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	health Daily update ⋅ August 30, 2019
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	Washington Post As vaping-related lung illnesses spike, investigators eye contaminants Washington Post State and federal health authorities are focusing on the role of contaminants or counterfeit substances as a likely cause of vaping-related lung illnesses — now up to 354 possible cases in 29 states, nearly double the number reported to be under investigation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer Link Confirmed Medscape All types of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), with the exception of vaginally-inserted estrogen, are associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, concludes a large meta-analysis. Even after MHT was stopped, some excess risk could ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Signs of a deadly mosquito virus found in several states NBCNews.com A rare but deadly virus spread by mosquitoes has been detected in different parts of the country, and scientists say a combination of rainy weather and warmer winters is to blame. The virus is called eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE. It primarily infects ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Mumps Cases Reported in Migrant Detention Centers a Likely Harbinger Medscape Mumps outbreaks continue in multiple migrant detention facilities in the United States, putting detainees, facility staff, and surrounding communities at risk for infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. There have been 898 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Long periods of hormone replacement therapy increase breast cancer risk, study says ABC News Described colorfully by some women as a "personal summer," the intense waves of heat and excessive sweating that come with menopause affect millions of women each year. An estimated 12 million women in Western countries are prescribed hormone ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR After Months In A Dish, Lab-Grown Minibrains Start Making 'Brain Waves' NPR By the time a fetus is 6 months old, it is producing electrical signals recognizable as brain waves. And clusters of lab-grown human brain cells known as organoids seem to follow a similar schedule, researchers report Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News DR Congo Ebola deaths top 2000 BBC News The numbers of people who have died in the current Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached the 2,000 mark, government figures show. The health authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus. On Thursday ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY US discards thousands of donated kidneys each year as patents die on waitlist, study says USA TODAY The United States discards about 3,500 donated kidneys a year that could be used to save lives, new research shows. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, focused on the rate at which donated kidneys were used in the U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence Medical Xpress An international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cancer from 58 epidemiological studies worldwide, has found that using MHT is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, and that some increased risk persists for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post DC will not meet goal of cutting in half new HIV diagnoses by 2020 Washington Post The District will not meet the mayor's goal of slashing the annual number of new HIV infections in half by 2020, health officials said Thursday. The acknowledgment comes as a new public health report shows the city continues to struggle to end an epidemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Mumps Outbreaks Hitting Migrant Detention Centers WebMD THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new government report finds more than 900 cases of dangerous and highly contagious mumps have occurred at 57 U.S. migrant detention facilities over the past year, with nearly half of cases occurring in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times WHO Warns of 'Dramatic' Rise in Measles in Europe The New York Times LONDON — Measles has returned to four European countries this year amid a "dramatic resurgence" in the disease on the continent, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, a reversal fueled in part by a rising wave of people who are refusing to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN City of Milwaukee urges everyone who lives there to stop vaping immediately CNN (CNN) The city of Milwaukee issued a stern warning to residents: Stop vaping immediately. The advisory came after 16 people in Wisconsin were hospitalized with chemical pneumonia, a severe illness that causes lung inflammation, the Milwaukee health ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe What you need to know about EEE in Mass. The Boston Globe EEE has made a return to the state, as confirmed cases in both humans and animals have prompted officials to raise the risk of the mosquito-borne disease in several communities to "critical." One person has died from the deadly virus so far. So what is EEE, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News CDC reports more than 900 mumps cases in immigrant detention centers ABC News Immigration detention centers across the U.S. are fighting the first outbreak of mumps in their facilities, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, released Thursday, says that there have been 931 cases of ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Europe grapples with 'surge' of measles cases that dwarfs ongoing US outbreak ABC News The U.S. is not the only country grappling with continued, record-breaking measles outbreaks. A new report released by the World Health Organization shows that the fight against measles in Europe is on a downward slide. The concern comes as data from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz New Zealand measles outbreak prompts travel warning Reuters WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is asking travelers to make sure they are immunized for measles before traveling to its biggest city, Auckland, as