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Today's Seasonal Flu May Descend From 1918 Pandemic Strain By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Today's H1N1 flu — commonly known as the swine flu — appears to be a direct descendent of the influenza virus that caused the catastrophic 1918 pandemic, ...
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Rare case of monkeypox confirmed in England, but risk to the general public is low The overall risk to the general public is very low, said Colin Brown, Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections at the UK Health Security Agency. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that doesn't spread ...
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What Is Dementia-Related Psychosis? Dementia is a group of conditions that cause a decline in cognitive functioning, which includes thinking, remembering, and problem-solving. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, ...
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The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year West Hansen pilots his muddy Subaru through the industrial landscape of Southeast Texas where he grew up — past Bible churches, donut shops and the silver industrial towers of the refineries. The longtime social worker says he's given up trying to ...
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Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- "Fill your plate up with colorful fruits and veggies for heart health." Such customized reminder texts may help folks who have had one heart attack avoid a second ...
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Cancer diagnosis a year before infection not linked to worse outcomes; air travel carries COVID risks "However, a history of cancer more than one year before COVID-19 diagnosis was not significantly associated with increased mortality or hospitalization." Using electronic health records, Kim's team studied 271,639 U.S. adults diagnosed ...
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Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure complications during pregnancy can be scary, but a new study warns they also significantly raise a woman's risk for heart disease later in life.
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Most Americans Want Federal Law for Legal Abortion, Poll Shows The poll, which included more than 2,000 adults, was conducted between May 4-8 following the leak of a draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision this summer.
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Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension drive long-term maternal CVD risk Women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are 63% more likely to experience a CVD event in the decades after delivery compared with normotensive women, independent of shared risk factors like prepregnancy BMI and parental CVD history.
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WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing that Pfizer's treatment was still too expensive. He noted that most countries in Latin America had no access to Pfizer's drug, Paxlovid, which has been shown to cut the risk of ...
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Tied to Increased CVD Risk Later in Life Established CVD risk factors account for 57 and 84 percent of the increased rate of CVD for preeclampsia, gestational HTN. pregnancy blood pressure bp. Adobe Stock. MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy ...
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Large Share of Alzheimer's, Dementia Cases Tied to 8 Modifiable Risk Factors Eight modifiable risk factors were linked to more than one in three cases of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the U.S., a cross-sectional analysis showed. The eight risk factors -- midlife obesity, midlife hypertension, physical inactivity, ...
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COVID-19 treatment pills easy to find, but modestly used, in Georgia When COVID-19 antiviral pill treatments received emergency approval at the end of last year, they were touted as a gamechanger in the pandemic. The convenient take-home pills replaced previous treatments that could only be given intravenously in ...
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High blood pressure in young people may cause long-term brain issues High blood pressure in young people may have a negative effect on their brains in midlife, research suggests, raising concerns that the stresses and sedentary lifestyles many have experienced during the pandemic could have a lifelong cognitive impact.
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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Cases Climbing, Is This a Fifth Wave? COVID cases are rising across the Chicago area and Illinois, sparking a warning from health officials who say a fifth wave could be underway. The latest metrics mark a drastic shift from those seen even just last week.
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It's almost summer, and flu is still spreading nationwide It will be the first time since 1982 that such an increase has occurred so late in the typical flu season, said Lynnette Brammer, the head of the CDC's domestic influenza surveillance team. "We aren ...
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Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill A small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort. By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer. May 9, 2022, 3:57 PM. • 5 min read.
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Smart socks helping protect people with dementia Dr Zeke Steer wanted to help after seeing his great-grandmother suffering with dementia. The socks, which track heart rate, sweat levels and motion, enable carers to intervene before things ...
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CDC COVID Guidelines 2022: Symptoms to Watch for, How Long to Quarantine and More Nearly every Chicago-area county is now under a "medium community level" for COVID transmission, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases, and in some counties hospitalizations, are continuing to ...
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AB.4 and BA.5 Variants, Pandemic Fatigue, and Waning Immunity: A Toxic Mix Few individuals in the United States are currently wearing masks, and many are continuing to engage in risky behavior. This may well be a toxic mix, and healthcare facilities and infection preventionists need to prepare for another possible surge in ...
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UK Reports First Case of Monkeypox; Know Its Causes, Transmission, Symptoms, Treatment and More Ever since COVID-19 poked its ugly head out in 2019, the world has been busy battling the resulting pandemic, and the last thing we need is another dangerous viral disease wreaking havoc in our lives. However, the emergence of such viral outbreaks is ...
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Importance of vaccine action and availability and epidemic severity for delaying the second vaccine dose Following initial optimism regarding potentially rapid vaccination, delays and shortages in vaccine supplies occurred in many countries during spring 2021. Various strategies to counter this gloomy reality and speed up vaccination have been set forth, ...
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Illinois COVID Metrics: The Latest Data From Counties at 'Medium Community Level' of the Virus In the Chicago area, McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, Kendall and Will counties are all now in that range, with their COVID cases and hospitalizations rising in recent weeks.
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Why 100 million Americans could be infected during COVID surge this fall "Certainly we're capable of sustaining 100 million infections this winter," Dr. Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, told ABC News. "The model doesn't mean that there will be 100 ...
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UCSF's Dr. Wachter on COVID Watch After Wife Tests Positive While Traveling One of our local pandemic-era soothsayers, UCSF Medical School's Dr. Bob Wachter, may soon be dealing with his own bout of COVID-19 for the first time, in a story now increasingly familiar among those who have been extra-cautious and COVID-free up ...
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The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year By John Burnett | NPR Tuesday, May 10, 2022. West Hansen's role is to inform people of the government benefits and services they can access, including the coronavirus vaccine. But many of his clients distrust the needle. John Burnett.
