Normal After Quitting Smoking? HealthDay TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When you stop smoking, your heart starts to rebound right away, but a full recovery can take as long as 15 years, a new study suggests. "The benefit of quitting smoking cannot be overstated -- the cardiovascular ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Cases of mysterious vaping-related illnesses rise to at least 127 NBCNews.com At least 127 people in 15 states have fallen seriously ill with lung damage and difficulty breathing, confounding doctors struggling to diagnose and treat these patients. The only thing linking the cases is that the patients all reported using vaping products that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News E-cigarettes damage blood vessels even if devices don't contain nicotine, study finds Fox News Often touted as a safer alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes can have negative effects on a user's blood vessels, damaging them after just one use, a new study says. For the study, which was published Tuesday in the medical journal Radiology, researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME We're One Step Closer to a Blood Test that Predicts When a Person Will Die TIME While death is inevitable, knowing when it will come isn't necessarily, and scientists have been trying to develop a test that could reliably and easily predict how long a person will live — or, more technically, how healthy they are and therefore how vulnerable ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Journal News | LoHud.com Rockland, Westchester hold measles vaccine clinics as school deadline approaches The Journal News | LoHud.com Local health departments are prepared to provide childhood vaccinations as New York's new measles regulations are in full force for the school year soon to begin. Public schools start in the Lower Hudson Valley during the first week of September. New York ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC The US won't provide flu vaccines to migrant families at border detention camps CNBC The U.S. won't be vaccinating migrant families in holding centers ahead of this year's flu season, despite calls from doctors to boost efforts to fight the infection that's killed at least three children at detention facilities in the past year. "In general, due to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox Mosquitoes might be humanity's greatest foe. Should we get rid of them? Vox Part of Issue #5 of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. The deadliest killer in human history might not be guns or bombs, cancer or car accidents. It's a pesky insect that most of us don't think twice about: the mosquito. Over the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Vaping impacts blood vessels, even without nicotine Reuters (Reuters Health) - Healthy young people show signs of impaired blood vessel function after just a few puffs of an electronic cigarette, even without nicotine, new research shows. "We essentially found that using e-cigarettes is not equivalent to inhaling water ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Migrants in US border detention centers won't receive flu vaccine The Hill U.S. immigration authorities do not vaccinate migrants in custody against the flu virus, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not have any plans to do so ahead of the upcoming flu season. "In general, due to the short term nature of CBP holding and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Opioid-related deaths drop 11 percent in Mass. The Boston Globe The number of people who died of opioid-related overdoses fell nearly 11 percent in the first six months of 2019, compared to the same period last year, continuing a downward trend that started in 2017, according to the latest quarterly report from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New measles numbers show the disease continues to spread but at slightly slower pace ABC News The number of measles cases continues to grow, though at a slightly less rapid pace than was recorded earlier in the year. Interested in Measles? Add Measles as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Measles news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Vaping May Harm Your Blood Flow—Even Without Nicotine WIRED Smoking isn't good for you. But e-cigarettes, with their sleek, USB bodies and mango-flavored cartridges, promised a sweeter, safer future. No tar, no combustion, no problem. But that picture is getting more complicated. Last week, the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Lifelong study links early blood pressure change to poorer brain health Medical Xpress Changes in blood pressure in those as young as 36 are linked to markers of poorer brain health in later life, finds UCL-led research involving participants of Britain's oldest running birth cohort study. The findings from the Insight 46 study are published in The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Plague-infected prairie dogs in Colorado pose health risk to humans, areas of wildlife refuge remain closed Fox News Parts of a wildlife refuge near Denver, Colorado, remain closed after a colony of prairie dogs was infected with plague, a serious bacterial infection that can spread to humans, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced. Although certain areas of the Rocky ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Vaping for the first time can damage blood vessels NBCNews.com Vaping just once — even when it doesn't contain nicotine or THC — can damage a person's blood vessels, according to a small study published Tuesday in the journal Radiology. The new research adds to the growing body of evidence that there may be no ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN E-cigarettes change blood vessels after just one use, study says CNN (CNN) A new study is the latest to show changes in cardiovascular function after vaping e-liquids, though in this case, those liquids didn't even contain nicotine. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Radiology, concluded that vaping temporarily impacts ... Flag as irrelevant
	wtvr.com Virginia investigating link between vaping and severe lung disease wtvr.com RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health confirmed Tuesday it was investigating the possibility that vaping led to severe lung disease in at least two patients. "We have two reports under investigation," Deputy State Epidemiologist Carrie ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Asian Study Finds Diabetes, Heart Failure a Dangerous Duo HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Asian heart failure patients who also have type 2 diabetes can develop changes in the structure of their heart and are at increased risk for hospitalizations and premature death, a new study finds. Diabetes is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Examiner US will not provide flu shots to all detained migrants at southern border Washington Examiner U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Tuesday that they would not be providing flu shots to migrants and refugees at the southern border despite the flu-related deaths of three children. "In general, due to the short-term nature of CBP holding and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Geographic Can air pollution trigger depression and schizophrenia? Reuters LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Air pollution chokes lungs and shortens lives but is also linked to a higher risk of mental illnesses, said researchers on Tuesday in a study based on health data from millions of patients in the United States and ... Flag as irrelevant

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