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	health Daily update ⋅ September 11, 2019
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	USA TODAY Eastern equine encephalitis: Mom shares how she survived the rare mosquito-borne virus USA TODAY DETROIT - Kaylee Hardenbrook's prospects were grim. She was in a coma, and doctors told the family of the 26-year-old mother of two that she might not live. If she did survive, they warned, she'd probably never walk again. Hardenbrook had been paralyzed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape New Strep A Strain Linked to Scarlet Fever, and Sepsis Medscape A new strain of group A streptococcus bacteria called M1UK linked to scarlet fever and sepsis has been identified in England and Wales. The discovery was made by researchers led by Imperial College London who report their findings in the Lancet Infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post What we know so far about the US vaping illness outbreak Washington Post U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. They have identified about 450 possible cases in 33 states, including six deaths. A look at what we ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News New strain of toxin-producing strep A emerges in UK BBC News A new strain of group A streptococcus, which is able to produce significantly more toxin, is spreading in England and Wales, scientists say. Strep A causes a range of infections, from a sore throat to scarlet fever. The new strain's emergence, reported in The ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Kansas resident dies from vaping-related illness, as cases continue to rise NBCNews.com A woman in Kansas is the sixth person to die in the U.S. from the severe respiratory illness being linked to vaping, health officials in the state confirmed Tuesday. The woman was over 50 with a history of health problems. However, doctors say it's clear vaping ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Vaping lung illness: What we know about the recent spate of cases and deaths USA TODAY At least 450 people, mostly young men, have been sickened and at least five people have died due to lung illnesses that state and federal investigators have linked to electronic devices used to vape nicotine and cannabis-based products. Federal and state ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape HIV Care Teams Shy Away From Uncomfortable Conversations Medscape WASHINGTON, DC — HIV treatment that leads to viral suppression for at least 6 months is 100% effective in preventing the transmission of HIV, even in the absence of condoms or HIV prevention drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Are Shorter Folks at Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? WebMD By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Being shorter than average can bring numerous annoyances, but a new study suggests it might also heighten a person's odds for type 2 diabetes. The German study found ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD HPV 'Herd Immunity' Is on the Rise Among Adults WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could be approaching a state of herd immunity against human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus linked to several cancers. Oral HPV infections declined ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Doctors Warn of Consequences as Measles Cases Rise WebMD Sept. 10, 2019 -- As measles cases continue to mount, public health experts are warning that the U.S. could backslide on an important public health achievement: the country's "measles-free" status. "I think it's a shame. We've gone so many years now ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com HPV vaccine offers some protection to men who aren't vaccinated, study finds NBCNews.com Benefits of the HPV vaccine extend beyond those who receive the shots: When young women and girls are vaccinated, rates of HPV-related cancers dropped in unvaccinated men, according to research published Tuesday. HPV, or human papillomavirus, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Occasional Naps Do a Heart Good, Swiss Study Finds WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Could grabbing a nap once or twice a week help you live longer? A new study reports the occasional nap appears to cut in half people's risk of heart attack, strokes and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Strain of Strep Causing Cases of Scarlet Fever U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new, more toxic strain of strep A bacteria is causing an outbreak of scarlet fever among British children, researchers report. The upswing in scarlet fever ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay New Strain of Strep Causing Cases of Scarlet Fever HealthDay TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new, more toxic strain of strep A bacteria is causing an outbreak of scarlet fever among British children, researchers report. The upswing in scarlet fever is the biggest seen since the 1960s. Between 2014 and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Lasker Awards Honor Seminal Advances in Immunology, Breast Cancer Medscape The 2019 winners of the Lasker Awards were announced today. The awards honor seminal discoveries in immunology and breast cancer therapy. Max D. Cooper, MD, of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, and Jacques Miller, MD, PhD, of the Walter and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 'This is childhood cancer': A mom shared a heart-wrenching photo of her 4-year-old son with leukemia CNN (CNN) Childhood cancer is draining, frightening and painful. A mother in Texas shared an unfiltered peek into how the disease impacted her family. Kaitlyn Burge posted stirring photos of her 4-year-old son, Beckett, leaning over a toilet, with his 5-year old ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Scientists rethink Alzheimer's, diversifying the drug search Chicago Tribune When researchers at the University of Kentucky compare brains donated from people who died with dementia, very rarely do they find one that bears only Alzheimer's trademark plaques and tangles — no other damage. If they do, "we call it a unicorn," said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 2019 Lasker Award Winners: B and T Cell Discoverers, Cancer Therapy