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Why Should Monkeypox Be Renamed? Experts say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care.
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An Unidentified Illness Is Killing Dogs in Michigan, Officials Say Ms. FitzGerald said that while veterinarians were still not sure what the cause of the illness is, "the best guess" is that it is a new strain of parvovirus, a disease that particularly affects puppies and causes bouts of bloody diarrhea and vomiting.
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Advanced stage cervical cancer is rising in White and Black women in the US (CNN) Advanced-stage cervical cancer is rising in the United States among White and Black women, according to a new study in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. "This specific study was born out of wanting to take a deeper dive into the ...
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Monkeypox Can Linger on Household Items, CDC Says Aug. 22, 2022 -- The monkeypox virus can linger on household items but it's not clear if the virus can spread that way, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Two people who lived together in Utah tested positive for monkeypox in May ...
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Down and Dirty in Virus-Laden Sewage, for Journalism While some of my teammates started analyzing and visualizing the C.D.C. data, I found myself hung up on this question: How, exactly, did wastewater surveillance work? Like, really work? Just how much poop was involved? Were there subterranean scientists ...
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Hey, Health Coach: How Much Should I Worry About Monkeypox? "The [viral disease] is rarely fatal," says Donald Alcendor, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology at Meharry Medical College. "But it could lead to complications, resulting in pneumonia or encephalitis ...
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Regular Physical Activity May Fight Infection, Illness From COVID: Study "Our findings highlight the protective effects of engaging in sufficient physical activity as a public health strategy, with potential benefits to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19," say Antonio García-Hermoso, PhD, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, ...
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USPSTF keeps more conservative guidance on use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke Those risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking or high cholesterol. To calculate a person's risk score, doctors also take into account factors like a person's age, sex, race, blood pressure, cholesterol numbers and family history.
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An unidentified illness has killed dozens of dogs in Michigan Similar reports have been made around northern and central Michigan. Those are symptoms that can be caused by canine parvovirus, known as "parvo," a highly contagious virus that most often infects unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than 4 months, ...
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British scientists behind key COVID trial launch study to test monkeypox treatment LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The British scientists behind one of the major therapeutic COVID-19 trials have turned their focus to treatments for monkeypox, a viral disease that has been labeled a global health emergency by the World Health Organization ...
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Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID "There is evidence that regular physical activity might contribute to a more effective immune response, providing enhanced protective immunity to infections, which could explain the relationship between exercise consistency with COVID-19 infection," said ...
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Public health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now seems to be ...
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White Blood Cell and Platelet Trajectories Predict Good or Poor Recovery from Inflammation Trauma, infection, and other pathological conditions trigger inflammation as a first line of defense. Immune cells rush to the site of injury or acute illness to make repairs and stem further damage. Newly reported research by a team at Harvard Medical ...
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Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who get a lot of "screen time" may have an increased risk of developing dementia — but a lot depends on what type of screen they use, ...
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Melrose polio survivor urges everyone to get vaccinated after potential spread in New York "It was painful and I couldn't do a lot of things," said Patricia Hughes. The Melrose resident was just five years old when she was diagnosed with polio in 1955. The virus, which can cause paralysis, weakened her muscles – making it difficult to walk.
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AHA News: What Goes Into a Mediterranean Diet, and How to Get Started TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- If you know anything about healthy eating, you've probably heard that the benefits of Mediterranean-style eating are as clear as the crystal sea at a Greek island getaway.
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Late-stage cervical cancer still on the rise despite ways to prevent, detect and treat early Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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New case of Ebola virus confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo "Analyses showed that the case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces- the country's longest and largest," the statement read. Scientists say the virus can remain present in the central nervous system and bodily ...
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UK to offer mini dose of monkeypox jab amid low stocks Three NHS sites are set to begin a pilot offering eligible patients smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine, amid global shortages of the jab. Experts say the reduced shots are just as effective and will mean more people are protected.
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Low-calorie sugar alternatives could negatively affect gut health, study finds All four substances tested in the study – saccharin, sucralose, aspartame and stevia – were found to change the gut microbiome, the collection of microbes in the gut that help protect humans against disease and enable us to digest food.
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Dogs getting sick with parvolike virus in northern Michigan, dying within 3 days Similar to canine parvovirus in symptoms, the illness first appeared in Otsego County in northern Michigan, but has spread further north, animal experts in the state say. Parvo is a highly contagious viral disease of ...
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In Trial, Brain Zaps Gave Seniors a Month-Long Memory Boost By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a senior who struggles to remember where you put your car keys, could noninvasive brain stimulation boost your memory? Yes, claims a new study that ...
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Monkeypox now reported in all 50 states Wyoming became the final state to report a case of the disease on Monday. The Wyoming Department of Health announced the case in an adult male in Laramie County, which includes the capital of Cheyenne.
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Need Another Reason to Exercise? It Could Protect You from COVID-19 "It's time to consider exercise as medicine," says co-author Yasmin Ezzatvar, a doctor of physical therapy and a nursing instructor at Spain's University of Valencia. "This is more evidence to really affirm that.".
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Expert: Hold the salt, gulp the water for help in fight against obesity Although this has not yet been proven specifically in the sand rat, it is likely that a high-salt diet helps the sand rat convert the relatively low amount of carbohydrates it's ingesting into fructose, a type of sugar that occurs naturally in fruits, ...
