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Nirsevimab Protects Healthy Infants From RSV A single injection of the experimental agent nirsevimab ahead of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season protects healthy infants from lower respiratory tract infections associated with the pathogen, according to the results of a phase 3 study.
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Wastewater Monitoring Offers Powerful Tool for Tracking COVID and Other Diseases "I have to say it wasn't taken seriously [by us] at all," says Rick Bright, who directed BARDA at the time and is now senior vice president of pandemic prevention and response at the Rockefeller Foundation.
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A Healthy Mouth Can Mean a Healthy Heart for Older Women WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study offers more evidence that oral health is connected to heart health: Older women who harbor certain bacteria in their mouths might be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure.
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COVID-19 pandemic vs. endemic: What's the difference, and why it matters Pandemics are a widespread, rapid spread of disease, with exponentially rising cases over a large area. Endemic viruses, meanwhile, are constantly present and have a fairly predictable spread. That predictability allows health care systems and doctors to ...
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CDC Details Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak While the lavender-scented spritz from Walmart might have seemed the furthest thing from exotic, the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria inside sparked a deadly melioidosis outbreak that CDC scientists highlighted as a reason to watch for unexpected ...
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Early Menopause May Raise a Woman's Odds for Dementia TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women who enter menopause early may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, new research indicates. During menopause, production of the female sex hormone estrogen drops dramatically and a woman's ...
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Nirsevimab Prophylaxis Wards Off RSV Infections in Healthy Infants Healthy infants who received a single prophylactic nirsevimab injection leading up to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season were protected from RSV-related lower respiratory tract infections needing medical care, a randomized trial found.
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Hereford sepsis death 'so easily avoided' More must be done to ensure NHS staff are aware of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, an ombudsman says, following the "avoidable" death of a patient. Stephen Durkin, 56, died in 2017 after the Wye Valley trust in Herefordshire failed to diagnose and ...
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Lavender room spray sold at Walmart led to 2 deaths and various illnesses, study says Lavender spray bottle sold at Walmart in October 2021 contained deadly, rare bacteria · The rare bacteria found was Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes an illness known as melioidosis ...
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A lavender spray was supposed to freshen homes. Instead, it killed two people. A monthslong CDC investigation revealed an aromatherapy spray imported from India and sold at Walmart was contaminated with deadly bacteria.
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Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight? Two years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to "live with Covid", however scientists warn that potential new variants and unequal vaccination rates threaten any long-awaited return to normality.
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Yes, a strain of bird flu is spreading in the US but infections in humans are rare A strain of bird flu that's very contagious and deadly among chickens is spreading in some U.S. poultry flocks. It's called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1). As of March 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health ...
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Nerve Damage Might Help Drive Some Cases of Long COVID The body's immune reaction to COVID appears to be damaging tiny nerves located throughout the body, causing long-term health problems for some people, said lead researcher Dr. Anne Louise Oaklander, director of the Nerve Unit at Massachusetts General ...
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New COVID variant found in deer shows signs of possible deer-to-human transmission The Canada study was posted to the database bioRxiv and has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Upon further research, they found a person who was infected with a genetically similar strain of SARS ...
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Could the Keto Diet Help People With MS? WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Keto diet is a low-carb lover's dream, but a new study suggests the popular eating plan may also improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body ...
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EU clears Moderna shot for young kids, Pfizer boosters The European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer's vaccine for those aged 12 and over. ByThe Associated Press. March 3, 2022, 6:08 AM.
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Husband defends vaccines after losing wife to rare complications BEND, Oregon — Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. It was only one shot and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center on April 7 ...
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New vaccine shows potential to help prevent RSV in babies A new vaccine for babies is a shot to prevent a deadly virus. It's not for Covid but instead a viral infection that has plagued babies for decades. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, takes their breath away and up until now all doctors could do was ...
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Omicron may be less lethal than other COVID-19 variants but it's still 40% deadlier than the flu, scientists say The case fatality rate of Omicron in Japan, based on cumulative excess deaths and the number of infections since January, was about 0.13%, according to an analysis by scientists who advise the country's health minister.
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Cuff Size Affects Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurements Overestimation of blood pressure with use of a cuff that was too small misclassified 39 percent of participants as having hypertension. blood pressure readings. Adobe Stock. WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Blood pressure (BP) cuff size ...
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Vaping spikes risk of high blood sugar, diabetes: Johns Hopkins researchers Maryland researchers have found that frequent e-cigarette use can increase a person's risk of "Our study demonstrated a clear association of prediabetes risk with the use of e-cigarettes," said lead study author ...
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FSH blockade improves cognition in mice with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease has a higher incidence in older women, with a spike in cognitive decline that tracks with visceral adiposity, dysregulated energy homeostasis and bone loss during the menopausal transition. Inhibiting the action of ...
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Families Need Knowledge, Health Care Support When Caring for Patients With Kidney Failure, Review Finds The objective of this review was to understand the primary needs of families who care for loved ones who have a diagnosis of CKD and are receiving CCC, a holistic, patient-centered type of care that includes interventions to slow the progression of kidney ...
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Omicron Is 40% Deadlier Than Seasonal Flu, Study Finds The omicron strain of Covid-19 is at least 40% more lethal than seasonal flu, according Japanese scientists, underscoring the potential danger of lifting pandemic curbs too quickly and underestimating the virus's ongoing health risks.
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AAN: Ketogenic Diet May Reduce Disability With Multiple Sclerosis "More research is needed because there are potential risks associated with ketogenic diets, such as kidney stones, digestive issues, and nutrient deficiencies," Brenton said in a statement. "It is important that people ...
