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	health Daily update ⋅ February 6, 2020
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	The New York Times Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares Children The New York Times The new coronavirus has infected more than 24,000 people, and at least 490 have died. But relatively few children appear to have developed severe symptoms so far, according to the available data. "The median age of patients is between 49 and 56 years," ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY When will the threat of coronavirus end? It might return every winter USA TODAY It was a new virus that killed 12,469 and sickened more than 60 million Americans in one year. The 2009 outbreak introduced a new strain of H1N1 flu that never left. Though it continues to circle the globe as a seasonal virus, the swine flu causes far less ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Healthy Habits Backslide After Starting Statins, Antihypertensives Medscape Although a heart-healthy lifestyle is potent medicine in the management of cardiovascular risk, a large Finnish study finds that many — but not all — patients forgo healthy habits after starting a statin or antihypertensive medication. Researchers studied 41,225 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal China's Virus Outbreak Prompts Patients to Scramble for Remedies Wall Street Journal BEIJING—Desperate for a cure for the new coronavirus spreading quickly across the country, Chinese families are flocking online to search for experimental remedies that may be effective against the virus, despite government warnings that no proven ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com How experts plan to treat the new coronavirus Livescience.com As the coronavirus outbreak in China continues to spread, having infected over 24,000 people so far, scientists around the world are racing to find a treatment. Most of the people infected with the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCov, have not received a ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay New Gene Study Unravels Cancer's Secrets HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a genetically driven disease, and a mother lode of new genetic data on dozens of different cancers is promising to break open fresh avenues of prevention ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Prostate Cancer Mortality: Groups Squabble Over ACS Forecast MedPage Today Every January since 1951, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has published its report card on cancer, "Cancer Facts & Figures." The news overall this year was very good. Cancer death rates, considered the best measure of progress against cancer, have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Africa has 1.2 billion people and only six labs that can test for coronavirus. How quickly can they ramp up? Washington Post DAKAR, Senegal — After Africa's first suspected case of the Wuhan coronavirus emerged last month in the Ivory Coast, doctors sent a sample from the coughing college student to the closest equipped lab — 4,500 miles north, in Paris. Officials said the wait for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Gene Study Unravels Cancer's Secrets U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a genetically driven disease, and a mother lode of new genetic data on dozens of different cancers is promising to break open fresh avenues ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Does The New Coronavirus Spread Silently? NPR Public health officials attempting to contain the new coronavirus are trying to figure out how easily it spreads. One key question is whether people who are infected but show no symptoms can infect other people. "If you have a lot of people who [have mild ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Newborn becomes youngest person diagnosed with coronavirus as infections near 30K Fox News A Chinese newborn has become the youngest person infected with the coronavirus, after it was diagnosed just 30 hours after birth, according to multiple reports. The baby's mother reportedly tested positive before she gave birth on Feb. 2 in Wuhan -- the ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Reports of infant coronavirus infections add troubling new element to outbreak USA TODAY Reports of infants infected with the deadly new coronavirus is a troubling new element confronting the global medical community combating the outbreak, experts say. Chinese media reported that two infants have tested positive for the virus that has killed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus infections near 30K, flight diverted to Los Angeles for virus screening Fox News A Korean Air flight traveling to Las Vegas was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday due to concerns that some of its passengers had been exposed to the coronavirus, according to a statement from the airline. The flight continued to ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn't contained PBS NewsHour With the new coronavirus spreading from person to person (possibly including from people without symptoms), reaching four continents, and traveling faster than SARS, driving it out of existence is looking increasingly unlikely. It's still possible that quarantines ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Improved access to opioid addiction treatment bypasses some communities Reuters (Reuters Health) - Despite improved access to opioid addiction treatment in recent years, more than half of the U.S. counties hardest hit by overdoses and deaths don't have enough clinicians to treat people who need help, a government study suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape No New Coronavirus Cases as CDC Begins Diagnostic Test Kit Distribution Medscape The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of Feb. 5, 2020, there were no new coronavirus cases within the United States, leaving the number of confirmed cases at 11. "Right now, 206 persons under investigation, or PYs, have tested ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Don't Fall for These 3 Myths About the New Coronavirus Healthline Bonkers theories about the Wuhan coronavirus are floating around social media. Don't believe everything you read. Myths have been spreading, including the idea that pets can get the new virus. Facebook and other social media sites are taking steps to ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Pan-cancer genome sequencing of 2600 tumors reveals new targets for personalized treatments FierceBiotech Using whole-genome sequencing instead of exome sequencing revealed new information about cancer drivers in 38 tumor types. (PDPics / Pixabay). