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"Unprecedented": How bird flu became an animal pandemic In March, the veterinary pathologist was part of an international expedition to Antarctica's Northern Weddell Sea, studying the spread of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the virus that has now encircled the globe, causing the disease known as bird ...
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At Least Three Women Were Infected With HIV After 'Vampire Facials' At least three women were infected with H.I.V. during cosmetic "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed spa in Albuquerque, federal officials said Thursday. It is the first time that H.I.V. transmission through cosmetic injection services has been ...
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How 'vampire facials' at an unlicensed spa left three women with HIV Her only recent sexual partner tested negative. She didn't report injecting drugs or undergoing a blood transfusion. But she did receive a cosmetic rejuvenating procedure known as a vampire facial, in which a person's face is injected with their own blood ...
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One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu Samples from parts of the country that are known to have dairy herds infected with the virus were more likely to test positive, the agency said. Regulators said that there is no evidence that this milk poses a ...
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Mapping a Positive Way Forward for Bowel Cancer Screening Hello. I'm David Kerr, professor of cancer medicine at University of Oxford. Recent articles in The New England Journal of Medicine gave us some really interesting new insights into how we can continue to screen and improve screening for colorectal cancer.
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after fragments found in milk samples Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious viral disease that primarily spreads among birds and is caused by infection with Influenza A viruses. These viruses typically spread among wild aquatic birds but can infect domestic ...
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Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) HPAI viruses can be transmitted by wild birds to domestic poultry and other bird and animal species. Although bird flu viruses do not normally infect humans, sporadic human infections have occurred. It is important to note that ...
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Mpox outbreak reported in Cleveland area after 11 cases reported: What is the disease? Joyous Van Meter, disease and emergency preparedness supervisor, at Cuyahoga County Board of Health told USA TODAY all of the reported cases are men. "I believe they are all male or trans men," ...
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Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Migraines Treatments included in the analysis were proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, histamine H2-receptor antagonists (H2 blockers), and antacid supplements. The treatments are commonly used for heartburn symptoms and by people with ulcers and ...
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Climbing Stairs May Improve Heart Health and Help You Live Longer To incorporate more stair climbing into your health and fitness routine, take the stairs whenever possible. The benefits of exercise are well-known, from better heart health and lower blood pressure to ...
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Pollen pain: Why some trees - not others - cause runny-nose, itchy-eye misery for allergy sufferers And what is it that makes someone allergic to pollen in the first place? To better understand the particulars of tree pollen allergies we spoke with several experts. We ...
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ADHD medication shortage: Patient was left 'searching for supplies' A Nottingham man has opened up on the "catastrophic" consequences caused by an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication shortage. Problems emerged last year, with the government blaming "increased global demand and manufacturing ...
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WHO: Antibiotics Overused in COVID-19 Patients During Pandemic "Antimicrobial resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them," the CDC said on its website. "That means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Resistant infections can be ...
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VERIFYING 3 fast facts about pollen and seasonal allergies Family Allergy & Asthma and Flonase, an allergy relief medicine brand, both say that flower pollen is heavier and stickier than the smaller, lighter, airborne pollen from trees, weeds and grasses.
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University of Surrey leads new cancer research The fatty molecules inside the cells are thought to play an important role in the effectiveness of cancer treatments. The University of Surrey led the study working with partners at GSK and UCL. Dr Carla Newman ...
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Second Patient Receives Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery The woman, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, also received a mechanical heart pump implant days earlier, making her the first person to undergo both procedures. Will Sullivan. Daily Correspondent. April 26, 2024 10:49 a.m. ...
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Measles spreading in community as cases rise - Public Health Wales PHW is urging parents and carers to ensure their children are fully vaccinated with two doses of the MMR to avoid catching it. Early symptoms include a high temperature, cough, runny nose and ...
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In a First, Neurons from Rat Stem Cells Regenerate Brain Circuits in Mice Both studies, using interspecies blastocyst complementation to study brain function and evolution, offer valuable insights into how brain tissue forms and present new opportunities for restoring lost brain function due to disease and aging. "This ...
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More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means Some samples of pasteurized milk tested positive for the virus, but the FDA says milk is still safe to drink. U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking ...
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Mpox outbreak reported in Cleveland area after 9 cases reported: What is the disease? Health officials in Cuyahoga County, Ohio have announced an mpox outbreak after nine cases have been reported in recent months. Between February and April 23, there have been nine reported cases within the county, which encompasses Cleveland and ...
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Demand for the cholera vaccine is soaring – this company might have a solution EuBiologics, headquartered in South Korea's capital Seoul, bears the international burden of mass producing oral cholera vaccines to stem an acute stockpile shortage, which has long persisted but intensified since 2021. In that time, ...
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Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about CWD Two friends who hunted deer together at the same lodge contracted an extremely rare brain disease and died, raising fears that they may have been infected by contaminated venison. A team of neurologists at the University of Texas Health Science Center ...
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154 million lives saved: Landmark study highlights power of vaccination "Thanks to vaccines, smallpox has been eradicated, polio is on the brink, and with the more recent development of vaccines against diseases like malaria and cervical cancer, we are pushing back the frontiers of disease.
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Postpartum depression soared in 2020. Four years later, has anything changed? Historically, postpartum depression has been under-treated, despite a decade-long push by doctors and public health officials to create screening and adequate treatment measures. Although perinatal mood disorders are among the most common ...
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Pop-up Covid-19 clinics set up Walk-in clinics will be operating in supermarkets, shops and town centres in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell on various dates until June, the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said. The Joint Committee on ...