the country faces its worst outbreak in over 22 years. "If you're thinking of traveling into or out of Auckland, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Hormone Therapy During Menopause Raises Breast Cancer Risk For Years Scientific American A sweeping new analysis adds to the evidence that many women who take hormone therapy during menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer—and remain at higher risk of cancer for more than a decade after they stop taking the drugs. The study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Study Finds Hospitals Reject Thousands of Kidneys, Keep Patients in Dark Daily Beast More than 100,000 people in the United States are on a list for a kidney transplant, often waiting years for the call that will save their life—a call that doesn't always come in time. Now a new study has found that while many of these patients are waiting, getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Connecticut's Measles Vaccination Rates Keep Falling Wall Street Journal The percentage of unvaccinated children in Connecticut continues to grow, according to figures released by the state's public-health agency. Connecticut's statewide immunization rate for measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations of kindergartners fell to ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Where Does EEE Come From? Your Questions About The Mosquito-Borne Virus Answered WBUR The mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis ramps up in Massachusetts every few years. The last outbreaks happened from 2010-2012 and from 2004-2006. Now it's back, and there have been four confirmed human cases in the state as of Monday. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Breast cancer risk linked to hormone therapy can persist for years, study says CNN (CNN) Certain hormone replacement therapies have long been tied to an increased risk of breast cancer. Now, new research suggests that in some cases, that risk can persist for more than a decade. Risks and benefits of HRT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Sacramento County expands addiction treatment under Medi-Cal: 'It sounds basic, but it's new' Sacramento Bee Nearly 3 million Californians over the age of 12 have had a substance abuse disorder in the past year according to statewide estimates. Yet, figures show that just 5 percent of them got treatment. In 2016, that was just 118,000 of 2.8 million people. The federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME There's No Such Thing As a 'Gay Gene,' a New Study Argues TIME In 1993, researchers discovered a stretch of DNA on the X chromosome they believed to be linked to male homosexuality. In the years since, the concept of a "gay gene" has been a source of debate within both the scientific community and the general public, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Taking opioids for chronic pain: here's what the experts recommend Medical Xpress Chronic pain—acute pain that lasts for longer than three months—affects around one in five people in Europe. The increase in use of strong morphine-type drugs (opioids) for the treatment of chronic pain is an area of much concern, particularly in North ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Measles epidemic: Anti-vax parents need to hear of the horrors of forgotten diseases Medical Xpress Credit: Billion Photos/Shutterstock. There's been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people's lives at risk according to new findings from the World Health Organization. The official figures show that approximately 90,000 cases have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Opioid Deaths Take a Small Dip, as Fentanyl Leaves Deadly Mark U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The good news is overdose deaths from opioids in the United States have dropped slightly in 25 states, but here's the bad news: Deaths from fentanyl are ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 2019 U.S. News & World Report Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Brutus & Barnaby Pig Ear Treats For Dogs Recalled. All package sizes of Brutus & Barnaby pig ear treats for dogs have been recalled due to possible ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay E-Scooters Plus Drinking: A Fast-Pass to the ER? HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking and driving an electric scooter doesn't mix, according to a new study. Researchers reported serious injuries like brain bleeding or fractures that have happened ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Times Pinterest's New Feature Adds Pins From WHO, CDC To Curb Vaccine Misinformation Tech Times Pinterest will begin delivering information from a trusted public health organization when users search for keywords like "measles" and "vaccine safety." On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the company announced the addition of authoritative vaccine results to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior Science Magazine Twin studies and other analyses of inheritance of sexual orientation in humans has indicated that same-sex sexual behavior has a genetic component. Previous searches for the specific genes involved have been underpowered and thus unable to detect ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report How Heart Health Factors May Affect Your Parkinson's Risk U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who have reduced blood flow in their brain due to medical conditions and lifestyle habits may be vulnerable to Parkinson's disease, new research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Vaccines group seeks $7.4 billion to save up to 8 million lives Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - The GAVI global vaccines alliance on Friday called on donors for $7.4 billion to help immunize 300 million children against life-threatening diseases between 2021 and 2025, and save up to eight million lives. GAVI, which is backed by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Nebraska sees 'significant' increase in mumps cases amid recent outbreaks Fox News Nebraska health officials this week announced there has been a "significant" increase in mumps cases following two outbreaks in the state. In a statement Thursday, officials with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News World's 2nd-largest Ebola outbreak surpasses 3000 cases, US government says ABC News The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has exceeded 3,000 cases, as the yearlong epidemic continues to grow despite access to an experimental vaccine and developmental treatments. