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	health Daily update ⋅ September 19, 2023
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	CNN Proper treatment for hypertension could avert 76 million deaths globally by 2050, WHO says CNN The dangerous effects of high blood pressure are highlighted in a new report by the World Health Organization that identifies the condition as one of the world's leading risk factors for death and disability. Published Tuesday, WHO's first report on ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds NPR If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, here's a strategy that may help boost your mental health: Spend the next week observing your daily habits. You can jot them down in a journal to keep track. How well are you sleeping? Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Fiber is a dietary superhero. Are you eating enough of it? NPR Researchers say your best bet is to get fiber from a variety of plant-based foods. That means eating different kinds of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, seeds and nuts. Think sweet potatoes, avocados, pears, asparagus, brown rice, lentils and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought CBS News Jason Lance thought Jan. 21, 2010, was a day like any other until the call came. He had dropped off his 9-year-old son, Montana, at Stewart's Creek Elementary School in The Colony, Texas, that morning. "There were no problems at home. He was smart. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Non-Erosive GERD May Not Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancer MedPage Today Patients with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) appear to have a similar incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma as the general population, according to a large Nordic population-based cohort study with up to 31 years of follow-up. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The New Status Symbol Is a Full-Body MRI The New York Times For $2,499, Prenuvo will try to predict your future. The company offers a roughly hourlong session of magnetic resonance imaging, or M.R.I., that scans your entire body, searching for early signs of cancer, aneurysms, liver diseases and even multiple ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Early Morning Exercise May Be Best for Weight Control U.S. News & World Report By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to staying trim, timing may be everything. That's according to new research that found adults who routinely engaged in moderate-to-vigorous ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP YouTube sent users to less relevant—not anti-vax—videos amid COVID, study suggests CIDRAP Researchers from UN Global Pulse, the United Nations' innovation lab, uncover no strong evidence that the YouTube video-sharing platform promoted anti-vaccine content during the COVID-19 pandemic. "However, the watch histories of users significantly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com What is Yellow Oleander? FDA, CDC Warn Toxic Plant Showing Up in Some Weight Loss Products Health.com Both the CDC and FDA have recently warned consumers that certain mislabeled weight loss supplements may be contain yellow oleander, a poisonous plant. The agencies specifically named tecojote root pills and "Nuez de la India" pills as possibly ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Kim Kardashian Just Got a Whole-Body MRI Scan. Should You? U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whole-body MRI scans are the latest health fad to be promoted by celebrities, with Kim Kardashian taking to Instagram last month to tout the practice. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Report: Climate, Conflicts Hamper Fight Against AIDS, TB, Malaria WebMD Sept. 18, 2023 -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria says it may not reach its goal of ending those three diseases by 2030 because of climate change, conflict, deepening inequalities, and growing threats to human rights. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Emulsifiers popular in ultraprocessed foods 'might have a role in cardiovascular health' Healio Researchers found positive connections between CVD risk and higher intake of some emulsifiers. PCPs should tell patients to reduce their consumption of ultraprocessed foods to avoid exposure to food additives. Several food emulsifiers were linked to ... Flag as irrelevant
	American Medical Association The updated COVID vaccine: Who should get it and when it will be available with Sandra Fryhofer, MD American Medical Association 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 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP COVID vaccination after long COVID may be linked to better outcomes CIDRAP We observed a significant reduction in systemic inflammatory cytokine/chemokine levels post-vaccination, independent of number of vaccine doses received. Sixteen cytokines and chemokines were significantly decreased after vaccination in participant blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	Grid News COVID or Allergies? Top Symptoms Are Identical, Doctors Say WebMD Although COVID hospitalizations continue their monthslong increase, several doctors said that a sore throat, followed by congestion, are now the hallmark symptoms. (In the past, COVID included telltale signs like a dry cough or a lost sense of taste or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Express Healthcare Management Genomic analysis uncovers syphilis transmission networks in England CIDRAP The findings, published late last week in The Lancet Microbe by researchers with the UK Health Security Agency and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, come amid an uptick in syphilis cases in England, which has seen infectious syphilis diagnoses more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Woman with rare condition given clinical trial hope BBC News Miss Hines developed a rare cancer of the adrenal glands when she was just nine months old and later, at 23, she faced breast cancer. She was diagnosed with LFS, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Study: ADHD medication errors increase nearly 300% Healio ADHD-related medication errors increased almost 300% from 2000 to 2021 among people aged younger than 20 years, a study found. ADHD is among the most common pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, and evidence indicates that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian MDMA Moves Closer to Approval for PTSD Treatment After New Clinical Trial Smithsonian A new clinical trial suggests that the drug MDMA, paired with therapy, is effective in reducing symptoms in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study paves the way for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve MDMA-assisted ... Flag as irrelevant
