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Limited testing of raw milk for bird flu leaves safety questions unanswered A highly pathogenic strain of flu, deadly to birds, has spread to at least 58 herds of dairy cattle in nine states, and to at least two people. Samples of unpasteurized milk have been found to contain the virus, according to USDA tests.
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Ozempic Cuts Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Complications, Study Finds Semaglutide, the compound in the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, dramatically reduced the risk of kidney complications, heart issues and death in people with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease in a major clinical trial, the results of ...
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Raw milk is the latest health fad. Experts worry it may spread bird flu. In videos across social media, people are showing themselves drinking raw milk, claiming it offers health benefits that are lost in pasteurized milk, which is heated to kill disease-causing pathogens. One influencer squirts it from the teat into his mouth.
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Ozempic cuts risk of death from kidney disease, major study finds The active compound in the best-selling drug Ozempic markedly lowers the risk of complications from chronic kidney disease, according to a multiyear study published Friday — a finding that could dramatically expand the pool of patients eligible for the ...
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What to look for in mosquito repellents Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. And that means bug bites. When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up ...
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Djibouti fights deadly malaria wave with GMO mosquitoes Genetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the tiny East African country of Djibouti to combat a surge in malaria infections caused by an invasive vector. This initiative started on Thursday, comes as Djibouti, one of Africa's smallest ...
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H5N1 traces found in muscle from culled dairy cow, Michigan reports 3 more affected herds As part of its food safety testing in the wake of H5N1 avian flu circulation in dairy herds, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that viral particles were detected in tissue samples, ...
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Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry Public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with backyard poultry. As of May 16, 109 people across 29 states have been infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella.
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Raw Milk's Risks Don't Stop Right-Wing Commentators From Defiantly Pushing It Health officials are warning Americans not to drink raw milk as bird flu spreads through American cows. But some media figures and influencers are misleadingly suggesting that the product is safe or even healthier than traditional milk.
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Gay and bisexual men can donate blood and organs but not tissue like corneas Alexander "AJ" Betts Jr.'s internal organs were successfully donated to seven people, but his eyes were rejected because of a single question asked by the donor network: "Is AJ gay?".
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New malaria vaccine delivered for the first time Tinto ran the clinical trials in Burkina Faso that led to its recommendation. Across four African countries, these trials showed a 75% reduction in malaria cases in the year following vaccination of young children. " ...
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Stroke Risk is Increasing Mainly in Younger People, Here's Why Strokes are increasing among young adults, according to a new report from the CDC. Adults between the ages of 45-64 saw a 15% increase in the prevalence of stroke. Individuals with less than a high school education also experienced a significant ...
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Ultra-Processed Foods May Increase Cognitive Decline, Stroke Risk New research published in the journal Neurology is reporting an association between regularly eating ultra-processed foods and the risk of cognitive decline as well as stroke. The study was based on data across two cohorts, ...
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Closing the Gap: Addressing Underrepresentation of Women in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Despite awareness of treatment and clinical trial inequality amongst men and women, multiple studies published from 2021 to 2024 find ongoing representation challenges in cardiovascular studies, such as coronary revascularization trials. Women's ...
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Mediterranean Diet: Nutrients in These Foods May Help Slow Brain Aging New research has found that nutrients found in the Mediterranean diet may slow cognitive decline. A nutrient profile of fatty acids, anti-oxidants, carotenoids, vitamin E, and choline was found to promote healthy brain aging.
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Breast Cancer Survivors Find Success With Pregnancy After Treatment Among patients with stages I to III breast cancer who attempted to conceive, 73% were able to achieve pregnancy and deliver a live birth. However, the study also suggests certain factors may influence pregnancy success.
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Dermatologists offer sun-protection tips as Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer She said that caramel glow which people covet is actually your skin reacting to damage. Malignant melanoma causes about 5% of skin cancers, but accounts for more than 90% of deaths.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard chickens prompts CDC investigation Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause people to experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Symptoms can appear between six hours and six days of infection and will last for four to seven days, the CDC said.
