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ECDC details rising COVID-19 as more Asian nations report BA.2.86 COVID indicators are rising in Europe from very low levels, likely due to multiple factors, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today in an epidemiological report, adding the caveat that current data are limited, ...
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Common coronavirus may prime immune system to develop long COVID Previous infection with an endemic coronavirus that causes the common cold may predispose COVID-19 patients with rheumatic disease to persistent symptoms, a Brigham and Women's Hospital-led study suggests. Published yesterday in Science Translational ...
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In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The blockbuster drug Ozempic has become a household name for its ability to spur weight loss. Now an early study hints at an intriguing possibility: The drug ...
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CDC warns RSV cases are rising in young children in the Southeastern US Traditionally, RSV season begins in the fall and continues through the winter, similar to the flu and other respiratory viruses. However, RSV infections this time of year are much higher than usual, in Florida and Georgia, particularly.
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Anti-Vax Trend May Harm Pet Dogs, With Half of Owners Against Immunization By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Some people mistrust the safety and effectiveness of human vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases, a fact that became abundantly clear during the pandemic.
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8 tips to help make the most of your pet's older years As pets age, their health care needs change. As the mom to two senior dogs, I am very aware of any changes in behavior, eating habits and activity levels. Both of my dogs are short on hearing and one is starting to have some vision impairment, ...
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First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection Northwestern University researchers have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time. Sitting directly on a transplanted kidney, the ultrathin, soft implant can detect temperature ...
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CDC issues warning RSV is on the rise in young children in Southeastern US This Electron Micrograph Reveals The Morphologic Traits Of The Respiratory Syncytial Virus RSV. ABCNews. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week ...
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Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Winter months can be a challenge for those trying to keep their high blood pressure in check, new research suggests. In an analysis of more than 60,000 American ...
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FDA Approval of New COVID Boosters Could Come by Friday By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week. Sources familiar with U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans ...
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SightGlass Vision reports successful myopia control in children using DOT spectacle lenses According to a company press release, the DOT 0.2 lenses use thousands of light-scattering elements called dots, which are designed to mimic more natural contrast on the retina and slow myopia progression in children.
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Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, Stanford Medicine-led studies find Untreated high blood pressure and anemia in pregnancy help explain why childbirth complications are more common in non-white populations, two studies led by Stanford Medicine researchers found. September 7, 2023 - By Erin Digitale.
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GPs ignoring cancer warning signs in young people, says UK oncology expert The symptoms of young people repeatedly presenting with pain are too often ignored because there is still a lack of awareness among patients and GPs of how early onset cancer has increased, according to Dr Bhawna Sirohi, the president of oncology at the ...
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Eating for health: how dietary interventions impact pre-diabetic oral and gut microbiome, metabolites and cytokines The oral microbiota is linked to hyperglycemia due to chronic periodontal inflammation. About the study. In the present study, researchers evaluated the effects of personalized post-prandial glucose-targeting diets (PPT) ...
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What is shiga toxin-producing E. coli and why are Calgary children getting so sick? A ballooning E.coli outbreak connected to Calgary-area daycares is sending dozens of children to hospital, some with serious complications, and sparking concern among parents and doctors alike. According to Alberta Health Services (AHS), ...
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Rising tide of early-onset cancers: Study predicts alarming increase by 2030 The incidence rates of early-onset nasopharyngeal and prostate cancer showed the fastest increasing trend. In contrast, the sharpest decline in incidence rate was observed for early-onset liver cancer. Regarding mortality rates, the ...
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Lipid metabolism transcriptomics of murine microglia in Alzheimer's disease and neuroinflammation AD pathology is also driven by metabolic dysfunction with strong correlations between dementia and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. Since elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels appear to be a major ...
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Walgreens to offer OTC Narcan nasal spray this month This follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval earlier this year. The medication can be used in the event of an opioid overdose to temporarily reverse the effects of opioids. Naloxone counteracts life-threatening depression ...
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Promising new cervical cancer test fills in the gap missed by Pap tests HPV persistence and progression (Pap) testing significantly reduced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) incidence in the 1960s. However, ADC incidence remained high due to the low sensitivity of Pap smears for AIS as well as ADC.
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AI shows major promise in breast cancer detection, new studies suggest Researchers experimenting with artificial intelligence have found that these tools seem to reliably detect breast cancer, while also reducing a demanding workload for radiologists. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among adults, with more than ...
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NICE committee recommends tirzepatide as new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes Evidence from clinical trials showed using tirzepatide resulted in significant reductions in blood sugar levels and body weight compared with semaglutide, insulin therapy or a placebo. The evidence showed using tirzepatide resulted in 81% to 97% ...
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First Device to Monitor Transplanted Organs, Detect Early Signs of Rejection Lorenzo Gallon, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and a Northwestern Medicine transplant nephrologist. Sitting directly on a transplanted kidney, the ultrathin, soft implant can detect ...
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The role of exercise-induced hormone irisin in amyloid beta reduction Aβ protein deposition is a pathological hallmark of AD. Physical exercise has been shown to reduce Aβ deposition and neuroinflammation in AD mouse models. Irisin, an exercise-induced hormone, regulates lipid and glucose metabolism in adipose tissues and ...
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MIT engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines In this study, the MIT researchers engineered both the nanoparticles used to deliver the Covid-19 antigen, and the antigen itself, to boost the immune response, without the need for a separate adjuvant.
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Obesity-related cardiovascular deaths tripled in the last two decades, new study finds In the new study, researchers analyzed data on cardiovascular disease deaths in which obesity was listed as a contributing factor. Under cardiovascular deaths, they included medical codes found on death certificates for ischemic heart disease, heart ...
