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	health Daily update ⋅ March 4, 2022
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	CNN When teens blow off pleas to get Covid-19 vaccines, the consequences can be deadly CNN Costa Mesa, California (CNN) Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please get vaccinated against Covid-19. "I would send her articles. I would send her studies. I would send her whatever I thought might ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Want to sleep better? Lift some weights CNN In fact, resistance training may even beat aerobic exercise in the race for best sleep aid, according to a new preliminary study presented Thursday at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Could a Little Wine at Mealtimes Cut Your Odds for Type 2 Diabetes? U.S. News & World Report The biggest benefit was seen among those who drank wine with meals and not other alcoholic drinks. Drinking wine was tied with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, but drinking beer or liquor was linked with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, the findings ... Flag as irrelevant
	NorthJersey.com As COVID evolves from pandemic to endemic in NJ, how will our lives change? NorthJersey.com On March 4, 2020, a 32-year-old physician's assistant from Fort Lee became the first person in New Jersey diagnosed with a disease that would claim more than 33,000 lives in the state, upend its economy, disrupt the education of millions of its ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How a Glass of Wine With Dinner May Help Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Healthline The researchers used data from more than 312,000 adults who self-reported as regular alcohol drinkers. None had diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer at the start of the study. People who reduced alcohol consumption during the study period were ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Long COVID Patients May Develop Nerve Damage: Study WebMD They found that 10 patients -- or 59% -- had at least one test that confirmed neuropathy. Two patients had rare neuropathies that affected muscle nerves, and 10 were diagnosed with small-fiber neuropathy, which is a cause of chronic pain. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How Resistance Training Can Help You Sleep Better Healthline Researchers say resistance training such as using free weights and stretching cables may be better for getting quality sleep than aerobic exercise. Experts say resistance training results in post-workout fatigue and muscle recovery that can promote ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Second JAK Inhibitor Shows Mortality Benefit in Severe COVID MedPage Today Adding the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib (Olumiant) to usual care was shown to significantly reduce COVID deaths in hospitalized patients, the U.K.'s RECOVERY trial found. The drug, which is normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Menopause May Mean More Sleep Apnea and Painful Joints U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, March 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea may be linked with joint pain and fatigue in postmenopausal women, a new study suggests. "This study highlights an opportunity to increase identification of women with OSA [obstructive sleep apnea], ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today E-Cig Use Tied to Higher Odds of Prediabetes MedPage Today Current e-cigarette users had 20% higher odds of having prediabetes compared with those who never used e-cigarettes (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.10-1.37), reported Shyam Biswal, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues. Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Why pregnant people were left behind by the COVID vaccine drive Tampa Bay Times Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into the world last May. A severe case of COVID-19 pneumonia had left Slade delirious. When the intensive care team tried to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline COVID-19 and Maternal Health: Why the Coronavirus Is So Dangerous If You're Pregnant Healthline Similarly, pregnant people who contract the novel coronavirus are more at risk of developing severe disease and experiencing pregnancy complications, like preterm birth and preeclampsia. New research found that maternal deaths rose by 14 percent during ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times EU clears Moderna shot for young kids and Pfizer for boosters Los Angeles Times The European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 11 and recommended booster shots of Pfizer's vaccine for those aged 12 and over. The decisions were aimed at providing further protection against ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Coronavirus Infects Genitals in Male Monkeys U.S. News & World Report Special whole body scans were used to detect sites of coronavirus infection in three male rhesus macaques and those revealed that the virus had infected the prostate, penis, testicles and surrounding blood vessels, said researchers who were surprised by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Times Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak on a University Campus Medscape On November 10, 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was notified of a rapid increase in influenza A(H3N2) cases by the University Health Service (UHS) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times From 'Zero' to Surge The New York Times For much of the pandemic, Hong Kong and New Zealand were models of success in the war against the coronavirus. Their cautious "zero Covid" approaches kept cases and deaths low, and daily life has continued in a relatively normal way. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Nerve Damage May Contribute to Long COVID Symptoms MedPage Today Prolonged, often disabling, small-fiber neuropathy in long COVID may be caused by a defective immune response, a small longitudinal study suggested. Peripheral neuropathy was identified in 59% of 17 people with long COVID (16 of whom had mild cases of ... Flag as irrelevant
