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Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri A close-up view of the H5N1 virus under a microscope. There have been 13 other confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in people since the outbreak in dairy cattle was announced in March ...
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Replacing Some Ultra-Processed Foods in Your Diet May Significantly Lower Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk The highest-risk foods include processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, savory snacks, and ready meals. To limit your intake of ultra-processed foods, experts advise cooking more of your meals from ...
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Minnesotan dies after rabies exposure from bat, health officials say The Minnesota Department of Health says the person who died was 65 years old. They were exposed to a bat in western Minnesota in July, and the rabies diagnosis was confirmed in September. Officials say the ...
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Heightened Amygdala Activity Tied to Postpartum Depression MILAN — Pregnant women with heightened amygdala activity have a reduced capacity to regulate emotions and report more symptoms of depression than those with lower activity in this brain region, a new imaging study suggested.
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Minnesota measles outbreak is bad — but could have been worse A two-dose vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles, but the infectious disease is making a comeback in the U.S. as parents decline the shots for their children. Minnesota had ...
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Missouri investigates more possible human-to-human H5N1 avian flu spread At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection. A week ago, the CDC noted that only two healthcare workers who had contact with the Missouri ...
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Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies. ByThe Associated Press. September 27, 2024, 1:15 PM. 1:13. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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Working out just 1 or 2 days each week may lower your risk of over 200 diseases, new study finds And there's good news for those weekend warriors: A new study published in Circulation journal indicates one to two days of exercise might be just as beneficial as exercising throughout the week, if you are still hitting those overall physical activity ...
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How much vitamin B12 do I need per day? Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms · pale skin · heart palpitations · loss of appetite · weight loss · infertility · tingly hands and feet due to nerve problems · balance issues · depression ...
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State sues Express Scripts, alleging it had role in deadly opioid addiction crisis -- Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney ...
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Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis Kentucky's attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. ByBRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press. September 27, 2024, 7:31 AM. 1:13. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. FRANKFORT, Ky.
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Health workers in Missouri tested after person hospitalized for bird flu Testing is ongoing among five health care workers and a household member exposed to the infected person who all came down with mild respiratory symptoms. A cluster of infections would mark a significant expansion of the avian influenza virus, indicating ...
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LA County confirms first West Nile Virus death of 2024 Officials said a San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized after being infected by the mosquito-borne disease and then died from neurological illness. By Elizabeth Chavolla • Published 5 mins ago • Updated 5 mins ago. NBCUniversal Media, LLC.
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Prevent every rabies death: WHO and FAO highlight need for urgent, comprehensive action on World Rabies Day 2024 The UN agencies are urging both personal protective measures and increased One Health action, including for mass dog vaccination and integrated bite case management. Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic viral disease that affects the ...
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How clinicians can lead the effort to improve women's heart health Boosting awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is key to improving outcomes for patient populations, but understanding nuances across certain demographic factors is paramount. Women's health outcomes were the focus of aggressive public health ...
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Warning after rise in gonorrhoea and syphilis The agency said a drop in cases of chlamydia, herpes, genital warts had contributed to an overall decrease in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, the agency warned cases " ...
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Importance of iron and 7 healthy seeds to boost iron levels Iron deficiency is a widespread global health issue that affects energy levels and mental well-being. Experts suggest adding iron-rich foods like lean meats, legumes, green leafy vegetables, and seeds to daily diets.
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Single-dose gene therapy is potentially life-changing for adults with hemophilia B DNA molecule helix inside red blood drop. Image: iStock/Alena Butusava. Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that limits the blood's ability to clot and affects around 30,000 people in the United States ...
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People with unmedicated mental illness are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Swedish study finds Date: September 26, 2024; Source: Karolinska Institutet; Summary: Vaccination coverage for COVID-19 is high in both people with and without mental illness, according to a new study. However, Swedish registry data revealed that individuals with ...
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Bacteria involved in gum disease linked to increased risk of head and neck cancer Some of these microbes had previously been shown to contribute to periodontal disease, serious gum infections that can eat away at the jawbone and the soft tissues that surround teeth. Share: Facebook ...
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CDC warns whooping cough cases are on the rise across the US Koffarnus said when the pandemic started in 2020, mitigation measures such as wearing masks, remote learning and social distancing lowered the transmission of pertussis. "If you're not around people and a ...
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Rates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic The pronounced increase in SUID cases correlated with a resurgence of seasonal respiratory viruses, particularly RSV, suggesting that the shift in SUID rates may be associated with altered infectious disease transmission. Share:.
