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What to Know About the New Covid Variants BA.2.86 is much less widespread, making up only a tiny fraction of cases, but scientists are alarmed by how many mutations it carries. So how worried should people be about these variants? EG ...
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CDC warns doctors to be on alert for cases of flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus The US typically sees about 80,000 illnesses connected to Vibrio bacteria every year, the CDC estimates. Not all species are considered "flesh-eating," and about a dozen species make humans sick. People who develop an infection often have diarrhea, stomach ...
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Arlington splash pad tests negative for deadly amoeba after presumptive positive City pools and three of four splash pads will open Saturday for the Labor Day weekend after a presumptive positive test was confirmed by the EPA to be negative for a deadly amoeba. By Frank Heinz • Published 9 seconds ago. Pause. 3:35.
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CDC warns about deadly Vibrio infections The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today warned clinicians and public health departments about reports of fatal Vibrio vulnificus infections from wound exposure to contaminated coastal waters or from eating raw or undercooked ...
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Could 'Float Therapy' Help Ease Anorexia? The Mayo Clinic defines anorexia nervosa as "an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight." To prevent weight gain, people with ...
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Vaccine skepticism now extends to dog owners Our pets, vets, and even our friends and family risk coming into contact with vaccine-preventable diseases. Study coauthor Gabriella Motta, VMD, a Pennsylvania veterinarian and ...
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Study Suggests Blood Clots are Part of Long COVID Puzzle Some scientists have noted the possibility that tiny blood clots restrict blood flow to vital organs as part of a COVID infection. The authors of this latest study wrote that their findings show the need for exploring the link between blood clotting and ...
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Unhealthy lifestyle factors associated with increased risk nursing home admission An unhealthy lifestyle was associated with a "marked increased risk" of admission to a nursing home; Researchers said evidence could be a "powerful motivator" for healthier lifestyle changes. Smoking, sedentary behavior and physical inactivity were ...
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New Protection Available for Infants Against RSV "A lot of the symptoms you get from RSV are the standard cold symptoms of runny nose, cough and fever," explained Frank Esper, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cleveland Clinic Children's. " ...
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Study shows that low-dose aspirin associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults This study investigated the randomized treatment effect of low-dose aspirin on incident diabetes and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels among older adults. The latest study looked at community-dwelling people 65 or over ...
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Deciphering migraine pain mechanisms through electrophysiological insights of trigeminal ganglion neurons One of the proposed mechanisms is cortical spreading depression (CSD), which is believed to be involved in the regulation of trigeminovascular pathways by sensitizing the pain pathway. Another mechanism is serotonin depletion, which is implicated ...
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Big effort needed on UK diet to fight ultra-processed food, say health experts Doctors, scientists and dieticians say a wide-ranging and comprehensive effort is needed to boost public health, with strategies to combat the aggressive marketing of UPF, remove the food industry's influence over policymaking and make sure healthy foods ...
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As Over-the-Counter Narcan Hits Store Shelves, Access Problems to the Life-Saving Overdose Reversal Drug Persist Over-the-counter access to Narcan comes as community organizations and public health departments continue to distribute the medication for free as part of their work to address the staggering number of opioid overdose deaths in recent years.
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EEE virus confirmed in Windham County town THOMPSON, CT (WFSB) – ...
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Mosquitoes in Thompson test positive for EEE for first time this season Mosquitoes in Thompson have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, also known as EEE, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. This marks the first reported presence of the EEE virus in mosquitoes so far this year.
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Overdose Deaths From Counterfeit Prescription Pills Rising: CDC Overdose victims were often Hispanic with a history of drug use and drug use by smoking, the CDC said. About 57% of those counterfeit pill overdoses involved people younger than 35. The people ...
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Back-to-school COVID tips from Boston's public health leader A nurse wearing gloves places a bandage on the arm of a young girl as she A young girl gets a bandaid on her arm after getting vaccinated for COVID-19, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Children's National Hospital in Washington.
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Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy But it has little effect in fighting glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. UCLA-led research revealed that immune checkpoint blockade, a type of immunotherapy, ...
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What you need to know about COVID rapid tests heading into the fall As the fall approaches, some experts say it might be a good idea to know how to get your hands on a COVID-19 test if you need one. Dr. Donald Vinh is an infectious disease specialist and medical microbiologist at the McGill University Health Centre.
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New insights on why epilepsy develops, potential treatments in world's largest genetic study New genetics research advances our understanding of why epilepsy develops and could inform the development of new epilepsy treatments. Specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy have been discovered, in ...
