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Second human case of mosquito-borne EEE detected in Massachusetts woman in her 30s It's unclear if she lived in Plymouth County. The area was aerial sprayed for mosquitos Tuesday night but the woman became infected before the spraying. The state's second EEE case in a horse was also confirmed in the same area.
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Oropouche: The mysterious 'sloth virus' with no treatment Oropouche virus is also known as 'sloth fever' but is found in a number of other animals in the wild (Credit: Getty Images). A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic ...
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What to know about the mosquito-borne virus circulating in the Northeast Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, is a rare but serious disease that can cause brain inflammation. There is so far no vaccine against it for humans. · What to know.
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New students 'should prepare for meningitis' Charlotte Bresnahan Ryan playing hockey. He is wearing a blue and white hockey kit. ... The family of a teenager who died from meningitis have urged parents and students setting off for university to get vaccinated and learn about symptoms,.
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Health officials report 3 West Nile virus deaths; warn of mosquito-spread illnesses The cases were reported in Outagamie, Fond du Lac and Brown counties, according to the state's DHS. Wisconsin officials did not release the identity of the individuals. An average of 18 cases of illness from ...
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2nd case of EEE reported in Massachusetts, bringing total in US to 6 The woman was a patient in her 30s who became infected in Plymouth County. ByMary Kekatos. August 29, 2024, 2:49 PM. 1:34. 1st reported death from 'Triple E' mosquito-borne illness. Health officials in the Northeast are on alert after New Hampshire ...
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Officials detail H5N1 clusters in Colorado poultry cullers Earlier this summer health officials described nine H5N1 avian flu infections in Colorado poultry cullers, and today a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their partners at the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPH) ...
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H5N1 bird flu infections suspected in California dairy herds Should tests confirm the presence of the virus, health officials said, "it is important to note that pasteurization is fully effective at inactivating the virus and there is no milk or dairy product safety concern for consumers.".
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Minnesota measles outbreak rises to 30 cases A measles outbreak in Minnesota's Twin Cities metropolitan area has sickened 30 unvaccinated children so far, prompting a new push from state health officials for parents to ensure that their kids are vaccinated. measles rash CDC photo/Jim Goodson, MPH.
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Plan for workplace health checks to curb heart disease From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can cause heart attacks and strokes.
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Cannabis and hallucinogen use remain at 'historically high levels' among young and middle-age adults, survey finds Nicotine vaping is high among adults age 19 to 50, a new survey finds. Martina Paraninfi/Moment RF/Getty Images. CNN ...
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Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus Massachusetts health officials have announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state. BySTEVE LEBLANC Associated Press. August 29, 2024, 12:50 PM.
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New study: drug may stop migraines before headache starts MINNEAPOLIS – When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping people with migraine go about their daily lives with little or no symptoms, according to a new study published ...
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Wegovy reduced Covid deaths in obese patients, study finds (Bloomberg) — Novo Nordisk A/S's Wegovy reduced deaths and illness from Covid in a large study that took place during the pandemic, more evidence of the blockbuster shot's benefits beyond weight loss. The findings, published Friday in the Journal of ...
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Sleeping in on weekends could cut your risk of heart disease by up to 20%, new study shows Song's team used the UK Biobank, a health research database, to analyze the sleep habits of nearly 91,000 people. One limitation, researchers noted, is that while accelerometers recorded sleep data, sleep deprivation (fewer than seven hours a night) was ...
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Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower risk of heart disease, research finds The study used data from 90,903 people, whose sleep patterns were self-reported. In the study, sleep deprivation was defined as having less than seven hours of sleep per night. A total of 19,816 participants were categorized as sleep deprived and underwent ...
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Emergent Bio's shares soar as smallpox vaccine gets US approval against mpox Its use was limited earlier during a 2022 outbreak of mpox in the United States, even though it was part of the country's stockpile. Both Jynneos and ACAM2000 contain vaccinia virus that is closely related to, but less harmful than the viruses that cause ...
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New COVID vaccines are here. What to know about the latest shots as summer surge continues Citing skyrocketing COVID spread, the FDA announced in late August that it had approved Pfizer's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax vaccines early. Westend61—Getty Images. As the ...
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Cluster of Influenza A(H5) Cases Associated with Poultry Exposure at Two Facilities — Colorado, July 2024 As the prevalence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b genotype B3.13 increases, U.S. public health agencies should prepare to rapidly investigate and respond to illness in agricultural workers, including workers with limited ...
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Listeria outbreak tied to deli meats grows; death toll reaches 9 Since August 8, officials have reported 14 more illnesses in on an ongoing Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to tainted deli meats, bringing the total to 57, and 6 new deaths are now confirmed, raising the death count to 9, the Centers for Disease ...
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Sleeping In on Weekends May Lower Your Heart Disease Risk By 20% The effects became more pronounced in people who regularly experience insufficient sleep, which was defined as less than 7 hours per night. Sleep deprivation can have long-term consequences for overall health, including heart health ...
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A new smart mask analyzes your breath to monitor your health Your breath can give away a lot about you. Each exhalation contains all sorts of compounds, including possible biomarkers for disease or lung conditions, that could give doctors a valuable insight into your health. Now ...
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Billions worldwide deficient in essential micronutrients More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ...
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Low cost 'smart mask' can detect disease from breath, researchers say They say it has the potential to improve efforts to diagnose conditions such as lung disease early and to monitor conditions and support tailored treatment plans. "Our technology can serve as a general breath analysis platform.
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What's behind the large rise in food allergies among children in the UK? They also found that a third of those people at risk of anaphylaxis – a life-threatening allergic reaction – don't carry adrenaline autoinjector "pens", such as EpiPens. People in deprived areas were found to be less likely to have been prescribed these ...
