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Additional measles case reported at Florida elementary school as lawmaker urges public health emergency Seven measles cases have now been linked to an outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston, Florida, the Broward County schools superintendent said Tuesday. The Florida Department of Health is reporting 10 cases statewide.
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Peru declares dengue health emergency In a statement, health officials said the health emergency declaration will be in effect for 90 days, and they will allocate at least $42 million toward response actions, including mosquito control and outbreak investigation.
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A Fading Weapon in the HIV Fight: Condoms Gay and bisexual men are using condoms less than ever, and the decline has been particularly steep among those who are young or Hispanic, according to a new study. The worrisome trend points to an urgent need for better prevention strategies as the ...
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From COVID-19 to Measles, Florida's War on Public Health Following a series of legislative policy changes in Florida affecting academic institutions, health care, and public health, we see a regression in the open dialog of medical and public health experts about infectious disease control practices related to ...
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Long COVID Doesn't Always Look Like You Think It Does Robertson, 48, had a feeling COVID-19 might have somehow been the trigger. She knew about Long COVID, the name for chronic symptoms following an infection, because her 11-year-old son has it. But "he didn't have anything like this," she says.
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Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study says "Our study shows that smoking cannabis has significant cardiovascular risks, just like smoking tobacco. This is particularly important because cannabis use is increasing, and conventional tobacco use is decreasing," Jeffers said in a statement.
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Weight loss surgery has long-term benefits for people with diabetes, study finds Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, leads to better blood sugar control and less medication use long-term in people with type 2 diabetes than non-surgical management with medications such as insulin and metformin, a new study found.
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Why the long-term success of weight-loss drugs may depend on exercise In the study, people who exercised while using a weight-loss drug kept off far more of their weight after quitting the medication than people who didn't work out, and they maintained more muscle.
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Grief is a Learning Experience What happens in your brain as it strives to cope? Pioneering psychologist Mary-Frances O'Connor worked on one of the first neuroimaging studies of grief more than two decades ago. She and her colleagues found that a loved one's absence means a major ...
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Antarctica was one of the few places without bird flu. Not anymore. A deadly strain of bird flu has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, according to scientists, raising concerns over the risk of mass mortality of the continent's huge colonies of penguins and other animals found nowhere else on Earth.
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Mounjaro and Ozempic Aren't the Same. Here's How Weight-Loss Drugs Compare New drugs that spur weight loss and treat diabetes have been taking the public—and the pharmaceutical industry—by storm. The latest entrant, Zepbound, recently joined Ozempic, Wegovy, Victoza and others in a growing class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor ...
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Obesity Is A Disease. It's Time We Treated It Like One. But for some people, their metabolic rate adjusts, creating a new set point at the higher weight. These metabolic changes can make it harder to control appetite and lose weight through conventional diet and exercise. It's not your imagination. Your body ...
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Bariatric Surgery Tops Usual Care in Type 2 Diabetes Study Co-author Ali Aminian, MD, director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, told Medscape Medical News, "We've shown that surgery is very durable in terms of diabetes control, in need for diabetes medication ...
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Family members of men with fertility issues may have increased risk for some cancers Key takeaways: · A man's subfertility, infertility may have an association with increased cancer risk for extended family members. · Risk magnitude is likely based on genetic or environmental factors.
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CDC Norovirus Data Shows Cases are Rising in These US Regions Cases of norovirus, a highly transmissible "stomach flu," are on the rise in the US, especially in the North East, according to the CDC. The virus spreads more frequently during the winter months, causing severe vomiting and diarrhea.
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Texas Teacher Loses Arms and Legs After Sepsis 'Mummified' Her Limbs Last April, Deer Park, Texas, high school teacher Sherri Moody started feeling sick following a school field trip — something she initially dismissed as a run-of-the-mill illness.
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Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children's risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus ...
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A simple way to get microplastics out of your water In a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Zhanjun Li and Eddy Y. Zeng report that boiling and filtering water helped remove up to nearly 90 percent of the tiny plastic particles, which they write can be ...
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Sedentary Behavior Increases Mortality Risk Based on decades-long observations of centenarians, author Dan Buettner (Blue Zones) conjectures that people live longer when they get up and move around after sitting for twenty minutes. Now, a rigorous new study published in the Journal of the ...
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Antidepressant use on the rise among young people Experts say pandemic-related stress and previous mental health issues may be driving the rising rates. Increased access to mental healthcare resources may also be leading to more antidepressant prescriptions. Antidepressant use ...
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Long-acting ART for HIV effective for people who struggle with daily pills Roughly 70% of people in the U.S. who take ART achieve viral suppression. Results from an ongoing trial showed that long-acting injectable ART for HIV is effective for people who struggle to consistently take ...
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Woman's strep infection leads to sepsis, 'mummified' hands and feet, amputation As a veteran high school teacher, Sherri Moody is used to getting a cold about once a year. So when she started feeling sick on a field trip with her students, it wasn't a big deal. But within days, the flu-like symptoms turned frightening.
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Biotech company bets on GMO mosquitoes to fight dengue in Brazil as cases surge Feb 28 (Reuters) - British biotechnology company Oxitec is betting on a solution to Brazil's surging dengue cases, involving the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to reduce the viral infection's spread.
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Living near three or more bars, fast-food restaurants could raise heart failure risk HF risk associated with high ready-to-eat food environment density was especially high for those with lower education or those living in areas with high urbanicity or lower density of physical exercise facilities, according to researchers.
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Talking therapy may help menopause mood - study Mindfulness, group and cognitive behavioural therapy could effectively treat menopause symptoms such as low mood and anxiety, analysis suggests. The University College London research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, ...
