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As few as 4000 steps a day can reduce your risk of death, but more is better The fact that it takes fewer steps to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease is not surprising, said Dr. David Katz, a specialist in preventive and lifestyle medicine who was not involved in the study.
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Covid Didn't Take a Summer Vacation Many experts say that wastewater testing is a more accurate metric for identifying how much virus is circulating in a community. More than 1,300 sewage treatment plants across all 50 states currently monitor levels of the virus, which infected people shed ...
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Daily sugar-sweetened drinks linked to liver problems in older women, report finds Compared with women who consumed fewer sugar-sweetened beverages less frequently, those who drank sugary beverages every day faced higher rates of liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease, a study found.
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Just 4000 steps a day may reduce risk of dying of any cause, study says Achieving 10,000 steps per day is a common fitness goal, but there's a lack of scientific evidence that it's the ideal number for everyone. Now, a new study has found that significant health benefits may begin with as few as 4,000 steps per day.
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EG.5 now dominant COVID variant in US. Here's what to know A new variant now makes up a plurality of COVID-19 cases in the United States, federal data shows. EG.5, an offshoot of the omicron variant and descendant of the XBB strain, has been circulating in the country since at least April. However, as of Aug.
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What we know — and don't know — about the FDA-approved postpartum depression pill Manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Inc. say the drug, Zurzuvae (zuranolone), will be commercially available in the fourth quarter of this year, which could be as soon as October. The pill — ...
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When a brain injury impairs memory, a pulse of electricity may help And it worked in a study of eight people with moderate or severe TBIs, the team reports in the journal Brain Stimulation. A precisely timed pulse to a brain area just behind the ear improved recall by about 20 percent and reduced the person's memory ...
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Parents see own health spiral as their kids' mental illnesses worsen If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing "988," or the Crisis Text Line by texting "HOME" to 741741. After her teenage daughter attempted suicide and began to cycle ...
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Millennial? Gen Z? It may be time for colorectal cancer screening ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: It's now considered one of the deadliest cancers in this age group. SEGARRA: That was Allison Aubrey. She's a health correspondent at NPR. And she says researchers are still trying ...
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Menstrual Discs Could Help Women With Heavy Periods, Study Finds That's among the findings of a new study that tested the absorbency levels of a range of period products -- from traditional pads and tampons, to newer options such as period underwear and reusable menstrual discs and cups.
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How Newly Discovered Genes Might Fit Into Obesity Aug. 8, 2023 – Newly discovered genes could explain body fat differences between men and women with obesity, as well as why some people gain excess weight in childhood. Identifying specific genes adds to growing evidence that biology, in part, ...
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Deadly Typhus Found in LA For First Time in 30 Years Health officials are warning about typhus in Los Angeles after three people died due to the disease. That is the first time deaths related to typhus have been reported in the city in three decades. This month the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ...
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Popular weight-loss injectable Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack and stroke by 20%, company says The results come from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial, which compared a once-weekly Wegovy injection of 2.4 mg with a placebo in a group of nearly 18,000 adults 45 years or older, throughout 41 countries.
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Meet 'Eris,' a leading US COVID variant likely driving up infections and hospitalizations this summer A new family of COVID variants is on the rise in the U.S. and abroad—one experts say is likely responsible for a rising tide of infections and hospitalizations. The World Health Organization recently designated EG.5 a "variant under monitoring" due to ...
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Multiple sclerosis symptoms: What you need to know What are common symptoms of MS? · Fatigue · Numbness or tingling · Muscle weakness and spasticity · Walking and balance problems · Pain · Bladder problems · Constipation · Eye and vision problems.
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A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID The new research, which was an international collaboration between dozens of scientists, describes how some people carry a version of a single gene, FOXP4, that is associated with developing long COVID. Longet calls the new ...
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Are inflammatory bowel disease patients more at risk of colorectal cancer? The management and ongoing care of dysplasia or carcinoma in individuals with IBD pose significant challenges. These challenges arise from the necessity of conducting meticulous endoscopic examinations, the requirement for total proctocolectomy in cases of ...
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Effects of COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection on Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection and relation with serology Our results show that, for participants with 2, 3 or 4 prior immunizing events (vaccination or previous infection), hybrid immunity is more protective against infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron than vaccine-induced immunity, up to at least 30 weeks after ...
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Health officials loosen guidance as canine influenza cases slow Instead of avoiding dog parks and other dogs, BAH is now recommending owners just keep their dog away from others if they are sick or showing signs of respiratory illness. Additionally, health officials say owners should contact ...
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Breast Cancer Screening May Not Be Worth It for Women Over 70 By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risks of screening mammograms to catch breast cancer may outweigh the benefits for certain women aged 70 or older, new research indicates. The main risk?
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CDC watchful as COVID-19 spikes, new booster on the horizon Covid cases are on the rise again. Hospitalizations have spiked noticeably since the beginning of July. But doctors say we're far from a place of panic. There's also promising new protection on the horizon as a highly contagious new variant spreads.
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How Modernity Made Us Allergic Elizabeth, an engineer in her late-30s, has three children, all with some form of allergy. Her eldest daughter, Viola, 12, had eczema as a baby; has environmental allergies to pollen; and allergies to corn, tree nuts and peanuts.
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Vaccination rates amongst kindergartners drop across Colorado, CDPHE urging parents to get kids updated The largest decrease is among kindergartners. Only 88% of kindergartners are up to date on their vaccines a 5% drop from last year, except for hepatitis B, immunization rates remain at just under 91%.
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New long COVID clinical trials, FDA approves postpartum depression pill & RSV shot for babies AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public health officials, hear from the experts in medicine on ...
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Effect of mutations in cancer-driving genes across human cancers In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers used multiple publically available cancer sequencing project datasets encompassing 20,331 primary tumor genomic sequences representing 41 different human cancers to detect and understand ...