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The FDA approved an at-home nasal spray flu vaccine, but it's not available quite yet Flu season is upon us — and so is the prick of the vaccine needle. Thanks to a new FDA approval, people can soon avoid the stick and instead order a nasal spray directly to their homes. Called FluMist, it contains a live but weakened form of the virus ...
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Whitman County reports two cases of pertussis The illness started circulating through Washington this spring, said Whitman County Public Health Director Chris Skidmore, and has been reported in Spokane and the Idaho Panhandle region. The best way to protect against pertussis ...
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The rise of myopia: Why children's eye health is declining worldwide Myopia, or short-sightedness, is becoming a global health concern, with one in three children now struggling to see distant objects clearly. A recent global study, published in the British Journal of Opthalmology has revealed that cases of myopia are ...
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State health officials announce 13th human case of West Nile virus As a result, WNV risk levels are being raised to moderate in Middleton in Essex County and North Reading in Middlesex County. There have been 332 WNV-positive mosquito samples so far this year detected from ...
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Upping Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug Might Work Better to Curb Addiction By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with opioid use disorder who receive higher doses of a drug to treat their addiction are more likely to have positive results, ...
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Automatic speech recognition learned to understand people with Parkinson's disease — by listening to them Listening to people with Parkinson's disease made an automatic speech recognizer 30% more accurate, according to initial findings from the Speech Accessibility Project. Speech recordings used in the study are freely available to organizations looking ...
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Is the mpox outbreak abroad a threat to the US? A version of the virus has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo for decades, where it is endemic, but this summer it ballooned into a full-scale outbreak and breached the African country's eastern border, reaching Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda.
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Triptans should be considered as preferred first-line treatment for acute migraine, research concludes Triptans, a class of 5HT1 receptor agonists, are more effective for treatment of acute migraines than newer and more expensive agents, such as lasmiditan, rimegepant and ubrogepant, results from a meta-analysis have suggested.
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Rabies Outbreak in Cape Fur Seals: A Call to Action for Pet Owners on World Rabies Day "Rabies is a fatal viral disease, and vaccination is the most effective way to prevent it from spreading to humans and animals," said Dr. Rivona Ramnanan, SPCA Head Veterinarian. "All pet owners have a duty to ensure their pets are fully vaccinated, as ...
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Mpox in the DRC: Working at the outbreak epicentre Agnese Comelli, who leads the mpox response team of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, where concerns are heightened by hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people taking refuge in displacement sites from the ongoing conflict in North Kivu, outlines a ...
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Scientists have figured out how to 'see' through mice – could humans be next? This breakthrough has unquestionably opened up new possibilities in biological research and medical imaging. So how did they do it, and could it ever lead to humans becoming invisible? When we look at objects, light ...
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How Your Brain Detects Patterns without Conscious Thought Neurons in certain brain areas integrate 'what' and 'when' information to discern hidden order in events happening in real time. By Miryam Naddaf & Nature magazine. Hippocampus neuron spider on orange. Hippocampus neuron.
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Bavarian Nordic nets large mpox vaccine supply pact, boosts revenue outlook after string of deals In the latest of several recent mpox vaccine supply deals, Bavarian Nordic plans to provide 1 million doses of its shot, Jynneos, to affected African countries through an agreement with UNICEF. The total dose count includes 500,000 doses that had been ...
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The Wirecutter Show Episode 7: Can We Stop Eating Microplastics? This week, we talk about microplastics (the small pieces of plastic that shed from many things), how they may impact your health, and how to mitigate your exposure. Katie Okamoto, Wirecutter's sustainability ...
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A HIIT walking plan to boost metabolism and cut your workout time in half Enter our HIIT walking challenge!This month we're turning our daily walks into high-intensity interval training — or HIIT — walks. HIIT workouts alternate between short, but intense, bursts of exercise (where you go all out for a period of time) and less ...
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What to know about the XEC Covid variant Is the XEC variant more contagious? Bill Hanage, an epidemiologist and the associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said there's no evidence yet ...
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Countering Disinformation in Health and Politics Evelyn is the founder of We Are Mas LLC, Visiting Fellow, Information Futures Lab, Brown University Scholl of Public Health. Sponsored by Krupp Library, the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication and Language Studies, and Department ...
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Organ donation awareness - Jacqui's story This Organ Donation Week we have been privileged to speak to donor families and transplant recipients. This is Jacqui's story. "My name is Jacqui. And I should be dead - twice over. Thankfully I am not - my life was saved twice by two heroes.
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