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The Low-FODMAP Diet, Explained When Tamara Duker Freuman learned about the low-FODMAP diet just over a decade ago, she started using it with her patients who were suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. It was "a game changer," the registered dietitian said.
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Why the CDC is Warning Parents About Measles The CDC has issued a new Health Alert urging people to get vaccinated before traveling abroad. Measles cases are rising in countries popular with tourists. Unvaccinated individuals who catch measles can develop severe symptoms that require ...
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Bird flu defence discovered in our bodies A key defence that blocks nearly all bird flu when it attempts to invade our body has been discovered by scientists. Bird flus have been involved in four pandemics since 1918 - killing millions of people. The research, led by the University of Glasgow, ...
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Mixed Results on Vitamin D's Benefit for Aging Hearts By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements might lower the risk of heart attack and other cardiac ills for people over 60 -- especially if they're already taking heart meds, ...
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New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) said in its ...
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How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? For decades, the main public health threat from ticks in New York has been Lyme disease, transmitted by the blacklegged tick, often called the "deer tick," which generally picks up the pathogen from rodents.
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6 people dead from fungal meningitis outbreak after receiving cosmetic procedures in Mexico This file photo taken in April 2020 shows the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). At least six people who underwent cosmetic procedures such as liposuction and breast augmentation in Mexico have been ...
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Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the US Within the last 2 months, four locally acquired malaria cases were identified in Florida, and another was detected in Texas, the CDC reported, noting that there is no evidence the cases in the two states are related.
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VIDEO: Dry eye prevention tips to offer patients Editor's note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify editor@healio.com if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. I think being aware of the symptoms, that is probably the biggest thing I have learned in my ...
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AHA News: How Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors Can Prepare For Wildfires and Hurricanes WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Environmental disasters are difficult for anyone. For people with cardiovascular disease, they can be particularly risky. As ...
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TB vaccine candidate gets up to $550 million in funding for phase 3 trial Wellcome and the Gates Foundation will supply up to $550 million for a phase 3 trial of a tuberculosis vaccine, M72. There has not been a new vaccine to prevent pulmonary TB in more than 100 years. Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Raise Women's Risk for Dementia Women who received estrogen-progestin therapy had a 24% increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, compared to those who never took hormone therapy, researchers report. This higher risk was present ...
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Opioids are no better than a placebo for back pain: Study Both the placebo and opioid treatment groups were permitted to receive additional non-opioid treatments like non-prescription pain medicines during the study. However, only 58% of the participants adhered to taking the opiate or placebo.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Help People Achieve Long-Term Diabetes Remission These included if the patient had no insulin use prior to surgery, a lower HbA1c at baseline, and a lesser need for diabetes medications. Weight loss is just one factor in whether or not someone ...
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Survival rates improve among infants with severe combined immunodeficiency screenings Infants are screened in all 50 states and in four provinces in Canada. Despite advances, the type of transplant did not impact survival rates. Age at time of transplant and infection history drove improvements. Five-year survival rates among children ...
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VIDEO: Risk factors for developing dry eye Editor's note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify editor@healio.com if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. There's intrinsic risk factors, meaning in our body, and there's extrinsic, means our daily ...
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What is malaria? What to know as Florida, Texas see first locally acquired infections in 20 years Here's what else to know about the disease. How is malaria transmitted? People typically get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. "This means that we have had malaria ...
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Intermittent Fasting, Calorie Cutting Bring Equal Weight Loss Most of the people in the study were female and weighed around 220 pounds at the start of the trial. A total of 77 people were split into three groups: One was told to fast for 8 hours, another was told to restrict their calories, and the third ate as they ...
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Moderate Drinking Won't Limit Risk of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes "Researchers said their findings showed no benefits to alcohol consumption — even light to moderate drinking — when it comes to endocrine conditions," Medical News Today reported. "Heavy ...
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Florida Issues Health Advisory After 4 Locally Contract Malaria in First Spread in US in 20 Years TERRA CEIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa.
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Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Prevention Runs Into Another Wall Monthly super-sized vitamin D supplements failed to significantly reduce major cardiovascular events in older adults, the Australian D-Health Trial found. Over up to 5 years of treatment, incident myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and coronary ...
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Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests Back and neck pain affect millions of Americans. New research suggests that opioids may not make sense for treating certain kinds of acute back pain. Getty Images ...
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First Genetic Marker for Severity, Progression of Multiple Sclerosis Identified A genome-wide association study (GWAS) including more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has uncovered the first genetic variant associated with faster progression of the autoimmune disorder, which can rob patients of their mobility and ...
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First case of West Nile virus found in Austin. Here's what you need to know Austin Public Health has detected a first case of West Nile Virus in a pool in the 78721 ZIP code. That is the area of East Austin, west of Ed Bluestein Boulevard, south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and east of Airport Boulevard, north of the ...
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First genetic marker for MS severity discovered Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the result of the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and the spinal cord, resulting in symptom flares known as relapses as well as longer-term degeneration known as progression. Despite ...
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Exercise Can Strengthen the Immune Systems in Patients with Myeloma Patients with multiple myeloma can have a weakened immune system, and daily exercise can help with that, according to recent research conducted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The trial included 43 patients, half who partook in a six-month ...
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Epigenetic Aging Higher Among Breast Cancer Survivors Administered Chemotherapy Epigenetic age is measured by the changes in DNA methylation patterns. Epigenetic age may be an important biomarker of biological age because it is linked to the chronological age of various tissues and cell types. "Prior ...