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Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to Central African Republic marks latest milestone for child survival R21 is the second malaria vaccine to be recommended by WHO for children living in endemic areas. Along with the earlier WHO recommendation of the RTS,S vaccine, there is now sufficient vaccine supply to scale up malaria vaccination in Africa. The rollout ...
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Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry flocks The outbreak involves multiple Salmonella serovars, including Altona, Indiana, Infantis, Mbandaka, and Typhimurium. Whole-genome sequencing conducted by CDC PulseNet—the national subtyping network for foodborne bacterial disease surveillance—on isolates ...
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Three Anoka children infected with measles may have exposed others at HCMC Patients and visitors at HCMC in Minneapolis may have been exposed to measles earlier this week when three infected children sought care at the downtown hospital. The Minnesota Department of Health issued a public alert Friday for HCMC patients or ...
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Santa Clara County to eradicate potentially lethal mosquito species (KRON) — The County of Santa Clara will conduct a series of treatments to eradicate aedes aegypti, an invasive mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, an infection that causes birth defects and other lethal diseases. The treatment will take place in a ...
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Ozempic reduces risk of serious illness and death in people with diabetes and kidney disease: study These severe outcomes – including significant loss of kidney function, kidney failure and death from kidney or cardiovascular causes – occurred 331 times among trial participants who were treated with semaglutide, compared with 410 events among those who ...
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Study confirms infection in mice fed H5N1-contaminated raw milk Experiments with raw milk from cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza found that mice fed droplets quickly became ill, with high virus levels in their respiratory tissues, researchers reported today. In other tests, the group also used the raw milk ...
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Ticks are out in force across Wisconsin right now. Here's what to do after a tick bite While ticks are active, Wisconsinites can contract Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by deer ticks. Reported cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled over the past 15 years. In 2022, Wisconsin had 5,327 reported cases of Lyme disease according ...
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Type 2 diabetes: £1m funding for heart treatment research A £1m grant has been given to a university to support research into type 2 diabetes. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) gave the money to the University of Leeds to look at issues around the disease, including how it affects the heart.
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Multiple sclerosis: blood test that tracks immune response could be first step in developing better treatments While many MS symptoms can be managed, there's currently no way to cure or prevent the condition. This is due to the complex immune response that leads to this disease. But a blood test recently developed by me and my colleagues has allowed us to estimate ...
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CDC reports sharp rise in ADHD diagnoses among children during the pandemic Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder cases have risen considerably in the U.S., according to a new study by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study released on Wednesday said 1 in 9 children ages 3-17 had been ...
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Miami-Dade reports most cases of dengue in the US, mostly travel-associated: CDC NBC Universal, Inc. Dengue fever is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes. Here's what you need to know. Miami-Dade County has reported the ...
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Scientists map networks regulating gene function in the human brain NIH-funded research details the brain's cellular and molecular regulatory elements and their impact on brain function. A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains ...
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Serious shortage protocols for clarithromycin reactivated as whooping cough cases rise Commenting on the SSPs, Gordon Hockey, director of legal at CPE, said: "We are extremely concerned about the worsening medicines supply situation, which is having a severe impact on patients and pharmacy teams.
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Over 100 sickened in salmonella outbreaks tied to backyard poultry The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health officials have been investigating several multistate outbreaks of salmonella Altona, Indiana, Infantis, Mbandaka, and Typhimurium infections. As of May 16 ...
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Study sheds light on intricate differences in the brains of people with PTSD and depression Stress-related disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder and clinical depression are complex conditions influenced by both genetics and our environment. Despite significant research, the molecular mechanisms behind these disorders have remained ...
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Most Air Pollution-Related Deaths From Cardiovascular Disease Almost 70% of the 4.2 million deaths attributed to ambient (outdoor) air pollution in 2019 were caused by cardiovascular diseases, notably ischaemic heart disease (1.9 million deaths) and stroke (900,000 deaths), according to a new report by the World ...