Developers, and Gavi Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today named five researchers and an organization that promotes vaccination of children in underdeveloped countries as winners of its annual awards for work that has advanced the potential translation of basic science ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Manchester mum fed takeaways to dying obese child BBC News A mother called her obese child a "doughnut", stopped them exercising and fed them takeaways before they died from a heart condition at 13, a report has found. The teenager was consuming more than 2,000 calories before lunch, prior to their death in April ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Napping: Is It Really Linked To Fewer Heart Problems? Forbes Why run on a treadmill, when you can sleep on it? Why eat kale, when you can face-plant in a bowl of it? After all, didn't a study just published in the journal Heart say that napping can prevent cardiovascular disease? Not exactly. If you said that population ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Study Points to Herd Immunity Against HPV in Unvaccinated US Adults U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could be approaching a state of herd immunity against human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus linked to several cancers. Oral HPV ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What to know about diabetes and risks of low blood sugar, hypoglycemia Today.com Diabetes is a serious disease in which blood sugar levels can spike too high and need be controlled. But some people with diabetes also are at risk for blood sugar to swing in the opposite direction and dip far too low, triggering a dangerous condition called ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Cancer Patients Turning to Crowdfunding to Help Pay Medical Costs HealthDay TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer takes a huge emotional toll on patients, but a new study finds the financial costs are also so high that many are resorting to crowdfunding to help pay their medical bills and related costs. "The financial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cancer research: The genetic context is crucial Medical Xpress A team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich has uncovered a mechanism behind the variability in the clinical course of Ewing sarcoma. The interaction between the acquired driver mutation and the germline genetic context in which it occurs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism Medical Xpress Around 1% of the population has an autism spectrum disorder, with estimates ranging from one in 150 to one in 70. While people differ in the range and severity of their symptoms, common features include difficulties with communication and social interaction, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle 3 in Houston hospitalized with vaping-related lung illness Houston Chronicle At least three Houston teenagers have been hospitalized with serious lung illnesses following e-cigarette use, according to the Houston health department. The cases are the first local ones of the vaping-related disease increasingly reported around the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox America is in danger of losing its "measles-free" status Vox If an outbreak in New York state continues, the US will no longer be considered a nation that eliminated measles. By Julia Belluz@juliaoftorontojulia.belluz@voxmedia.com Sep 11, 2019, 9:30am EDT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post First case of West Nile virus in Maryland this year reported by health officials Washington Post Maryland health officials confirmed Tuesday the first case of West Nile virus in the state this year. A statement from Maryland Department of Health identified the infected person only as "an adult living in the National Capital Region in Maryland." West Nile is a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Here's Why High Blood Pressure Rates Are on the Rise for Pregnant Women in the US Healthline High blood pressure, or hypertension, is on the rise in pregnant women in the United States. One key reason is that women are having children later in life. But other factors include women who have diabetes or other medical conditions when they become ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A novel approach to determine when patients with tibial fractures can bear weight Medical Xpress Until now, there's never been a tool that could determine how long it will take a patient to heal from a tibial fracture. "What was exciting about our project was that all the mechanical analysis was done blinded to the clinical treatment of the patients, and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Kansas confirms state's first death linked to vaping Chicago Tribune Kansas health officials have confirmed the first death in the state related to an outbreak of a lung disease linked to vaping. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a news release Tuesday the recent death involved a Kansas resident over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Immune-Cell Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Medical Award Scientific American Two scientists who discovered the roles of key immune cells have won one of the 2019 Lasker medical-research awards—prizes often dubbed the American Nobels. Immunologists Jacques Miller, at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Renal and Urology News Patients at for-profit dialysis centers less likely to get kidney transplants Reuters (Reuters Health) - The likelihood that U.S. patients with renal failure will get a kidney transplant is lower for those who get dialysis at for-profit dialysis centers, a new study shows. In examining the records of more than a million dialysis patients, researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Booze Taxes Don't Make Up for Societal Costs of Excess Drinking: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol taxes do little to reduce the burden on American taxpayers for the harmful impacts of heavy drinking, a new study finds. The cost of harm caused ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Coloradoan Fort Collins cancels mosquito spraying: How city decides when to spray, when to cancel The Coloradoan Fort Collins canceled mosquito spraying