	KKTV 11 News Voice of the consumer: What to know about new COVID shots KKTV 11 News COLORADO SPRINGS, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Work stress has scary implications for your heart health—especially if you're a man Fortune In a newly released study, two workplace factors influenced men's incidence of heart disease: job strain and effort-reward imbalance. Men with stressful jobs who don't feel adequately rewarded, such as through salary, face twice the risk of heart disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech BioNTech secures $90M from CEPI to partner on mpox vaccine as it enters clinic FierceBiotech BioNTech is taking its mRNA mpox vaccine into the clinic, thanks in part to $90 million from a leading pandemic prevention organization. The German biotech is partnering with the Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), accepting up to $90 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize 23 distinct epitopic sites on the receptor binding domain Nature.com The COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 variants have dramatically illustrated the need for a better understanding of antigen (epitope)-antibody (paratope) interactions. To gain insight into the immunogenic characteristics of epitopic sites (ES), ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Nearly half of adults with hypertension are unaware they have it, WHO says The Washington Post A 2020 study published in The Lancet found high blood pressure is "the single most important risk factor for early death," the WHO report says. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, leads to an estimated 10 million deaths every year, but almost half of ... Flag as irrelevant
	wvua23.com Case Studies: Influenza Pharmacy Times He explains that he will be starting his first semester of college this fall and asks for information on influenza vaccines and the best time to obtain an annual influenza vaccine during the semester. He has never received a flu shot because he has always ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Times People who adopt healthy habits can reduce risk of depressive episodes, studies say Texas Public Radio ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: As part of the Stanford Center on Longevity, there's a team of researchers and health care providers who focus on lifestyle medicine. This means they don't just prescribe medications. They take a more integrative and preventive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com AlphaFold tool pinpoints protein mutations that cause disease Nature.com Google DeepMind has wielded its revolutionary protein-structure-prediction AI in the hunt for genetic mutations that cause disease. A new tool based on the AlphaFold network can accurately predict which mutations in proteins are likely to cause health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters BioNTech wins up to $90 mln in funding for mpox vaccine development Reuters The trial aims to enroll 196 healthy patients with and without prior history of known or suspected smallpox vaccination. The partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) also aims to contribute to its mission ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Changing epidemiology of colorectal cancer — birth cohort effects and emerging risk factors Nature.com Accumulating evidence supports the idea that early-life exposures are important risk factors for CRC, including exposures during fetal development, childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Environmental chemicals could also have a role because the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential The Guardian Scientists at Google DeepMind have built an artificial intelligence program that can predict whether millions of genetic mutations are either harmless or likely to cause disease, in an effort to speed up research and the diagnosis of rare disorders. Flag as irrelevant
	National Institute on Drug Abuse Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder National Institute on Drug Abuse Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, according to a study of patients prescribed buprenorphine in Rhode Island from 2016 to 2020, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Longitudinal genomic surveillance of carriage and transmission of Clostridioides difficile in an intensive care unit Nature.com Current prevention strategies are limited by their failure to account for patients who carry C. difficile asymptomatically, who may act as hidden reservoirs transmitting infections to other patients. To improve the understanding of asymptomatic carriers' ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Circular RNAs Identified in Brain Cells Impaired by Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News "Circular RNA has long been cast aside as junk, but we believe it has an important role in programming human brain cells and synapses," said Clemens Scherzer, MD, of the Department of Neurology and the American Parkinson Disease Association Center for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pan American Health Organization First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it Pan American Health Organization "Most heart attacks and strokes in the world today can be prevented with affordable, safe, accessible medicines and other interventions, such as sodium reduction," said Michael R. Bloomberg, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net How well do current vaccines hold up against new SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and FLip? News-Medical.net In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers examine the neutralization of the recently identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants BA.2.86 and FLip, which is a variant from the XBB-lineage, ... Flag as irrelevant
