Whooping cough cases in England rise as vaccine rates fall
Outbreak kills at least one baby and is likely to worsen based on Dutch data (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC bird flu update: What to know after a rare human infection of H5N1 avian virus was reported in Texas
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Monday that a man in Texas has contracted the H5N1 avian virus, also known as the “bird flu.” The case is notable because while H5N1 is prevalent among birds and livestock, human infection is rare. Here’s what you need to know…#cdc #h5n1 #avianinfluenzaah5n1 #cough (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: ‘Why doesn’t my inhaler stop my emphysema cough?’
NHS GP Dr Rosemary Leonard answers a reader's query about how to manage the shortness of breath they are experiencing (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mum given just weeks left to live after cough turned out to be silent killer
Joanne Kelly was given the devastating diagnosis on Good Friday, aged just 35. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Person in the U.S. Tested Positive for Bird Flu
In a rare case, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on April 1 that a person in the U.S. has tested positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Despite the positive test, however, the CDC says risk to the general public remains low.
Health officials have been tracking an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza since a new variant emerged and began killing birds on multiple continents in 2020. Sixty-seven countries reported outbreaks in 2022, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), followed by another 14 in 2023. Human cases, however, remain rare. Only 11 infectio...
Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
9 Childhood Illnesses: Get the Facts
WebMD shares facts on 9 childhood illnesses you may not know about: RSV, fifth disease, croup, scarlet fever, impetigo, Kawasaki disease, Reye's syndrome, whooping cough, and hand, foot, and mouth disease. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Is the Highest It ’ s Been in a Decade
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013.
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Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combinat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Which OTC Health Products Are Best? New Report Claims to Know
The number and variety of over-the-counter health products on the market — from cough syrups to anti-wrinkle creams — can be overwhelming. Which to choose and which to bypass? Which work best? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A muon collider could revolutionize particle physics —if it can be built
Young people supposedly enjoy the luxury of time, but perhaps not if they’re particle physicists. For decades, physicists have peered into the universe’s inner workings by smashing subatomic particles together at ever higher energies. But the next highest energy collider may not be built for 50 years. And Tova Holmes, 34 and a particle physicist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, worries her career could slip away before she ever sees such a machine. “I will be definitely not still working, possibly not alive,” Holmes says.
That’s one reason she and dozens of her contemporaries are pushing to develo...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Community Health Workers Making a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan
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Communications OfficerrgoodwinMarch 27, 2024April 01, 2024 12:00 PMInSouth Sudan, community outreach volunteers (COVs) like Lawrence Monday play a key role in the HIV response —linking health facilities and communities to extend services and acting as peers to people living with HIV. Under the supervision of an adherence nurse, Lawrence supports 160 clients on HIV treatment, including 15 children.One of the children Lawrence helps is Timo*, who had a rough start in life. He was born in 2017 into a low-income family in Juba. His biological father was never around to help him as a baby, and his 25-year-old singl...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: rgoodwin Source Type: news
'I'm an expert - this common shower mistake could be harming your health'
An easy-to-make shower mistake could lead to nasal congestion, sneezing, cough, wheezing, respiratory infections and worsen existing asthma and allergic conditions. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 pharma firms facing probe for poor quality drugs funded parties through electoral bonds: Congress
Congress alleges seven pharmaceutical companies under scrutiny for producing substandard drugs donated Rs 1,000 crore to political parties via electoral bonds. Jairam Ramesh accuses government of "underhand deals," implying quid pro quo. Companies investigated for cough syrups, Remdesivir. Concerns raised over integrity of drug regulation. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
' This will blow up the market': The 6% commission on buying, selling a home in America is dead as NAR reaches deal
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is set to cough up $418 million in damages and eliminate commission rules in a landmark deal experts say will significantly shake up the real estate industry. “This will blow up the market and would force a new business model,” Norm Miller, a professor…#nar #normmiller #universityofsandiego #walmartwholefoods #kroger #nonecostof #usfed #ryantomasello #keefebruyettewoods #mls (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Startup Pleural Dynamics raises $3.2 million for device that eases breathing disorder
Pleural Dynamics' device treats pleural effusions, a buildup of excess fluid between the lung and the chest wall that can cause shortness of breath, cough and a poor quality of life. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cam Bonelli Source Type: news
Most People With TB Report No Persistent Cough
(MedPage Today) -- A significant proportion of people in the community with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have subclinical disease, according to a meta-analysis involving survey studies across Africa and Asia.
In adjusted analyses, 82.8% (95% CI... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