planned for Wednesday after trap data indicated the rate of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in the spray area has significantly declined. The city had planned to spray an area of north and central Fort Collins on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Texas teen who started vaping to quit smoking now on life support, mom says Fox News A Texas family is one of dozens who have now stepped forward to warn about the dangers of vaping as their teen daughter remains on life support in the hospital. Jennifer Audas claims that on the day her daughter Whitney Livingston decided to quit vaping, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Vaginal Fluid Transplants That Could Restore Balance And Cure Infections Being Developed by US Scientists Newsweek Scientists in the U.S. hope vaginal fluid transplants could soon be available, offering hope for women who suffer from a common condition that can heighten the risk of premature births and catching sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The technique would ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Contaminated skin-care cream leaves woman in semi-comatose state, officials say Fox News A woman in northern California was left in a semi-comatose state after using a skin-care cream she had ordered from Mexico that had been apparently tainted with a dangerous ingredient. According to Sacramento County Public Health, the woman fell ill in ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSL.com Weber County's first reported victim of West Nile virus faces lengthy recovery KSL.com OGDEN — Weber County's first reported case of West Nile virus will soon embark on a lengthy road to rehabilitation after a stint at Mckay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. Gina Vodopich said her son, Ryan Stuart, was a perfectly healthy 37-year-old who enjoyed ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel A Texas mom's social media post about the realities of childhood cancer has gone viral The Denver Channel A Texas mom took to Facebook to share an emotional account of how childhood cancer not only affects the child, but siblings and the rest of the family. The social media post has now been shared far and wide, with people from all over the world sharing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Nebraska: Rabies warning, Aedes aegypti mosquito seen for 1st time Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Rabies. Nebraska health officials have reported fifteen animals have tested positive for rabies so far this year, 12 of them bats, prompting reminding residents to avoid wild animals including bats and vaccinate pets. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Maryland's First Case Of West Nile Virus Confirmed For 2019 Patch.com Maryland's first case of West Nile virus was confirmed in a National Capital Region resident, state health officials said Tuesday. By Deb Belt, Patch Staff. Sep 10, 2019 4:36 pm ET. Reply. 0. The first case of West Nile virus confirmed in Maryland for 2019 was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Multicomponent home-based treatments improve mobility in older adults after hip fracture Medical Xpress Each year more than 260,000 older Americans are hospitalized for hip fractures, a debilitating injury that can severely and permanently impact mobility. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) studied two types of home-based ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Scientists discover hidden differences among cells that may help them evade drug therapy EurekAlert (press release) University of Maryland researchers have discovered that seemingly identical cells can use different protein molecules to carry out the same function in an important cellular process. The scientists named this newly discovered variability "functional mosaicism," ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVU San Francisco City Sees Lowest Number Of New Hiv Diagnoses In Recent Times SFGate SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) The city of San Francisco is moving closer towards its goal of achieving zero new HIV infections, with Mayor London Breed announcing Tuesday the number of new infections in 2018 dropped by 13 percent from the previous year. Flag as irrelevant
	DesMoinesRegister.com Respiratory illness tied to vaping THC products are on the rise in Iowa, nationwide DesMoinesRegister.com Severe respiratory illnesses in patients who used e-cigarettes continue to rise in Iowa and are now tied to six deaths across the country, according to state and federal health officials. Seven of eight Iowa patients, ranging from young to middle-aged, used ... Flag as irrelevant
	Indianapolis Star A vaping lung disease has sickened hundreds and caused deaths. Here's what you need to know. Indianapolis Star Vaping, once thought to be a safer alternative to traditional smoking, is under increased scrutiny of late in light of a mysterious lung illness that has potentially sickened more than 450 people throughout the country and caused multiple deaths. E-cigarettes are ... Flag as irrelevant
	MassLive.com Aerial spraying for mosquitoes to begin in parts of Middlesex, Worcester and Norfolk counties MassLive.com The state Department of Agricultural Resources will begin aerial spraying for mosquitoes in parts of Middlesex, Worcester and Norfolk counties starting Tuesday night. The spraying is set to begin in parts of Worcester County at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and go ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Napping is good for heart health, study finds Fox News Rejoice, nap lovers! A recent study found a daytime snooze once or twice a week could benefit your heart. In a study published Monday in the journal Heart, researchers from the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland detailed the results from their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Biloxi Sun Herald Mosquito Breed Known to Carry Zika Found in Nebraska U.S. News & World Report YORK, Neb. (AP) — A mosquito species native to tropical climates and known to carry the Zika virus has been found in Nebraska. State health officials said Tuesday in a news release that the Aedes aegypti mosquito was recently found in southeastern ... Flag as irrelevant

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