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A tropical parasite, passed through the bite of a sand fly, is causing skin infections in the US Researchers say they've detected leishmaniasis, which is spread by sand flies, in a number of samples from patients who say they have not traveled outside the United States. EzumeImages/iStockphoto/ ...
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Common contaminants linked to accelerated weight gain in children "This (study) reinforces the reality that synthetic chemicals do make us fatter," said Dr. Leonardo Trasande, director of environmental pediatrics at NYU Langone Health, in an email. He was not involved in the study.
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Too much red meat is linked to a 50% increase in type 2 diabetes risk Researchers tracked the eating habits of more than 200,000 people enrolled in long-term health studies for up to 36 years and found those who regularly consumed a lot of red meat – more than a serving per day – had a significantly higher risk of developing ...
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Treat pediatric vision abnormalities early to avoid problems later This issue's roundtable from our pediatric ophthalmology colleagues covers two important topics: amblyopia therapy and progressive myopia treatment. Our first challenge is to diagnose these two conditions at an early age. Vision screening programs for ...
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Scientists Fear Yellow Fever May Soon Return to Southeastern US Oct. 19, 2023 – Medical experts are worried that yellow fever and its feared "black vomit" may re-emerge in the American South in the near future. The viral illness is transmitted by mosquitoes and rampaged throughout the South and Mississippi Valley ...
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First pill for dengue shows promise in human challenge trial In human challenge trials, researchers intentionally expose healthy volunteers to a pathogen to test a vaccine or treatment, or better understand the disease they cause. Dengue fever, while often asymptomatic, is also known as ...
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INFORM and EPOCH Studies Unveil COVID-19's Heavy Toll on Immunocompromised Individuals To find out more, Infection Control Today ® (ICT ®) spoke with Paul Moss, OBE, PhD, MBBS, FRCPath, FMedSci, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, deputy head of college and medical and dental sciences and professor of hematology, University of ...
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Phage therapy in noncommunicable diseases Additionally, given the increasing appreciation of the diverse roles of microbiota in modulating health and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), phages could constitute a promising targeted therapy against commensal bacteria (or pathobionts) that naturally ...
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COVID Linked to Higher Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Study Oct. 19, 2023 – A large new study links COVID-19 with an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Vaccination against COVID appeared to reduce the risk of GBS, which is a rare illness that can leave people paralyzed.
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Why do men and women respond to stress differently? New research suggests answer is found in puberty A team of psychologists has found that testosterone is the key hormone that drives gender-based differences in responses to social stress. The study encompassed six separate experiments with mice to isolate what changes in the brain drive these differences ...
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Could the neurons that make you scratch be the solution for your itch? "We tend to think that immune proteins like IL-31 help immune cells talk to one another, but here, when IL-31 talks to neurons, the neurons talk right back," said Marlys Fassett, M.D., Ph.D., UCSF professor of dermatology and lead author of the study.
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Sex-stratified patterns of emergency cardiovascular admissions prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic The frequency of pulmonary embolism (PE) increased in 2020 compared to 2019, while acute heart failure (AHF) and other cardiovascular diseases decreased. The odds of PE incidence among hospitalized patients in 2020 were 1.316 ...
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These Ten Stunning Images Prove That Small Is Beautiful Selects from Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Contest capture the elegance of insects, slime molds and more. 4 blue folds of materials. These blue and white layers make up crystallized sugar syrup. Diego Garcia / Nikon Small World.
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Ultra-processed foods could be as addictive as smoking, study says Ultra-processed foods include those high in carbohydrates and fats like candy, ice cream, and potato chips. Researchers in the U.S., Brazil, and Spain said these foods can be as hard to give up as addictive substances like tobacco, drinking, and gambling.
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Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning Epidemics of cholera and other infectious diseases in the 19th century taught us that clean drinking water, sewage and waste collection were essential for healthy cities. Now scientists around the world are thinking about how the way we build and ...
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Glucose monitoring pilot program will change lives for diabetic youth, says doctor A doctor who provides pediatric diabetes care says a new pilot project to support continuous glucose monitoring for Type 1 diabetes patients will change lives. Dr. Heather Power, a pediatric endocrinologist at the Janeway Children's Health and ...
