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Hand, food and mouth disease is on the rise in certain areas. A doctor explains symptoms and treatment It can also spread through touching an infected person, such as during hugging, kissing, or sharing cups and utensils. The virus is present in stool as well, so changing diapers or helping a sick child in the bathroom can lead to infection if hands aren't ...
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Common viral infections like flu and shingles can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, analysis finds "Respiratory viruses increase cardiovascular risk in two ways": indirectly, by triggering an overactive immune response that causes inflammation, leading to stress and blood clotting that affects the heart; or directly, when the virus can attack heart ...
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Teens who use weed before age 15 have more trouble later, a study finds Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood compared to their peers who did not use the drug in ...
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An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population Even so, Langbaum thinks people with the APOE4/4 genes can be treated safely with the current monoclonal antibodies. That could mean starting with a lower dose, she says, or beginning treatment earlier in the disease, when fewer amyloid plaques are present ...
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Louisiana officials waited months to alert public about deadly pertussis outbreak, investigation finds Louisiana officials waited 2 months after the state's first pertussis (whooping cough)-related deaths in years—which occurred by late January—to encourage vaccination and more than 3 months to issue a statewide health alert on May 1 this year, NPR, ...
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Call for more tests to screen for prostate cancer Getty Images A gloved hand holding a tube of blood labelled PSA Test Prostate Specific Antigen Getty Images. Torbay Prostate Support Association is providing prostate antigen tests. A charity ...
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Routine Childhood HPV Vaccinations Demonstrate Striking Long-Term Benefits Since 2008, the CDC has actually monitored the incidence of precancerous lesions, including cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 and 3, as well as adenocarcinoma in situ, as an intermediate outcome for monitoring the impact of HPV vaccination.
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Teens who use weed before age 15 have more trouble later, a study finds They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood compared to their peers who did not use the drug in adolescence. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become ...
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Clinical Trial Finds Ketamine Not Effective For Depression "Our initial hypothesis was that repeated ketamine infusions for people hospitalized with depression would improve mood outcomes. However, we found this not to be the case," senior researcher Declan McLoughlin, a research professor of psychiatry at Trinity ...
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Many People Without Celiac Disease Report Gluten, Wheat Sensitivity This sensitivity was significantly more common in women and was associated with anxiety, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome. The findings suggested that psychological factors and the gut-brain axis play the central role in the ...
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Bird flu housing order to be enforced on keepers It Getty Images. Housing measures will be introduced to protect poultry and other captive birds from avian influenza. Bird flu measures requiring owners to keep their flock on a ...
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Microbiome and well-being: a meta-analysis When analyzing microbiome composition, researchers typically focus on two key parameters: taxonomic abundances and diversity. Taxonomic abundance refers to the quantity or proportion of microorganisms assigned to a specific taxonomic group (e.g., genera or ...
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This is your brain without sleep A new study from MIT reveals what happens inside the brain as these momentary failures of attention occur. The scientists found that during these lapses, a wave of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows out of the brain ...
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Hand, foot and mouth disease: What Maryland families need to know MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Three counties in Maryland, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's, report an increase in a contagious illness known as hand, foot and mouth disease or HFMD. Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) provided ...
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Injectable Drug Helps Asthma Patients Clear Mucus-Clogged Airways By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An anti-inflammation injectable drug can reduce mucus buildup and improve breathing among asthma patients, a new clinical trial says. The drug dupilumab (Dupixent) ...
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New measles case in King County linked to Oct. 17 flight, 12th case this year Health officials believe the individual was exposed during that flight. According to Public Health, the person later visited several public locations while contagious, including Toyota of Renton, Valley Medical Center, YangGuoFu Malatang restaurant, and ...
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How Liver Cancer Is Screened and Staged for Patients Dr Anjana Pillai explains screening, imaging and biopsy for liver cancer, why staging matters and which questions help patients understand care. In this interview for October's observation ...