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Doctor recommends getting a COVID booster this fall (WFSB) - Some may think the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but 80 to 100 people die every week from the virus, according to doctors. The questions many are asking is: Should we keep vaccines? Which ones. Doctors said the pandemic is not over and that we ...
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Meet the scientists trying to stop the next global pandemic from starting in Africa In a recent paper reflecting on Lassa fever, Ebola, and Covid-19, they and co-authors wrote, "in many parts of the world, we are largely blind both to the prevalence of known infectious diseases and to the appearance of new threats." ...
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Psychedelic drugs cause synchronized brain waves in rats, study finds Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given ...
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Can a bra detect breast cancer? This Nigerian entrepreneur thinks so It was a school competition to build a radio that set Kemisola Bolarinwa on her path to becoming the inventor of a bra that can detect cancer. "My physics teacher brought the idea of coming up with a radio transmitter and a receiver.
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Fitness: Fewer than 5000 steps a day enough to boost health - study It has long been touted that 10,000 steps a day is the magic number you need to stay fit and healthy - but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. The analysis of more than 226,000 people around the world showed 4,000 was ...
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Preventing Type 2 diabetes Dietetic intern Lindsey Paniszczyn (right) works with Prevent T2 program participant Susan Riedy on healthy eating strategies as they review CDC curriculum "Eating Well to Prevent T2." Preventing ...
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Researchers design new drug candidates to treat tropical parasitic infection A new class of compounds co-invented by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago offers potential new options for treating schistosomiasis, the second most important parasitic disease of humans in terms of morbidity and mortality after malaria ...
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Second West Nile-positive mosquito trap identified in Chatham-Kent Public health officials in Chatham-Kent have confirmed a second West Nile virus-positive mosquito trap in the municipality this summer. On Tuesday, the local health unit said it received lab confirmation that mosquitos collected on Aug.
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Newly Identified Lipid in Breast Milk Might Reduce Cerebral Palsy in Infants About 60,000 babies are born before 32 weeks gestation in the United States every year, and 10% of them will develop cerebral palsy resulting from infections that damage nerve fibers deep in the brain called white matter.
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Alberta to cover large portion of newly-approved ALS treatment drug On Aug. 1, the provincial government approved two ALS treatments, both of which help to slow the progression of the disease. The oral solutions for Albrioza and Radicava are now part of the Alberta Drug ...
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Eligible groups for Covid-19 autumn booster announced Commenting on the announcement Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Michael McBride said: "The COVID-19 vaccination programme is now entering its third autumn season and it remains as important as ever that those considered most at risk take up the offer of ...
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Nanobodies from alpacas could steer immune attacks on influenza While conventional flu vaccines are designed to anticipate the influenza strains projected to dominate in the next flu season, they're only partially effective. And while antiviral drugs are available to treat active flu cases, the body quickly clears ...
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What to know about the EG.5 coronavirus subvariant, now dominant in the US A new coronavirus variant, EG.5, now accounts for the largest proportion of Covid infections in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over a two-week period ending on Saturday, EG.5 — which some health ...
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Is Your Medication Making You More at Risk for Heat Exhaustion? What is heat exhaustion? Dr. Nicholas Bellanco, a family medicine physician with Kettering Health Medical Group Primary Care, says that "your body has ways of regulating temperature through sweating and vasodilation. That ...
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National Immunization Month is an opportunity to review your vaccines College students should also prioritize staying up to date on their immunizations. These should include the seasonal influenza, MMR, Tdap, meningococcal disease, and HPV vaccinations. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, ...
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Comparing Efficacy of Weight Management Strategies Time-restricted eating without calorie counting was as effective as a calorie restriction diet for weight loss and cardiometabolic risk reduction in obese adults, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Mosquito traps in London, Ont. test positive for West Nile virus For the first time this year mosquitos positive for the West Nile virus have been discovered in the London-Middlesex region. According to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), two mosquito traps located in northwest and northeast London recently ...
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City Encourages Parents to Catch Up on Vaccinations for Kids Before School Starts AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Public Health (APH) is encouraging families in Austin and Travis County to get kids ages 4-17 back on track with regular vaccinations before school starts in mid-August. Kids starting kindergarten and middle school are required ...
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Mosquito Spraying throughout Camden County Thursday (Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Thursday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. The summer weather has created an ideal environment for mosquitoes to breed.
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A new study put period products through the wringer. Discs came out a winner There are many period products on the market from pads, tampons and cups to discs. Yet, there is a dearth of reliable information about how much menstrual blood they can hold — a useful metric for clinicians as well as consumers.
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A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the virus, she continues to have symptoms well after her infection has resolved – a condition ...
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TGF-β uncouples glycolysis and inflammation in macrophages and controls survival during sepsis Macrophages can initiate or resolve inflammatory responses. Usually, glycolytic metabolism results in an inflammatory phenotype in immune cells, but Gauthier et al. found that macrophages activated by the cytokine TGF-β had a glycolytic metabolism but ...
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Mitochondrial integrated stress response controls lung epithelial cell fate Alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells serve as a partially committed stem cell population, producing AT1 cells during postnatal alveolar development and repair after influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia1,2,3,4,5,6. Little is known about the metabolic ...
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What to know about EG.5, the latest Omicron subvariant in Canada Wastewater and test positivity numbers show a fall wave of COVID-19 may be approaching. Vaccine makers have updated booster shots and doctors recommend getting one when they become available. comments. A new coronavirus subvariant on the rise in some ...
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Researchers Publish Playbook for Equitable Viral Genomic Sequencing But historic disparities in healthcare access have meant that – for far too long – genomic surveillance has excluded medically underserved communities," said Dr. Jamie Newman, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College ...
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