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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact JOHANNESBURG -- Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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Arizona Resident Dies From Plague, Officials Say A resident of Coconino County, Ariz., died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the county in almost two decades, officials announced on Friday. The resident went to Flagstaff Medical Center recently and died the same day despite attempts to ...
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Plague kills Arizona resident, marking first recorded death since 2007, health officials say The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats. There are two other forms: septicemic plague that spreads through the whole body, ...
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Life expectancy for Californians still lower than before COVID — here's why In California, 2024 marked the first time since the pandemic began that drug overdoses and cardiovascular disease both accounted for a greater share of the life expectancy decline than COVID. Drug overdoses accounted for 20% of the ...
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Patient dies in emergency room from plague, health officials say It has since been confirmed that the patient's death was caused by pneumonic plague, which is a severe lung infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium. Officials confirm the person was a Coconino County resident but could ...
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It took Trump six months to 'dismantle' decades of HIV progress, experts say In short: A new UNAIDS report says the withdrawal of US funding for the global HIV fight could lead to more than 4 million AIDS-related deaths and over 6 million additional HIV infections by 2029 ...
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Alarming number of measles cases sees US on course to no longer consider the disease eliminated Currently, 93.9% of Allegheny County kindergartners have received both doses of the MMR vaccine. This includes public, private, charter, and parochial and religious schools, the latter of which consistently see lower vaccination rates than public schools.
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Popularly prescribed pain drug can increase the risk of dementia by up to 40%, reveals study A recent study by Case Western University reveals a concerning link between gabapentin, a common drug for nerve pain and epilepsy, and an increased risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Researchers found that individuals prescribed gabapentin ...
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OneTouch-PAT system detects breast cancer in under a minute without compression A breast scan for detecting cancer takes less than a minute using an experimental system that combines photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging, according to a study in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. The system does not require painful compression ...
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Here's What You Should Do If There's A Measles Case In Your Area People who are fully vaccinated against measles can breathe a sigh of relief; you likely are safe from any serious complications from measles even if you do get infected. "It's generally cited that the measles vaccine ...
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Tirzepatide reduces obesity-associated breast cancer growth in mouse model The anti-obesity drug also reduced tumor volume compared to the controls. At the end of the study, the researchers found that tumor volume was significantly correlated with body weight, total adipose mass and the amount of fat stored in the liver.
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Hate Exercise? Science Says It Might Just Be Your Personality Researchers found that traits like extroversion and neuroticism predict not just which exercises people prefer, but also how likely they are to stick with them—and even how much stress relief they get. Matching your workouts to ...
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Blood sugar levels found to impact sexual health in aging men Although age and testosterone levels have long been considered an impetus for men's declining sexual health, our research indicates that these changes more closely correlate with modest increases in blood sugar and other metabolic changes. This means that ...
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Shocking! Chronic stress can even alter memories, brain conditioning This breakthrough offers hope for targeted therapies by blocking endocannabinoid receptors, potentially restoring memory specificity and alleviating debilitating PTSD symptoms. A recent study reveals that stress significantly alters ...
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Immune cells' fat blocks brain's ability to clean Alzheimer's plaques Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder and a form of dementia that affects memory, thinking, and behaviour. As symptoms become more severe, the disease can seriously affect a person's ability to perform tasks that would otherwise be deemed ...
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HPV16 and 18 nearly eliminated in vaccinated Danish women but other high risk types persist Among the more than 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), at least 14 are considered as 'high-risk' types which can cause (cervical) cancer. After breast cancer, cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Europe among women aged 15–44 years.
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Protecting your cognitive health from wildfire smoke GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - With these wildfires burning along the Western Slope, you might have noticed a significant amount of smoke in the air, which can affect your cognitive health. The long-term impacts of breathing in too much smoke can have ...
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Hollywood myths about heart attacks may be putting lives at risk Hollywood has shaped how many people imagine a heart attack-someone clutching their chest and collapsing dramatically. But those portrayals are misleading and shouldn't be expected, says Ann Eckhardt, a nursing professor and researcher at The ...
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Expanded neuroscience centre will 'improve lives' Work has begun on a £24m project to expand a world-renowned neuroscience research facility at the University of Sheffield. A bricklaying ceremony took place at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) on Wednesday to mark the ...
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ICMR says Indians taking too much salt, launches study to address issue Excessive salt consumption is fuelling a silent epidemic in India with people at increased risk of hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disorders, according to scientists from ICMR's National Institute of Epidemiology.
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Creatine supplementing 101: A beginner's guide What is it? Creatine is a compound that helps muscles generate energy. The body typically produces enough on its own for survival, but we also absorb it from eating meat and seafood. Supplements are usually a synthetic powder form of creatine monohydrate, ...
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Does Exercise Actually Improve Mental Health? According to the researchers, the mental health benefits of exercise can depend heavily on the setting, motivation, and social context of the activity. "Historically, physical activity research has focused on how long someone ...
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Noisy restaurants, muffled voices: How hearing loss creeps up on us Loud noise travelled everywhere with Daryl Holmes. When he drove by, you could hear his car radio blaring. At dinner, he shouted. At night, his wife couldn't sleep over the roar of the TV in the loungeroom. Any time she spoke to him from just a few feet ...
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