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Advanced cancer cases up sharply after colonoscopies drop by half, Utah doctors say (Intermountain Healthcare via zoom) Dr. Nathan Merriman, a gastroenterologist for Intermountain Healthcare, urges patients to get their screening colonoscopies. Colonoscopies at Intermountain were down about 50% during the pandemic, and advanced-stage ...
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The secret to stopping Alzheimer's is in your gut, not brain, experts say When it comes to Alzheimer's, these researchers say to trust your gut. A group of European and UK scientists conducted multiple studies to prove the link between gut health and the disease which causes dementia. Their findings were presented at the ...
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Exposure to great outdoors reduced risk of depression, anxiety during pandemic The study also found that, at a time when mental health problems soared due to financial woes, supply shortages and nonstop news coverage of the virus, people sought solace in the great outdoors, with one-third spending more time there than they did pre- ...
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Blank Park Zoo removes all birds from exhibits in attempt to prevent avian flu infections Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will not be the place to go see exotic birds for at least the next month. Zoo officials announced Wednesday that they are taking all birds out of exhibits, to shelter them from a highly infectious avian flu spreading around ...
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New Study Shows Premature Menopause Linked to Dementia, Experts Explain Why A preliminary study has found that women who go through menopause before the age of 40 have a 35% higher risk of developing dementia at some point in life. The study, which is not yet published, is being presented at the American Heart Association's ...
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Bird flu has been found in an Iowa backyard poultry flock State and federal agriculture departments have confirmed a highly contagious viral disease in a non-commercial poultry flock in western Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and U.S. Department of Agriculture said the case of ...
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To avoid spread of avian flu, Louisville Zoo temporarily closes bird displays Public walk-through aviaries have been closed and some of the zoo's birds have been moved to protected areas "out of an abundance of caution," the zoo announced in a news release. It cited ...
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Sharp decline in cancer screenings concerns Intermountain doctors SALT LAKE CITY — Doctors at Intermountain Healthcare are concerned about a drop in routine cancer screenings. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic colonoscopy screenings have dropped about 50 percent. "It's been overwhelming for patients and ...
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Black Americans are now dying from drug overdoses at a higher rate than whites When the first phase of the opioid epidemic was cresting in 2010, driven largely by prescription pain medications, white Americans were dying of fatal drug overdoses at rates twice that of Black Americans. In the decade that followed, drug deaths ...
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Poultry producers concerned after positive case of bird flu confirmed in Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI/CBS NEWSPATH/WKRC)— The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic ...
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A pituitary hormone has a key role in Alzheimer's disease We showed that FSH triggers features of Alzheimer's disease by acting on neuronal FSH receptors in the most vulnerable brain regions, including the hippocampus and cortex (Fig. 1a). We used three mouse models to establish ...
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Bird flu detected in Iowa poultry flock The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic bird flu in Pottawattamie County.
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White House lays out new plan to contain COVID-19 The Biden Administration says it will continue to "ensure that Americans – of all ages – can get the protection of an effective vaccine" and "continue to monitor the efficacy and durability of currently authorized vaccines.".
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Bird flu, a major threat to poultry industry, found in Iowa backyard poultry flock, USDA says Bird flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in western Iowa, state and federal agriculture departments said Wednesday. The positive case of the deadly avian disease was found in Pottawattamie County, according to the Iowa Department of ...
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Lee Health 12-foot-high inflatable colon serves as reminder to get screened "This would be if you have advanced colon cancer, what it looks like whenever they're doing your colonoscopy of visual tests," Zinn explained. Crohn's disease, if you have hereditary risk factors, ...
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Primary Vaccine Series Alone Can't Stop Omicron Infection Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 with the Omicron variant shot up after a booster dose among adults who received the two-dose Pfizer vaccine primary series (Comirnaty), though even that faded with time, British researchers found.
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Louisville Zoo temporarily closes some areas to protect bird population from flu Zoo officials have temporarily closed public avian walkthroughs and placed some of its birds into protective enclosures due to avian flu reports west of Jefferson county. "As always, our highest priority is animal safety and welfare," zoo executive ...
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Dementia linked to premature menopause for women, study says Female hand trying to connect a missing jigsaw puzzle of human brain on gray background. Creative idea for solving problem, memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer's disease concept. Mental health care.
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Scientists find no connection between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection Along with the rise of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, which are caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), there have also been increased reports chilblains diagnoses, which has led to ...
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Japanese encephalitis case confirmed in Queensland A public health alert has been issued following a confirmed human case of a potentially deadly form of mosquito-borne encephalitis, which has travelled from the tip of Queensland's Cape York to Victoria. Experts were worried the recent wet weather ...
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New treatment may protect babies against dangerous respiratory virus An injection of monoclonal antibodies was nearly 75 percent effective at preventing RSV-related lower respiratory tract infection in infants, study finds. Jaxtyn was nearly 2-weeks-old when he caught respiratory syncytial virus, or.
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Movement dynamics: reduced dengue cases during the COVID-19 pandemic Dengue, a systemic viral infection caused by dengue virus, continues to be a public health problem in countries in which it is endemic, such as Indonesia, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a double burden of disease.
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COVID Appears to Worsen Brain Function in Dementia Patients A large number of the elderly who have survived COVID have also suffered from dementia. Dementia is not a disease but a syndrome, which means that it's a group of symptoms. People who are diagnosed with dementia have two or more associated symptoms.
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Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life Date: March 2, 2022; Source: American Heart Association; Summary: Compared with women who enter menopause around age 50, women who experience very early menopause (before the age of 40) were found to be 35% more likely to develop some type of dementia ...
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Stealth Omicron BA.2 variant: What you need to know about new COVID symptoms The recent BA.2 COVID-19 variant, a subvariant of omicron often referred to as "Stealth Omicron," can present different symptoms in those infected, compared to earlier strains, according to various health officials.
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