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Hospitalization, multiple symptoms linked to long covid in children Like adults, children who have tested positive for the coronavirus can develop long covid, with 10 percent of youths who were hospitalized with covid-19 experiencing symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, coughing, difficulty breathing and shortness of ...
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Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak Ebola is transmitted by coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. However, the early symptoms of fever and muscle aches resembles other common diseases like malaria. In addition to vaccinations ...
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Mysterious illness killing dogs in northern Michigan has state, feds investigating Local, state and federal agencies are urgently investigating a mysterious illness — what the state said has canine parvovirus-like symptoms — that has been killing dozens of dogs in northern Michigan. Animal control officials said Monday the cause is ...
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Monkeypox awareness on Westfield State University agenda as campus reopens WESTFIELD — As the number of monkeypox cases continues to tick upward, local health and school officials are preparing to educate college students as they return to an environment that may be more conducive to the disease's spread.
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There Are Changes Coming to NY's Monkeypox Vaccination Method — What to Know The shot will now be administered between the layers of skin, called interdermal, rather than below the skin or subcutaneous. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new dose strategy, saying it provides the same level of protection.
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Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. However, the early symptoms of fever and muscle aches resemble those of other common diseases like malaria. In addition to vaccinations, ...
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Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. The Food and Drug Administration ordered vaccine ...
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Riverside County reports five more monkeypox cases, total now 128 Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, told City News Service that 45 of the cases were confirmed and 82 were probable among Monday's aggregate count. Arballo provided the updated numbers with a ...
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What to know about monkeypox as students return to campus EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - It is the return of students at the University of Wisconsin Stout in Menomonie. Eager and ready for the challenges of college, Vinni reacts to the news of a reported monkeypox case in Dunn county.
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Exercising just 20 minutes a day can substantially lower your risk of getting COVID-19 or developing severe illness Engaging in physical activity consistently is associated with a lower risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death, according to a new study published Monday in The British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers analyzed the findings of 16 ...
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How Can Mosquitoes Find Humans So Easily? The scientists expected these tweaks to hamper the neurons' ability to detect human body odor and pass that information along to the brain. But when they exposed the bugs to human aromas and analyzed their neuronal activity, the researchers realized the ...
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Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is carefully prepared to remove the shotgun pellets and the most damaged tissue. A study has found that pheasants killed by ...
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Myocarditis risk greater after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Among nearly 43 million people in England, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose and up to 3 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, fewer than 3,000 people (0.007%) were hospitalized or died with myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, ...
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Bird flu outbreak in Henry County threatens Georgia's Poultry industry ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - State health officials are sounding the alarm after detecting bird flu in Henry County. Officials found the H5N1 virus at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary in Locust Grove. For the past three days, several state and federal agencies ...
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Myocarditis risk 'significantly higher' with COVID-19 vs. vaccination In an analysis of more than 42 million vaccinated children and adults, researchers also found that although the risk for myocarditis with SARS-CoV-2 infection remained after vaccination, it was "substantially reduced," suggesting vaccination provides some ...
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3 medications fail as possible COVID-19 treatments A research team led by the University of Minnesota's public health and medical schools in Minneapolis found three drugs — metformin, ivermectin and fluvoxamine — do not reduce the risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths.
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Researchers discover how patients with mutations in a DNA sequence develop pancreatic malformations Understanding the role of enhancers in disease could change how we practice medicine. Clinical genetics is shifting from a focus on sequencing protein-coding genes to sequencing whole genomes. It is now theoretically possible to ...
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Promising use of immune cell-derived exosomes in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is persistently threatening the lives of thousands of individuals globally. It triggers pulmonary oedema, driving to dyspnoea and lung failure. Viral infectivity of coronavirus ...
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What is Tomato Flu? Causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment The Lancet study states that this common contagious disease generally targets children between one and five years of age and adults with weaker immunity. The disease reportedly affects the mouth, hand and foot, claimed the study.
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First case of monkeypox in Dunn County confirmed The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said that as of Aug. 19, there were 53 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Wisconsin. · Through direct contact with an infected person's skin lesions or body fluids. · Transmission may happen through intimate physical ...
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Officials share guidance after mysterious parvovirus-like illness causes sickness, death in Michigan dogs A concerning number of dogs in and around the northern Michigan area have died from an illness similar to canine parvovirus (CPV). Now, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) advises dog owners to ensure their pets are ...
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New Ebola Case Confirmed in Eastern Congo, Linked to Previous Outbreak A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's National Institute for Biomedical Research said on Monday. Genetic sequencing showed the case is linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in ...
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Local Universities Prep for Potential Monkeypox Outbreaks A victim's Monkeypox rash. Courtesy Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. As thousands of college students from all over the world move into Washington, D.C., college dorms and apartments this week ...
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Suggestions roll in to rename monkeypox The virus was named after being first identified in laboratory monkeys in 1958, prior to the adoption of best practices for naming diseases and viruses, the WHO said. Monkeypox was largely confined to Africa before the current outbreak, with the first ...
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Struggling with brain fog after a COVID-19 infection? You're not alone, experts say COVID-19 is linked to an increased risk of developing brain fog and dementia after an infection, according to a recent medical study. More than 596 million COVID-19 cases have been recorded globally — including nearly 10 million in Australia — and many ...
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