By Joe Whitworth on September 17, 2019 More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). From July 7 to September 13, 222 confirmed cases have been reported in five regions of Spain: 214 patients in Andalusia, four in Aragon, two in [...]
By Dan Flynn on September 18, 2019 The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s new regulatory system for market hogs is a direct descendant of the food safety reforms first put in place after the Jack-in-the-Box tragedy 25 years ago. FSIS made it official Tuesday by sending the “final rule” to the publisher of the Federal Register. It [...]
From the foreword by Co-Chairs H.E. Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mr Elhadj As Sy: “For its first report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board reviewed recommendations from previous high-level panels and commissions following the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, along with its own commissioned reports and other data. The result is [...]
A new study by researchers at the University of Bristol has found further evidence linking paracetamol intake during pregnancy with potential adverse behavioral and cognitive outcomes during childhood. Lead author, Jean Golding, says the findings reinforce the advice that women should be cautious when taking medication during pregnancy. Paracetamol is often used to alleviate pain [...]
Over the weekend and through today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola total grew by 19 cases, as US government officials who recently visited the outbreak area voiced their support for not only the outbreak response but also for the country’s overall health system. Over the weekend, a US government delegation, including Department [...]
Despite numerous long-term safety and efficacy studies, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is underused among American adolescents, according to physicians surveyed in a new study published today in Pediatrics. And a separate study today in JAMA Pediatrics found that more than three fourths of adults don’t know that HPV can cause anal, oral, and penile cancers—while both studies [...]
Watch and listen here… Text by Julia Bakker-Arkema and Marina Vance Animation and voice by Marina Vance This work was sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation program on Chemistry of Indoor The post Indoor Particulate Matter And How to Limit Your Exposure appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.
Abstract Background Hundreds of plant species release their pollen into the air every year during early spring. During that period, pollen allergic as well as non‐allergic patients frequently present to doctors with severe respiratory tract infections. Objective To assess whether pollen may interfere with antiviral immunity. Asja Radja [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia [...]
THURSDAY, May 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — It’s a connection few have probably considered, but new research suggests that having your appendix removed may up your risk for Parkinson’s disease down the road. The finding follows an analysis that examined health records for roughly 62 million patients. Of these, about 488,000 had an appendectomy. Among those who had the surgery, [...]
Nepal is the latest country to endure an unprecedented dengue fever outbreak with six deaths and more than 8,000 people hospitalised in the last four months. The epidemic – believed to be the worst in the nation’s history – has been attributed to climate change and urbanisation creating new breeding grounds for the aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus mosquitoes that spread the disease. It [...]
