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	health Daily update ⋅ September 24, 2019
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	The New York Times Health Experts Fight Ebola in Congo, and Each Other The New York Times [Like the Science Times page on Facebook. | Sign up for the Science Times newsletter.] In the urgent struggle to stop the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, doctors are rolling out powerful vaccines and lifesaving antiviral drugs, but the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Doctors Without Borders Calls For More Transparency In Distribution Of Ebola Vaccine NPR Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is accusing the World Health Organization of restricting the availability of the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Isabelle Defourny, MSF's director of operations, said in a statement ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Aid group says vaccine 'rationing' in Congo is hampering Ebola fight Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is "rationing" Ebola vaccines in Democratic Republic of Congo, with access controls meaning too few people at risk are being protected in an outbreak of the deadly disease, the aid group MSF said on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold in the United States The New York Times The question is often whispered, the questioners sheepish. But increasingly, parents at the Central Park playground where Dr. Elizabeth A. Comen takes her young children have been asking her: "Do you vaccinate your kids?" Dr. Comen, an oncologist who ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN At least 6 people have died in the United States from a rare mosquito-borne illness CNN (CNN) A third person has died of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts, raising the reported death toll from the rare mosquito-borne illness to six nationwide. The victim is among the 10 confirmed human cases of the illness previously reported in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola cases: WHO ABC News In a rare announcement, the World Health Organization publicly rebuked Tanzania, accusing authorities of refusing to share information about suspected Ebola cases in the East African country. Interested in Ebola? Add Ebola as an interest to stay up to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Follow the Data to Reduce Suicides U.S. News & World Report By Maureen O'Hagan. HILLSBORO, Ore. — On Kimberly Repp's office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living. For medical examiners, it's a mission. Their job is to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Torrent Recalls More Tainted Losartan Medscape Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is once again expanding its voluntary recall of contaminated sartans to include three more lots of losartan potassium and two more lots of losartan-hydrochlorothiazide combination tablets. The nationwide recall, to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Parents' Smoking Raise Future Heart Risks for Kids WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When parents smoke, their kids may face a higher risk of a common heart rhythm problem decades later, a new study suggests. Researchers found that adults who grew up ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Hot flashes connected to heart attacks and cognitive decline, studies say CNN (CNN) If you're one of the 40 million American women between the ages of 45 and 65, there's a chance you could be having a hot flash right now. If your flushes are mild and infrequent, good for you. But if you are often going up in flames, then it could be time ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Where You Live Within A City Determines Your Chances Of Getting The Flu Forbes The cool, crisp start of autumn also heralds the beginning of snotty, miserable flu season. Whether you live in the bustling downtown or in the quieter fringes of your city could change your chances of coming down with the flu. Moreover, the spatial ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Heart Trouble U.S. News & World Report By Kayla McKiski HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women, if you're bothered by frequent hot flashes, it may be more than a mere annoyance. New research offers evidence that frequent or persistent hot ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Pakistan Battles Dengue Epidemic, With 20 Deaths So Far U.S. News & World Report By MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press. ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani health officials were battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the South Asian nation on Tuesday, a day after health officials confirmed over 10,000 cases and 20 deaths in recent months. Flag as irrelevant
	The Providence Journal Nearly 14 million with Alzheimer's by 2050 The Providence Journal Getting lost. Forgetting names. Changing personality. These are among the most common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, the most well-known and prevalent form of dementia. Saturday was World Alzheimer's Day. And an estimated 5.8 million people are ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Obesity not caused by lack of willpower - psychologists BBC News Obesity is not a choice and making people feel ashamed results only in them feeling worse about themselves, a report by top psychologists says. It calls for changes in language to reduce stigma - such as saying "a person with obesity" rather than an "obese ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe State's third EEE victim identified as Hampden County resident who battled virus for more than a month The Boston Globe The latest person to die in Massachusetts from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was a Hampden County resident who first experienced symptoms in mid-August. The victim, who was between the ages of 71 and 80, first exhibited symptoms of brain ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The FDA expands recall of blood pressure drugs again CNN (CNN) Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its voluntary recall of two blood pressure medications after trace amounts of a potentially cancer-causing impurity were found during testing. The recall affects Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Pakistani officials say outbreak of dengue fever kills 20 Washington Post ISLAMABAD — Pakistani health officials are battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the South Asian nation, confirming over 10,000 cases and 20 deaths in recent months. More patients with symptoms of dengue fever were arriving Tuesday at hospitals in all ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Does Parents' Smoking Raise Future Heart Risks for Kids? U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When parents smoke, their kids may face a higher risk of a common heart rhythm problem decades later, a new study suggests. Researchers found that adults ... Flag as irrelevant