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What Happens If You Don't Treat Bipolar Disorder? This article contains subject matter some readers may find distressing, including manic and depressive episodes, self-harm, and suicide. Your mental health always comes first. Please proceed with care. Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental health ...
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State's 2nd Outbreak of Bird Flu Confirmed in Spokane County The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the flock was detected by Washington State University's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory on Saturday. This is the second detection of ...
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You and your pets could be at higher risk for tickborne illnesses this month: What to know People and pets in Metro Detroit are expected to face a higher-than-normal risk for Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis this month, according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC).
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T cell behavior determines immunotherapy success When immune cells called T lymphocytes infiltrate malignant tumors, the genetic program of those T cells, and the developmental path they then follow, may affect their response to immunotherapy and predict overall patient survival, the researchers found.
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VDH: COVID cases stubborn, hospitalizations increase VDH also reported two additional deaths from the virus. The total death toll is now 644 lives lost. There are five reported deaths in May so far. April, with 18, surpassed March's total. March saw the fewest COVID deaths since last July. Fatalities and ...
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Ask the Expert: Spring into sun-screening to reduce cancer risk Making sure you use a daily facial sunscreen will protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher is ideal and should be used daily, whether you plan on spending a full day outside or not.
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New HRT guide sparks backlash after failing to mention 'women' 'Woman' and 'female' are also absent from the 'Treatment of Menopause Symptoms With Hormone Therapy' - but 'individual' is used seven times. By Joe Pinkstone, Science Correspondent 9 May 2022 • 7:31pm. A leading medical journal has sparked fury after ...
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Study: Newer markets with fresh produce may cut kids' obesity rates among poor May 9 (UPI) -- Having access to supermarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables reduced obesity rates among children in some of New York City's poorest neighborhoods, a study published Monday found. Advertisement. After newer, more modern supermarkets ...
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Severe COVID infection ages brain 20 years, can set back IQ by 10 points: study The patients were given detailed computerized cognitive tests six months after their acute illness. It measured mental faculties including memory, attention and reasoning, with anxiety depression and PTSD also logged. It was the first such rigorous ...
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Florida bird flu is killing bald eagles. See how many have died from the HPAI virus Eagles make up just a fraction of the "several thousand" estimated cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) among Florida's wild ducks, vultures, owls, pelicans and several other species, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute ...
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'Smart socks' to keep dementia carers on their toes by tracking patients' stress levels "Smart socks" that track sweat levels, heart rate and motion are being given to dementia patients to alert carers if they are becoming distressed. The unintrusive technology was developed by Dr Zeke Steer, of ...
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State officials urge citizens to report sick birds after first avian flu case reported EUGENE, Ore. — The first confirmed case of avian flu in Oregon since 2015 was announced by state officials on Friday. That case was found in Linn County. No additional cases have been found yet. But the Oregon Department of Agriculture is conducting ...
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Rare Cases of Covid Returning Pose Questions for Pfizer Pill In this photo provided by Pfizer, a lab technician visually inspects COVID-19 Paxlovid tablet samples in Freiburg, Germany in December 2021. As more doctors prescribe Pfizer's powerful COVID-19 pill, new questions are emerging about its performance, ...
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As the Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu hits Spokane, experts offer ways to keep flocks and people safe A dead goose from a backyard flock in Spokane showed notable symptoms before dying, prompting a veterinarian to submit it for testing. Unfortunately, results came back positive for HPAI, or bird flu, and the around 75 other birds in the flock were ...
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Health experts warn Michiganders of higher spread of Lyme disease this year "Sometimes we have years where we have worse years with ticks than others," Vail said. "And I'm sure there's probably a weather and water related reason." Advertisement.
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Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today Ottawa's pandemic trends are stable or dropping. Two COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the region. Today's Ottawa update. Wastewater. The average level of coronavirus in Ottawa's wastewater has been ...
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Bald Eagles and Other Wild Birds Are Dying in Unprecedented Numbers From Bird Flu This year's bird flu outbreak is ravaging the wild bird population, including a high population of bald eagles, according to an assessment of several wildlife monitoring groups, the Associated Press reports. The US Department of Agriculture has ...
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How to prepare for the next pandemic HYDERABAD : Several experts and leaders like Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, had announced that the threat of covid-19 has receded. However, others, including the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics in the US, have warned that the ...
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LJI researchers uncover new drug target for severe asthma, lung fibrosis Experiencing hypoxia is a known trigger for developing and worsening lung conditions such as severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and fibrosis. To treat and prevent these diseases, researchers need to understand why a lack of oxygen ...
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Rural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy predator To combat aegypti, mosquito control districts rely on the same tools they were using decades ago — pesticides and rooting out water sources — even as climate change and agricultural practices are allowing the mosquitoes to thrive in places previously ...
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When to explore other treatment, options for people at high risk for COVID-19 Individuals who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease from COVID-19 should talk to their health care provider about whether they should wear a mask or take other precautions, such as routine testing, according to the Centers for Disease ...
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Wayne County's COVID cases up 21.3%; Michigan cases surge 30.8% New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, rising 30.8% as 18,945 cases were reported. The previous week had 14,482 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Michigan ranked 17th among the states where coronavirus was ...
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Healthy Mediterranean diet helps young men to beat depression Lead researcher Jessica Bayes, a PhD candidate in the UTS Faculty of Health, said the study was the first randomized clinical trial to assess the impact of a Mediterranean diet on the symptoms of depression in young men (aged 18-25).
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The faces of Covid The abrupt shift to post-pandemic rhetoric and public health policies, without any true reckoning with the trauma and devastation left in the pandemic's wake, have rendered too many who lost so much invisible. To them, the words "return to normal" refer to ...
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