HAY fever and how to best combat it is the hot topic among Ballarat gardeners right now. Brighter spring days are enticing more people back into their gardens with the annual dreads of hay fever and asthma symptoms. iStock, ScottNodine Read more… Photo credit: southernfoodwaysalliance] [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The post [...]
Women who get the vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during pregnancy can help protect themselves from some diseases—and they can give their babies some early protection as well. This happens because pregnant women who are vaccinated can pass along some of the antibodies (proteins that fight disease) they get [...]
Over the span of more than 20 years and three presidents, as surgeons general we’ve confronted more than our fair share of devastating public health crises, from emerging infections like bird flu, SARS, the H1N1 pandemic, and Ebola, to the opioid crisis and national-preparedness issues like hurricanes and terrorist attacks. All of them are tragic. [...]
Introduction Seasonal cyclicity is a ubiquitous feature of acute infectious diseases [1] and may be a ubiquitous feature of human infectious diseases in general, as illustrated in Tables 1–4. Each acute infectious disease has its own seasonal window of occurrence, which, importantly, may vary among geographic locations and differ from other diseases within the same location. [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGET) — California construction workers will soon receive valley fever awareness and prevention training. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill from Assemblyman Rudy Salas requiring construction employers in counties highly affected by valley fever to provide education and training to employees with the hopes that it will help prevent the spread of the [...]
Avoid unintentional weight gain Even when you think you’re eating healthy, you may want to think again. There are some foods pretending to be healthier than they really are. Or they may be healthy only if you don’t overdo them. Here, dietitian Laura Jeffers, MEd, RD, LD, points out seven foods that could be undermining your attempts [...]
Is oil good for you? Q. I have started noticing more coconut oil at the grocery store and have heard it is better for you than a lot of other oils. Is that true? A. I’ve also noticed that coconut oil seems to be catching on these days. Coconut oil is about 90% saturated fat, which is a [...]
Arizona is leading the country this year in terms of West Nile virus deaths, according to a recent tally from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Oct. 8, 16 of the 35 nationwide West Nile virus-linked deaths this year had been reported in the Grand Canyon State. All but one in the state have been reported in Maricopa [...]
-TRIMARAN and TRIGGER findings show improvements in lung function, lower exacerbation rates Study Authors: Johann Christian Virchow, Piotr Kuna, et al.; J. Mark FitzGerald, Mohsen Sadatsafavi Target Audience and Goal Statement: Allergists, pulmonologists, family physicians, primary care physicians The goal of this study was to examine the outcomes from two trials that compared single-inhaler triple therapy (inhaled [...]
The FDA approved its first rapid in vitro diagnostic for confirming Ebola virus infections. The single-use OraQuick Ebola test developed by OraSure Technologies searches for virus antigens in samples to provide an early, probable readout that must later be confirmed with another test. It can be used on human blood—through either venipuncture or finger stick—as [...]