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Reflecting on changes to HIV testing and treatment HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Healthy Communities Health Centers (HCHC) offered a free HIV testing clinic for National HIV testing day. June 27 is National HIV testing day. The first case of HIV was diagnosed in June of 1981. Treatments and diagnoses ...
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West Nile virus detected in East Austin The virus was detected in a mosquito pool in the 78721 postal code area. APH says no one has been infected as of yet. Author: Johann Castro. Published: ...
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Researchers screen 16 UK native bat species for coronaviruses with zoonotic potential Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the direct ancestor of SARS-CoV-2 remains to be identified, its close relatives have been reported in horseshoe bats.
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Vitamin D supplements may lower your heart attack risk. Here's how much you need each day "These findings could prompt further evaluation of the role of vitamin D supplementation, particularly in people taking drugs for prevention or treatment of cardiovascular disease," the authors of a recent study write. Elena ...
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The blood type linked to higher COVID-19 risk Dr. Stowell, an associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, embarked on the study after working with the CDC to develop a blood test for COVID-19. He learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus contained similar proteins on its surface as ...
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Slow walking could be a sign of dog dementia Measuring gait speed in senior dogs could be a simple way to monitor their health and to document decline in their neurological function as they age. "Walking speed in people is strongly associated with cognitive decline," says Natasha Olby, ...
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Delivery of gene therapy through a cerebrospinal fluid conduit to rescue hearing in adult mice Alternative delivery routes may advance auditory research and also prove useful when translated to humans with progressive genetic-mediated hearing loss. Cerebrospinal fluid flow via the glymphatic system is emerging as a new approach for brain-wide drug ...
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Vaccine to protect crocodiles and multi-million dollar industry The vaccine is the first of its kind to achieve proven safety and efficacy in crocodiles. Image: Adobe. 29 June 2023. A University of Queensland developed vaccine will protect farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus (WNV), providing economic ...
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West Nile virus detected in Arlington, Coppell, Lancaster, Seagoville, ground spraying to follow Cities scattered across North Texas have reported mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus. DALLAS COUNTY. Dallas County Health and Human Services said Tuesday they will begin ground spraying for mosquitoes after samples tested positive for West ...
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15 Foods High in Calcium Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. This nutrient helps you maintain strong bones and teeth, powers your muscles, and supports nerve and hormone function. Calcium is an essential mineral, meaning your body doesn't naturally produce it on ...
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Understanding the biological effects of SARS-CoV-2 persistence in children In a study published in The Lancet Microbe, researchers analyzed the most recent knowledge about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen or ribonucleic acid (RNA) persistence in SARS-CoV-2-infected children.
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Singapore researchers develop wearable wound health monitoring patch, powered by AI SINGAPORE: Researchers have developed a miniature, paper-thin skin patch that uses sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to check on how well wounds are healing. Named PETAL, it can give early warning if wound conditions deteriorate and alert ...
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Neurons in remote brain regions drive glioblastoma infiltration Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumor. Despite treatment, GBM recurrence is inevitable and tends to occur outside surgical margins or in locations remote to the primary tumor, highlighting the central role played by ...
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When It Comes to Immunity, You Are What You Eat Research in mice shows gut bacteria feed on common fatty acids, and the byproduct of this process stimulates the rise of immune cells in the gut. Immune cascade spurred by fatty acid consumption shielded the mice against disease-causing gut bacteria.
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Movers and Makers aims to help older adults keep fit Patti DeBrow (left), age 68, and Nikhil Satchidanand pass an exercise ball between them during a segment of the fitness class. Photos and text by MEREDITH FORREST KULWICKI. Published June 28, 2023. Share This Print. We know that being physically and ...
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Key Brain Activity Absent in Borderline Personality Disorder Summary: Researchers have identified a brain region, the rostro-medial prefrontal cortex, which reacts differently to social rejection in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This region, typically more active during episodes of ...
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Metro Public Health Department Pest Management Team Detects West Nile Virus in Mosquito Sample This is in addition to Pest Management revisiting these areas and setting additional traps, monitoring areas of standing water, and applying larvicide if mosquito larvae are present. The Health Department does not spray to kill adult mosquitoes.
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Marijuana Use During Different Times of Pregnancy Can Affect Growth of a Newborn Marijuana use throughout pregnancy compared to use early on has the most significant impact on fetal growth, affecting newborn weight and head circumference. Though, the size of weight and circumference seem most affected when use of the drug is during ...
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How effective are these hay fever remedies? When grass, tree and weed pollens travel up the nasal cavity of a hay fever sufferer, they trigger an immune response. One of the chemical compounds released by this is histamine, which causes sneezing, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes and, sometimes, nasal ...
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These Surprising Things May Damage Your Liver When you drink a lot of alcohol, it can result in an excessive buildup of fat in the liver. Over time, this may cause inflammation that can lead to serious liver damage, including scarring (cirrhosis) and liver failure.
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Can citronella actually repel mosquitoes? Entomologists explain Citronella has been used as a herbal mosquito repellent for decades, but is it just an old wives' tale?
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From rabies to hepatitis: Gavi to start rolling out new vaccines to lower-income countries Now these vaccine roll-outs are to begin again, since countries are regaining the capacity and resources to implement vaccine delivery programmes other than COVID-19 vaccines. In addition multivalent meningococcal vaccine and respiratory syncytial virus ...
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Know the importance of HIV Testing Day with HealthPoint BCS BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Healthpoint BCS says knowing your HIV status is an important part of taking care of yourself and others. Brandy Stewart, Service Line Director with HealthPoint, joined The Three to share some insights from her work on National HIV ...
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