Deadly avian flu reaches Gal ápagos Islands
In a development that has alarmed conservation biologists, the avian flu strain that has devastated birds and marine mammals on five continents has reached Ecuador’s Galápagos National Park, home to species that are found nowhere else.
“It is extremely concerning from a conservation perspective,” says Marcela Uhart, a wildlife veterinarian at the University of California (UC), Davis. “Outbreaks could pose an acute threat to the future of these endemic species.”
So far only a few animals have tested positive for the H5N1 virus, which migratory birds can carry over long distances. But the highly contag...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 25, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Clinico-demographic profile and factors affecting duration of hospital stay among burn patients in an emergency department of a tertiary care center, south India: a hospital-based cross-sectional study - Mahalingam S, Rajendran G, Rajaa S, Aazmi A, Maroju N, Purushothaman S, Gara M, Karn S, Rajendran A, Balassoundaram V.
Background Burns continue to be a serious public health problem in India. It persists as an endemic disease in spite of implementing various preventive measures at the individual and community levels. Etiology and factors influencing burns are varied. Ther... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Three Brits catch bacterial infection from dogs for first time as disease usually confined to canines imported from Romania takes off in UK
Most cases in the UK have previously been isolated incidents among animals imported from areas like Eastern Europe, where the disease is endemic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Angola: Meeting On Health Resilience Project
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Health Sílvia Lutucuta said Tuesday in Luanda that the current needs of the health sector include the recovery of coverage in the areas of maternal and child health, nutrition and the fight against major endemic diseases . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
U.S. cities should consider these concrete actions to house the homeless
Homeless villages under highway overpasses and tent camps in other public spaces create the appearance of a new epidemic, but historically, homelessness has been endemic to urban America. In the late 19th Century, skid rows appeared in New York and other cities, where flop houses sheltered up to…#usmexico #eviction #petermorici #universityofmaryland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A global dengue coalition to deliver treatment within 5 years: Lancet comment
The Dengue Alliance, a coalition of institutions from dengue-endemic countries, plans to develop a new treatment for dengue within five years. The alliance aims to accelerate research and development and deliver dengue therapeutics through a collaborative partnership. Dengue, a climate-sensitive neglected tropical disease, is one of the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral infections globally. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Debt & Crisis of Survival in Sri Lanka & the World
This article is derived from the author’s new book: Asoka Bandarage, CRISIS IN SRI LANKA AND THE WORLD: COLONIAL AND NEOLIBERAL ORIGINS: ECOLOGICAL AND COLLECTIVE ALTERNATIVES (Berlin: De Gruyter,2023) https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111203454/html?lang=en]
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Asoka Bandarage Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Civil Society COVID-19 Economy & Trade Featured Headlines IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Nigeria: The Climate-Health Nexus - Time to Build Evidence for Global Health Action
[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's note: In the run-up to COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year, Nigeria Health Watch, interviewed Simon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a partnership between the President of the UAE and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GLIDE works to progress disease elimination and eradication in endemic countries, with a particular focus on malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and river blindness. Simon Bland shares his (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
The tau hypothesis of nodding syndrome in Africa - Pollanen MS, Onzivua S.
Nodding syndrome (NS) was first described in the Mahenge mountains in Tanzania, where it exists in an endemic form of epilepsy [1]. In her pioneering work in Tanzania, Louise Jilak-Aall described NS as a pediatric seizure disorder and later observed parkin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Why We ’re Hearing More About Lyme Disease This Summer
It’s a common ritual of summer: with the warm weather comes more outdoor activities, and more encounters with disease-spreading pathogens. A summer favorite? In the U.S., the Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged tick. And with a new batch of celebrities reporting infections this summer—model Bella Hadid, singer Shania Twain, and actress Riley Keough—it’s worth taking stock of what we know about how prevalent Lyme disease really is, and the best way to protect ourselves from the tiny ticks that spread it.
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In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Disease Source Type: news
News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION
Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies
Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species
Photinus palaciosi
. Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests,
P. palaciosi
is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation, cannabis, and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan: findings from a joint-effect modeling - Adeyinka DA, Novik N, Novotna G, Bartram M, Gabrys R, Muhajarine N.
BACKGROUND: Generally, pandemics such as COVID-19 take an enormous toll on people's lives. As the pandemic now turns to an endemic state, growing attention has been paid to the multiple adverse mental health and behavioral issues, such as suicidal ideation... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Jim Cramer sees more positives than negatives for the market ahead, citing economic growth with little inflation
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors he sees an economy on the horizon that can foster growth without endemic inflation. According to Cramer, this would be an ideal situation for the stock market. Cramer first cited July's jobs report, which was released last Friday by the U.S. Department of…#jimcramer #usdepartmentoflabor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jim Cramer sees more positives than negatives for the market ☠️☠️💀😰
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors he sees an economy on the horizon that can foster growth without endemic inflation. According to Cramer, this would be an ideal situation for the stock market. Cramer first cited July's jobs report, which was released last Friday by the U.S. Department of…#jimcramer #usdepartmentoflabor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report
Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Bacteria Leprosy (Hansen ' s Disease) Armadillos Research Disabilities Emerging Infectious Diseases (Journal) Florida Source Type: news
