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	health Daily update ⋅ February 21, 2024
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	CNN A healthy lifestyle could reduce risk of irritable bowel syndrome, according to new study CNN For adults in midlife and older who were physically active, got enough sleep, ate a quality diet, moderated alcohol intake or didn't smoke, the risk for developing the gastrointestinal disorder dropped by up to 42%, according to the study published Tuesday ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans? BBC News Some are looking to mad cow disease or experimental studies for the answer to whether animal-to-human transmission is possible. 'Zombie deer disease' is spreading among wildlife. But scientists haven't reached an agreement on whether the condition can ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Measles cases rose 79% globally last year, WHO says. Experts explain why. CBS News In a news conference Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it did not yet have an overview of measles deaths last year but expects increases in fatalities from the disease. "In 2022, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 5th case of measles linked to Florida elementary school outbreak ABC News The first patient was a third-grade student without a history of travel. ByMary Kekatos. February 20, 2024, 8:52 AM. 1:53. New measles cases have parents on alert. Doctors say vaccination levels could leave more children vulnerable. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others ABC News Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression. ByLAURA UNGAR AP science writer. February 20, 2024, 9:11 PM. 1:16. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Nagging cough from a cold may last longer than you think CBS News The article, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, said coughing after respiratory infections is common and that a post-viral cough can last anywhere from three to eight weeks. Navi Gill had a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News New study says vitamin B3 added to processed foods is linked to an increase risk for heart disease CBS News Hazen, who led the research, said it showed too much niacin can lead to an excess of a specific kind of metabolite, which triggers inflammation that can damage blood vessels. Because our bodies don' ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Man, 27, with severe bipolar disorder shares how a keto diet helped him: 'It's all worth it' Today.com Three years after starting a keto diet with the help of Dr. Chris Palmer, Matt Baszucki needs fewer medications to manage his bipolar disorder. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Lynch syndrome: Regular bowel cancer checks for those at highest risk BBC News Thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that raises their risk of bowel cancer by up to 80% will be given regular cancer checks. The move will save lives by detecting cancers early in people with Lynch syndrome, the NHS says. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape This Could Be a Strong Weapon for Cancer Pain (or Any Pain) Medscape Exercising for upwards of 30 minutes most days may help relieve pain in patients who've been diagnosed with cancer, according to a study of exercise and pain outcomes from more than 60,000 people, including 10,000 with a history of cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Women Get More Health Benefits From Exercise Than Men WebMD That's according to a large new study that found women who spend the same amount of time on a treadmill, playing pickleball, or just taking a brisk walk get more lifesaving benefits from the exercise than men. Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Boy, 5, Dies of Sepsis After Catching Covid and Strep A PEOPLE.com Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, 5, died after being found unresponsive at a Chicago migrant center · A coroner's report determined the cause of death to be sepsis, following Strep A and Covid infections ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill COVID vaccine study reaffirms slight risk of adverse side effects The Hill COVID-19 vaccines that have been proven to prevent long-term illness, hospitalization and death were linked to small increases in conditions like myocarditis and Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to the largest global vaccine study yet. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation ABC News Zimbabwe has started an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio after health authorities detected three cases caused by a rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines. ByFARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Women get same exercise benefit as men, with less effort, study finds ABC News Researchers further discovered that the most beneficial amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity – for example, brisk walking or cycling – was around five hours per week, though there was also benefit shown for women starting at half that weekly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Excess Vitamin B3 Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease WebMD (Niacin is also called Vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid, and once was recommended to lower cholesterol, until statin drugs proved to be more effective.) But when the body ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Top in ID: First Alaskapox death reported; elevated fatigue risk after COVID-19 Healio The Alaska Department of Health recently reported the first death from Alaskapox, an orthopoxvirus that can be transmitted from animals to humans. It was the seventh case of Alaskapox reported since the virus was first identified in 2015; ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Women Can Reap More Cardiovascular Benefits than Men with Less Exercise PEOPLE.com The study found that women needed two and a half hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to reach their "maximum survival benefit" while men needed more than double that, according to the study. