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Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe that’s an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The results immediately raised concerns about the safety of the U.S.’ milk supply and the ri...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Frozen Chicken Will Soon Get a Lot Safer to Eat
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. When the regulation takes effect in 2025, salmonella will be considered an adulterant—a contaminant that can cause foodborne illness—when it is detected above certain levels in frozen breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. That would include things like frozen chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kiev dishes that appear to be fully cooked but are only heat-treated to set the batter or coating. [time-brightco...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jonel Aleccia/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’
The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Disease Rates Spas Face Infections Workplace Hazards and Violations Medicine and Health Hypodermic Needles and Syringes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news

Bird flu ’s disturbing new turn into cattle
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current public health risk is low — the virus isn’t known to spread among people or through…#avian #anjaraudabaugh #westernuniteddairies #turlock #terrywlehenbauer #tulare #midwest #michaelpayne #universityofarizona #michaelworobey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists reveal simple trick for a longer life
It's no secret that taking the stairs can help get your blood pumping. But according to new research, serial stair-climbing could actually help you live longer. Roughly one in four Americans are physically inactive, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which often…#sophiepaddock #norfolk #preventivecardiology (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Best Practices for Medication Management in Assisted Living: Pharmacy and Community Practices
Managing medications for assisted living residents can be complex and challenging. Medication errors can have severe consequences, but for residents in assisted living the risks can be even more significant. Errors can lead to hospitalization, disability, and even death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medications are implicated in over 450,000 emergency department visits each year for adults aged 65 years and older, a rate more than twice as often as younger individuals (CDC, “Adverse Drug Events in Adults,” Medication Safety Program, April 6, 2023, https://bit.ly/48szzZZ). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Burton Korer Tags: Assisted Living Source Type: news

CDC describes first known cases of HIV transmitted via cosmetic injections
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving so-called vampire facials at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Thursday. The first HIV case linked to the VIP Spa in…#newmexico #albuquerque #healthdepartment #cdc #kobofalbuquerque #aad #botox (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Births Declined in 2023, Marking End to Post-Pandemic Rise
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- The short post-pandemic uptick in U.S. births may be over, with 2023 numbers showing a decline in births. According to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just under 3.6 million... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women
Key takeawaysIn a CDC database of violent deaths, researchers found large discrepancies in the language used in police reports and public health records to describe the circumstances surrounding male and female suicides.Words associated with male suicides were far more likely to reference job loss, alcohol abuse, financial stress and unusual behavior around the time of death than moods or mental health struggles clinicians would typically flag as precursors to suicide.The findings offer a new approach to understanding and identifying early warning signs for suicide that could be used to train health care workers and first ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

How to Monitor and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat, Using the CDC ’s New HeatRisk Tool
Extreme weather can be deadly, and the deadliest of all is extreme heat. Approximately 1,220 Americans die every year due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And more Americans die from heat than any other weather-related hazards—including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and cold—per the National Weather Service. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That’s why the CDC and NWS have teamed up to roll out two experimental tools nationwide that will help public health officials and citizens to better prepare for dangerous heat. “Heat-related illnes...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Desk overnight Source Type: news

CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online heat forecaster to help communities better prepare for summer ' s scorching temperatures.The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CDC Launches Online'Heat Forecaster' Tool as Another Summer Looms
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online heat forecaster to help folks better prepare as summer nears.The HeatRisk... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop an Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Dies at 87
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adam Nossiter Tags: Breman, Joel (1936-2024) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health Epidemics Disease Rates Ebola Virus Smallpox Malaria Africa Deaths (Obituaries) Source Type: news

U.S. government in hot seat for response to growing cow flu outbreak
In early March, veterinarian Barb Peterson noticed the dairy cows she cared for on a Texas farm looked sick and produced less milk, and that it was off-color and thick. Birds and cats on the farm were dying, too. Peterson contacted Kay Russo at Novonesis, a company that helps farms keep their animals healthy and productive. “I said, you know, I may sound like a crazy, tinfoil hat–wearing person,” Russo, also a veterinarian, recalled at a 5 April public talk sponsored by her company. “But this sounds a bit like influenza to me.” She was right, as Peterson and Russo soon learned. On 19 March, birds on the Tex...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

CDC: Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHACHSPT). The Committee is charged with advising CDC and HRSA on objectives, strategies, policies, and priorities for HIV, viral hepatitis, and other STD prevention and treatment efforts. Nominations are due by October 1, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news