[ad_1] A sign at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, NY, explains the state of local emergency due to a measles outbreak. The disease is spread by air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It's so infectious that 90% of those who are not immune are infected if they are exposed to the … Read more
[ad_1] Breaking News Emails Receive last minute alerts and special reports. News and stories that matter, delivered the mornings of the week. SUBSCRIBE April 8, 2019, 15:47 GMT By NBC News According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person suffers a stroke every 40 seconds in the United States. The risk increases … Read more
[ad_1] Sneezing, runny nose, congestion or irritated eyes? Yes, we hear you: the misery of seasonal allergies is real. Many people find temporary relief with over-the-counter medications, but these do not cure the cause. As we approach the grass pollen season over the next few months, here is one option to consider: Many allergists now … Read more
[ad_1] A treatment that helps the human body fight blood cancer shows promising signs against some you die. The treatment strengthens the person's natural defenses against diseases. Its success against tumors suggests that this method could be extended to more common cancers in the future. Treatment is called CAR-T treatment. It involves making genetic changes … Read more
[ad_1] Dr. Dog Researchers around the world are experimenting with ways to use artificial intelligence and other high-tech means to detect cancer. At the same time, a startup in Florida is taking a decidedly low-tech approach in tackling the problem of cancer in dogs – and animals, the company says, are surprisingly good at fighting … Read more
[ad_1] Some common foods contain an ingredient that could make the body more vulnerable to the flu. Recent scientific work has so far been limited to laboratory mice, that is, there is still a long way to go before knowing if humans are experiencing the same effects. Nevertheless, if scientific evidence proves this, it could … Read more
[ad_1] A 99-year-old Oregon woman may be dead by not knowing that many of her organs were not where they should have been. Rose Marie Bentley is thought to be the oldest person with a rare condition called situs inversus with levocardia, which means her heart was in the right place, but her liver and … Read more
[ad_1] Emergency room visits to children who had suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide doubled in the last decade, according to a nationally representative study released on Monday. An analysis of data from US emergency rooms from 2007 to 2015 found that the number of annual visits for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among children aged … Read more
[ad_1] The first case of measles was confirmed in Washtenaw County amid a larger epidemic in Michigan, county health officials confirmed. Health officials have not revealed where residents may have been exposed to the virus or in which community he was probably contracted. Of the 40 previously-verified cases in Michigan, 39 involved residents of Oakland … Read more
[ad_1] Breaking News Emails Receive last minute alerts and special reports. News and stories that matter, delivered the mornings of the week. SUBSCRIBE April 8, 2019, 23:08 GMT By Janelle Griffith New York City ordered the yeshivas of a highly orthodox Jewish section of Brooklyn to exclude all unvaccinated students from measles or facing possible … Read more