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says Reuters GENEVA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - More than half the world's countries will be at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent preventative measures are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'Fourth Wave' of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth U.S. News & World Report A report based on millions of urine drug tests found the United States is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once, which not only is often more deadly but complicates treatment efforts. By KFF Health News. Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford Medical Center Report Stanford Medicine study identifies distinct brain organization patterns in women and men Stanford Medical Center Report 'A key motivation for this study is that sex plays a crucial role in human brain development, in aging, and in the manifestation of psychiatric and neurological disorders,' said Vinod Menon. clelia- ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Annual Mammograms Starting at 40 Saves The Most Lives U.S. News & World Report By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers hope a new study will end the debate over the best age to start breast cancer screening and how often to do it. "The biggest takeaway point of ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Does your lifestyle increase your risk of IBS? News-Medical.net In the present population-based prospective cohort study, researchers investigated whether healthy lifestyle habits such as optimal sleep, no smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, high physical activity levels, and high diet quality are associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Exercising one to two times per week for least 150 minutes can reduce BMI, adiposity Healio Key takeaways: · Adults who exercised one to two times per week had better body composition measures than inactive adults. · Adults in the "weekend warrior" group had a lower BMI than adults who were regularly active. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Combining three healthy behaviours can lower IBS risk, study finds The Guardian Combining three healthy behaviours can reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome by 42%, a study suggests. IBS affects the digestive system and its symptoms include stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. People ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How Exercising Only 1 to 2 Days a Week Can Help You Lose Weight Healthline Add to that, Patel said there is so much more to weight loss than how often you exercise. "It's nutrition that largely drives fat loss," she explained. "Regular training, meanwhile, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSAT San Antonio Local doctors stress getting screened to protect yourself against heart disease KSAT San Antonio It's Heart Health Month and CHRISTUS Health is emphasizing the importance of getting screened to protect your heart. There are many different heart complications including coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy and others. Flag as irrelevant
	Johnson & Johnson Do you know what heart failure is? (Hint: It's probably not what you think) Johnson & Johnson The most common cause of heart failure is coronary artery disease, followed by high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking. "But heart failure can also occur as a result of problems with the heart valves ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun New Treatment Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Signs UPENN Almanac In mice that model Alzheimer's disease, injections of PBA helped to restore signs of normal proteostasis (the protein regulation process) in the animals' brains while also dramatically improving their performance on a standard memory test, even when ... Flag as irrelevant
	STAT Phage therapy: Researchers sharpen another arrow in the quiver against antibiotic resistance STAT Lynn Cole was in a never-ending cycle of getting recurrent blood infections. And no antibiotic drugs managed to kill off her zombie-like bacteria. "It just got so frustrating over the years because we couldn't find the source, so we couldn't figure out ... Flag as irrelevant
	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health COVID Rebound Can Happen Whether or Not You Take Paxlovid Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health What initially was referred to as "Paxlovid rebound"—a return of COVID symptoms or test positivity after starting a course of the antiviral—is now more accurately referred to as "COVID rebound," because rebound can happen regardless of whether someone ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Cold fact or hot air? Joint pain from changing weather is a myth, Australian researchers say The Guardian The common belief that changes in temperature and humidity can trigger musculoskeletal aches or common forms of arthritis has been challenged by the first comprehensive review to examine the effect of weather on joint pain. Researchers led by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What We Know About Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy Healthline Most antidepressants are safe to use during pregnancy, according to experts. Depending on the severity of mental illness, withholding medication can lead to more severe health risks. Other treatments for depression include cognitive behavioral therapy ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net "Laboratory testicles" could solve male infertility mysteries News-Medical.net The testis is responsible for sperm production and testosterone synthesis. Abnormalities in testis development and function lead to disorders of sex development (DSD) and male infertility. Currently, no in vitro system exists for modeling the testis. Flag as irrelevant
