Two More Bird Flu Cases Reported in Colorado Poultry Workers

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Two more cases of bird flu have been reported in Colorado poultry workers, but reassuring research finds the virus doesn't seem to be fueling silent infections, U.S. health officials report.

The two additional H5N1 avian flu infections bring the total in that state to si...

CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli Meats

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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At least 28 people have been hospitalized and two have died in a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to deli meat, U.S. health officials warned.

In an investigation notice posted Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the true number of...

Money Worries Keep Depressed Americans From Mental Health Care

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Medical debt is significantly more common among people with a mood disorder, and these money woes can keep them from getting the help they need, a new study says.

Among people with depression or anxiety, those with medical debt were twice as likely to delay or forego men...

Scientists May Have Stopped a Form of Inherited Blindness in Dogs

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers.

But Shola was retired as part of the Rescue Team after a rare genetic disease affecting dogs, called prog...

Prenatal Exposure to Zika Virus Might Affect Child's Immune System

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Children exposed to Zika virus in the womb might suffer long-term damage to their immune system, a new study warns.

Zika virus is known to cause microcephaly, brain disabilities and other birth defects in about 5% of children whose mothers contract Zika virus while pregn...

Scientists May Have Spotted Way to Predict Seizures

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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The risk of seizures within the next 24 hours can be predicted by watching for abnormal brain activity patterns in people with epilepsy, a new study finds.

The storm of brain activity that characterized a seizure is presaged by abnormal communication between specific are...

As Days Heat Up, More Seniors Skip Doc Appointments

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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More folks, especially seniors, are missing doctors’ appointments due to extreme weather, a new study shows.

The rate of missed primary care appointments increases 0.64% for every 1-degree increase in temperatures 90 degrees or hotter, researchers reported recently in ...

Dogs Can Smell Your Stress and Make Choices Based on It

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Dogs can sniff out whether a human is stressed or relaxed, new research suggests, and that sensory feedback appears to influence canine emotions and choices.

The dog doesn't even have to know the human well to interpret odor in this way, the British researchers noted.

Natural Medicine: Head Outside for Better Mental Health, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Spending time in nature can provide a boost for people with mental illness, a new review finds.

Even as little as 10 minutes spent in a city park can improve a person’s symptoms, researchers found.

The positive effects of nature approved particularly helpful for ...

Daily Supplements May Slow 'Dry' Form of Macular Degeneration

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Daily supplements can slow loss of vision related to late-stage “dry” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study finds.

The rate of dry AMD progression into a key eye region slowed by about 55% over an average three years for late-stage patients who took a d...

FLiRTy Summer: All You Need to Know About the Latest COVID Variants

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• July 21, 2024
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As yet another batch of variants fuel a COVID surge this summer, one expert offers advice on how to navigate the threat.

“We've seen a bit of a seasonal pattern emerge, where we've had an uptick in COVID in the summer and then another one in the winter -- usually the w...

Expert Offers Tips to Control Excessive Sweating

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 20, 2024
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Sweating in the heat, while exercising or when under stress is natural and expected.

But if you find yourself excessively sweating in the absence of those conditions, you might have a condition known as hyperhidrosis, one expert says.

That form of excessive sweati...

German Patient is 7th Person Probably Cured of HIV

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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A German man has become the seventh person to apparently be cured of HIV, researchers report.

The 60-year-old man, referred to as the “next Berlin Patient,” was treated with a stem cell transplant in October 2015 for acute myeloid leukemia, researchers said.

He...

Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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It's long been known that popping the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommended this...

FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country's best-selling e-cigarette.

The agency's decision only applies to several tobacco-flavored versions of the reusable product, sold as Vuse. In January 2023, the FDA rejected R.J. Reynold�...

Mushroom Gummies That Sickened Users Contained Illicit Psilocybin

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients not listed on the label, including illicit psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in “magic” mushrooms, experts warn in new report.

Five people in Virginia, including a 3-year...

Too Many Breast Cancer Survivors Miss Out on Genetic Screening

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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Many breast cancer patients aren’t getting genetic counseling and testing that could help them get the most effective treatment, a new study finds.

Only three-quarters of patients eligible for genetic testing after their breast cancer diagnosis actually received it, re...

Fat Cats Purrfect for Studying Obesity in Humans

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study claims.

Food-related changes in obese cats’ gut microbiome have striking similarities to the way diet affects the...

Current Gene Screens Miss Many at High Cancer Risk: Study

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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As good as many genetic tests might be, a deeper look at the DNA of over 44,000 people identified many who carried genes that hike their risks for cancer, researchers said.

"This study is a wake-up call, showing us that current national guidelines for genetic screenings ...

Ancient Viruses Might Be Spurring Modern-Day Cancers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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Cancer growth can be fueled by flecks of ancient viral DNA lodged into the genetics of modern humans, a new study says.

Overall, about 8% of the human genome is made of bits of DNA left behind by viruses that infected our primate ancestors, researchers say.

Called ...