	whnt.com Huntsville doctor explains what it would take for COVID-19 to become endemic whnt.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Some in the medical community are saying the COVID-19 pandemic may be moving toward an "endemic phase." One Huntsville infectious disease doctor explains what endemic is and discusses whether it's too early to start using that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Moderate wine consumption with meals may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk Healio Moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly wine, was associated with reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, but only if consumption occurred with meals, researchers reported. "The effects of alcohol consumption on health have been described as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Herald IHC doctors: Colon cancer screenings sank during pandemic; cases on uptick Daily Herald Cynthia Bledsoe looks at a laptop computer that displays an image from her virtual colonoscopy. Colon cancer screenings in Utah are down 50% since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Intermountain Healthcare. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill E-cigarette use may increase risk of prediabetes, new study shows The Hill An analysis of 2016 to 2018 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), found that 9 percent of more than 600,000 respondents reported using e-cigarettes alongside a prediabetes diagnosis. There is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Arthritis drug reduced risk of COVID deaths by 13%, UK study finds Fortune Adding baricitinib to standard treatments lowered the risk of death among hospitalized COVID patients by 13%, according to results from the U.K. trial, called Recovery, in 8,156 people with the disease. Most of the patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill 'Light-to-moderate' drinking may carry risks to the brain, new study says The Hill Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed data from more than 36,000 adults and found the link between alcohol use and aging was scaled depending on the level of consumption. They found the difference between consuming zero and four ... Flag as irrelevant
	SaltWire Network Roche announces collaboration for phase 3 Alzheimer's prevention trial Healio In a company release, Roche announced a collaboration on a new phase 3 Alzheimer's disease prevention trial, which will test an investigational subcutaneous anti-amyloid antibody. The pharmaceutical company will partner with Banner Alzheimer's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Endocrinology Advisor Recommendations for Federal Programs to Improve Diabetes Care and Prevention Endocrinology Advisor The National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC) has submitted a list of recommendations to Congress regarding ways to improve diabetes prevention and care in the United States. The report was recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Black NYC residents hospitalized at twice the rate of whites during omicron: health study New York Post The racial disparity in the hospitalization rate was even higher during the latest COVID-19 omicron wave than prior and more deadly outbreaks, the city Health Department analysis said. More On: ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Study: Viewing X-rays, other imaging tests can prompt healthy behavior changes UPI.com March 3 (UPI) -- People shown images from x-rays and ultrasound scans that indicate their potential risk for developing cancers and other diseases are more likely to make lifestyle changes to improve their health, an analysis published Thursday by PLOS ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Pharmacists hit out at plan to scale back free flu jabs in England The Guardian "It's short-sighted to cut back on this sensible public health measure, given that no one can say for certain that we'll be through the Covid pandemic by next winter", said Nick Kaye, the vice-chair of the National Pharmacy Association. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Bird flu is prevalent among wild and domestic birds in Mass., officials say The Boston Globe Bird flu has been detected in multiple areas of Massachusetts, where state agriculture officials said it is "generally present . . . in the wild bird population," according to a notice posted on Facebook Thursday. The highest prevalence appears to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wiley Population differences in antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and BNT162b2 vaccination Wiley Guy Shapira and Ramzia Abu Hamad are equal first authors. Adina Bar Chaim and Noam Shomron are equal last authors. Funding information: The Shomron Laboratory is supported by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF; 1852/16); Horizon 2020—Research and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WWLP.com Bird flu detected in Massachusetts WWLP.com CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is warning "highly pathogenic avian influenza" (HPAI) has been identified in multiple locations in Massachusetts that could spread rapidly and the poultry industry ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 29 Philadelphia Exercise after COVID-19 vaccine may increase antibodies, study finds FOX 29 Philadelphia Muscle strength increased more than 10% after performing one 3-second "eccentric" contraction daily, Monday to Friday, for four weeks, showing a small amount of exercise stimulus is still effective. Flag as irrelevant
