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Why Polio, Once Eliminated, Is Testing NY Health Officials In the hamlet of Monsey, N.Y., where polio partially paralyzed the legs of a young unvaccinated man in June, only 37 percent of 2-year-olds were up to date with their polio vaccinations as of the beginning of August.
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US monkeypox deaths are rare; here's why they can be difficult to confirm Many people who have been infected with monkeypox in this outbreak also have compromised immune systems or underlying health conditions, such as HIV. It can be tough for officials to determine whether a death in fact was caused ...
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Thousands of US Cancer Patients Died From COVID Complications, Study Finds MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research confirms that COVID-19 can be life-threatening for certain cancer patients: More than 16,500 Americans with cancer died from complications related to coronavirus infection during the first 10 months of ...
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Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals After proliferating globally, a historic wave of avian flu has entered Southern California, where it is worrying farmers and bird lovers and could add to complications with supply chains and food prices. Already, poultry operations have had to ...
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New model says Type 1 diabetes cases worldwide could double by 2040 A study published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology says 8.4 million people now live with Type 1 diabetes, which occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin, leading to a buildup in blood sugar that can be disabling or fatal.
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Flu season returns: Ohio doctors on what to expect this flu season, when to get shots With that in mind, The Dispatch spoke with local doctors about what Ohioans should expect from the flu this year and if and when they should consider getting a flu shot. Here's what they said.
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We could be in for a severe flu season. Here's what to know. But flu seasons are notoriously difficult to predict. (Despite worries, a "twindemic" never emerged in recent years.) Still, headed into the 2022-2023 flu season, local infectious disease experts ...
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Swede Paabo wins Nobel Medicine Prize for sequencing Neanderthal DNA Paabo, director of the department of genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, found that gene transfer had occurred from these now extinct hominins to Homo sapiens following the migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago.
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Nifedipine may prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with severe preeclampsia Women with severe preeclampsia who took nifedipine once daily during labor and delivery were less likely to need fast-acting medicine to control their blood pressure during labor, according to a study published in Hypertension.
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research on evolution to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo STOCKHOLM — Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on human evolution that provided key insights into our immune system and what makes us unique compared with our extinct cousins, ...
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Reactive Oxygen Species Found to Play Key Role in Stem Cell Function The team believes its findings could provide greater insights into the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The researchers published their study ("NOX1 is essential for TNFαlpha-induced intestinal epithelial ROS secretion and ...
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Worst Ever Bird Flu Crisis in Europe Raises Risks for Next Season - EFSA The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, is a concern for governments and the poultry industry due to the devastation it can cause to flocks, the possibility of trade restrictions and a risk of human transmission.
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St. Louis health has free vaccine clinics ahead of potentially severe flu season Scott Antel of St. Louis gets his annual flu shot at a free BJC Healthcare clinic before the Blues game at Enterprise Center on Thursday. Health officials are encouraging people in ...
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Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research on evolution This transfer of genes between hominin species affects how the immune system of modern humans reacts to infections, such as the coronavirus. Swedish scientist Svante Paabo is pictured in 2010. Frank Vinken for ...
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Long-term neurological sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection We show that patients who survive the first 30 days of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection have an increased risk of various post-acute neurological disorders after 1 year compared with uninfected contemporaries. The burden of these sequelae (aspects of 'long ...
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'Suicide risk almost seven times higher after young onset dementia diagnosis' The risk of someone taking their own life is almost seven times higher after diagnosis of young onset dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers say their findings indicate clinics should target suicide risk assessment to patients who are diagnosed ...
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New Covid symptom to watch for as another wave has begun "They'd say it's a cold and not be tested." Professor Spector's concerns are that early data shows new subvariants of Omicron are becoming immune-evasive and could cause the UK "real problems ...
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Broadly neutralizing antibodies are the blueprint for variant-proof, pansarbecovirus vaccines In the past few decades, several pathogenic human coronaviruses (HCoV) have emerged that have caused epidemics and a pandemic worldwide. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) first emerged in 2003, Middle ...
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Can you get your Covid-19 booster and flu shot at the same time? While the Victoria County Public Health Department hasn't received its flu vaccines yet, the organization does plan to offer the option for both with upcoming vaccine clinics, department director David Gonzales said.
