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	health Daily update ⋅ November 1, 2019
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	The New York Times Measles Can Cause 'Immune Amnesia,' Increasing Risk of Other Infections The New York Times Measles is far more dangerous than most people realize, new research shows. The disease itself can cause a severe and sometimes deadly illness, but two new studies published on Thursday found that even when patients recover, the virus can inflict lasting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Measles makes your body forget how to fight other diseases Washington Post Getting infected with measles is much more dangerous than scientists once suspected. In addition to the illness caused by the virus, a measles infection also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system. It destroys up to half of the existing antibodies that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases NPR This year saw the largest outbreak of measles in the U.S. since 1994, with 1,250 cases reported, largely driven by families choosing not to vaccinate their kids. Worldwide the disease has resurfaced in areas that had previously been declared measles-free. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Fecal Transplant Transmits Fatal Drug-Resistant E col Infection Medscape Two patients who received fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in clinical trials contracted extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL) Escherichia coli bacteremia, and one of them died, according to a report published online October 5 in the New ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Measles Makes You Vulnerable to Other Infections WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who contract measles aren't out of the woods after their rash fades and their fever subsides. They're then more vulnerable to other bacterial and viral infections ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com How a Man's Fecal Transplant Turned Fatal Livescience.com The first person known to die as a result of a fecal transplant is a 73-year-old man who developed a fatal infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were in the donor's stool sample. News of the man's death surfaced in June; he was one of two patients in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Deep Sleep May 'Rinse' Day's Toxins From Brain WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The deep stages of sleep may give the brain a chance to wash itself free of potentially toxic substances, a new study suggests. Researchers found that during deep sleep, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Researchers are paying people to be deliberately infected with the flu virus CNN (CNN) It's widely accepted that the flu and the torrent of uncomfortable symptoms that come with it are to be avoided at all costs. But a few selfless souls have signed up to get the the infection so that one day, perhaps none of us will have to endure it ever ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR How Deep Sleep May Help The Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins NPR The brain waves generated during deep sleep appear to trigger a cleaning system in the brain that protects it against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Electrical signals known as slow waves appear just before a pulse of fluid washes ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Long-awaited cystic fibrosis drug could turn deadly disease into a manageable condition Washington Post A new cystic fibrosis therapy dramatically improved patients' lung function and showed clear signs of targeting the genetic root of the disease, instead of just alleviating symptoms — a breakthrough so long-sought that many doctors and patients are moved to ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Drug Trio Could Give Patients With Cystic Fibrosis a New Option HealthDay FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A three-drug combo that significantly improves lung function in cystic fibrosis patients could benefit 90% of people with the life-threatening disease, a new study suggests. It included patients with a single copy of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Still Way Too Much Smoking in Movies Aimed at Kids U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Despite repeated calls from public health groups to cut smoking scenes on the silver screen, the number of "tobacco incidents" in PG-13 movies has risen by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Regular exercise before breast cancer tied to lower heart risk after treatment Reuters (Reuters Health) - Older breast cancer patients who exercised regularly before their cancer diagnosis may be better protected from the heart-harming effects of cancer treatment, a large U.S. study suggests. Among more than 4,000 women diagnosed with ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Tobacco Use Soars in Top Hollywood Movies U.S. News & World Report Portrayals of smoking or other tobacco product use in teen-rated movies have risen in recent years, a new study says, despite warnings that such on-screen depictions cause young people to light up on their own. The new study from the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep Science Magazine During non–rapid eye movement sleep, low-frequency oscillations in neural activity support memory consolidation and neuronal computation. Sleep is also associated with increased interstitial fluid volume and clearance of metabolic waste products. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Health department: Three bats test positive for rabies in Antioch, Highland Park Chicago Tribune The Lake County Health Department is asking residents to avoid contact with bats after three submitted for testing came back positive for rabies. A total of 39 bats in Lake County have been submitted for rabies testing so far in 2019, and two from Antioch and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Deaths from liver cancer have tripled in past 20 years in England Medical Xpress More people are being diagnosed with and dying from liver cancer in England than ever before, according to new research to be presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference on Monday. In 20 years, from 1997 to 2016, incidence and deaths from the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Curetoday.com A Brighter Outlook for Metastatic Breast Cancer Curetoday.com Sally Palles had just undergone a mammogram in 2015 when the radiologist entered her room and delivered upsetting news: She most likely had breast cancer. "I felt both devastated and foolish because I hadn't scheduled a mammogram in four years, even ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Using acetaminophen such as Tylenol in pregnancy linked to higher rates of ADHD, autism Chicago Tribune Exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may have some connection with a child's risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a new study in JAMA-Psychiatry. But experts caution that it is too soon to tell ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Fetal acetaminophen exposure may increase child's risk for ADHD, autism Healio Fetal acetaminophen exposure may increase a child's risk for ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, according to results of a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry. "We identified a significant positive association between cord plasma ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Still Way Too Much Smoking in Movies Aimed at Kids HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Despite repeated calls from public health groups to cut smoking scenes on the silver screen, the number of "tobacco incidents" in PG-13 movies has risen by 120% over the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Deep sleep drives brain fluid oscillations Science Magazine Getting enough quality sleep at the right times helps protect physical and mental health. Slow-wave sleep (SWS) represents high-intensity sleep and predominates in the first part of the night. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep accompanies dreaming and is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Vaxxed 2 Tickets: Anti-Vaccine Documentary Sequel to Secretly Screen in 19 States to Try and Avoid Being Blocked Newsweek Anti-vaccination campaigners are putting on secret screenings of a movie which peddles unfounded conspiracy theories about the MMR jab. Vaxxed II: The People's Truth is due to premiere on November 6 in 30 theaters across 19 states in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging publishes special report on vaping EurekAlert (press release) OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung injury resulting from the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or "vaping." Authors Suhny Abbara, M.D., FACR, MSCCT and Fernando Uliana Kay, M.D., Ph.D., ... Flag as irrelevant
	Focus Taiwan News Channel 5 facts about vaccines PolitiFact The scientific consensus is that vaccines prevent illness and save lives. But vaccinations have been subject to misinformation and confusion that's having real-world consequences. This year, 1,250 individual cases of measles have been documented in 31 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today India spillover: Bats and humans carry antibodies to filoviruses Outbreak News Today Researchers have proposed that bats are the natural reservoir of filoviruses, including highly fatal Ebola and Marburg viruses. Now, researchers report in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that in Northeast India, bats, as well as humans who work in close ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Local anchor diagnosed with breast cancer after live-streaming mammogram Today.com Television anchor Ali Meyer thought she was just performing a public service to remind women over 40 to get a mammogram when she decided to broadcast her screening test on Facebook Live last year. Six days later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Believing in Witchcraft is Part of the 'Behavioural Immune System' Designed to Limit Spread of Disease Newsweek Belief in Satan and the witches of Salem may have developed as a way to explain and predict disease. At least, that is the argument put forward by an international team of researchers writing in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday. The nuts ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The changing face of the US opioid epidemic: Middle-aged black adults see rise in deaths CNN (CNN) About 48,000 people lost their lives to opioids in 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, according to a new study. Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, accounted for almost two-thirds of those deaths. In large metropolitan areas, black ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mic Can cannabis treat mental illness? Scientists need more proof Mic As cannabis use becomes more widely accepted, the wellness world has zoomed in on the potential healing properties of a class of compounds in the plant known as cannabinoids, including, most notably, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay ADHD Rates Doubled Among US Adults Over 10 Years HealthDay FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If the latest statistics are any indication, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no longer an issue for children only. Over a 10-year period, ADHD rates more than doubled among American adults, new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Minnesota sees first flu death of season: health officials Fox News A Minnesota resident has died of the flu, marking the first such fatality in the state this season. The Minnesota Department of Health included the one death in its Weekly Influenza and Respiratory Illness Activity Report released on Thursday. The fatality ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Flu Vaccine Slashes Deaths, Hospitalizations MedPage Today At the IDWeek 2019 meeting in Washington, D.C., speakers at the session on influenza looked at how many lives the flu vaccine saves and hospitalizations it prevents, and discussed the effectiveness of those currently on the market and the importance of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Get paid to get the flu: Study looking for volunteers