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Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Now is the time Monica Ortiz receives her flu vaccination from Rochelle Guyse, a pharmacy manager at a South Austin CVS, in 2023. Flu shots are recommended for anyone 6 months or older. Sara Diggins/ ...
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Exploring the gut-brain-immune axis in neurodegeneration Neural pathways: Vagus nerve and enteric nervous system. · Endocrine signals: Gut hormones like GLP-1 and ghrelin. · Immune mechanisms: Cytokine signaling and immune cell trafficking. · Metabolic routes: Microbial metabolites such as SCFAs and tryptophan ...
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Study highlights high prevalence of non-coeliac gluten sensitivity lacking clear markers Around one in ten people worldwide report gastrointestinal and other symptoms such as fatigue and headache after eating foods containing gluten or wheat despite not having a diagnosis of either coeliac disease or wheat allergy, finds a large systematic ...
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Which Is Better, One Long Walk or Many Short Ones? But how best to get those steps is less clear. The new analysis, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes.
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Poultry keepers must 'remain vigilant' over bird flu Poultry keepers on the Isle of Man have been urged to avoid handling sick or dead birds following confirmed outbreaks of avian flu in England. The latest confirmation of cases of the virus in Kent and Somerset follows outbreaks in Cumbria and Cheshire ...
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Australia's remarkable success in reducing preterm births: 'Babies are being born when they should be' "If the foetal medicine unit hadn't been there, we would have been delivering [right then]," Andrews says. Instead, doctors used medication and bed rest to delay birth and strengthen her baby. "The doctors explained, 'Every day she can stay in makes her ...
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NYU Langone experts treat 32-year-old Westchester mom for breast cancer while pregnant Christina, a former teacher, was 32 years old when she found out she was pregnant with her second child. Two weeks later, she received the shocking news that she had breast cancer. Christina's journey began after feeling a lump on her breast during a ...
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AI-powered LifeClock forecasts diseases years before symptoms appear Chronological age, the number of years we have been alive, has long been leveraged as the benchmark of an individual's chronic, non-communicable disease risk. However, modern research has increasingly focused on biological age ...
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Some acute and chronic viral infections may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease A review of 155 scientific studies found influenza and COVID infections raised the risk of heart attack or stroke as much as three-to five-fold in the weeks following the initial infection. Viruses that linger ...
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How to stay healthy during cold and flu season Flu vaccines are especially important for pregnant women, older people and those with compromised immune systems. Vaccinations protect women during pregnancy and also allow them to pass along immunities to their newborns. "The flu ...
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Maryland health officials launch 'combined' data dashboard on COVID-19, other respiratory illnesses But public health researchers say the dashboard is also a sign of a new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it operates as a "relatively equal threat" to the other viruses that circulate in the colder months. Deputy Secretary of Public Health Services ...
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Doctors need to ask patients about chatbots Borisuth is a global medicine scholar and medical student at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a research fellow at Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation. Vasan is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at ...
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Obesity-Linked Factors Drive Rising Cancer Rates Across Age Groups Cancer incidence is increasing in younger and older adults, with obesity being a significant risk factor for various cancer types. · Obesity-related cancers include thyroid, breast, colorectal, and kidney cancers, with chronic inflammation and hormone ...
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Rotary Concert in Lucerne Raises Enough Funds to Save More than 100000 from Lifelong Polio Paralysis Lucerne, Switzerland, 27 October 2025 — Music, unity and global purpose filled the air on Sunday evening as Rotary International hosted a spectacular World Polio Day benefit concert at the world-renowned Culture and Congress Centre (KKL), Lucerne, ...
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Laredo health experts urge flu vaccinations as season approaches LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Health experts are encouraging people to get their flu shots as temperatures drop and flu season is set to begin at the beginning of next month. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), December and February show peak ...
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New Study Finds Diabetes, Weight Loss Drugs May Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares But new research suggests these medications might have a surprising secondary benefit - reducing flares in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic autoimmune disease that causes painful swollen joints, fatigue and long-term disability. At ...
