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Measles can be deadly and is highly contagious — but here's what to know about this preventable disease "You don't count your children until the measles has passed." Dr. Samuel Katz, one of the pioneers of the first measles vaccine in the late 1950s to early 1960s, regularly ...
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Xolair asthma drug new hope for food allergies Xolair, a brand name for the asthma drug omalizumab, receives FDA approval for severe food allergies. The researchers whose work led to the announcement claim it is a "game-changer" for allergy sufferers. Ehab Youssef became aware of his daughter ...
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Ultra-processed foods linked to over 30 health issues, from diabetes to heart trouble to cancer, research finds Packaged baked goods and snacks; Carbonated soft drinks; Sugary cereals; Instant noodles; Other ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat meals. "These products also tend to be high ...
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#DressInBlueDay urges early detection during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, CRC is the third most common and second deadliest cancer in the U.S. yet remains one of the few cancers that is preventable with early screening and detection.
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Pfizer reports durable second-season efficacy for RSV vaccine Pfizer today announced that its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo maintained high efficacy in the second season after vaccination in adults ages 60 and older, according to the latest data from an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial.
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Norovirus Cases Rise in the US The illness commonly causes vomiting and diarrhea. Some people can develop a fever, body aches or stomach pain. "You feel pretty awful," said Dr. Michael Angarone, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern Medicine.
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CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than some recent years This season's influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amounting to protection against the virus that appears as good or better than seasons going back ...
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Climbing Malaria Cases Are Tied to A Tool Used to Prevent the Disease After a decade of falling malaria rates worldwide, cases of the deadly disease began climbing again in 2016. Climate change and insecticide resistance have largely been blamed, but a group of researchers in Papua New Guinea were concerned there was ...
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says Alcohol-related deaths surged in the United States by nearly 30 percent in recent years, with roughly 500 Americans dying each day in 2021, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Is the Atlantic Diet the New Mediterranean? The Atlantic diet, founded in the eating patterns of Portugal and Spain, could improve metabolic health, a new study found. · Similar to the Mediterranean diet, the Atlantic diet emphasizes high consumption of fresh and local fruits, vegetables, olive oil, ...
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Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to know Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were positive. ByJONEL ALECCIA AP health writer.
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Norovirus: What To Know About The Illness That May Have Shuttered An Alabama School There is no vaccine to prevent the gastrointestinal virus, which can cause stomach distress, vomiting and diarrhea, nor is there a medication to treat it, the CDC warns. Unrelated to ...
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More Than 1 Billion People Worldwide Suffer From Obesity The rate of obesity has more than doubled among adults, and increased fourfold among children and adolescents around the world between 1990 and 2022, according to a new study published on Thursday in the journal The Lancet.
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Even fully recovered survivors of mild COVID can lose IQ points, study suggests Today the New England Journal of Medicine posted a study by Imperial College London researchers showing that COVID-19 patients recovering from short-term symptoms experienced similar small deficits in memory, thinking, or concentrating ("brain fog") as ...
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Officials investigate rare nervous system disorder in older adults who got RSV vaccine Health officials are investigating whether there's a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder. ByMIKE STOBBE AP medical writer. February 29, 2024, 2:15 PM.
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More than a billion people obese worldwide, research suggests This includes about 880 million adults and 159 million children, according to 2022 data. The highest rates are in Tonga and American Samoa for women and American Samoa and Nauru for men, with ...
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Smokers increasingly overestimate vaping risk - study Fewer smokers in England now see vaping as less harmful than cigarettes, despite evidence tobacco is far worse for health and e-cigarettes can help smokers quit, data suggests. Perceptions are shifting, according to survey responses from more than ...
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Eating ultraprocessed foods can lead to 32 dangerous health conditions, study finds Eating a lot of so-called ultraprocessed foods may raise the risk for a multitude of illnesses, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes as well as for premature death, a new study suggests. The impact of ultraprocessed foods on health has been ...
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Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to know Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Nationwide, about 12 percent of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were ...
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Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign A faltering sense of direction or ability to move through space could be a very early sign of Alzheimer's. Middle-aged folks who scored poorly on a virtual reality test of spatial navigation were at higher risk for the disease.
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Norovirus cases are on the rise in the US: Here's what you should know about symptoms Norovirus, sometimes referred to as a "stomach flu" or "stomach bug", is a common virus that's highly contagious and spreads through tiny particles of feces or vomit and results in gastrointestinal symptoms. Many different noroviruses can cause illness, ...
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Measles vaccine push in north-west of England amid rise in cases Efforts are being stepped up to get more children vaccinated against measles in the north-west of England amid rising cases in the region. Uptake of the two MMR doses by the age of five is about 85% in the region, considerably lower than the World ...
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Calorie labels on menus could prevent, delay heart-related deaths Key takeaways: A policy in England requiring calorie labeling on menus for large food businesses may reduce or delay CVD-related deaths. Models suggest the policy may also reduce obesity prevalence.
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How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants "Every cell in the body of this animal has those same genetic modifications. And when we procure an organ from them, like every other cell, it's carrying the desired genetic modification that will be used for organ transplant," Ayares says back on the farm ...
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Cambridge VR research detects early Alzheimer's risk Virtual reality (VR) technology has been used to detect the early warning signs of Alzheimer's. Work at the University of Cambridge investigated if those at risk of the disease had a poor sense of direction or impairments in spatial navigation.
