Fighting back against the “silent killer” High blood pressure (HBP, or hypertension) is a symptomless “silent killer” that quietly damages blood vessels and leads to serious health problems. While there is no cure, using medications as prescribed and making lifestyle changes can enhance your quality of life and reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, [...]
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(CNN)The novel coronavirus that’s sickening thousands globally — and at least six people in the US — is inspiring countries to close their borders and Americans to buy up surgical masks quicker than major retailers can restock them. There’s another virus that has infected 19 million Americans across the country and killed at least 10,000 people this season alone. It’s not a [...]
Health officials have warned passengers who passed through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Denver International Airport last Wednesday that they may have been exposed to measles. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement that three infectious, non-residents with measles travelled through LAX. Visitors to the airport may have come in contact [...]
April 3, 2019 — Drinking a bottle of wine each week is the same as smoking five to 10 cigarettes a week when it comes to raising the risk of getting cancer, according to a new study that’s gotten widespread mainstream news coverage. The United Kingdom study was both lambasted and praised by experts approached by Medscape Medical [...]
Over time, flatulence should fade Black beans. Lentils. Garbanzos. Kidney beans. Pintos. Beans and legumes are a vital part of the Mediterranean diet, which protects against heart disease, dementia, cancer and other chronic illnesses. The problem with beans is that digesting their sugars often creates a fragrant, musical byproduct: gas, or flatulence. Is there any way to avoid the tooting horns [...]
Eastern Ontario’s children’s hospital has already seen almost twice as many cases of influenza B since September as it did during the entire flu season last year. It is also dealing with cases of influenza A and RSV, a common respiratory virus. It is still early, but there are signs that this could be a [...]
Samoa’s government has extended a state of emergency related to its measles outbreak as illnesses and deaths continue to climb, and health groups released status reports on measles activity in two other parts of the world—the Americas and Europe. Samoa deaths rise to 73 Credit: CDC . Goldsmith; William Bellini, Ph.D.T Read more at CIDRAP… [...]
A science teacher is imploring students and parents to wash their hands after posting the results of her classroom’s stomach-churning experiment. Flu season is in full swing. The CDC is reporting that 30 states—especially southern states like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina—are already seeing flu activity. A preliminary estimates report states that there have already [...]
California And Arizona Bear The Brunt Of Valley Fever Valley fever cases are on the rise in California and across the arid Southwest, and scientists point to climate change and population shifts as possible reasons. California public health officials documented 7,768 reports of confirmed, suspected and probable new cases of the fungal disease as of Nov. 30, [...]