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Younger people are increasingly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea is increasingly being diagnosed in younger adults, challenging the stereotype that it only affects older or overweight individuals. Many people with sleep apnea remain undiagnosed, as daytime fatigue and symptoms like snoring or ...
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Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at the Rockefeller University in New York City, and her team were intrigued by the observation that male mosquitoes of the Aedes genus seem to pursue females constantly, yet females typically mate only once in their ...
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Why Canada is about to lose the measles elimination status it has held since 1998 It is considered one of the world's most contagious infectious diseases, as one contagious person can infect 12-18 others. Approximately 40 per cent of people who contract measles are hospitalized, and for some it can ...
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Canada is poised to lose its measles elimination status — and the US could, too All of the World Health Organization's regions have committed to eliminating measles by 2030. This is defined by the absence of local virus transmission for any period longer than twelve months. Canada's falling vaccination rates set the ...
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Stay Healthy through Cold and Flu Season You may already know that cold and flu season is here, and hopefully not because you or a loved one is already coughing or sneezing. With this season comes a lot of questions and uncertainties: which vaccines do I qualify for?
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Huge Study on Antidepressant Side Effects Could Lead to More Personalized Prescribing An analysis of more than 150 clinical trials looked at how side effects differ between different kinds of antidepressants. · SSRIs, the most commonly prescribed antidepressant type, are less likely than older tricyclic antidepressants to raise resting heart ...
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Labels for 2 parasiticide products are expanded The labels of 2 prescription parasiticides for canines have been expanded to include an emerging tick species. New indications for Credelio Quattro (lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel chewable tablets) and Credelio (lotilaner), ...
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Is it time to rethink 10000 steps? Why how you walk could matter as much as how far "This study shows that even people who are very physically inactive can maximise their heart health benefit by tweaking their walking patterns to walk for longer at a time, ideally for at least 10-15 minutes, when possible.".
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Fiji's HIV crisis could spread across the region, health experts warn The Fijian Health Ministry has predicted more than 3000 new cases will be reported this year, but Dr Mohammed said that figure barely scratches the surface. "In conservative societies, where there's a high stigma attached ...
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Measles Outbreak Spreads Beyond Utah-Arizona Border, 123 Cases Reported HealthDay News — A growing measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border has spread to nearby communities, making it the nation's second-largest this year, health officials confirmed. At least 123 people have been infected, most linked to two small ...
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One long walk vs. many short ones: Which is better for your health? According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, taking longer walks may have more health benefits than multiple short walks, even if they include the same number of steps overall. What 11 minutes of exercise a day could do for ...
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Nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections linked to contaminated meat, study finds E. coli from contaminated meat enters the digestive system when people touch raw meat during food preparation or eat undercooked meat. The bacteria can then travel from the gut into the urethra through poor hygiene or improper wiping.
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15-Minute Daily Walk May Significantly Lower Your Heart Disease Risk A long walk may provide greater heart and longevity benefits than multiple shorter walks, even if you cover the same number of steps. A new study finds that a 10–15-minute walk lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and death compared to frequent ...
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New Jersey officials warn of potential measles exposure at Newark Airport NEWARK, N.J. (WPVI) -- Officials are alerting residents about someone who visited New Jersey while in the infectious stage of measles. The New Jersey Health Department says the person passed through Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal B on ...
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Experts say to eat these 5 foods to fight off seasonal depression Millions of Americans have to fight feelings of lethargy and sadness that come with the colder seasons · Dark chocolate · Blueberries · Salmon · Walnuts · Spinach · Join our commenting forum.
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Mental health focus as daylight saving time approaches "Because of the change in light exposure, actually, you're experiencing a change in circadian rhythm, like in, in other words, your pattern for sleep and or for wakefulness and rest. So that's one also in in our region, lots of people deal with vitamin D ...
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Pandemic Preparedness Alert Seth Berkley, MD, an infectious disease epidemiologist currently advising vaccine, biotechnology, and technology companies; an adjunct professor and senior adviser to the Pandemic Center at Brown University; former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; ...
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