	WSB Atlanta 5-year-old GA boy dies from rare illness linked to aromatherapy spray sold at Walmart WSB Atlanta ATLANTA — A new report reveals that a 5-year-old Georgia boy was the victim of the combination of COVID-19 and a rare bacterial disease linked to an aromatherapy spray sold at Walmart. Melioidosis is caused by a bacteria that is usually found in South ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca COVID-19: MLHU reports 67 cases, current total LHSC staff cases unknown Globalnews.ca Jump to: Hospitalizations – Cases and testing – Outbreaks – Vaccinations – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton. Summary: Officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 67 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Food Safety News Bird flu spreads under improved surveillance and some vaccine hopes Food Safety News The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed 17 of those reports from nine states. APHIS has not yet reported on how many birds have been killed to date to control the outbreak. The last time avian flu got loose in the United ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Zealand Herald Rare mosquito-borne virus detected in Queensland New Zealand Herald The person recently travelled throughout southern Queensland and is being treated in a Brisbane hospital. The Japanese encephalitis virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito to people and animals. In animals, it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Africa battles out-of-control polio outbreaks Science The incidents are the latest setbacks on the long, bumpy road to global polio eradication. Yet Pakistan has "exported" wild poliovirus before, sparking outbreaks that were quickly snuffed out, and the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan improved ... Flag as irrelevant
	Prevention.com New Study Explains Why COVID Affects Taste and Smell Prevention.com In their analysis, the researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 doesn't infect the nerve cells in your body that detect smell—instead, it attacks other cells that line your nasal cavity. The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kearney Hub Free colorectal cancer screening tests available March 14-25 Kearney Hub KEARNEY— CHI Health Good Samaritan and several area health care facilities have joined forces for March, which is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, to increase screening. Survival rate for colon cancer is 90% when it's caught in the early stages, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Scotsman Cervical cancer: Scottish hospital is first in UK to pilot artificial intelligence in screening programme The Scotsman The system, from medical technology company Hologic, creates digital images of cervical smear slides from samples that have tested positive for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Flag as irrelevant
	KTBS Colorectal cancer cases rising rapidly in young people KTBS SHREVEPORT,La.--Dress in blue day is on Friday to raise awareness about colon cancer. Colorectal cancer survivor Andrea Bauer says in her case a colonoscopy wasn't the go-to procedure because she was so young. Bauer was diagnosed at 35 and says people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Zambia Daily Mail Zambia's hurdles in cervical cancer fight Zambia Daily Mail MONICA KAYOMBO, Lusaka ZAMBIA is facing several challenges in preventing the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV), which puts young women and girls at risk of cervical cancer, one of the top killer diseases in the country.Some of the challenges facing ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun TDH Awarded Project To Build Alzheimer's Disease Awareness tn.gov NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced today it was awarded a two-year project to build capacity to promote Alzheimer's disease awareness. This project will support provider engagement, strategic planning, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGRZ.com Kevin Hays Challenge aims to boost early detection, cancer screenings during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month WGRZ.com Hays, a husband and father of three, was first diagnosed with colon cancer at 28 and died last October at age 36. Throughout his cancer battle, Hays worked to raise awareness and get ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Arthritis drug reduces mortality in severe COVID-19, huge clinical trial finds Science Baricitinib, an oral drug that dampens an overactive immune system and is commonly used by people with rheumatoid arthritis, reduced hospitalized COVID-19 patients' risk of dying by 13%, investigators of the world's largest trial of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Digital Health Scottish hospital pilots AI tech for cervical cancer screening Digital Health University Hospital Monklands in Scotland has become the first hospital in the UK, and one of the first in the world, to pilot artificial intelligence (AI) technology which has the potential to improve early diagnosis of cervical cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	Technology Networks Heralding a New Era of RNA Therapeutics Technology Networks Recent advances in mRNA technology, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, mark the beginning of a therapeutic revolution in medicine. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, was first discovered in 1961. More than half a century later, the world's first mRNA vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTUL Researchers find possible COVID variant in deer that may be transmissible to humans KTUL Scientists analyzed a highly-mutated strain, which was also identified in a human in the region. Researchers have been watching wild animals closely as a possible source for new variants. Click here ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Courier What are the different types of eating disorders – and their telltale signs and symptoms? The Courier Anorexia nervosa · Strict dieting and avoiding food they think is fattening · Excessively counting calories · Missing meals (fasting) · Avoiding eating with other people · Excessive focus on body weight · Distorted perception of body shape or weight · Weight loss ... Flag as irrelevant
	GP online NHS offers COVID jabs at hundreds of Midlands schools as over 200000 young teens remain unvaccinated NHS England NHS teams are set to visit over 300 schools in the Midlands this month, making it convenient for pupils aged 12 to 15 to get their vaccines in school. In the East Midlands 64% (140,762) ... Flag as irrelevant

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