Fed up with stench of chemicals and lack of action from authorities, citizens’ group hires private laboratory to survey pollution After their complaints of smell of chemicals and poor air quality went unaddressed for over a month, Kharghar residents decided to look into the matter themselves, and found that the air they breathe is full [...]
Abstract The unique ability of the tuberculosis (TB) bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to persist for long periods of time in lung hypoxic lesions chiefly contributes to the global burden of latent TB. We and others previously reported that the M. tuberculosis ancestor underwent massive episodes of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), mostly from environmental species. Here, we sought to explore whether [...]
The understanding of the human microbiome continues to grow rapidly. Innumerable projects have been launched worldwide to understand the role that the microbiome plays and its impact on human health. However, information on the role of the microbiome on HIV infection, prevention, and treatment is still limited. Sara Gianella Weibel, MD, on behalf of Infectious Disease Advisor, talks [...]
Objectives. To test the applicability of the Environmental Scoring System, a quick and simple approach for quantitatively measuring environmental triggers collected during home visits, and to evaluate its contribution to improving asthma outcomes among various child asthma programs. Methods. We pooled and analyzed data from multiple child asthma programs in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, collected in [...]
It was late on a Monday afternoon and the reporter on the phone was asking about sick passengers and a plane being quarantined at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. “Are you sure they said ‘quarantined’?” asked a stunned Paul Biedrzycki, the city’s director of disease control and environmental health. Quarantining an entire plane would be [...]
Some people cope with difficult situations by reaching for comfort food. Chowing down on ice cream or macaroni and cheese can make everything seem like it's going to be okay. And there may be a reason why, according to the Harvard Special Health Report Lose Weight and Keep It Off. Turns out, there are parts of the [...]
An invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) outbreak, that has been ongoing since April last year, has prompted an alert issued to local healthcare providers, hospitals and community partners in London, Ontario. Streptococcus pyogenes on Sheep blood agar Image/ CDC Since April 1st, 2016 more than 132 cases of iGAS infection have been reported to the Middlesex-London [...]
Abstract Indoor airborne culturable fungi exposure has been closely linked to occupants’ health. However, conventional measurement of indoor airborne fungal concentration is complicated and usually requires around one week for fungi incubation in laboratory. To provide an ultra-fast solution, here, for the first time, a knowledge-based machine learning model is developed with the inputs of [...]
Cancun, Q.R. — State head of the Ministry of Health, Alejandra Aguirre Crespo, confirmed that cases of leprosy have been detected in the Maya area, the latest of detections and the first for Quintana Roo. Hansen’s disease or leprosy, has already been detected in other states around Mexico including Yucatan, Sinaloa and Jalisco. Aguirre Crespo reports that so [...]
Since the beginning of Oct. 2017, Zimbabwe has seen more than 1,000 typhoid fever cases in and around the capital city of Harare. As of 20 November 2017, a cumulative total of 1,065 suspected cases have been reported. Thus far, no deaths have been attributed to the disease. Of the reported suspected cases, 82 were [...]
