[ad_1] E. coli bacteria (Photo: Janice Carr, AP) An epidemic of E. Coli reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday sickened 72 people in an area of five states. Kentucky has the highest total of all infected states. No deaths have been reported, but eight people have been hospitalized, including at least … Read more
[ad_1] Image: via Getty A state judge ruled against New York County's efforts to stop a massive measles outbreak, saying the county could not ban unvaccinated minors from public places. The Washington Post reports that on Friday, Judge Rolf Thorsen issued an injunction after ten days of prohibiting Rockland County, finding that unvaccinated children were … Read more
[ad_1] Vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella are seen in a cold room at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. (Seth Wenig / AP) Ten days after New York County banned unvaccinated children from going to public places to stem the resurgence of measles cases, a state judge suspended the injunction. "The children … Read more
[ad_1] Our health, as they say, is literally in our hands. By washing our hands well, we can guarantee the best defense against the spread of many diseases. These include colds, diarrhea and more serious flu and, in some cases, meningitis. Two readily available facts come to mind about hand washing: First, only one in … Read more
[ad_1] Anxiety is a mental disorder that many people tend to ignore. How can you relax your body and calm your mind when you are anxious? Discover these relaxation techniques for anxiety. When anxiety triggers, we often become restless, nervous and worried. Anxiety may seem like a normal disorder for you, but it gets worse. … Read more
[ad_1] Health News Saturday, April 6, 2019 Source: bbc.com 2019-04-06 British and Chinese researchers followed 500,000 Chinese for 10 years Even mild-to-moderate consumption raises blood pressure and stroke risk, according to a large genetic study conducted in The Lancet, contradicting earlier claims that one or two glasses a day could have a protective effect. British … Read more
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The federal government is investigating an outbreak of E. Coli affecting more than 70 people in Kentucky and four other states. The Courier Journal reports that 46 cases have been reported in Kentucky. The spokeswoman for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Barbara Fox, said six people had been … Read more
[ad_1] If alcohol affects your life and your relationships – you have trouble controlling your alcohol intake or depend on alcohol to spend the day – you may be part of the 17, 6 million adult Americans, one in 12, who consume alcohol disorder, according to the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction. This … Read more
[ad_1] Dr. Shawn Lockhart, a fungal disease expert with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is holding a microscope slide with Candida auris inactive from an American patient. Image credit: NYT Last May, an elderly man was admitted to the Brooklyn Branch of Mount Sinai Hospital for abdominal surgery. A blood test revealed that … Read more
[ad_1] Amphibians play a major role in maintaining the quality of the aquatic environment A major deadly disease affecting amphibians has turned into a global pandemic that has already wiped out 90 species, warned an American biologist at the Aquatic Conference of the World Organization for Animal Health in Santiago de Chile. Chytridiomycosis is caused … Read more