FLINT, MI — Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in the Flint area during the city’s water crisis appear to have been fueled by three sources with “strong evidence” that a hospital’s water system was tied to dozens of cases in 2014 and 2015, researchers from a Netherlands-based company say in a study published today. The report, published [...]
In a shared office space, chances are you’ll be in close quarters with your co-workers. Scents like perfume, deodorant, and even someone’s breath can fill the air. A recent study found when some of these elements are released into the workplace, they can impact your health. A team of engineers at Purdue University in Indiana studied an [...]
Doctors are reporting the first evidence that genetically edited cells could offer a safe way to treat sickle cell disease, a devastating, incurable disorder that afflicts millions of people around the world. Billions of cells that were genetically modified with the powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR have started working, as doctors had hoped, inside the body [...]
The popularity of stoves over recent years has rocketed, and, according to the industry body HETAS, the number of stove registrations increased 10-fold in the decade between 2004 and 2014, from 12,000 to 130,000 a year. For many, wood-burning stoves are a more natural, and environmentally friendly way to heat their homes, but the government’s [...]
Abstract In modern days, particularly in urban areas, people may spend more time indoors. Thus, a healthy indoor environment is key for healthy living. The concept of “sick building syndrome (SBS)” refers to nonspecific complaints that occur at a higher prevalence in specific buildings. AgnosticPreachersKid [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsRead more… The [...]
(CNN) The measles epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than twice as many people since the beginning of the year as the country’s ongoing Ebola outbreak, the United Nations has warned, calling for a strong response. Measles, a preventable disease, has killed over 5,000 people in the central African nation since [...]
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — or MRSA — is a type of highly drug-resistant bacteria that has been a problem in hospital and health care settings for decades. More recently, MRSA has become a problem among otherwise healthy student athletes. Is your child at risk? What can you do to protect against MRSA infection? What is MRSA? Credit: CDC Read [...]
Abstract Livestock manure is a major reservoir of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). This study investigated the distribution characteristics of ARB, ARGs in fresh and composted manures of traditional breading industry in rural areas in China. Samples collected were naturally piled without professional composting, and will be applied to farmland. Read [...]
Study in Puerto Rico adds evidence of Zika’s effects, years after exposure NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — About a third of toddlers born to mothers with probable or confirmed Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico were associated with developmental delays, a researcher said here. A small study of 49 children with Zika exposure found that 16 [...]
The World Health Organization has prequalified the injectable Ebola vaccine Ervebo in a move that will speed up its licensing, access, and roll-out in countries most at risk of Ebola virus outbreaks. This is the fastest vaccine prequalification process ever conducted by WHO and means that the vaccine has met WHO standards for quality, safety, [...]