	WJXT News4JAX Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says WJXT News4JAX (CNN) - It's possible that not all screen time is equally bad for your child's performance at school. A new review of 58 studies from 23 countries found only the time spent watching television and playing video games negatively impacted a child's academics. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Onions and garlic may be recipe for reducing breast cancer risk: study Medical Xpress Onions and garlic are key ingredients in sofrito, a condiment that's a staple of Puerto Rican cuisine. They may also be a recipe for reducing the risk of breast cancer. That's according to the findings of a study led by University at Buffalo and University of Puerto ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Only Thing Certain About Flu Season: You Need to Get Your Shot U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Although no one knows yet how severe this flu season will be, now is the time to get vaccinated, health officials say. Already this season, a 4-year-old from ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Connecticut Woman Who 'Wouldn't Kill a Bug' Dies of Rare Mosquito-Borne Disease EEE PEOPLE.com Patricia Shaw, a 77-year-old Connecticut woman, died last week from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare mosquito-linked illness. Speaking to WFSB at a vigil for Shaw on Saturday, Rev. Brian Maxwell of Saint Matthias of East Lyme, CT., said she was ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV Illinois reevaluates religious vaccine exemption as school measles protection fades WLS-TV CHICAGO (WLS) -- An I-Team investigation uncovered an increasing number of Illinois schools falling below the measles vaccine coverage level the World Health Organization says is needed to keep children safe. As the country is on the verge of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo A Brain-Infecting Virus Carried by Mosquitoes Is Spreading Far and Wide This Year Gizmodo Over the weekend, health officials in several states reported more cases and deaths linked to the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus. The number of cases, while still small, is set to make 2019 the worst recorded year for EEE in recent history—and it may ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Music has calming effect on hospital dementia patients BBC News Playing music to dementia patients in Accident and Emergency has a calming effect on them, a study has found. MP3 players were used to play music to people with dementia as part of an eight week pilot carried out by NHS Fife. Researchers found it reduced ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Mosquito-borne virus reaches record number of infections Washington Times Six states have reported a record number of infections of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne virus blamed for seven recent deaths. Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and North Carolina have reported 27 ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Chronic insomnia can be cured in cancer survivors with a basic sleep education class Medical Xpress Affecting as many as 30% of cancer survivors, chronic insomnia can be effectively treated with intensive cognitive-behavioral techniques, but such methods are time-consuming, costly, and limited by the availability of trained specialists. In a study published ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Health Data Breaches Give Up SSN, Not HIV Status MedPage Today The majority of recent health data breaches have involved sensitive demographic or financial information that could be harnessed for fraud, according to an analysis of claims filed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Of nearly 1,500 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Losartan blood pressure medication recall expanded again over cancer concerns, FDA says Fox News Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited has again expanded a recall of its blood pressure medication over concerns the tablets contain small amounts of a cancer-causing ingredient. In a Sept. 19 statement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Vitamin D and Omega-3 Supplements Linked to Lower Cancer and Heart Attack Risk Newsweek Taking vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids could prevent cancer and heart attacks, according to a study that adds to the debate around the benefits of supplements. The study involved 25,871 people in the U.S. who took part in the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial ... Flag as irrelevant
	AL.com New Hampshire woman has few options as body rejects face transplant AL.com AP. Carmen Blandin Tarleton of Thetford, Vt., embraces her surgeon, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, during a news conference at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent a successful face ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Minorities' Recent Health Gains May Be Slowing U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The gap in death rates between U.S. whites and minority groups has been narrowing in recent years, but a new study suggests that trend stopped between 2009 and 2012. "After years of progress in reducing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bustle Eastern Equine Encephalitis Is A Rare But Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Virus Bustle Anyone who's ever been bitten by a mosquito knows the bites can leave your skin full of itchy welts. But you might not know that mosquitos can also transmit a deadly viruses called eastern equine encephalitis, which causes the brain to swell. The Connecticut ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Industry has unduly influenced TV advertising regs on restricting unhealthy kids' foods Medical Xpress Industry has unduly influenced the regulations for TV advertising of unhealthy foods to children, likely weakening legislation in this area, argue doctors in an analysis, published in the online journal BMJ Open. The UK broadcast regulator, Ofcom, which has a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Boosting daily nut consumption linked to less weight gain and lower obesity risk Medical Xpress Increasing nut consumption by just half a serving (14 g or ½ oz) a day is linked to less weight gain and a lower risk of obesity, suggests a large, long term observational study, published in the online journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Substituting ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceHealthcare More than 70% of hospital data breaches compromise information that puts patients at risk of identity theft FierceHealthcare Two-thirds of healthcare data breaches compromised patients' sensitive demographic information, such as Social Security numbers or driver's license numbers. (Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. About 159 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Vitamin D and fish oil show promise in prevention of cancer death and heart attacks Medical Xpress The VITamin D and OmegA-3 Trial (VITAL) is the largest and most recent to test whether vitamin D or fish oil can effectively prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease. Results to date have been mixed but show promise for some outcomes, now confirmed by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study shows MRI can help remove DOUBT when diagnosing minor strokes Medical Xpress A University of Calgary-led international study is highlighting the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in helping to diagnose minor stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The six-year study, which included researchers from hospitals in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Bats In The Bike Shop; Another Rabid Bat Found In Orange County Patch.com IRVINE, CA — A dead bat found inside a bike rental shop in Orange last week tested positive for rabies, officials said Saturday. This was the second such finding in the last two weeks. The latest discovery was made at the shop, at Irvine Regional Park at 1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Hypertension during pregnancy can increase later risk of heart disease Medical Xpress Research published today in the journal Circulation has found that women with high blood pressure in pregnancy, including conditions such as preeclampsia, have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disorders later in life, including stroke and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline It's TV, Not Instagram, That Can Hurt Students' Grades Healthline Watching television and playing video games may affect students' grades, but more research is needed looking at how multi-screen use might impact learning. The study found that time spent on social media was not associated with an impact to grades. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Babies born by Caesarean section have different gut bacteria from other infants, researchers say Washington Post A large study of babies' stool samples has found key differences between infants born vaginally and via Caesarean section, offering clues about the development of the human immune system, researchers say. Vaginally born babies got most of their gut ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Health officials investigate Legionnaire's disease at Strongsville senior living facility cleveland.com Ed Massery, Massery Photography. Health officials are investigating a case of Legionnaire's disease connected to Altenheim' Senior Living's Therapy Rehab Center. The center offers both in-patient and out-patient services. Comment. By Julie Washington ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Hot flashes shown to be linked to increased risk of later cardiovascular disease events Medical Xpress Previous studies suggested an association between hot flashes and cardiovascular (CVD) disease. But little research linked hot flashes to "hard" clinical CVD events like heart attacks and strokes. A new study measuring clinical CVD outcomes presents the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Trial over weight loss drug starts in France WPLG Local 10 PARIS - A French court has heard the start of a trial involving a weight loss pill that public health officials say may have been responsible for as many as 2,000 deaths. The massive trial, with 25 defendants and 2,600 plaintiffs, centers on Mediator, a Type 2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald Boston hospitals' study: Docs failing kids addicted to nicotine Boston Herald Doctors are failing to help teens and young adults quit smoking, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital that shows most nicotine-addicted teens are not getting treatment or counseling to kick the dangerous habit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Onions and garlic linked to lower cancer risk in Puerto Rico Futurity: Research News There's a link between eating onions and garlic and lower breast cancer risk among Puerto Rican women, according to a new study. The two ingredients are key in sofrito, a staple condiment in Puerto Rican cuisine. "We found that among Puerto Rican ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Heart transplant waiting lists reach record high, with doubling in number waiting Telegraph.co.uk Heart transplant waiting lists are at a record high, with the numbers waiting more than doubling in a decade. Experts said the number of hearts donations is failing to keep pace with growing demand, and advances in medicine which are keeping some patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	PennLive.com We can't continue to ignore the American obesity problem | Opinion PennLive.com September 15th through the 21st marks National Obesity Care Week, in which we work to understand the complex nature of obesity and how we can improve clinically-based care. To see just how many people are affected by the obesity epidemic, take a look ... Flag as irrelevant

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