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Navigating Breast Cancer; Early Screening Is Leading To Faster Detection And Better Outcomes For Women Memorial Healthcare System's Heather Wright, MD, Chief, Breast Surgical Oncology says, "Screening mammography remains the gold standard. We recommend that women beginning at age 40 begin having screening mammography every year, sometimes depending on risk ...
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BNP Peptide a Culprit in Eczema The work could lead to more effective treatments for the condition. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a skin condition characterized by itching, irritated and thickened skin at the site of the irritation. The brain natriuretic ...
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Screening enables woman and care team to beat breast cancer twice She has partnered with Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) multidisciplinary cancer care teams since 2018 to treat two breast cancers through medical oncology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology. For October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month ...
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4 Hamilton-area hospitals already over capacity as COVID and flu season begins Doctor with children's hospital says additional beds help but system is undersized for population. Cara Nickerson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2023 1:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: in 8 hours. Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare signs.
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Mozambique burns 45000 hens as bird flu spreads from South Africa More than 45,000 hens have been slaughtered, burnt and buried in southern Mozambique to prevent the spread of bird flu, officials say. The birds had been imported from neighbouring South Africa, which has been hit by an outbreak of the disease.
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SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies From Vaccination During Pregnancy May Transfer to Fetuses In a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), researchers found that people who received a primary COVID-19 vaccine dose or an additional booster dose while pregnant generated protective antibodies against ...
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Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope In an unusual trial, Stanford Medicine researchers found that a patient's belief that they had received ketamine, even if they didn't, could improve their depression. October 19, 2023 - By Nina Bai. Ketamine is hard to study because of its psychoactive ...
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The Weekly Mind Reader: Topiramate's Potential Role in PTSD Treatment Topiramate is an anticonvulsant medication that works by altering neurotransmitter activity to stabilize abnormal electrical activity in the brain. While primarily prescribed to treat seizures in people with epilepsy and to prevent migraines, ...
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Researchers try to tease out possible ties between long Covid and menopause She was eventually connected with Traci Kurtzer, a gynecologist and menopause specialist at the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, who validated Schwartz's feeling that something was off. "I don't think that ...
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Intervention improves follow-up of abnormal cancer screening results in primary care A combination of EHR reminders, outreach and help by a patient navigator improved follow-up rates. The costs of outreach efforts are "likely modest," an expert said. An intervention consisting of electronic health record reminders and patient outreach ...
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Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery Around half of all people diagnosed with insomnia also have an associated mental disorder. The most common ones associated with insomnia are depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance-related disorders.
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Couple shares remarkable story of both being diagnosed with and surviving cancer Shannon McKenna is a clinical nurse with Norton Cancer Institute (NCI) in Louisville. She works with glioblastoma and breast cancer patients who are undergoing clinical trials at NCI. "I'm pretty sure very ...
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Government ignores call to use retired medical staff or students to boost declining vaccination rates The Government has ignored a call from the committee to consider giving medical and nursing students and recently retired staff a greater role in the delivery of routine vaccines to help boost declining rates. Read the Government response ...
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Could brain mapping transform how we predict and treat psychosis? That's what Professor André Marquand and his team at Radboud University set out to address in their study, Brainchart. The team analysed data from around 60,000 people using neuroimaging to see how brains typically develop over a ...
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Has Dengue infection become more severe post-Covid? Report says this The research, titled "SARS-CoV-2 antibodies cross-react and enhance dengue infection" was carried out by a team at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) under the central government's department of biotechnology.
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Researchers Confirm Postpartum Depression Heritability, Home in on Treatment Mechanism UNC School of Medicine scientists led the largest-ever genomic study of postpartum depression showing genetic correlations between PPD and other psychiatric conditions, as well as providing potential evidence of how the only FDA-approved treatment for ...
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Beat Breast Cancer Year-Round with Best Practices The Oswego County Health Department recognizes October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and reminds residents to follow best practices for early detection. Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States every year, according to the ...