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City of West Hollywood Recognizes September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month This is because early ovarian tumors are extremely difficult or impossible for even the most skilled examiner to identify through a normal gynecological exam. Other screening tools and tests must be employed to detect ovarian cancer in women who ...
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Insights into influences on Alzheimer disease blood biomarkers Blood biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD) are influenced by sex and medical comorbidities but not by race, according to a new study published in Neurology. The findings are encouraging for the use of these biomarkers in diverse populations, ...
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Help Report And Manage Chronic Wasting Disease CWD is a contagious, fatal neurological disease that affects the nervous system of deer, elk, moose and caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases.
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Health experts noticing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Coastal Bend The CDC reported there has been a rise in hospitalization cases by 19% a single week nationwide, and increased deaths by more than 21%. The rise in these cases are also being mirrored ...
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HPV and the vaccine Approximately 13 million people living in the U.S. are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) every year. The vast majority of those people will see their infections go away by themselves within 2 years. For some, an HPV infection leads to a cancer ...
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Minnesota adds RSV, influenza to wastewater testing programs (FOX 9) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, wastewater testing has been a valuable tool in detecting and monitoring trends with the virus. Now, new steps are being taken to expand that testing to eventually include illnesses like RSV and influenza ...
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What to know about the relationship between diabetes and vitamin B12 Certain types of diabetes medications may result in some people developing a vitamin B12 deficiency. As such, they may benefit from taking vitamin B12 supplements. Vitamin B12 is an important vitamin for blood cells and the nervous system.
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Scientists gathered in New Mexico to address persistent symptoms of long COVID WILL STONE, BYLINE: Dr. Rasika Karnik first started seeing long Covid patients in her clinic at the University of Chicago all the way back in the fall of 2020. She says at least now, there are a lot more studies and doctors who know about it.
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September is Healthy Aging Month Preventing tooth decay and gum disease are important throughout your lifespan. Removing plaque every day is the key to maintaining gum health and avoiding cavities. Here are some tips for maintaining oral health as we age:.
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Nebraska nightmare: New tick biting us, making us allergic to … red meat. A roast beef sandwich sent Katie Voelker to the hospital in June 2022. Six hours after dinner, she woke in the middle of the night with hives, an itchy throat, nausea and dizziness. "I had no idea what was happening to me," the Lincoln resident said.
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Wastewater monitoring updates to add new capabilities beyond COVID-19 and Twin Cities Minnesota is updating and centralizing its COVID-19 wastewater reporting system. The updates will combine testing done in the metro area with a statewide monitoring system capable of detecting a variety of viruses in the general population, ...
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New ALS Treatments Now Covered Under Provinces Publicly Funded Drug Plan People living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may benefit from the addition of two medications to the Saskatchewan Drug Plan Formulary. The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding treatment options for those living with ALS by listing Albrioza ...
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AstraZeneca bets that gene therapy's workhorse will still deliver the goods As a young scientist in the early 1990s, he was part of one of three teams racing to develop a gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, a high-profile effort that resulted in national headlines, prestigious publications, and zero patients cured.
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An update on COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Eric Chow, Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology Dr. Chow: Yes. Since the beginning of August 2023, we've started to see an increase in some COVID-19 metrics in King County, including COVID-19 emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
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Researchers use 'epitope editing' to make CAR-Ts that may target all blood cancers The six CAR-T cell therapies so far approved by the FDA have highly specific target antigens, like CD19 for B cell leukemia and lymphoma, BCMA for myeloma and CD33 for acute myeloid leukemia. Targeting CD45 ...
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After 'Absurdly Long' 100-Day Freeze, Rat Kidneys Were Successfully Transplanted Now researchers publishing in Nature Communications have successfully preserved rat kidneys for 100 days before thawing and transplanting them into other rats. Scientists have cryogenically preserved organs for decades via vitrification: cooling them so ...
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Don't let COVID-19 affect your Labor Day weekend plans UC San Diego Associate Professor of Public Health Rebecca Fielding-Miller said the increase could be due in part to children going back to school. "Everybody's coming back from summer vacation. You have a lot ...
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WDFW and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers encourage CWD testing on harvested deer and elk The only way to detect the disease early is to test the lymph nodes of harvested animals or salvaged roadkill," said WDFW ungulate research scientist Melia DeVivo. "Early detection will help us better manage the spread ...
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Finland finds bird flu in wild mammals According to the Finnish Food Authority, these findings were not surprising but rather expected. "Avian influenza-infected birds are still found in the wild, and these are consumed by small predators. Therefore, ...
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