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Study: Antibiotic use in moderate COVID-19 linked to clinical deterioration The authors note that the low number of patients with documented respiratory bacterial superinfection might be due to missing microbiological diagnostics or missing documentation of results. Other bacterial infections suggestive for antibiotic therapy were ...
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State health officials assist with contact tracing in Monongalia County following confirmed measles case State Health Officer Dr. Matthew Christiansen said health workers have learned 152 people were potentially exposed to the confirmed case from Monongalia County. He said 128 of them are West Virginia residents from 30 counties and 24 are out-of-state ...
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Food additive emulsifiers linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes The study results indicate that the intake of several emulsifiers, including carrageenans, tripotassium phosphate, and guar gum, was associated with a raised T2D risk. Thus, the results demonstrate the need to reevaluate regulations that govern the use of ...
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Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant The subject, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano of New Jersey, had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease that required routine dialysis, NYU Langone said in a news release. But she couldn' ...
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Invasive strep: 'Don't wait' to seek care, NS woman warns on long road to recovery Kelly Doucet won't be forgetting her one-year wedding anniversary anytime soon. Instead of having a romantic dinner with her husband, Steve, the Yarmouth, N.S., woman was in hospital recovering from painful surgery.
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Rat cells grew in mice brains, and helped sniff out cookies In a series of new experiments, bits of rat brain grew inside the brains of mice. Donor stem cells from rats formed elaborate — and functional — neural structures in mice's brains, despite being from a completely different species, researchers report in ...
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How Can Artificial Sweetener Like Neotame Affect Your Health Neotame is an artificial sweetener that's significantly sweeter than sugar, often used as a sugar substitute in various food and beverage products. While it has been approved for use by some regulatory agencies, some concerns have been raised about its ...
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Health experts share warning during Infant Immunization Week "We do know the more people that are vaccinated, the less likely we are to see spread of vaccine-preventable diseases," said Jessica Hancock-Allen, the division director of infectious disease for the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Gut feeling: Healthy eating strategies to strengthen the microbiome The gut microbiome is the ecosystem of diverse microbes that live in our intestines. We're now coming to realise that the food we eat has a big impact on the health of that microbiome and a ...
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Neotame In Cakes And Drinks Linked To Gut Wall Damage, Scientists Discover Recent research has revealed that neotame, part of the newer generation of artificial sweeteners, can harm the human intestine and induce illness. Advertisement.
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Pediatrician explains why immunizations are recommended at an early age CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ( ...
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Mosquito season is upon us. So why are Southern California officials releasing more of them? Ale Macias releases sterile male mosquitoes from a box in Chino earlier this month. With any luck, they'll help reduce populations of their own species of annoying, disease-carrying insect. ( ...
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As ketamine therapy booms, industry insiders -2- "There's huge stigma around psychedelic medicines in general," he said, "and MDMA approval will help legitimize the whole category." Some healthcare providers, however, say that any ketamine treatment generally needs ...
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Wales obesity rates higher than any other UK nation, charity says More than a third of Welsh adults are estimated to be obese, a charity has warned, as new data reveals the problem may be worse than previously thought. Official figures have previously classed 26% of adults in Wales as obese. However, analysis by the ...
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Brain organoids target rare neurological disorder Scientists have devised a potential therapy for a rare neurological disease using brain tissue derived from human stem cells, raising hopes that so-called organoid technology can target other untreatable conditions.
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Mosquitoes making you itch? Here's how to protect yourself HOUSTON – It wouldn't be Houston without a little sting flying around. I'm talking about the blood-sucking bugs, mosquitoes. These pesky bugs are making a comeback as temperatures rise and shower chances increase. April 25 marks World Malaria Day—Texas ...
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FDA approves new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved the oral antibiotic pivmecillinam for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs). Marketed under the brand name Pivya, pivmecillinam has a unique mechanism of action but is not a ...
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West Virginia Department of Health Monitoring for Transmission of Measles The MMR vaccine is the best line of defense against measles. If you are unsure about your vaccination history, you can either get vaccinated or a blood test can be ordered through your local healthcare provider to determine ...
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Breast, ovarian cancers: DNA test, regular screening reduce mortality in women with gene mutations Associate Professor of genomic medicine Joanne Ngeow (right) explaining what the BRCA1 gene mutation meant when it comes to familial hereditary. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE. Judith Tan. Correspondent. Updated. Apr 26, 2024, 04:52 PM. Published.
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Family of woman who died of cervical cancer settles case over smear results The family of a 41-year-old woman who died three years after her cervical smear sample was reported as showing no abnormalities has settled a High Court action over her death. The woman, who cannot be named by order of the court, endured excruciating ...
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It takes two to TANGO: New strategy to tackle fibrosis and scarring Date: April 24, 2024; Source: Center for Genomic Regulation; Summary: A study has now successfully controlled the effects of collagen hypersecretion at the cellular level. The experimental treatment consists of designer peptides which interrupt the ...
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Food Emulsifiers Linked to Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk After analyzing the health data of 104,139 adults over 7 years – and accounting for other risk factors like age and weight – a team from several French research institutes found that those who ate more processed foods containing emulsifiers were more ...
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The difference a vaccine can make James isahealth worker at the Chileka Health Center in central Malawi. When he heard the malaria vaccine was being rolled out as part of a pilot programme, he signed up Wisdom immediately. His three older children ...
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Dementia survey highlights lack of awareness Morgan Liotta. 26/04/2024 3:58:17 PM. Australians generally know little about how to reduce risk, but there are ways to 'bring cognition into the consulting room'. Older person talking to GP Nine in 10 people would seek help from a GP if they had signs ...
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