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Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak continues to add numbers The provincial health authority confirmed nine patients have been confirmed with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), that they are stable and are receiving "appropriate care" in hospital. HUS is a kidney condition when the ...
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Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers US Patent to Treat Addiction The invention, related to the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neurology and psychiatry, targets the protein MBLAC1, which the Blakely lab identified as the mammalian form of a gene the group first identified in worms as a modifier of signaling by the ...
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Researchers Find 'Warning Symptoms' Linked to Imminent Sudden Cardiac Arrest A new study has found that about half of individuals who went into sudden cardiac arrest also experienced a telling symptom 24 hours before their loss of heart function. In their research, investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in ...
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Transgender adults seeking testosterone therapy have better mental health outcomes with early treatment, trial shows Transgender adults who have access to timely gender-affirming testosterone therapy had a significantly reduced risk of gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality, a University of Melbourne-led clinical trial has found.
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Covid is on the rise again, but it's different now Keren Landman is a senior reporter covering public health, emerging infectious diseases, the health workforce, and health justice at Vox. Keren is trained as a physician, researcher, and epidemiologist and has served as a disease detective at the US ...
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Number of lab-confirmed E. coli cases linked to Calgary daycares rises to 128: AHS Alberta Health Services says there are 128 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli connected to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares. It says in a statement that 25 patients are receiving care in city hospitals, while three have been discharged.
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High blood pressure while lying down linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke, death The meeting is the premier scientific exchange focused on recent advances in basic and clinical research on high blood pressure and its relationship to cardiac and kidney disease, stroke, obesity and genetics. The autonomic nervous system ...
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Covid outbreak in care home 08 September 2023. Interim Director of Public Health Stuart Lines said: "We have been working closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in their support to manage an outbreak of Covid-19 in a Norfolk care home. "The care home has acted ...
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Is the new BA.2.86 Covid variant spreading in the UK? Of the 34 total cases in England, five were hospitalised, and no deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported. Though it's important to remember that that doesn't mean five in every 34 ...
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Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure Research Highlights: An analysis of electronic health records for more than 60,000 adults in the United States found that systolic, or top-number, blood pressure rose slightly during the winter compared to summer months. The health records were of ...
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Weathering the storm of COVID, cold and flu season as kids head back to school Dr. Anne Wormsbecker is a pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital and in the St. Joseph's Health Centre's Just for Kids Clinic (JFK), which treats newborns and children up to 18 years of age.
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Traumatic brain injuries linked to cognitive decline later in life The study published in Neurology on Wednesday found that individuals who had a traumatic brain injury were more likely to have lower scores on cognitive tests when they were about 70 years old.
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Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults 'lifesaving', study finds The research, published in the Journal of American Medical Association Network Open on Friday, found access to immediate testosterone therapy compared to no treatment significantly reduced gender dysphoria, depression and thoughts of suicide. "The ...
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RSV on the rise in the Southeast, says CDC Respiratory syncytial virus activity is on the rise in the Southeast, and with numbers ticking up over recent weeks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that numbers are likely to rise nationally over the next several months.
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Mounjaro approved by NICE for treating type 2 diabetes It could also be prescribed to people living with type 2 diabetes who have a BMI below 35kg/m2 where using insulin would affect their occupation due to the risk of hypoglycemia, or for those who would see improvements in other obesity-related health issues ...
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Self-measured blood pressure control programs help improve hypertension care The meeting is the premier scientific exchange focused on recent advances in basic and clinical research on high blood pressure and its relationship to cardiac and kidney disease, stroke, obesity and genetics. This effort is part ...
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Public Health Sudbury & Districts reports human case of West Nile virus A mosquito that was positive for West Nile virus was detected in the Manitoulin District earlier this season through routine surveillance, and positive mosquitos and birds have been identified within the districts in previous years. Routine surveillance ...
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Alberta health officials report 128 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli linked to outbreak at daycares There are 11 Calgary daycares which have been issued a closure order until further notice following an outbreak of the shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which can cause health serious issues. Additionally there are nine ...
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The US government cancels DEEP VZN, a controversial virus-hunting program Although the Trump administration unceremoniously ended the PREDICT program in 2020, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which managed the effort, subsequently proceeded to double down on the virus-hunting strategy. DEEP ...
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The facts about Hypertension Even more troubling is that only 1 in 4 adults with hypertension actually have it under control. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. According to the CDC, high blood pressure may even be linked to dementia ...
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How can we protect pregnant women from rising temperatures? Gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, low birth weight, prematurity, prolonged labour and even stillbirth have all been linked to when pregnant women are exposed to extreme heat.
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Horse in Peterborough area tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus "The best way to prevent an infection of EEE virus is to prevent mosquito bites," the health unit stated. West Nile virus incidents. Last month, the neighbouring Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge ...
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E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycares: Everything we know Alberta Health Services (AHS) has not yet identified a source of the infection. The Calgary Zone MOH said health inspectors were at the central kitchen linked to all of the daycares on Tuesday, taking food samples for further testing.
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Mobilizing Immune Cells to Fight Digestive Cancer The therapy targets a specific protein overexpressed by about one-third of people with gastroesophageal cancers. CARSGEN is the first CAR T-cell trial directed toward gastroesophageal cancer undertaken within the Cancer Network. "We ...
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Review highlights menopause research gaps and calls for a new definition Led by Monash University Women's Health Research Program head Professor Susan Davis, the review summarised menopause knowledge, called for more research into its timeline and treatment, and encouraged individualised, holistic treatment that addressed ...
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