KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Prabina Maharjan, it started with a headache, which then turned into fever and body pain. When she finally turned up at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital a week ago, tests showed ...
This year's back-to-school season coincides with the worst measles resurgence that the nation has seen since the disease was declared "eliminated" nearly two decades ago. At least 1,241 people — many of them school-age children — contracted the viral ...
(CNN) A weekend swim left a young girl fighting for her life when she contracted a brain-eating amoeba with a 97% fatality rate. The 10-year-old girl swam in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney in Bosque County near Waco over Labor Day weekend, ...
A 10-year-old girl in Texas is fighting for her life after contracting a brain-eating amoeba and rare illness. Lily Avant has been in the hospital for several days and is currently in a medically-induced coma while doctors treat swelling in her brain. Lily Avant went ...
Next time you're contemplating skipping a workout to finish a project in the office, consider this new finding from a German study: Physical fitness is associated with better brain functioning in young adults. Researchers have long understood that exercise ...
BOULDER, Colo. (AP/CBS4) — An inmate in Boulder County Jail has tested positive for hepatitis A, two days after news of a death from a recent outbreak of the disease in Colorado. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office says jail and public health officials were ...
Police in Congo have detained the former minister of health amid an investigation into the use of Ebola funds as confirmed Ebola deaths rose to near 2,000 and confirmed cases of the virus exceeded 3,000 in the sprawling African nation.
The Daily News and the Standard-Times of New Bedford asked readers what their questions are about the EEE virus, its threat to animals and humans, and the best ways people can protect themselves from it. In response, we received more than 50 questions ...
Regular tea drinkers have better organized brain regions compared to non-tea drinkers, according to a new study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS). In particular, participants who consumed either green tea, oolong tea, ...
This year's back-to-school season coincides with the worst measles resurgence the nation has seen since the disease was declared eliminated nearly two decades ago. At least 1,241 people — many of them school-aged children — have contracted the viral ...
State officials are warning people who may have patronized a tour boat company in Boothbay Harbor in late August and early this month about possible exposure to an infectious virus. A food service worker at the company, Cap'n Fish's Boothbay Harbor Boat ...
This announcement could give you some heartburn. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning about a commonly-used type of heartburn medication. And this warning included some impure thoughts. Testing has found batches of ...
The news that Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has been moved to a hospital in Paris this week for pioneering stem-cell therapy, has provoked a fever of hope and speculation among fans that his condition could be improved. After suffering ...
Men, don't procrastinate. It may be time to check your prostate. Here are some basic facts in our Prostate Cancer 101 crash course, courtesy of Dr. David Guthman, a board-certified urologist with Northwest Community Healthcare Medical Group in Arlington ...
The vaping-related lung illness that has stricken 380 mostly young persons from 36 states, killing six, may have offered up a real-life window on CSI-type public health epidemiology, and even drawn calls for product bans from the White House, but from the ...
The US Food and Drug Administration's Allergenic Products Advisory Committee on Friday voted in favor of approving a treatment for peanut allergies in children. The drug Palforzia is designed to minimize the incidence and severity of allergic reactions in ...
(CNN) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would like for everyone to please refrain from kissing their chickens. And from snuggling them. And from eating with them. And from inviting them in their homes. As a matter of fact, it's probably a good ...
"It just sits there," says Mayo pulmonologist of oil taken into the lungs. "It has no way of getting out." Written By: Paul John Scott / Forum News Service | Sep 14th 2019 - 3pm. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Reddit Share ...
The CDC is now investigating nearly 400 mysterious lung illnesses, related to vaping—calling it an "outbreak." So far, 36 states—including Colorado—have reported probable and confirmed cases among adults and teenagers. "There have been a number of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions. The treatment is daily capsules of peanut ...
Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions. The treatment is daily capsules of peanut powder that gradually ...
BOULDER, Colo. — An inmate at the Boulder County jail has tested positive for hepatitis A, and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) says people released from the jail in the last few weeks may be at risk. According to a release from BCSO, the inmate ...
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — An inmate in Boulder County Jail has tested positive for hepatitis A, two days after news of a death from a recent outbreak of the disease in Colorado. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office says jail and public health officials were notified ...
BOSTON – The prevalence of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts this year has prompted Gov. Charlie Baker to float the idea of broader prevention efforts next year and two members of Congress to ask the Centers for Disease Control and ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would like for everyone to please refrain from kissing their chickens. And from snuggling them. And from eating with them. And from inviting them in their homes. As a matter of fact, it's probably a good idea for ...
For the first time, Georgia health authorities are confirming mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping. There are three confirmed cases in the state and another 10 potential cases are being reviewed, the Georgia Department of Public Health said late Thursday ...