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Opioid Overdose Deaths Dropped in NC in 2018 U.S. News & World Report For the first time in five years, North Carolina experienced a drop in unintentional opioid overdose deaths, preliminary state health data for 2018 shows. North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed more than 1,600 opioid ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe EEE risk raised to 'critical' in several Mass. communities The Boston Globe State officials have raised the risk level for Eastern equine encephalitis in several more communities to "critical" — the highest category — after confirming new EEE cases in horses, at least one of which has died. Officials say the risk of the deadly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 'Ankle Biter' Invasion Complicates LA's Mosquito Season Patch.com As vector control officials battle the spread of West Nile Virus, a pesky species new to the region poses serious health risks. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. Aug 29, 2019 4:28 pm ET | Updated Aug 29, 2019 4:34 pm ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today WHO: All Forms of Contraception OK for Women at High HIV Risk MedPage Today Women at high risk for HIV infection can use any form of reversible hormonal contraception without any restrictions, including progestogen-only injectables, implants, and intrauterine devices (IUDs), the World Health Organization (WHO) said. All forms of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge Possible Juul link to seizures kicks off FDA investigation The Verge An ongoing Food and Drug Administration investigation into a possible link between seizures and e-cigarette use was kicked off by three cases allegedly involving Juul use, Bloomberg reported today. "No proof of causality, but at a minimum, an association ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Utah teen will 'never touch a vape again' after coma, lung disease Fox News A Utah teen who spent years performing vaping tricks and testing out new products is urging others to put the pens down after she landed in the hospital in a coma with a rare lung disorder. TEENS, PREGNANT WOMEN URGED NOT TO SMOKE POT: 'THIS ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 1st West Nile Virus-Carrying Mosquito Found in Easttown Patch.com This is the first positive sample collected in Easttown this year, but officials found a positive sample in Tredyffrin just days before. By Max Bennett, Patch Staff. Aug 29, 2019 3:31 pm ET. Reply. 0. Easttown's first West Nile Virus-carrying mosquito was found Aug ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Suggested move to plant-based diets risks worsening brain health nutrient deficiency Medical Xpress The momentum behind a move to plant-based and vegan diets for the good of the planet is commendable, but risks worsening an already low intake of an essential nutrient involved in brain health, warns a nutritionist in the online journal BMJ Nutrition, ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Woman In Kazakhstan Reportedly Gave Birth to Twins Nearly Three Months Apart PEOPLE.com A 29-year-old woman in Kazakhstan reportedly gave birth to her twins almost three months apart. According to Women's Health, Liliya Konovalova welcomed a baby girl named Liya on May 24, but her son, Maxim, didn't arrive until earlier this month, on Aug. Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Fitness trackers can add up to trouble Minneapolis Star Tribune Health trackers have received much acclaim for their ability to inspire us to exercise. But researchers and clinicians are increasingly discovering that they can have a downside, too. Consider: You decide to get off the couch and join a couple of friends in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth New Genetic Links to Same-Sex Sexuality Found in Huge Study NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth The largest study of its kind found new evidence that genes contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, but it echoes research that says there are no specific genes that make people gay. The genome-wide research on DNA from nearly half a million U.S. and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The risk level is 'critical' for a mosquito-borne virus in dozens of Massachusetts communities CNN (CNN) Twenty-eight communities in Massachusetts are at "critical risk" of Eastern equine encephalitis, a virus transmitted by mosquitos that can cause rare and potentially fatal illness in humans, the state's health department said Thursday. Thirty-seven more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Herald Publicist Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, mouse study finds EurekAlert (press release) Exercise immediately prior to and during pregnancy restores key tissues in the body, making them better able to manage blood sugar levels and lowering the risk of long term health problems, suggests new research carried out in mice. Researchers at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Serious Liver Injury Tied to HCV Drugs in Rare Cases, FDA Warns Medscape The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) warned on Wednesday that three direct-acting antiviral drugs have been associated with rare cases of severe liver injury in patients being treated for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The agency has identified 63 ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Is fish oil the new snake oil? New studies debunk the omega-3 hype New York Post Don't take the bait. Fish-oil supplements, which have gotten some credit for helping prevent everything from memory loss to heart disease, are coming under extra scrutiny lately. Two extensive studies are now casting doubt on the supplements' benefits ... Flag as irrelevant

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