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Most efforts to sequence cancer genes have focused on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WalesOnline Britain confirms third case of coronavirus Yahoo News LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A third person in the United Kingdom has tested positive for coronavirus, England's chief medical officer said on Thursday. "A further patient has tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of cases in the UK to three," ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Travel Bans and Quarantines Won't Stop Coronavirus WIRED The national plan to try to stop the new coronavirus from spreading any further might fracture international trade, violate people's rights, and make untenable the workloads of local and state public health departments. It almost certainly won't slow the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Third case confirmed in the UK BBC News A third patient in the UK has tested positive for coronavirus, England's chief medical officer has said. The individual, who caught the infection abroad, is being taken to a specialist NHS treatment centre. "We are using robust infection control measures to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com More Americans evacuated from China as CDC confirms 12th US case of coronavirus NBCNews.com The State Department continues to evacuate U.S. citizens from Wuhan, China, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has now sickened more than 24,000 people. The first airplane with repatriated U.S. citizens landed last week at March Air Reserve ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Newborn becomes youngest person diagnosed with virus BBC News A Chinese newborn has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus just 30 hours after birth, the youngest case recorded so far, state media said. The baby was born on 2 February in a local hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus. The baby's mother tested ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Desperate for coronavirus solutions, Chinese turn to HIV drugs, gray market and traditional cures Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - The rapidly spreading virus in China and a shortage of medical resources are prompting people to resort to unorthodox ways to obtain treatment, with some appealing to HIV patients and unauthorized importers for medicine. This video file ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Experts offer first US nCoV clinical guidance CIDRAP Today both the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published initial clinical guidelines, which aim to help US healthcare providers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost Data Suggests Virus Infections Under-Reported, Exaggerating Fatality Rate The New York Times BEIJING — Fatalities from the coronavirus epidemic are overwhelmingly concentrated in central China's Wuhan city, which accounts for over 73% of deaths despite having only one-third the number of confirmed infections. In Wuhan, the epicenter of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Healthy Habits Can Slide After Starting Heart Medications HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Some people let healthy habits fall by the wayside after they start medications for high cholesterol or high blood pressure, a new study finds. Of more than 41,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Chinese doctor who tried to raise alarm on coronavirus in Wuhan dies from disease Washington Post HANGZHOU, China — A Chinese doctor who was silenced by police for trying to share news about the new coronavirus long before Chinese health authorities disclosed its full threat died Thursday from the disease, his friends and colleagues said. Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR New Coronavirus 'Won't Be The Last' Outbreak To Move From Animal To Human WBUR The new strain of coronavirus that has killed hundreds of people in China and caused a travel lockdown of some 56 million people has been classified as a "zoonosis" because of the way it spreads from animals to humans. Science writer David Quammen ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News World-renowned HIV researcher Frank Plummer, 67, dies BBC News Frank Plummer, a "scientific maverick" whose research had a profound impact on global public health, has died. The world-renowned microbiologist was most widely recognised for his ground-breaking work on understanding HIV transmission. Dr Plummer ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Patient Decision Aid Leads to Improved Decision-Making About Lung Cancer Screening Cancer Network A patient decision aid (PDA) delivered to clients of tobacco quit lines improved informed decision-making about lung cancer screening, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers noted that many smokers eligible for lung cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Coronavirus, bird flu, swine fever: Why China is still so susceptible to disease outbreaks Fortune China has become an epicenter for disease outbreaks, and the problem lies in its food supply. There have now been over 28,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in at least 25 countries, with 563 deaths, including ones in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Cancer's Chronological History Uncovered Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Identifying the earliest mutational events for any cancer would be an invaluable step toward relevant treatment intervention. However, identifying exactly when genomic changes occur is no easy task. Yet now, investigators at EMBL's European Bioinformatics ... Flag as irrelevant