	Garavi Gujarat NHS rolls out 'wearable' 24-hour infusion for advanced Parkinson's NHS England Hundreds of NHS patients with advanced Parkinson's disease are set to benefit from a portable drug infusion that is gradually released around-the-clock to help better control their symptoms. The treatment, called foslevodopa–foscarbidopa, ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Bristol Professor Sir Anthony Epstein CBE FRS, 1921-2024 University of Bristol Professor Sir Anthony Epstein has passed away aged 102. Dr Darryl Hill, Head of the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, offers a remembrance. Born in London in 1921, Tony Epstein studied medicine at Cambridge and the Middlesex Hospital, London. Flag as irrelevant
	Verywell Health What Do Magnesium Supplements Actually Do For You? Verywell Health Magnesium plays a role in various bodily functions, including blood pressure regulation, muscle and nerve function, and protein synthesis. Not getting enough magnesium may lead to health issues. Taking a magnesium supplement may help with certain ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHO | Regional Office for Africa Preventive Ebola vaccination safeguards health workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO | Regional Office for Africa Brazzaville - Kinshasa – "Getting the Ebola vaccine has given me a deep sense of security and will allow me to concentrate fully on my work," says Chrysostome Kavusa Mwenderwa, a health care worker at Kalunguta Referral Hospital in Beni, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Ontario health units told to prepare for 'potential outbreaks' of measles Globalnews.ca Ontario's top doctor is warning public health agencies to be ready and prepared for a potential increase in the number of measles cases after two were reported in the Greater Toronto Area. Dr. Kieran Moore sent a memo, obtained by Global News, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medriva Sweeping chronic fatigue study brings clues but not clarity to mysterious syndrome Science The deepest dive yet into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) offers a complex view of this mysterious condition. ME/CFS produces crushing exhaustion, particularly after even mild exertion. Many patients struggle to find care, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Study shows 43% to 58% lower prevalence of long COVID among vaccinated people CIDRAP A new study based on 4,605 participants in the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study shows that the prevalence of long COVID symptoms at 30 and 90 days post-infection was 43% to 58% lower among adults who were fully vaccinated before infection. Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV 10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Following A Flexitarian Diet NDTV Dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner developed the Flexitarian Diet to assist people enjoy the health benefits of vegetarianism while still allowing themselves to occasionally indulge in animal items like dairy, meat, and fish. Flag as irrelevant
	WKYC.com 'We're one of the highest regions in the state': Flu cases on the rise in Northeast Ohio WKYC.com CLEVELAND — The flu is hitting Northeast Ohio hard. "I've seen it a lot in friends and their small children [and] myself, obviously," Holly Mueller, from Rocky River, says. "I own a business. My employees have all had it." Mueller isn't alone: The CDC ... Flag as irrelevant
	UMass Medical School PODCAST: Understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's UMass Medical School In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, physician-scientist John P. Haran, MD'07, PhD'18, and MD/PhD student Ethan Loew explain research on the connection between the gut microbiome and cognitive health, particularly how it impacts older people. Flag as irrelevant
	TheCable Ebonyi records 29 confirmed Lassa fever cases, 14 deaths in 2024 TheCable The Ebonyi state ministry of health says Lassa fever has claimed 14 lives in the state. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Hyacinth Ebenyi, the director of public health at the ministry, said the 14 cases were among the 29 confirmed cases of the disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	UC Davis How to Avoid Respiratory Illness in Dogs UC Davis Canine infectious respiratory disease complex, or CIRDC, has been spreading across the country in recent months as transmission rates increase with the rise of dog ownership and boarding. Reports cited a mysterious new illness in several states that could ... Flag as irrelevant
	McLaren Health Care It's Heart Month, How Well Do You Know Yours? McLaren Health Care The good news is that treatment options for the four types of heart valve disease – stenosis, regurgitation, prolapse and atresia – are available, and patients do not have to travel far to receive the care they need. Flag as irrelevant
	Medriva CDC may recommend a spring Covid booster for some groups unmc.edu NBC People who are most vulnerable to Covid complications, such as older people and those with weak immune systems, may be able to get another dose for protection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering whether to recommend yet ... Flag as irrelevant
	Imaging Technology News Annual Breast Cancer Screening Beginning at 40 Saves Lives RSNA CISNET does not offer modeling past age 79. The review of CISNET estimates showed that annual screening of women 40-79 with either digital mammography or tomosynthesis showed a mortality reduction of 41.7%. Flag as irrelevant
	Pan American Health Organization PAHO calls for strengthened measures against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to combat dengue Pan American Health Organization Washington, DC, February 20, 2024 (PAHO)- In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reiterated its call to countries in the Americas to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, ... Flag as irrelevant

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