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Scientists call for vigilance, warning another monkey virus could soon be poised to infect humans Simian hemorrhagic fever, an arterivirus that is already endemic in wild African primates and mostly impacts macaque monkeys, may have the potential to become the next monkeypox or even the next HIV in the future, researchers say.
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'Not just like the flu': Covid-19 directly damages heart tissue DNA, finds experts. Read here The Covid-19 infection damages the heart tissue, researchers have found. This finding will now help experts to formulate better treatment for the condition. The study that has been published in the journal Immunology. The study was used actual cardiac ...
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New Covid symptom to watch for as another wave has begun Professor Spector's concerns are that early data shows new subvariants of Omicron are becoming immune-evasive and could cause the UK "real problems" as winter approaches. Promoted Stories.
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The new Covid symptoms as immune-evasive strains kickstart new virus wave in UK A 'devastating' Covid wave is about to break in the UK, say experts, who have slammed the government's guidelines as 'wrong' and revealed the main symptom for the latest version of the virus. The autumn wave will be made worse by a lack of testing and ...
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Essentia Health offers flu shot options Essentia Health offers several options for vaccination ahead of flu season. Flu vaccines are recommended for anyone age 6 months and older. They are covered by most insurance and are considered one of the best ways to protect yourself and loved ones ...
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Tulsa, Osage county health departments offering flu shots by appointment The Tulsa Health Department is now offering seasonal flu vaccinations by appointment at four Tulsa-area locations, including the Sand Springs Health Center. New this year is a high-dose vaccine that is recommended for everyone age 65 and older.
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SA Keiskamma Art Project now on display - 130 women impacted by HIV weave stories of pain and loss Nozeti Makhubalo, one of the artists involved in the giant tapestry, chatted about some of the hardships she faced after her husband was no longer able to provide for their family. Working on the artwork was a healing experience for her.
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New epigenetic markers for prostate cancer discovered New epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate cancer have been discovered by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. advertisement. The biomarkers can be used in combination with traditional clinical tools to ...
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Free drive-thru flu shots to be offered Oct. 4 in Dublin Influenza is a serious disease that affects the respiratory tract. It is highly contagious and generally spreads from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can be transmitted even before symptoms appear. A person usually ...
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Over-65s twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's within a year of Covid infection, according to study Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio analysed the electronic health records of 6.2 million adults. VIEW COMMENTS. <p>A woman receives her Covid jab (stock photo) </p. A woman receives her Covid jab (stock photo).
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Christmas turkeys could be at risk after worst bird flu outbreak in UK history Avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed in captive birds, poultry and wild birds across England, Wales and Scotland, National Farmers' Union (NFU) has said. This has resulted in three million birds being ...
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Study suggests just two cups of coffee a day could extend your life It was dependent on the type consumed, with ground coffee lowering the risk of death by as much as 27 per cent. Decaffeinated was behind this at 14 per cent while it was only 11 per cent more for instant caffeinated coffee.
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Is fall bringing you down? Here's how to fight seasonal depression (WSYR) — If the recent change from summer to fall is bringing you down, you're not by yourself. As cooling temperatures and lessening daylight become more common, so does seasonal depression. But there are tips that can help people struggling with it.
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Memory-enhancing "super neurons" discovered in the brains of SuperAgers Neurons in the entorhinal cortex are known to be very vulnerable to brain tangles made up of abnormal tau proteins, a hallmark of aging and early Alzheimer's. But the scientists found the SuperAger neurons contained significantly fewer of these tangles, ...
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Europe and UK hit by 'unprecedented' number of bird flu cases this summer The virus reached breeding colonies of sea birds on the north Atlantic coast, killing huge numbers. In past years, outbreaks of avian flu declined with warmer weather and the end of migration by wild birds in ...
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Nobel in medicine awarded to Svante Pääbo for discoveries on human evolution Pääbo, an evolutionary geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, led groundbreaking work to sequence the genome of long-extinct Neanderthals from 40,000-year-old bone fragments. It was a "seemingly impossible ...
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How the COVID-19 vaccine affects your menstrual cycle Dr. Alison Edelman is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University. She's also the lead researcher on the newest study, and she joins us now. Welcome to the program.
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