	KCUR New Coronavirus 'Won't Be The Last' Outbreak To Move From Animal To Human KCUR The new strain of coronavirus that has killed hundreds of people in China and caused a travel lockdown of some 56 million people, has been classified as a "zoonosis" because of the way it spreads from animals to humans. Science writer David Quammen ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Man says he has coronavirus, sprays store with disinfectant Washington Post JOLIET, Ill. — Police are searching for a man who caused thousands of dollars of damage in a Walmart in suburban Chicago by spraying disinfectant inside the store while wearing a surgical mask and a sign on his back declaring that he has the deadly ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Do Young Adults Really 'Age Out' of Heavy Drinking? HealthDay By Rich Holmes HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- During the late teens and early 20s, young people may booze it up a lot, but they eventually dial it back, right? A new study study confirms that drinking rates do tend to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine 'This beast is moving very fast.' Will the new coronavirus be contained—or go pandemic? Science Magazine The repatriation of 565 Japanese citizens from Wuhan, China, in late January offered scientists an unexpected opportunity to learn a bit more about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) raging in that city. To avoid domestic spread of the virus, Japanese officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV 1 Dead, 2 Sick From Legionnaires' at Illinois Senior Center The New York Times CHICAGO — An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a senior living center in suburban Chicago has left one resident dead and two others sickened, health officials said Wednesday. The Lake County Health Department said in a news release that it has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form Medical Xpress A patient undergoes a mammogram to detect early signs of breast cancer. A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean As the world focuses on coronavirus, don't forget about the deadly flu MarketWatch Americans' concerns over the new coronavirus have spawned a public-health emergency declaration, a controversial travel ban and quarantine, and China-bound flight suspensions. But the better-known flu virus is a far greater threat to Americans' health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study catalogues cancer 'fingerprints' in decade-long global effort to map cancer genomes Medical Xpress Cancer is the leading cause of death in Singapore and the second leading cause of death around the world, implicated in about one in six deaths globally. An international consortium of scientists has now identified 81 mutational 'signatures' that could help ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Vitamin D in Pregnancy Doesn't Curb Kids' Asthma HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Taking higher doses of vitamin D during pregnancy doesn't appear to offer any protection against asthma in children, a new study finds. The study, a follow-up to one ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How hereditary genetic testing results impact breast cancer treatment Medical Xpress Women with early stage breast cancer who test positive for an inherited genetic variant are not always receiving cancer treatment that follows current guidelines, a new study finds. An inherited gene can increase risk of developing a second breast cancer, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times How to prevent coronavirus: Wash your hands and ditch the mask Los Angeles Times Drugstores have reported skyrocketing demand, and several of Amazon's top sellers are indefinitely out of stock. Shortages of surgical face masks are a visible sign that the novel coronavirus from China has reached the United States. But health experts warn ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Measles Outbreak in Los Angeles County: Five New Cases Confirmed As Health Officials Warn of Possible Exposure Newsweek Five new cases of measles have been confirmed by Los Angeles County health officials, who have warned of people possibly being exposed at several locations over the past fortnight. In an advisory, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health said four ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $100M in battle against coronavirus KOMO News The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will provide up to $100 million in the worldwide effort to combat coronavirus, the mystery ailment with roots in China that has been linked so far to nearly 500 deaths across the globe. Flag as irrelevant
	Summit Daily News Update: Mumps outbreak confirmed among Keystone Resort employees; risk to public is low Summit Daily News Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the timing of a mumps outbreak last year at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. FRISCO — Three cases of mumps have been confirmed among Keystone Resort employees in Summit County, according to Summit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Aspen Times Multiple mumps cases confirmed among Keystone Resort employees Aspen Times FRISCO — Summit County Public Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have confirmed three cases of mumps among Keystone Resort employees in Summit County. "We are aware of some mumps cases in Summit County ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com A 'normal' resting heart rate may not be so normal after all Livescience.com A study of more than 90,000 people with smartwatches reveals that resting heart rate can vary between individuals by up to 70 beats per minute. Shares. A person checking their heart rate with a smartwatch. (Image: © Shutterstock). Most healthy people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Breathing may change your mind about free will Medical Xpress Have you ever gone ahead and eaten that piece of chocolate, despite yourself? Do you inadvertently make decisions because you are hungry or cold? In other words, does the brain's processing of internal bodily signals interfere with your ability to act freely? Flag as irrelevant

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