FAYETTE CO., Pa. – After a first grader was diagnosed with whooping cough in a Fayette County school district, officials are warning parents in the area to take precautions. The Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the Frazier School District of the student’s diagnosis, which prompted the district to send parents a letter on Friday. [...]
The Short Answer from a dietitian Q: Is food cooked in an ‘instant pot’ less nutritious? A: Opinions will always vary, but on the whole, cooking in an “instant pot,” or pressure cooking, is actually a great method for preparing your food. This style of cooking is especially beneficial for those who lead a busy life but [...]
Vaccines are a part of many well-child visits. But they also should be part of the care moms-to-be receive to protect their unborn children. “When we take care of pregnant patients, we’re really taking care of two patients: mom and baby. We know that pregnant women are more susceptible to, and can get more ill [...]
Doctors are learning that one of the best ways to reduce inflammation lies not in the medicine cabinet, but in the refrigerator. By following an anti-inflammatory diet you can fight off inflammation for good. What does an anti-inflammatory diet do? Your immune system becomes activated when your body recognizes anything that is foreign—such as an [...]
A policy to conserve water resources led to the rise of a major source of air pollution, making breathing Delhi’s air as bad as smoking 50 cigarettes. More than 20 million residents in Delhi’s metropolitan area are yet again facing some of the worst pollution on earth, with air quality degrading to dangerous levels this [...]
HOUSTON — Children delivered vaginally and those who were breastfeed had lower odds of developing allergies, according to study results presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting. “These results add to our growing knowledge about the impact of delivery mode and infant feeding mode on predisposition to allergic disease,” Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski, [...]
Virologists are edging closer to developing a universal flu vaccine, based on an antibody that attaches to a protein. Given that flu viruses require this protein to reproduce in the body, this could provide the basis for a ‘universal’ vaccine. Eneas De Troya from Mexico City, México [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]Read more… The post [...]
Work to clean up a hospital bacteria outbreak inadvertently led to more contamination, new documents reveal. Brain surgery was postponed at Edinburgh’s Western General in March after a small number of patients contracted the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bug from showers and taps in a ward. A decontamination programme was ordered by NHS Lothian. But documents released [...]
Abstract Accumulating evidence supports a relationship between the complexity and diversity of the gut microbiota and host diseases. In addition to alterations in the gut microbial composition, the metabolic potential of gut microbiota has been identified as a contributing factor in the development of diseases. Recent technological developments of molecular and biochemical analyses enable us [...]
Drexel researchers show decades of potted plant studies don’t hold up outside the lab. Plants can help spruce up a home or office space, but claims about their ability to improve the air quality are vastly overstated, according to research out of Drexel University. A closer look at decades of research suggesting that potted plants [...]