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Bird Flu Virus Found in Beef Tissue Muscle from a sick dairy cow tested positive for the virus. The meat did not enter the commercial food supply, which officials said remained safe.
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CDC reports sharp rise in ADHD diagnoses among children during the pandemic The study released on Wednesday said 1 in 9 children ages 3-17 had been diagnosed with the disorder at some point in their life as of 2022. Roughly 5.4 million kids actively had ADHD ...
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Family contracts brain worms from undercooked black bear meat, CDC reports Eventually, doctors diagnosed the man with trichinellosis, an infection caused by the larvae of a parasitic roundworm, according to the CDC. People get the infection from eating meat from animals infected with the parasite, usually from meat-eating animals ...
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Eating more ultra-processed foods tied to cognitive decline, stroke, according to study Date: May 22, 2024; Source: American Academy of Neurology; Summary: People who eat more ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of having memory and thinking problems and having a stroke than those who eat fewer ...
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What factors predict when older adults will stop driving? The study involved 283 participants with an average age of 72 who drove at least once a week. They had cognitive tests at the start of the study and then every year for an average of 5.6 years. They also had brain scans and cerebrospinal fluid collected at ...
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ADHD diagnosed in about 1 in 9 US children, CDC says Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is a pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity that affects functioning and development. People with ADHD may experience the following symptoms, according to the National Institute of Mental Health ...
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New advances in cancer viral immunotherapy Date: May 24, 2024; Source: University of Barcelona; Summary: Researchers have developed a new strain of vaccinia virus, which can replicate in tumor cells while maintaining increased immunogenicity. Specifically, it can to induce so-called immunogenic ...
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CDC warns of Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry flocks In this outbreak, 43% of the people infected with Salmonella are under 5 years old. Backyard poultry can carry Salmonella germs even if they look healthy and clean. These germs can easily spread to anything ...
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New immunogenic strain of vaccinia virus unveils potent cancer therapy potential Vaccinia viruses are therapeutic tools with different biomedical applications depending on the susceptibility characteristics. For example, the strain called MVA (modified vaccinia Ankara), which is unable to replicate in mammalian cells, ...
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New Major Review: 20 Years of Studies Link Plant-Based Diets to Lower Rates of Heart Disease, Cancer "Overall, vegetarian and vegan diets are significantly associated with better lipid profile, glycemic control, body weight/BMI, inflammation, and lower risk of ischemic heart disease and cancer," the authors wrote.
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Study uncovers cell type-specific genetic insights underlying schizophrenia Summary: New research provides a map for how the genes known to increase risk of schizophrenia affect specific cells within the brain -- information researchers hope can drive the development of new, effective treatments. Share ...
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Cancer is becoming a younger person's disease Bad news: more young people are getting cancer. The good news? Better drugs are targeting the disease. Dylan Scott, a reporter for Vox's Future Perfect, and science journalist Jyoti Madhusoodanan, join host Krys Boyd to discuss the reasons why cancer ...
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CDC: 8 family members, 4 from MN, contracted parasitic infection from undercooked bear meat MINNEAPOLIS — A newly published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is detailing a rare illness that infected eight people — including four from Minnesota — who came down with trichinellosis, a parasitic disease transmitted ...
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Experts, beekeepers weigh in on local honey for seasonal allergies Scientific research hasn't yet proven that eating honey helps allergies. by Naomi DuBovis, Cronkite News. Bee A bee emerges from its hive. All worker bees in a hive are female, and they do most of the work, including collecting nectar, pollen, ...
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Scientists learn how to control muscles with light Summary: Researchers developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Their optogenetic technique could offer more precise control over muscle contraction, along with a dramatic decrease in muscle fatigue.
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Scientists Found a Paradox in Evolution—and It May Become the Next Rule of Biology Now, USC researchers want to add a new rule called "selectively advantageous instability (SAI)," which explores how instability can actually benefit a cell and a cellular organism. The flipside of this " ...
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