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Pfizer's Abrysvo Shows Strong Efficacy Against RSV in Adults: Key Insights for Infection Control Personnel Pfizer Inc, has released promising top-line data for its Abrysvo vaccine, demonstrating high efficacy against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults aged 60 and older. These findings from the Phase 3 clinical trial ...
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Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and one of the most easily preventable "You don't count your children until the measles has passed." Dr. Samuel Katz, one of the pioneers of the first measles vaccine in the late 1950s to early 1960s, regularly heard this tragic statement from parents in countries where the measles vaccine ...
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Prostate Cancer Subtypes Found by Analyzing Tumor Evolutionary Trajectories NEW YORK – An international team led by investigators in the UK has delved into prostate cancer evolution, defining two prostate cancer "evotypes" with alternative evolutionary paths. Using genomic data collected through the Pan Prostate Cancer Group, ...
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Measles has spread to Central Florida. What preparations has Brevard made? An initial outbreak was reported Feb. 20 at an elementary school in Broward County, and as of Feb. 28 there were nine reported cases of measles in Broward County, and one in Polk County.
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A billion people worldwide are obese and Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs aren't a solution, WHO says Effective, popular obesity medications won't be enough to solve a worldwide problem that now affects more than 1 billion people, World Health Organization officials warned. Obesity has quadrupled among children and teens and more than doubled among ...
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TikTok's Obsession with Magnesium: Healthy or Hype? The health benefits of magnesium have been gaining popularity on social media platforms like TikTok. Research on the effects of magnesium, particularly in supplement form, is limited. Registered dietitians say most people can achieve the recommended ...
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Vaccines Didn't Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did. The 2022 outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was curbed in large part by drastic changes in behavior among gay and bisexual men, and not by vaccination, according to a new analysis published on Thursday in the journal Cell.
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How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants David Ayares, president and chief scientific officer of Revivicor, holds a piglet raised for research at a company farm in Montgomery County, Virginia. Scott P. Yates for NPR. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor. NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va.
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The weight-loss-independent benefits of fasting The practice of fasting for health purposes is found today within a rapidly expanding scientific literature. Although the first study using the term 'intermittent fasting' was published before 1950, the number of published fasting studies skyrocketed ...
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Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says Drinking excessively can lead to deaths directly related to alcohol, such as alcoholic liver disease, alcohol poisoning, suicide by excessive alcohol use, crashes and falls, and fetal alcohol syndrome, among others. Deaths can ...
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Mental health crisis fuels the post-pandemic rise in medication use The COVID-19 pandemic was a breaking point for 43-year-old Tamalyn Paredes, an addiction counselor at a methadone clinic in Portland, Oregon. Living in California at the time, she worked at a group home for children with serious emotional disturbances ...
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RSV Vaccine Benefits Probably Outweigh Small Neurologic Risk, CDC Advisors Say The benefits of vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults ages 60 and older probably outweigh the small risk of vaccine-related Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ...
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Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease years later, ...
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New research on prostate cancer may lead to better diagnostics, treatments Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them identify two subtypes of prostate cancer. · They say the new prostate cancer "evotypes" could be used to better diagnose patients and improve treatments.
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CDC warns of looming tetanus shot shortages this summer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising doctors to conserve a certain type of tetanus shot in anticipation of shortages after one of its two manufacturers stopped production. Two tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine products ...
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York Region Public Health investigating adult case of measles with 'unknown' infection source "YRPH is reaching out to known contacts who may have been exposed to this confirmed case of measles virus," the release says. "Additional exposure locations are under investigation, and impacted contacts will be ...
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Overdose deaths from Xylazine on the rise Overdose deaths involving a powerful animal tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl are soaring in Milwaukee County. Last year, 138 of the 616 overdose deaths in Milwaukee County were linked to a combination of Xylazine, also known as "tranq," mixed with ...
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Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend In making the recommendation, the agency endorsed guidance proposed by an expert advisory panel earlier in the day. "Most COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations last year were among people 65 years and older. An ...
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Common prostate cancer test may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Cancer Research UK, and the Higgins Family, looked at patient records of 730,000 men to assess how many men received a diagnosis of prostate cancer following a raised PSA test ...
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How AI can help spot early risk factors for Alzheimer's disease UC San Francisco scientists have found a way to predict Alzheimer's disease up to seven years before symptoms appear by analyzing patient records with machine learning. The conditions that most influenced the prediction were high cholesterol and, ...
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Long covid may cause cognitive decline of about six IQ points, study finds Now, a new study has some worrying findings that suggest covid may have longer-term effects on cognition and memory — and that these lead to measurable differences in cognitive performance.
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What women need to know about heart disease Many of us are familiar with the "textbook" symptoms of a heart issue, like chest pain and shortness of breath. However, women sometimes experience milder symptoms, such as weakness, fatigue and indigestion. Other biological factors contribute to the ...
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AI finds several early risk factors to predict Alzheimer's 7 years early Scientists identified early risk factors affecting both men and women, as well as a few that were sex-specific including erectile dysfunction and an enlarged prostate for men and osteoporosis for women. According ...
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CDC Tells Physicians to Conserve Tetanus Shots Amid Shortage Doctors should administer the Tdap vaccine instead of the Td vaccine when possible to protect against tetanus. Experts say the widely available Tdap vaccine is the preferred tetanus shot since it also protects against whooping cough.
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Study offers hope in identifying high-risk prostate cancer patients Most prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas – a type of cancer that forms in the glandular tissue that lines certain internal organs. But while the disease can kill, for many patients the risk is low.
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