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Youth antidepressant prescriptions accelerated during after pandemic The number of adolescents and young adults with prescriptions for antidepressants accelerated during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in Pediatrics. According to one of the researchers, the study was prompted by evidence ...
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Many parents of kids with rare diseases fight for research — even if it's too late for their child For most of her life, Neena Nizar experienced weakened and crooked bones that caused her pain and made walking difficult. But doctors never knew why. "My parents would really tell doctors, 'Her bones are bending,' and they wouldn't really believe it," ...
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Officials confirm positive cases of bird flu amid multiple swan deaths at Lake Eola Over the past two weeks, city staff discovered several deceased birds at Lake Eola Park. These deaths prompted swift consultations with local veterinarian experts who recommended officials send two of the deceased swans out for necropsies.
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CDC: Flu Levels Stay High While COVID Declines Feb. 26, 2024 -- Influenza levels remain elevated in the U.S., while COVID-19 levels keep declining, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last Friday in weekly updates. "Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally with ...
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Norovirus 2024: Cases of highly contagious stomach bug surging in some parts of US The 2023-2024 norovirus season is well underway in the United States. Cases of the highly contagious stomach bug, which causes diarrhea and vomiting, are climbing steadily across the country. Although it's commonly called the "stomach flu," norovirus ...
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What to know about silent hypertension threat triggered by excessive salt LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Almost 1.3 billion adults aged 30 to 79 have hypertension, but many don't even know it. Excessive sodium triggers inflammation as well as the disease. The condition begins with high blood pressure, but it can end when you set the ...
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Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows. But maybe only if you're male: The relationship wasn't ...
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Seasonal allergies kick in early for some as unseasonable temperatures rise If trees or mold are your allergens, you're probably feeling it right now, and unfortunately, a prolonged allergy season may be here to stay. By Lauren Petty • Published 5 mins ago • Updated 5 mins ago. NBC Universal, Inc.
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The five healthiest types of rice – and the one to cut back on What remains is the endosperm, comprised of starchy carbohydrates, which means white rice has a higher GI (or glycaemic index, the speed at which foods raise blood sugar levels, measured on a scale of 1-100*) than less refined varieties.
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Cancer Prevention Awareness Month MONROE, La. (KNOE) - ...
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How ketamine acts fast and slow CHICAGO --- New treatments for depression are needed that act rapidly and also have sustained effects. Ketamine accomplishes this, but toxic side effects limit its long-term use. Scientists haven't understood how ketamine was able to do both, ...
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Will 2024 measles outbreak hit Finger Lakes, Hudson Valley? What we know now in NY The 2024 measles outbreak spreading across the globe has health officials bracing for the highly contagious virus to hit communities in New York. Earlier this year, New York City reported its first measles case as part of the outbreak, which has grown ...
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Hydeia Broadbent's biological sister and adoptive father speak out on the start of her journey It was that same love that helped her change the conversation surrounding HIV, according to her biological sister, Kimberly McCoy, and father, Loren Broadbent. Hydeia, who was born with the virus that causes ...
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Norovirus cases rising in Connecticut as spring approaches (WFSB) - Cases of ...
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Siderophores mediate antibiotic resistance Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an especially concerning opportunistic pathogen due to its nutritional versatility, virulence factor production and formation of biofilms. Once reaching the bloodstream, MDR P. aeruginosa infections can ...
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Norovirus outbreaks reported in Connecticut as spring approaches (WFSB) - Outbreaks of ...
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What you need to know about weight loss drugs Elle Furbush of East Hartford has lost 71 pounds since September. "I have struggled with weight all my life," she told NBC CT Responds. After decades of ups and downs, Furbush's doctor prescribed her Wegovy, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Exercise helps keep the weight off after stopping GLP-1 drug treatment There appears to be no need to stay on GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs used for weight reduction — such as Wegovy — forever if one accompanies their use with regular exercise, according to a new Danish study. The medications, originally developed for ...
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One hospital's push to bring genetic cancer testing to more Black women The awareness campaign, announced Wednesday by Women's College Hospital in Toronto, focuses on genetic screening for changes or mutations in two key genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, as well as others. Dr. Aisha Lofters ...
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Leaky Blood Vessels and Long COVID; BCG Vaccine and Alzheimer's; New CTE Subtype Brain fog in long COVID may be due to a leaky blood-brain barrieropens in a new tab or window, new research suggested. (Nature Neuroscience). A highly accurate novel blood testopens in a new tab or window was at least as good as FDA-approved ...
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Gender differences explored: Cardiovascular health variances in women's lifespan Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. Among females 20 years and older, nearly 45% are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, and less than 50% of women entering pregnancy in the U.S. have good heart health.
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Urgent care clinics preparing for busy allergy season Physician assistant Travis Blackburn at AFC says they are seeing more than 50 patients a day from people who are dealing with watery eyes, running nose, and coughs. "We know what's coming, we are ...
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Retired county disease investigator reflects on late HIV/AIDS activist from Las Vegas Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist who came to national prominence in the 1990s as a young child for her inspirational talks to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with died at 39.
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Allergy Survival Guide Ah, Spring in New Mexico... cue sounds of birds chirping, images of flowers opening, trees blooming, the sun shining brightly and then – record scratch – itchy, watery eyes, stuffy nose, sneezing fits and general feelings of awfulness.
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What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated? Chronic sinusitis (also known as chronic rhinosinusitis) is defined as "nasal obstruction, nasal drainage, facial pressure and/or decreased sense of smell, [lasting] for more than 12 weeks," according to the UC Health experts.
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