willing to get sick Fox News How much is a sick day worth to you? $3,310 sound good? That's what one team is doling out to volunteers who are willing to be infected with influenza viruses and then quarantined for least 10 days at Saint Louis University. OKLAHOMA NEWS ANCHOR ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Could Tissue-Sealing Tape One Day Replace Stitches? HealthDay THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Double-sided tape that quickly binds tissues shows promise in animal tests and may eventually offer an alternative to surgical sutures, researchers report. "There are over 230 million major surgeries all around ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com How Effective is the Flu Shot? Here's What Doctors Want You to Know About This Year's Vaccine Health.com Throughout your life, you've probably heard two main things about the flu shot: That you should get it every single year, and that, even if you do get it, it might not completely protect you from the flu. Turns out, both of those things are right. That's because, while ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Mumps Outbreak Triggers Quarantine At Men's Central Jail Patch.com LOS ANGELES, CA — An outbreak of mumps at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles has led to 18 inmates being diagnosed with the virus and 390 others being quarantined, sheriff's officials said Thursday. According to the Sheriff's Department, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Syracuse.com Camillus Hepatitis A scare: Worker did everyone a favor by keeping hands clean Syracuse.com An employee at Camillus Country Club has Hepatitis A and may have exposed customers to the virus, according to the county health department. Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com. Comment. By James T. Mulder | jmulder@syracuse.com. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade Medical Xpress Liver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, according to the latest calculations by Cancer Research UK. New mortality data shows that there were around 5,700 deaths from liver cancer in 2017 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Microvascular endothelial dysfunction confers twofold increase in cancer risk Healio Microvascular endothelial dysfunction may serve as a marker for cancer, as patients with the condition had elevated risk for solid-tumor cancer, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. "Cardiologists should focus on ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATU Whooping cough case reported at Portland's Grant High School KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – A case of whopping cough has been confirmed at Grant High School, according to Multnomah County health officials. A letter went home with students on Wednesday warning families about the case. The Multnomah County Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	OregonLive.com Case of whooping cough confirmed at Grant High School OregonLive.com Mark Graves. A student at Grant High has come down with whooping cough, which is highly contagious for people not immunized against pertussis. (Photo by Mark Graves/The Oregonian). Comment. By Eder Campuzano | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress High levels of two hormones in the blood raise prostate cancer risk Medical Xpress Men with higher levels of 'free' testosterone and a growth hormone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to research presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference. Other factors such as older age, ethnicity and a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mic The upside to narcissism: How to reap the benefits without being a jerk Mic According to new research, there are upsides to narcissism — a term which, for all intents and purposes here, is referring to the disorder rather than to describe someone as conceited. Turns out that some narcissistic personality traits can lead to less stress ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Close to 1900 Cases of Vaping-Linked Lung Illness, CDC Says HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe, sometimes fatal lung illness tied to vaping has now reached 1,888, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Brains of People with Autism More Symmetrical than Neurotypicals, Scientists Find Newsweek The brains of people with autism are more symmetrical than those of neurotypical people, scientists have found. Those with the developmental disorder were more likely to have a thicker cerebral cortex, the layer of gray matter covering the brain, in various ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Less Than Half Of Michiganders Get Flu Shots: Health Officials Patch.com Michigan even falls below the national average of people who get flu shots. Here's what state health officials are saying. By Jessica Strachan, Patch Staff. Oct 31, 2019 11:04 am ET. Reply. 0. Michigan even falls below the national average of people who get ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Hundreds of inmates quarantined as mumps spreads at Los Angeles jail, deputies say Sacramento Bee A mumps outbreak this month at a Los Angeles County jail has infected more than a dozen inmates and triggered the quarantine of hundreds more, according to authorities. At least one inmate came down with symptoms of the highly contagious virus and was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Should you go vegan for your health? Yahoo Sports With supermarket shelves packed with almond milk, coconut yoghurt and meat alternatives, there has never been a better time to be vegan. Many give up meat and dairy to reduce their carbon footprint, while others believe a plant-based diet is good for their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Woman Claims to Be Handing Out Chicken Pox-Infected Lollipops This Halloween Newsweek A person claiming to be a nurse in Australia kicked off a public health panic after offering lollipops infected with chicken pox to be handed out to trick-or-treaters. News.com.au reported that a Facebook post to a group called "Stop Mandatory Vaccination," ... Flag as irrelevant

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