[ad_1] With 54 cases since January, Marion ranks fifth in the state for the most confirmed cases. The Florida Department of Health, in Marion County, reports a sharp increase in the number of infections by hepatitis A, which currently ranks fifth among the state's counties. Since January, the DOH has confirmed 54 cases of the … Read more
[ad_1] (credit: CBS) ST. Paul, Minnesota (AP) – A farm in central Minnesota where deer were found infected with a deadly brain disease was closed and the US Department of Agriculture compensated the owner for the euthanasia of his entire flock. The Minnesota Animal Health Council announced Wednesday that captive deer had been killed at … Read more
[ad_1] (KCCI / CNN) – Bad news for bacon lovers! One study says eating a slice of bacon every day could increase your risk of cancer. The researchers followed nearly half a million adults in the UK for five years. They found that for 25 grams of processed meats, such as sausages or bacon, consumed … Read more
[ad_1] (CNN) – Fainy Sukenik believes in vaccines and her four children are aware of all their vaccines. That's why she is furious that her baby is catching measles. Too young to be vaccinated, Shira Goldschmidt, 8 months old, developed complications from the virus and had to be hospitalized. The experts in infectious diseases say … Read more
[ad_1] Electron micrograph of a thin section of enterovirus D68 Cynthia S. Goldsmith and Yiting Zhang via CDC A researcher at the University of Minnesota has identified a virus associated with a disease that can cause sudden paralysis in children. Between September and November, state health officials learned that six children in Minnesota suddenly had … Read more
[ad_1] Can a genetic test identify newborns at risk of becoming severely obese of middle age? The researchers say that they invented one and that this could allow interventions in childhood to avoid this fate. The test examines more than 2 million points in a person 's genetic code, looking for variants that individually increase … Read more
[ad_1] Copyright of the image Imperial College London Legend The arrow on the scan shows where the fabella is – behind the knee According to an expert from Imperial College London, scientists who thought evolution was losing their evolution seem to be making a comeback. The fabella is found in some people buried in the … Read more
[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – After announcing a measles outbreak in Lansing, a new case of measles has been confirmed in Oakland County. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed another case of measles in Michigan. This brings the total number of 43 cases in the state. Earlier Wednesday, the MDHHS … Read more
[ad_1] A state judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents opposed to vaccination who sought to lift the new measles immunization warrant in New York, while parts of the metropolis continue to face an epidemic. "A firefighter does not need to get the owner's informed consent before extinguishing the fire of a home," … Read more
[ad_1] BLAIRSTOWN, NJ – A Blairstown woman was attacked by a raging gray fox this weekend, said Blairstown's animal control officer, Scott Hendricks. The woman was bitten twice by the fox after the fox killed one of the cats on her Golden Chain Road farm, Hendricks told NJ.com. The woman had gone to the barn … Read more