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	health Daily update ⋅ June 23, 2022
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	NPR Polio found in UK for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means NPR So far, there have been no cases of polio detected directly in the U.K. But instead, scientists have discovered the outbreak through an indirect route. They've found multiple versions of the virus in sewage water, the U.K. Health Security Agency said ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Britain Declares National Incident After Poliovirus Found in London The New York Times No cases of polio have been identified so far, and the risk to the public is low. But health authorities urged anyone who is not fully immunized against poliovirus, particularly young children, to immediately seek vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post UK declares 'national incident' after polio virus traces found in sewage The Washington Post However, its health security agency and medical regulator said in a statement Wednesday that authorities had found traces of poliovirus in sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, as part of "routine surveillance." ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Long Covid can affect children of all ages, including infants, study shows CNN The most common symptoms varied by age. For children up through age 3, it was mood swings, rashes and stomach aches. Children 4 to 11 years old also experienced memory and concentration problems. For the 12- to 14-year-olds, it was memory and concentration ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 24 cases, 7 deaths among gay and bisexual men reported in Florida meningococcal disease outbreak, CDC says CNN (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health are investigating "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history," the CDC said Wednesday. So far, 24 cases and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Polio: What is it and how does it spread? BBC News In the same period, in the absence of vaccination with the oral polio vaccine, more than 6.5 million children would have been paralysed by wild poliovirus. Why is the polio virus back ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily Pennsylvanian Penn researchers receive royalties of $750 million for breakthrough vaccine development The Daily Pennsylvanian Penn researchers received $750 million in royalties for their work spearheading mRNA vaccine development, with the proceeds to be used for expanding scientific and medical research at the University. The proceeds will fund early-stage scientific ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Social stress prematurely ages your immune system, study finds CNN (CNN) Social stress such as discrimination and family problems, along with job and money problems, can contribute to premature aging of your immune system, a recent study found. That's a double whammy, as the immune system already deteriorates with age ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times 2022 ACIP Updates for Immunizations in Adults and Children: What Pharmacists Need to Know Pharmacy Times Pharmacy team members are an integral part of vaccination efforts in the United States. According to the CDC, as of May 11, 2022, more than 248 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in pharmacies across the United States.1 This ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Breast Cancer Risk: The Best Plant-Based Diets for Postmenopausal Women Healthline They warn that an unhealthy plant-based diet with processed foods and added sugars can actually increase breast cancer risk. Experts recommend making incremental small changes as you incorporate more fruits, vegetables, nuts, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US expanding monkeypox testing capacity as cases rise Reuters WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it is expanding monkeypox testing capacity to five commercial laboratory companies amid rising cases. As of Tuesday, there have been 142 reported monkeypox cases in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Treatment advances for Alzheimer's disease Healthline Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (or cholinesterase inhibitors) can help improve cognition and reduce behavioral symptoms. · Aducanumab. Aducanumab is a newly approved medication that targets the brain lesions associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel Colorado monkeypox cases now up to 5, CDPHE orders vaccine for health care workers, high-risk groups The Denver Channel DENVER – Colorado has ordered small amounts of an FDA-approved monkeypox vaccine to protect health care workers and people directly exposed to the virus as cases of the disease continue to slowly increase across the state. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Take vitamins and supplements? You may be wasting your money on them, new report suggests USA TODAY Americans spend billions on vitamins, multivitamin and mineral supplements for their health, but a review of numerous studies concluded there is little to no evidence some of those supplements prevent heart disease, cancer and death. Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health WebMD Older men and women who used night lights, or left their TV, smartphone or tablet on in the room were more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes, compared with adults who were not exposed to any light during the night. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline More Boys Are Getting Vaccinated Against HPV: Why That's Important Healthline Experts say this is important because HPV can lead to a variety of cancer in both males and females. Efforts are underway to increase HPV vaccination rates in underserved communities. The human papillomavirus (HPV) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Smallpox drugmakers get new orders as monkeypox spreads Reuters June 23 (Reuters) - Smallpox medicine makers Siga Technologies (SIGA.O) and Chimerix Inc (CMRX.O) said on Thursday they had received new orders for their antiviral drugs that are expected to be used as monkeypox treatments amid a global rise in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News SARS-CoV-2 Variants Develop in Chronic, Immunosuppressed Patients Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Furthermore, the variants found among those chronically ill with COVID-19 bear many of the same mutations in their evolution as those present in variants-of-concern (VOC) for severe illness—particularly those mutations associated with evading antibodies. Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Do supplements really prevent diseases? Experts say they "provide minimal to no benefit" for most healthy people Fortune As the dietary supplement industry continues to boom, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced that "the evidence is insufficient" to support the use of supplements to help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in healthy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Africa 'must step up surveillance' to curb monkeypox Medical Xpress African governments must focus on investing in their surveillance systems and strengthening preparedness to curb the rapid spread of infectious diseases like monkeypox, experts have said. Monkeypox is spreading rapidly in countries worldwide where it ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Tiny Mites Are Feeding on Your Skin, But for How Long? U.S. News & World Report Not to worry, though -- Demodex folliculorum skin mites actually help keep your pores clean and your skin healthy, stressed Alejandra Perotti, an associate professor of invertebrate biology with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency Los Angeles Times As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say the WHO's decision to act only after the disease spilled into the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Pivots on Urea Metabolism Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Targeted inhibition of an enzyme linked to the urea cycle called ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC1) in star-shaped cells in the brain called astrocytes, could prove beneficial in restoring memory functions in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post CDC Panel Recommends US Seniors Get Souped-Up Flu Vaccines U.S. News & World Report By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer. NEW YORK (AP) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don't provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Can Snoring Lead to Heart Failure? Healthline Central sleep apnea, the less common type, occurs when the brain stops sending signals to the muscles of the diaphragm that control breathing. Snoring is typically caused by obstructed breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea causes brief ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Breast Cancer May Spread Faster at Night U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When breast cancer patients sleep, tumor cells may "awaken" and spread through the bloodstream, a surprising study out of Switzerland reveals. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping your bedroom dark not only helps you get a good night's sleep, but may significantly lower your odds of developing three major health problems, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Americans could be wasting billions each year on supplements The Hill The U.S. Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF) analyzed dietary supplement data and found there's not enough evidence to determine if they have any health benefits. More than half of U.S. adults reported using at least one dietary supplement in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET What We Know About Monkeypox CNET Cases of monkeypox are growing in the US, adding to the global outbreak of monkeypox in countries that don't normally report the disease (where it isn't endemic). Why it matters. While no US deaths have been reported, controlling monkeypox is important ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Breast cancer cells spread during sleep Futurity: Research News Circulating breast cancer cells that later form metastases mainly arise during a person's sleep phase, a new study shows. To date, cancer research has not paid much attention to the question of when tumors shed metastatic cells. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Mass. officials suspect avian influenza is cause of seabirds' deaths along coast, warn against handling them The Boston Globe Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) very rarely infects humans, environmental and health officials said, but they warned that kind-hearted beachcombers should avoid touching dead or sick birds. "Although the ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Women "Significantly" More Likely to Develop Long COVID, Review Finds AJMC.com Managed Markets Network "Differences in immune system function between females and males could be an important driver of sex differences in Long COVID syndrome. Females mount more rapid and robust innate and adaptive immune responses, which can protect them from initial infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Fallopian tube recanalization may reduce need for more invasive fertility treatments Healio Implementing fallopian tube recanalization — an interventional radiology procedure — after selective salpingography may enable infertile women to conceive without undergoing more invasive treatments, according to researchers. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Riverside County reports first presumptive case of Monkeypox CBS News Despite the "outbreak" in the United States, with several states now reporting cases over recent weeks, the CDC has continued to label the threat as "low." Monkeypox often causes symptoms like body ... Flag as irrelevant
	Infection Control Today ACIP Recommends High-Dose Influenza Vaccine for Patients 65 Years or Older Infection Control Today Available clinical data and real-world evidence clearly support differentiated flu vaccines as being more effective than a standard dose vaccine at preventing influenza infection, helping to lower the burden of disease and minimize health disparities in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOVA Next How exercise may help prevent Alzheimer's NOVA Next Want more science? Stay up to date on the latest discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos and more. Email Address. Zip Code. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Long-Lasting COVID Symptoms Prevalent in Children MedPage Today In every age group, previously infected children in Denmark had higher odds of experiencing at least one symptom lasting more than 2 months than their uninfected peers, reported Selina Kikkenborg Berg, PhD, of Copenhagen University Hospital, and co-authors ... Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News Polio is found in the UK for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means OPB News Aerial view of the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London. Between February and May, U.K. scientists found several samples containing closely related versions of the polio virus in wastewater at the plant. Flickr. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials HealthDay Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston examined female participation in adult cardiovascular, psychiatric and cancer clinical trials, and found that the percentage of women enrolled did not reflect the proportion of women affected by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed Medical Xpress The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S.. The Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSTP CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines KSTP FILE - Crager Boardman, from Brattleboro, Vt., receives a shot at a flu vaccine clinic in Brattleboro on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, a federal advisory panel says Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News COVID vaccine for children under 5, doctor answers parents' questions CBS News MIAMI - This week, the first COVID-19 shots are going into the arms of the youngest Americans except in Florida where the state opted not to order vaccines for children ages six months to five years old. The state's decision means Florida doctors and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tacoma News Tribune CDC anticipates undetected US cases of monkeypox, but experts believe risks are low Tacoma News Tribune The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that there are likely undetected cases of West African monkeypox infections in the United States, but both the organization and the Washington State Department of Health maintain that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses Nature.com The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviewers and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) reporting guideline was followed (registration PROSPERO CRD42021275408). The literature search yielded 8373 publications, of which 21 studies met the inclusion criteria, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Clonally expanded CD8 T cells characterize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-4 Nature.com ALS heterogeneity includes the age of manifestation, the rate of progression and the anatomical sites of symptom onset. Disease-causing mutations in specific genes have been identified and define different subtypes of ALS. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Balancing on one leg for 10 seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying, study says USA TODAY You're twice as likely to die in the next decade if you're currently unable to balance on one foot for 10 seconds, according to a new study. Conversely, the study suggests that your ability to balance on one foot points to longer life expectancy. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com A broadly neutralizing antibody protects Syrian hamsters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron challenge Nature.com The strikingly high transmissibility and antibody evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants have posed great challenges to the efficacy of current vaccines and antibody immunotherapy. Here, we screen 34 BNT162b2-vaccinees and isolate a public broadly ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Riverside County Identifies First Probable Case of Monkeypox NBC Southern California The individual who manifested signs of the disease was identified only as a 60-year-old eastern county man. He is undergoing treatment in an outpatient setting and didn't require hospitalization, according to the Department of Public Health. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape It's Official. Vitamins Don't Do Much for Health Medscape Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. Vitamins. If you are like ... Flag as irrelevant

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