Tired of breathing in some of the world’s filthiest air, a group of activists and environmentalists in Jakarta has decided to sue the Indonesian government to take action. Air quality in the south-east Asian metropolis has plunged dramatically in the past month and recorded worse conditions than notoriously polluted cities such as Delhi and Beijing. Social media users have [...]
Take a delicious journey to the Mediterranean Grab a large skillet for a delicious journey to the Mediterranean. Take advantage of the scrumptious sauce by serving with pasta or rice. For an added nutritional (and taste) boost, try whole grain pasta or brown rice. Image by Sabine Felidae from Pixabay Read more at healthessentials for [...]
How loneliness affects health + tips to cope Ah, look at all the lonely people. There’s more of us than ever before despite so many convenient ways to connect, including texting, Facebook and other social media sites. “Loneliness is an epidemic,” says psychologist Amy Sullivan, PsyD. “We’re the most socially connected society, yet so many people experience extreme loneliness.” The [...]
(Reuters Health) – A penalty program established to reduce infections and other complications in U.S. hospitals hasn’t made these events less likely or reduced fatalities or repeat hospitalizations, a large study suggests. The program was created as part of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to provide stronger incentives for hospitals to prevent infections [...]
Interdisciplinary collaboration between Max Planck, Harvard researchers bears fruit New research on one of history’s most devastating plagues shows that it spread farther than previously believed, reaching post–Roman Britain, and provides new information about the plague bacteria’s evolution during a pandemic that lasted more than 200 years. The work, conducted by an interdisciplinary team from [...]
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, which continues to cause considerable morbidity and unnecessary mortality across the world [1, 2]. The recognition that even mild asthma is associated with airway inflammation led to the early and widespread use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) from the 1970s onwards [3, 4], transforming asthma care by significantly [...]
Abstract Background Noroviruses are the major cause of viral gastroenteritis. Disease transmission is difficult to prevent and outbreaks in healthcare facilities commonly occur. Contact with infected persons and contaminated environments are believed to be the main routes of transmission. However, noroviruses have recently been found in aerosols and airborne transmission has been suggested. The aim [...]
A Canadian tourist to Cuba returned home to find out weeks later she had contracted a serious fungal infection while spelunking on the island nation. According to a Periodico Cubano report, Newfoundland resident, Terri Murphy and several other Newfoundlanders became ill with histoplasmosis. aka “cave disease” linked to cave dwelling they did while vacationing. [...]
Abstract Objective To summarise the evidence of associations between dietary factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes and to evaluate the strength and validity of these associations. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of prospective observational studies. Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase, searched up to August 2018. Eligibility criteria Systematic reviews with meta-analyses reporting [...]
Although the diagnostic performance for all tests were modest in regards to the detection of invasive candidiasis in patients in a high-risk intensive care unit (ICU), the combination of the new test T2Candida and blood culture seemed to have the best performance, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Blood culture is the [...]