	UCLA Health Connect A cancer diagnosis is often followed by anxiety: Here are strategies for coping UCLA Health Connect The opposite of the sympathetic nervous system response is the parasympathetic response, also known as the rest-and-digest state. The parasympathetic nervous system allows breathing and heart rate to slow down and muscles to relax. Tapping into this state ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Breakthrough Prizes 2024 winners include innovative cancer treatment The Hindu When Michel Sadelain began his decades-long quest to genetically modify immune cells to fight cancer, his peers dismissed his ideas as absurd and even his mother grew concerned for his career. Flag as irrelevant
	UCLA Health Connect Patient's optimism prevails following bout with colon cancer UCLA Health Connect In 2009, Delia Wilson assumed that her consistent stomach pain was due to the stress of being in graduate school and working full-time. When the pain continued, her primary care doctor recommended that she have a colonoscopy, which revealed scar tissue ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVC Health alert: Chattanooga doctors warn of 'tripledemic' threat with onset of cold weather WTVC CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Health experts in Chattanooga say there are 3 reasons for you to take extra steps to stay healthy as the temperatures fall. They're warning of a repeat of what happened last year, referred to as the 'tripledemic.'. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New York State Department of Health Recognizes National Hiv/Aids and Aging Awareness Day New York State Department of Health Department Launches People Aging with HIV Pilot Program Across State to Provide Comprehensive Health Related Supportive Services. ALBANY, N.Y. (September 18, 2023) – The New York State Department of Health and the Department's AIDS Institute proudly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Psychiatrist.com MDMA-Assisted Therapy May Be the Next Frontier in PTSD Treatment Psychiatrist.com MDMA-assisted therapy is under investigation for treating moderate-to-severe PTSD. MAPP2 study results showed significant improvement of symptoms in nearly 90 percent of subjects who underwent the therapy. If the drug receives FDA approval next year, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Brown University Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder Brown University The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, focused on patients prescribed buprenorphine in Rhode Island from 2016 to 2020 — a time period in which the highly potent prescription opioid fentanyl began to increase drug overdoses and deaths. Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk NHS booking opens for life-saving Covid vaccinations NHS England More than four million people in the Midlands can book their life-saving autumn Covid vaccine online from today (18 September) as the NHS steps up its winter vaccination programmes early in response to the risk of the new Covid variant. Flag as irrelevant
	atchisonglobenow.com Low-Carbohydrate Diets in Children and Adolescents With or at Risk for Diabetes American Academy of Pediatrics Obesity is a serious diet-related problem in the US pediatric population. Conditions associated with obesity and insulin resistance, including prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, are increasing in children and adolescents.1 Although ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKBN.com West Nile Virus found in Marquette County Marquette Mining Journal MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Health Department was notified on Monday that two hawks originating from Marquette County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The presence of WNV in wild bird populations is a strong indication that WNV is carried ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky News Argyll and Bute winter vaccination programme update - Over 6429 winter vaccines have been delivered. NHS Highland The Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) winter vaccination programme has been underway for two weeks. Over 6,429 eligible residents have received COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines across 25 locations. As of 15 September 15,743 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress ACP issues updated Rapid, Living Practice Points on treating COVID-19 patients in outpatient settings American College of Physicians PHILADELPHIA September 19, 2023 – In an updated rapid, living practice points, the American College of Physicians (ACP) summarizes the latest evidence on the use of pharmacologic and biologic treatments of COVID-19 in the outpatient setting, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Verywell Health Is Long COVID Still a Risk? Verywell Health The use of antiviral medication in the early stages of a COVID infection can also play a part in reducing the incidence of long COVID. According to Bonilla, monulpriravir, an antiviral given to patients with at least one severe COVID risk factor, shows a ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Weight stability in older women may lead to longer lives National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Weight gain of greater than 5% was not associated with exceptional longevity compared to stable weight. According to the study authors, "these findings suggest that blanket recommendations for weight loss in older women are unlikely ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTOO What to know about the new COVID, flu and RSV shots in Alaska this fall KTOO Last year was the first year that older adults could get an RSV vaccine, and this is the first year infants can get immunized too. Sarah Aho, the immunization program manager for the state of Alaska ... Flag as irrelevant

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