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Adults May Be Losing Immunity to Mumps. Are Boosters Needed? TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it's due to waning immunity post-vaccination.
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COVID Vaccine Acceptance Sees Dramatic Increase in US: Survey Jan. 10, 2023 – Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased 20% in the past year in the United States, with 8 in 10 people now saying they have been vaccinated or are willing to do so, according to results of a new global survey.
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New guidance: Use drugs and surgery early for obesity in kids "This is not different than you have asthma and now we have an inhaler for you," Dr. Sandra Hassink said. This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company's Wegovy drug. Novo Nordisk via AP. Email icon; Facebook icon
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Knee, Hip Replacement: New Hydrogel Injection May Help Reduce Infections Researchers say they are developing a hydrogen injection that can help treat infections after knee or hip replacement surgery. They hope the treatment can help reduce the need for antibiotics or additional surgery following these procedures.
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Study Pushes Back Smallpox Origins Another 2000 Years Until recently, the earliest genetic evidence of smallpox, the variola virus, was from the 1600s. And in 2020, researchers found evidence of it in the dental remains of Viking skeletons, pushing its existence 1,000 years earlier.
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Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: Study More than 90 percent of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes tested in Cambodia showed 'an extremely high level of resistance' to insecticides, a new study shows. Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses ...
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Artificial pancreas successfully trialed for use by type 2 diabetes patients The device—powered by an algorithm developed at the University of Cambridge—doubled the amount of time patients were in the target range for glucose compared to standard treatment and halved the time spent experiencing high glucose levels.
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Alzheimer Disease Detectable Via Blood Biomarkers a Decade Before Clinical Symptoms An inherited form of Alzheimer's disease (AD) could potentially be diagnosed at very early stages through levels of a protein called "glial fibrillary acidic protein" (GFAP) in an individual's blood plasma, claims a study published in the journal Brain ...
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Why fad diets don't work, according to experts Kara Burnstine (opens in new tab), a registered dietitian at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Florida, told Live Science that a fad diet is defined as a "quick-fix way to lose weight that's usually popular for a short time and then fades away.".
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Dementia Tied to Hearing Loss Moderate-to-severe hearing loss was linked with a higher prevalence of dementia, a cross-sectional study of Medicare beneficiaries showed. Among 2,413 older adults in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), dementia prevalence among people ...
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'Cellular Atlas' Could Be Step Against Endometriosis In endometriosis, the cells of the uterine lining, or those that are similar, grow in the wrong places, including in the ovaries, fallopian tubes and abdominal cavity. About 10 ...
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New study speculates on health impact of less salt in Australia's packaged foods Reformulating packaged foods in Australia to contain less sodium might save about 1,700 lives per year and prevent nearly 7,000 annual diagnoses of heart disease, kidney disease and stomach cancer, according to new research published today in ...
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Ecuador confirms first human bird flu infection in 9-year-old girl QUITO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ecuador reported its first case of human transmission of bird flu in a 9-year-old girl, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, marking a rare case of human infection a month after the country declared an animal health emergency.
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Kids and obesity: New guidelines released to evaluate and treat childhood, adolescent weight issues AAP considers obesity a common chronic disease that, if left untreated, can lead to serious health concerns, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
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Less survivable cancers: Bereaved daughter urges vigilance A woman whose mother died of pancreatic cancer says more needs to be done urgently to raise awareness of symptoms of low-survival-rate cancers. Gwen Booth died in 2015 of pancreatic cancer aged 66, just two weeks after being diagnosed.
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Parents should expect more conversations, treatment options for kids with obesity after new guidelines The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines and treatment options this week for kids diagnosed with obesity. It is something that federal health officials report has doubled over the last 30 years in young children.
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British Scientists Plan to Expand Genomic Sequencing from COVID to Flu Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic. Now British researchers plan to use it to better understand a host of other respiratory pathogens, from influenza to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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GPT-3's Next Mark: Diagnosing Alzheimer's Through Speech Despite science's best efforts, Alzheimer's is incredibly hard to diagnose. The disorder, often with a genetic disposition, doesn't have a unified theory or treatment. But what we know is that inside the brain, regions associated with memory start ...
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New study shows childhood obesity requires early and aggressive treatment, like surgery or medication TAMPA, Fla. — Obesity in America is not going away. In fact, doctors say it's getting worse, especially for young Americans. According to the CDC 20% of American kids and teens are obese. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics is saying something must ...
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Health professionals encourage preventative measures during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month It is a virus. It's transmitted sexually through skin-to-skin contact. So, HPV can be prevented by getting HPV vaccine series as young people, but it also can be prevented by screening," Cynthia Eckes, a Family Nurse Practitioner at Marshfield Clinic said.
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State health officials urge residents to get screened for cervical cancer (CBS DETROIT) - January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Michigan residents to get regularly screened for cancer. According to the MDHHS, rates of new cervical cancer cases and ...
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Weight loss medication for kids? Doctors urged to address childhood obesity epidemic It's an eye-opener for most parents. Fifteen million children in the United States, on a scale with weight, are considered obese, sometimes carrying that burden into their adult life.
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Hot summer after wet spring — plus flooding — leads to warning about mosquito-borne viruses in South Australia More cases of mosquito-borne diseases have been detected; SA Health is recommending against swimming in Lake Bonney after algae reappeared; The Princes Highway may flood next to Lake Albert.
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New Survey Shows Rise in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Across 23 Highly Populated Countries Including India The global acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased from 75.2% in 2021 to 79.1% in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries (including India) representing more than 60% of the world's population. The willingness of parents to vaccinate their ...
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Nevada Cancer Coalition bringing awareness to cervical health With early detection and prevention, this is an important disease to bring awareness to. The cancer coalition expressed cervical cancer is a disease that is discussed less often. The NCC encourages women to understand the best ...