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New type of deep brain stimulation could help improve memory loss in people with Alzheimer's The researchers asked the healthy volunteers to memorise names and faces while wearing the electrodes on their scalp and found that repeated stimulation improved memory accuracy. Because of the success in this small trial, the researchers will ...
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Early viral season tests Hamilton hospital capacity, cancels surgeries An early viral season mixed with an already stretched hospital system is slowing down routine care across Hamilton, even cancelling surgeries, according to local health care executives. The largest of the institutions, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) ...
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Persistently high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada A new analysis published in the BMJ by researchers at UBC and McMaster University shows high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without efforts to address them.
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Bedford Health Department Sends a Reminder About Flu Vaccination Opportunities These children should be connected to their pediatrician to obtain their first Flu vaccination. Those ages 8+ that have never received a Flu vaccination, will be asked to wait 15 minutes after receiving the Flu vaccine. The High Dose Flu will be available ...
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How Mediterranean diet and exercise can help older adults with body fat, muscle mass Researchers report that older adults who followed a lower calorie Mediterranean diet and increased their physical activity had improvements to body composition. When people age, their body composition changes with an increase in total fat and a ...
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Here's what you need to know about booking your next COVID-19 vaccine in BC On Oct. 4, invitations started going out by text and email inviting British Columbians to book their next vaccination. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday that since the latest round of vaccines began, more than ...
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With Breast Cancer Risks, Where You Live Matters, UMD Researchers Find Inadequate health care access, unhealthy diets and not enough exercise are all well-known risk factors for the No. 1 cause of cancer-related deaths in women—breast cancer—but what was never clear is why death rates for the disease differ regionally.
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Neutralizing antibodies from prior exposure to dengue virus negatively correlate with viremia on re-infection Samples collected from patients with febrile illness was used to assess seropositivity by indirect ELISA. Dengue virus (DENV) RNA copy numbers were estimated by quantitative RT-PCR and serotype of the infecting DENV was determined by nested PCR.
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$3.4M Grant to Fund Study of How Racism, Social Support Affect Devastating Brain Diseases Asians Americans are historically underrepresented in neurologic research. A $3.4 million grant will fund a UMD study on how discrimination and other factors alter the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese ...
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Sweeping action needed to reduce childhood obesity rates There are also stark and entrenched inequalities, with rates in the most deprived areas twice as high as in the least deprived. Research has shown that children with obesity are more likely to become adults with obesity - a risk factor for heart and ...
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NEA urges 'urgent collective action' to prevent year-end surge in dengue cases SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) has urged the public to take "urgent collective action to control mosquito breeding" in order to prevent a year-end surge in dengue cases. In a media release on Thursday (Oct 19), the agency said that ...
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Changes to masking requirements at Nova Scotia Health facilities As cases of COVID-19 increase in the community and in anticipation of circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the coming weeks, Nova Scotia Health is making important changes to the protective measures currently in place.
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Hamilton's health partners urge community members to consider their care options this respiratory illness season HAMILTON, ON – This year's viral season has started and Hamilton's healthcare partners are asking for the community's help in preventing the spread of respiratory illness and preserving access to the city's urgent care and emergency resources for those ...
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'The mammograms saved our lives' Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 • Cristal Gonzalez : contact. Sheri Mathis. Four sisters, four routine mammogram screenings, four breast cancer diagnoses. For Sheri Mathis, an alumna of The University of Texas at Arlington, it was especially stunning.
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Polio this week as of 18 October 2023 Professor Leke is the Chair of the Africa Regional Certification Commission and member of the Global Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC). Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates ...
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Media Release: XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine appointments now available for high-risk individuals and those aged 65+ Hastings and Prince Edward Counties/Oct. 19, 2023. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) is reminding everyone to stay safe this respiratory illness season and prevent unnecessary visits to the hospital by staying up to date with their ...
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Provincial Government Launches Pilot Project for Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes The Provincial Government and Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) are beginning a one-year pilot project to determine the feasibility of a provincial continuous glucose monitoring program. The Honourable Tom Osborne, ...
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