Scientists in China used gene-editing tool CRISPR to treat a patient with HIV. It was the first time that CRISPR was used in an experimental HIV therapy. No Unintentional Genetic Alterations. It did not cure nor control the patient's HIV infection, but the ...
Surgeons are retiring early because of back problems caused by modern surgical techniques, experts have warned. Keyhole surgery, where an operation is carried out through a small hole in the patient's body, has become increasingly common because it ...
The two new cases were discovered Thursday, health officials said. Unlike the previous 12 cases, which were found in residents at the Covenenant Living in Holmstad retirement home, the two newest cases were "community based." ...
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it has learned that some ranitidine — acid-reducing and heartburn medicines, including those known by the brand name Zantac — contain low levels of an impurity that could cause cancer.
Antibiotic resistance is rising in dolphins, researchers have said, mirroring the trend seen in humans. Scientists examined disease-causing organisms, or pathogens, found in samples from the blowholes, gastric fluid and faeces of bottlenose dolphins from the ...
(CBS NEWS)- U.S. health officials said Friday that they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular heartburn medication Zantac and related generic drugs. The Food and Drug Administration said in a public statement it ...
CREVE COEUR, Ill.– The Tazewell County Health Department (TCHD) has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Tazewell County for 2019. TCHD staff collected mosquitoes testing positive in September in Creve Coeur.
TRENTON, NJ – In the wake of national incidents of illness and death from vaping, Governor Phil Murphy took action on Thursday to formulate a comprehensive strategy to protect New Jersey residents from the health hazards of electronic cigarettes.
As summer winds down, state and local officials are looking to control the remainder of the mosquito population and make plans for how to handle virus when it emerges next summer. A Fairhaven woman died. A 5-year-old girl from Sudbury is said to be ...
BATAVIA, Ill. — Two more cases of Legionnaires Disease have been confirmed in Kane County. There have now been 14 cases confirmed in Batavia; 12 residents living at the Convenant Living at the Holmstad and two "community based" cases.
BATAVIA, Ill. (WLS) -- Two new cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed in west suburban Batavia. Twelve other cases had been reported since August at the Covenant Living at the Holmstad, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, according to the Illinois ...
A weekend swim left a young girl fighting for her life when she contracted a brain-eating amoeba with a 97% fatality rate. The 10-year-old girl swam in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney in Bosque County near Waco over Labor Day weekend, according to ...
Flu vaccines have arrived at the Shawnee County Health Department just in time for flu season. The Health Department will begin giving flu shots to anyone six months and older starting Monday September 16th. The Department says this year's vaccination ...
With flu season almost here, there is confusion about whether flu vaccines will be delayed in Ontario this year — with mixed messages coming from the Ontario and federal governments. The heads of two Ontario public health units say they have been told by ...
NUEVO (CNS) - Riverside County vector control officials will be conducting anti-mosquito spraying next week in Moreno Valley and Nuevo to eradicate growing infestations that pose a potential risk to public health. The Department of Environmental Health ...
Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and RNA to other cells. It's your DNA that stores the important information necessary for RNA to produce proteins and make sure they act accordingly.
WILLIAMSBURG — It was a serious and uncomfortable topic, but Dr. Christopher Steidle kept members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce laughing as he spoke about prostate cancer during the organization's monthly luncheon. Steidle ...
(CBS) – In America, there are a number of epidemics endangering our kids. Some, like opioids and vaping, are relatively new. Others, like binge drinking, have been around for decades, but the nature of the crisis has evolved. Binge drinking has become ...
Scientists have determined a new way to protect the hair follicle from chemotherapy in an effort to prevent hair loss as a result of cancer treatments. Researchers based at The University of Manchester have discovered a new strategy for how to protect hair ...
A man had to have his penis amputated after taking Viagra – while others were left with banana-shaped todgers. There have 279 cases of "side effects" in the past two years after blokes took the blue sex pill.
Hate journeys to the dentist? Spare a thought for a younger man from Tuscany some 13,000 years in the past. His stays, discovered within the 1990s, revealed one of many earliest ever examples of a dental filling – made out of hair, vegetable fibres and an ...
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, has become a global menace. While a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Algeria, Armenia, Morocco, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates have been declared as malaria-free nations by the World Health ...
TEETH must put up with all sorts of things in the form of food every day. Too much pressure on teeth can lead to dental damage in the form of dental abrasion or attrition. The teeth enamel may wear down and may make teeth weak. What is dental attrition?
Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) A cluster of three chikungunya fever cases has been confirmed in New Taipei, all of which were contracted in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday. Two of the patients, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s ...
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