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US Tests for Bird Flu in California Dairy Cattle The cases, if confirmed, would make California the 14th state to detect the H5N1 virus in dairy cows since March. More than 190 herds have been infected nationally, along with 13 dairy and poultry farm workers, according to federal data.
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Coastal Bend pharmacists discuss being proactive with your flu shot this year CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Its officially a month away from flu season, but already, there is reason for some to be more proactive with maintaining their health. Raul Elizondo, a pharmacist with CVS, said it's important to get your flu shot, ...
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Scientists identify thousands of microbes in the 'food microbiome' Researchers have mapped more than 2,500 foods to identify their microbiome, in the largest survey of its kind. They discovered a 3 per cent overlap between the microbes in food and in the adult human gut and 56 per cent in the newborn gut.
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New federal report on Colorado bird flu cases urges health agencies to prepare for more infections among farm workers A new report on last month's cluster of human H5 avian flu cases in Colorado urges U.S. public health agencies to be ready to respond to cases in agricultural workers who often have limited access to health care. About a month ago, health agencies ...
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Men, Women, & Exercise: Metabolism Differs at Starting Line When starting a regular exercise program, the skeletal muscle of sedentary men and women with overweight and obesity differs in burning sugar and fatty acids, but regular training can lessen these differences and promote similar positive metabolic ...
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Workplace health checks introduced in England to target preventable diseases The checkups, which will begin on 30 August and can be completed by employees at their workplace, involve recording a range of information via a questionnaire for each patient. The answers are used to determine their risk for various cardiovascular ...
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Health officials in Illinois, Wisconsin report 3 West Nile virus deaths West Nile virus is commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. While most people don't experience symptoms, about 1 in 5 can develop a fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization on Aug. 22, 2024, for the newest, updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly endorsed the new shot to protect against ...
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'We are afraid': East Africa struggles as mpox spreads amid vaccine delays Border regions in countries neighbouring DRC raise alert levels and screening measures as the mpox virus spreads. Kenya-Uganda border. A port health officer screens travellers for mpox at Malaba One ...
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Impact of Breast Cancer Screening Interval on Stage at Diagnosis and Overall Survival Annual mammographic screening appeared to be associated with a reduced risk of late-stage breast cancer and an overall survival benefit across clinical and demographic subgroups of patients older than age 40, according to an observational analysis ...
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Iowa researchers identify approaches for how people recognize words In a new study with people who use cochlear implants to hear, the researchers identified three main approaches that people with or without hearing impairment use to recognize words, an essential building block for understanding spoken language.
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People of lower socioeconomic status less likely to receive cataract surgery in private clinics, study finds Following an infusion of public funding to for-profit surgical centres in Ontario, the cataract surgery rate fell by nine per cent for people in the lowest socioeconomic group in those centres, according to new research from ICES, Queen's University ...
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Preclinical Study Examines Novel Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Early-stage research demonstrated the synergistic effects of a novel nanoparticle drug–delivery system to activate an immune pathway in combination with tumor-targeting agents in mice with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to a preclinical ...
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First Comprehensive Database of Food Metagenomes Developed The first comprehensive database of food metagenomes has been developed by the EU-funded MASTER project. The associated scientific paper 'Unexplored microbial diversity from 2,500 food metagenomes and links with the human microbiome' was published ...
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Molecular mechanism behind MS and other autoimmune diseases Date: August 28, 2024; Source: Yale University; Summary: More than two decades ago, a research team discovered a type of T cell in humans that suppresses the immune system; they later found that these so-called regulatory T cells, when defective, ...
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Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower heart disease risk by up to 20% Date: August 29, 2024; Source: European Society of Cardiology; Summary: Modern lifestyles mean many people are sleep deprived on work or school days, and try to 'catch-up' with compensatory sleep on weekends. A new study of more than 90,000 individuals ...
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Students urged to get vaccinated ahead of new academic year The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has stressed the importance of children and young people being vaccinated against meningitis, measles and HPV ahead of the incoming academic year. The government agency has issued a reminder to young people heading ...
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Survey reveals growing American distrust in vaccines for COVID, other infectious diseases A growing proportion of Americans believe COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and are unwilling to be vaccinated or to recommend it to others, according to the latest national health survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of ...
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Why mosquito-borne diseases are surging Mosquito-borne diseases spiked across the world this year, with experts pointing to climate change driving expanded mosquito breeding seasons. In the US, eastern equine encephalitis, a rare disease with a 30% mortality rate, has killed five people.
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Mpox in the DRC: children are at high risk – health expert explains why Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, an expert in paediatric infectious diseases, explains how mpox can be dangerous for children and what must be done to protect them. Why is the DRC outbreak affecting children so badly ...
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Lowering Overdose Deaths: A Naloxone How-to Guide Naloxone (often known by the brand name Narcan) is a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. It is quite literally a lifesaver. The lower number of overdose fatalities in 2023 may be related to the ...
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What's behind the recent surge in mosquito-borne illnesses Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis. Another illness transmitted by mosquitoes, West Nile Virus, ...
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Potential new drug to target rare childhood brain tumour Image: A type of glioma. Credit: David Ellison, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Ribociclib – a drug already used to treat breast cancer – may help slow the growth of diffuse hemispheric glioma (DHG), new research has found.
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Microplastics finally found in human brains, but that's not the full picture Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing concerns about the impact of tiny plastic fragments on our health. A study from the United States has, for the first time, ...
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Wegovy cut patients' chances of dying from Covid-19, new analysis shows Given that obesity is a major risk factor for severe Covid outcomes, it perhaps seems obvious that a medicine that helps people lose weight also helps protect them from the worst tolls of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. But researchers say it might not be as ...
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