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Cervical Cancer Screenings And Vaccinations Encouraged In January January is a cervical cancer awareness month. Healthcare, medicine and early prevention. January 10, 2023. Vaccinations and screenings can protect from cervical cancer . As the new year begins, many will ...
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How can guys help prevent cervical cancer? GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, this time it's the guys who may need to schedule an appointment. FOX 17's Women's Health Expert, Dr. Diana Bitner, explains how early detection and protection is key— and men can play a ...
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This Asthma Medicine Could Solve Memory Loss Problem, Worked On Mice Modern civilization is notorious for its widespread problem with sleep deprivation, which affects people of all ages and has a negative influence on the body and the brain. Human minds are prone to forgetting when they are sleep deprived, ...
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UK genome project a 'step change' in tackling respiratory viruses At the peak of the Covid pandemic, UK labs were sequencing thousands of Sars-CoV-2 genomes a day to keep track of circulating variants, and identify any new ones that emerged. Now researchers ...
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Researchers study congenital abnormalities after COVID-19 infection and vaccination Concerns about vaccine safety are among the main obstacles to COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. There are numerous studies indicating the safety of receiving the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy in terms of perinatal events like early pregnancy ...
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Obesity can cause macular degeneration, blindness in the elderly Now, a Canadian study published in the prestigious journal Science and entitled "Past history of obesity triggers persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and exacerbates neuroinflammation" has revealed a new molecular mechanism in which obesity is ...
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Pancreatic cancer linked to disrupted circadian clocks in cells Nearly every cell in our body contains molecular clocks that allow them to carry out biological processes in regular 24-hour cycles, known as circadian rhythms. These clocks are partly set by changes in light across days and nights.
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Human respiratory pathogens will be tracked in new initiative The new Respiratory Virus & Microbiome Initiative will lay the groundwork for large-scale genomic surveillance of respiratory viruses, building on the Institute's genomics expertise and the experience gained sequencing millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes ...
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Antibiotic use may increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease in people over 40: Study Mounting evidence suggests that environmental factors are likely implicated in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Globally, close to 7 million people have the condition, with this number expected to rise over the next decade, ...
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Blood-Based Markers May Reveal Alzheimer's Disease Ten Years Before Symptoms Show A new study on an inherited form of the disease shows that a protein called GFAP is a possible biomarker for very early stages of the disease. The study, conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published ...
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NIH awards research grants for COVID-19 detection technologies The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded 8 research grants for the development of new technologies aiming for early diagnosis of serious infections caused by COVID-19 in pediatric patients. The NIH's Predicting Viral ...
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Smallpox plagued ancient Egypt when the Jews were enslaved there - study Smallpox was once one of humanity's most devastating diseases for the first time that the disease has plagued human societies since ancient times (Illustrative). (photo credit: Microbiology Society) ...
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Nanopore-based sensing device can provide volume information about tau and tubulin proteins Tau and tubulin proteins are one of the leading causes of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Most of neurodegenerative disease progression is related to the aggregation of these proteins in the brain.
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New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against Infection and Brain Damage Caused by the Coronavirus The study was conducted by Spanish researchers from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville and published in the prestigious journal Nature Neuroscience. Although the main effects of COVID-19 disease, caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
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Flu, RSV Cases Decline, COVID-19 Cases Increase at Cook Children's Families are encouraged to remain vigilant against respiratory illnesses and make sure their children have the latest COVID booster vaccines, especially as a new dominant subvariant appears to be more contagious. From Dec. 25 ...
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New covid variant — dubbed 'kraken' — found in Western Pa. A new strain of covid nicknamed the "kraken" for its dominance over previous strains of the virus has been found in the Western Pennsylvania region, health officials said. Officially known as XBB.1.5, the new covid variant has jumped from just 1% of ...
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Blood test 'could spot Alzheimer's a decade before symptoms appear' At present Alzheimer disease causes 60 to 70 percent of all dementia cases, according to the Swedish Brain Foundation. The brain begins to change 20 to 25 years before patients start to notice memory loss and other cognitive symptoms, and the earlier they ...
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Myths about diabetes that need to be busted Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that is often caused by excessive intake of sugar and lack of exercise · Regular exercise is vital in managing diabetes, expert suggested · Negligence of healthy choices in diabetes can lead to serious heart disease and stroke.
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Thousands of Diabetics Could Benefit from 'Artificial Pancreas' Tech The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of new hybrid closed loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes – technology that has been lauded as a step towards an artificial pancreas.
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Fast Food Links To Higher Chances Of Liver Disease, New Study Says Previously, studies have found consuming fast food raises the chances of obesity. New U.S. research investigates if the popular American diet impacts rates of liver disease. A project from Keck Medicine of USC published Monday found those looking to ...
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US COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates up considerably in the last year FILE - A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8, 2022.
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Free Symptom Questionnaire May Help Indicate Whether a Child Has Autism Investigators have developed a freely available measure of autism symptoms that can help to screen for autism and monitor changes over time in symptoms. Research on the development and validation of the Autism Symptom Dimension Questionnaire (ASDQ) ...
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Compound made with BC sea sponge offers clues into COVID-19 treatment: UBC Researchers at the University of British Columbia investigated more than 350 compounds made from natural sources around the world, such as plants, fungi and marine sponges, in an effort to find new antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19's variants.
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NHS bosses fear impact of second ambulance strike NHS Providers said this strike would be harder to cope with, as the government raised fears over the lack of a national deal on emergency cover. But union leaders said life-and ...
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Black and Hispanic patients with terminal cancer receive fewer opioids for pain, new study finds Elderly Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely than white patients to receive opioid medications for pain relief in the last weeks of life, according to new research from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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