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	health Daily update ⋅ September 19, 2019
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	CNN How climate crisis is accelerating the global spread of deadly dengue fever CNN (CNN) Explosive outbreaks of dengue fever have rapidly spread in countries across Asia, killing more than 1,000 people, infecting hundreds of thousands and straining hospitals packed with sick families. Images from Bangladesh show patients in teeming ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Philippines Declares Polio Outbreak After 19 Years Free of the Disease The New York Times MANILA — The Philippines on Thursday announced an outbreak of polio, 19 years after the World Health Organization declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said government scientists have ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Polio makes a comeback in the Philippines 19 years after the country was declared free of the disease CNN (CNN) The Philippines has reported its first case of polio since it was declared free of the childhood disease 19 years ago, dealing a blow to the campaign to eradicate it. The country's department of health said the disease was "re-emerging," with a case ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape DAPA-HF Published: 'Stunning Consistent Benefit With Dapagliflozin' Medscape BARCELONA — Results of the landmark DAPA-HF trial showing that the glucose-lowering drug dapagliflozin (Farxiga, AstraZeneca) provides "quite stunning, pretty consistent benefit" in patients with heart failure, both with and without type 2 diabetes, were ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Obesity in America: A Public Health Crisis U.S. News & World Report Obesity has become a public health crisis in the United States. The medical condition, which involves having an excessive amount of body fat, is linked to severe chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Deadly mosquito virus has Michigan urging people to stay indoors NBCNews.com Cases of a deadly mosquito-borne virus called EEE have prompted health officials in Michigan to urge the public to cancel or reschedule outdoor events after dusk, especially if those events include children. The urgent appeal comes at a time when many ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 1 in 9 high school seniors vape nicotine near-daily, new survey says amid e-cigarette scare Washington Post More than 1 in 9 high school seniors report vaping nicotine on a near-daily basis, according to an annual government-funded survey that found a continued rise in teen use of e-cigarettes amid growing concern that products marketed as a more healthful ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post He was 'perfectly healthy' before the mosquito bite. Nine days later, he was brain dead. Washington Post A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year. Officials in Kalamazoo County on Sept. 6 said a resident ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study signals new era of precision medicine for children with cancer Medical Xpress A new study has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for children with cancer to extend and improve their lives—signaling a new era of precision medicine for young patients. The pilot including more than 200 children found that half ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Babies born by C-section have less of their mom's gut bacteria. Here's why that might be important CNN (CNN) New research finds there are significant differences between babies born by cesarean and babies born vaginally when it comes to a newborn's microbiome -- the bacteria that colonize our gut and play a key role in keeping us healthy. In the largest ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford Medical Center Report Brain tumors form synapses with healthy neurons, Stanford-led study finds Stanford Medical Center Report Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that severe brain cancers integrate into the brain's wiring. The tumors, called high-grade gliomas, form synapses that hijack electrical signals from healthy nerve cells to drive ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How to kick-start your brain in the morning (and no, we don't just mean coffee) CNN (CNN) The alarm goes off and you shudder awake, unsure of where you are. Groggily you recognize your room and slowly roll out of bed thinking, "It can't be morning. Didn't I just go to bed?" Called sleep inertia, it happens when you suddenly snap out of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Deadly Brain Cancers Act Like 'Vampires' By Hijacking Normal Cells To Grow NPR Researchers are beginning to understand why certain brain cancers are so hard to stop. Three studies published Wednesday in the journal Nature found that these deadly tumors integrate themselves into the brain's electrical network and then hijack signals ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A cure for the common cold? 'It's possible,' scientists say, after new study finds key protein Washington Post Sneezing. Sniffling. Coughing. There's not much you can do to stop the common cold, except wait it out. But a new study published in Nature Microbiology may have lit the path to discovering a drug that can stop the virus in its tracks, scientists say. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com These Gut Bacteria Brew Their Own Booze, and May Harm Livers in People Who Don't Drink Livescience.com Super-strains of gut bacteria produce harmful amounts of alcohol, which may to contribute to fatty liver disease. Shares. illustration of diseased liver. (Image: © Explode/Shutterstock). Advertisement. It's common knowledge that drinking too much alcohol can ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Vaping Illnesses Increase to 530 Probable Cases The New York Times The number of vaping-related lung illnesses has risen to 530 probable cases, and seven deaths are associated with the sickness, according to an update on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the nation's public health officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reaction Tanzania tells WHO it has no Ebola cases - statement Reuters NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania has formally told the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has no cases of Ebola after a woman died there earlier this month from an unknown illness following Ebola-like symptoms, the organization said on Wednesday. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Vaginal birth and Caesarean: Differences in babies' bacteria BBC News Babies born by Caesarean section have dramatically different gut bacteria to those born vaginally, according to the largest study in the field. The UK scientists say these early encounters with microbes may act as a "thermostat" for the immune system. And they ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com A common numbing medication turned a woman's blood blue NBCNews.com A 25-year-old woman in Rhode Island gave new meaning to the phrase "feeling blue" when she developed a rare and sometimes fatal condition called methemoglobinemia that turned her blood a deep shade of navy blue. The woman, whose case was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Uptick seen in rare mosquito-borne virus in some US states Washington Post NEW YORK — The number of U.S. deaths and illnesses from a rare mosquito-borne virus are higher than usual this year, health officials report. Eastern equine encephalitis has been diagnosed in 21 people in six states, and five people have died. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Experts detail global pandemic readiness gaps, offer steps CIDRAP In its first annual report, an independent board established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank to keep its finger on the pulse of the world's outbreak and emergency readiness said the world isn't prepared to respond to a pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Rhode Island girl, 6, nearly dies after contracting rare mosquito-borne EEE virus: 'We could have lost her' Fox News A young Rhode Island girl narrowly escaped death after contracting the rare and potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, her family says. Late last month, 6-year-old Star Jackman, of Coventry, came home from her second day of school ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Positive Results With Polypill for Cutting BP, LDL Cholesterol MedPage Today One pill combining four antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering medications lowered blood pressure and cholesterol in underserved patients in the U.S., researchers found from the experience of a safety net health center. A polypill containing 10 mg ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents and Schools U.S. News & World Report By Anna Maria Barry-Jester. In yet another twist for worried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defined by a hood with drawstrings — is now available as a vaping device, ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz Over 3000 people have been killed by a deadly virus in DR Congo this year —and it's not Ebola Quartz Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has claimed 2,074 people's lives, are widely covered in the media. But another virus is ravaging the DRC with minimal publicity. That virus is measles. Although ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay All-in-One Pill Helps Protect Heart HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Could popping just one pill a day keep your heart and blood vessels humming along for years to come? Possibly. Researchers just tested a combo pill containing low doses of two blood pressure ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Man Went from 'Perfectly Healthy to Brain Dead' in 9 Days After Contracting EEE from Mosquito PEOPLE.com "All of a sudden he had a seizure and next thing you know, he's in the ER and he just never came out of it," Mark McChesney said of his brother Gregg McChesney. By Joelle Goldstein. September 18, 2019 06:54 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Send ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Babies Born by C-Section Have Different Gut Microbes Than Vaginally Delivered Infants Smithsonian For the past decade, scientists have been fascinated by how the bacteria in our guts influence our health and determine whether we get sick. Yet a big question has remained unanswered: How did we get those original microbes at the beginning of our lives? Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Using hand sanitizer may be giving you a false sense of security CNN (CNN) Achoo! As you reach for a tissue and blow your nose you notice your coworkers recoiling in horror, so you make a reassuring pump of the hand sanitizer. "See, I'm protecting you!" you want to say to them as you rub the translucent goop across your ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New single pill combines blood pressure and cholesterol medicines ABC News Two medicines for high blood pressure, another two to lower cholesterol – what if you could take just one pill for all of them? That new all-in-one medication, also known as a polypill, worked just as well to prevent and treat elevated blood pressure and high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Why Diabetes Management May Need to Change for South Asians Medscape This transcript has been edited for clarity. I'm Dr Moneeza Siddiqui, from the University of Dundee, and I'm here at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2019 Annual Meeting presenting some results we have from, from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Preference for fentanyl higher amount young, white, frequent opioid users Medical Xpress A minority of people who use illicit opioids indicated a preference for fentanyl, the super-potent synthetic opioid that accounts for much of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR The Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12460 ER Bill WBUR Two days before his wedding this past April, Cameron Fischer had one heck of a bachelor party, hitting a few bars in the Old Town section of Fort Collins, Colo., with his friends into the wee hours. The next morning, the 30-year-old IT professional from nearby ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What is EEE, Eastern equine encephalitis? Mosquito-borne disease death toll rises Today.com Michigan is reporting four new human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis, which health officials are calling "one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases" in the U.S.. Two of those patients have died, bringing this season's EEE death toll in the state ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox A Russian lab containing smallpox and Ebola exploded Vox It almost certainly won't cause a pandemic, but the accident is a reminder that deadly pathogens aren't as secure as we'd like them to be. By Kelsey Piper Sep 18, 2019, 1:20pm EDT. Share this story. Share this on Facebook · Share this on Twitter; Share All ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Here's Why Aerobic Exercise May Protect Aging Brains from Dementia Symptoms Healthline A new study finds that aerobic exercise may help combat changes in the brain associated with dementia. But any kind of exercise is associated with a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Other research is being done to see if ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Boston Handwashing beats sanitizer for killing flu virus on hands Reuters (Reuters Health) - Health workers who use hand sanitizer between patients may be more likely to spread flu germs than those who take the time to wash their hands, a recent experiment suggests. That's because fresh mucus from infected patients interferes ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress World unprepared for global pandemic that could wipe out 80 million people in less than 36 hours, WHO report says Medical Xpress The world is unprepared for a global pandemic that could wipe out 80 million people in less than 36 hours along with 5% of the global GDP, a new report from the World Health Organization says. A rapidly spreading respiratory pathogen could pose a threat to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Microbiome Affected by Babies' Delivery Method, but Long-Term Effects Remain Unknown Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The role of delivery method on the acquisition of a newborn's gut microbiome has been an ongoing, controversial topic. Although vaginal and cesarean section deliveries have been previously shown to result in differences, the significance between the two in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cross-clade immune responses reported in South African RV144 HIV vaccine regimen Medical Xpress Despite major breakthroughs in HIV prevention and treatment, there were an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected with HIV in 2018, and an estimated 5,000 new HIV infections around the world every day. The pursuit for a safe, effective and scalable ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz World health leaders warn the world is dangerously unprepared for a pandemic Quartz In October 2014, a man died of Ebola in Dallas. Two of the nurses who treated him contracted the virus. Days later, a physician returning from West Africa was diagnosed with Ebola in New York City. Although the authorities said there was no reason to stock ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Opioid Epidemic Tied to Doubling of Dangerous Heart Infections HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Addiction and overdose deaths aren't the only consequence of America's opioid epidemic. Cases of a potentially deadly heart infection have risen alarmingly, too, a new study finds. This bacterial infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Uptick seen in rare mosquito-borne virus in some US states New York Daily News The number of U.S. deaths and illnesses from a rare mosquito-borne virus are higher than usual this year, health officials report. Eastern equine encephalitis has been diagnosed in 21 people in six states, and five people have died. The infection is only being ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Teen e-cigarette use has doubled within past two years, new research shows NBCNews.com The number of kids vaping nicotine has doubled in the past two years, according to research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Experts in substance abuse say the new statistics make it clear that vaping is a public health crisis. Flag as irrelevant
	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Prostate screening, cancer and treatment: A rundown of what you need to know Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When men with concerns about prostate cancer come to see Dr. Margot Savoy, she knows their age, race and family medical history are important. She also knows that once someone is screened, they can't unlearn the results. In some cases, this isn't a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Healthy Drinks Guidelines for Kids: Skip the Soy, Avoid Sugars U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Four of America's biggest health organizations are banding together to urge parents to better monitor the drinks their young kids sip each day. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times How climate change threatens our health in the Pacific Northwest Seattle Times Around this time last year, news outlets blared alarming headlines: Breathing the air outside was as bad as smoking several cigarettes. Wildfire haze blotted out the sun and turned the moon orange. Weather apps simply listed the forecast as "smoke.". Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Gaming May Trigger Heart Rhythm Problems in Susceptible Kids, Report Says Livescience.com Doctors have long known that playing high-intensity sports can trigger serious heart rhythm problems in people with certain underlying heart conditions. Now, a new report suggests that playing electronic games — particularly war games — may be a trigger ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Blast Rocks Russian Facility Storing Smallpox and Ebola Viruses Smithsonian There are only two institutions in the world approved to house samples of the smallpox virus, a deadly disease that was declared eradicated in 1980. One is the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the other is the Russian State Centre ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Will combo pill catch on in US to prevent heart attacks? ModernHealthcare.com A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to treat conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes. Experts said the study ... Flag as irrelevant

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