Sickly sweet: how our sugar-coated cells helped humanity turn illness into evolution
The molecules that cover our cells have interacted over the ages with our environment and the diseases that plague us – and in the process shaped our progressAccording to the latest estimates, Covid-19 may be responsible for more than18 million deaths worldwide. While infectious diseases like this have devastated humanity, it may be wrong to assume they are always antithetical to our survival and flourishing as a species. Otherwise, why would ancient pathogens such as malaria (of thefalciparumtype), cholera, typhoid, measles and influenza A persist as human-only diseases – and why have we not evolved immunity to them?T...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mark Honigsbaum Tags: Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology Medical research Science Evolution Source Type: news
Getting Sick All the Time? Don ’ t (Necessarily) Blame COVID-19
Respiratory disease season is in full swing, with influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 case counts rising in various parts of the U.S. Hospitals in some states are also reporting upticks in pediatric pneumonia diagnoses, which experts say seems to be unrelated to the recent spike of pneumonias reported in China.
On the heels of last year’s severe flu and RSV reason, all this contagion has some people wondering if SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be to blame. Some studies suggest the virus leaves its mark on the immune system even after an acute illness passes, raising an important question: does having COVI...
Source: TIME: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Nigeria: Measles - Kwara Vaccinates 700,000 Children
[Leadership] A total of 700,000 children have been vaccinated in the 2023 measles campaign across the 16 local government areas of Kwara State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
The Far Right and Far Left Meet Over Wellness Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories, especially about vaccines, spread like wildfire during the COVID-19 pandemic, but such anti-science thinking is extending far beyond COVID-19. There are now conspiracies about sunscreen, the causes of cancer, and wifi—among other alleged ills—and they are going global.
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Anti-vaccine conspiracies have even begun to influence dog owners. A recent study published in the medical journal Vaccine found that around 4 in 10 dog owners in the U.S. thought vaccinating their dogs against diseases like rabies could cause the dogs to get autism...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simon Williams, Gavin Yamey, Peter Van Heusden and Sarah Downs Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Global Measles Deaths Increased by 43% in 2022 Global Measles Deaths Increased by 43% in 2022
The rise in measles outbreaks and deaths is not surprising, given the recent decline in vaccination rates, said an official of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - November 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks
About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Deaths (Fatalities) Children and Childhood Medicine and Health Developing Countries Rumors and Misinformation Measles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Gavi, the Vaccine Allia Source Type: news
Five signs of measles to spot after doctors urged to watch out for easily spread infection
Health experts are advising parents and doctors to be vigilant after fears have been raised of a potential measles outbreak in the UK. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watch for measles, UK doctors told, as vaccine rate dips
Vaccination is at a 10-year low, leaving some children unprotected and risking outbreaks, experts say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senior doctors warn a looming measles outbreak could lead to 'a lot of deaths' amid falling vaccination rates
In an unprecedented move, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is asking health professionals to check the vaccination records of all children arriving at hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measles Stages ‘Staggering’ Comeback As Vaccination Drops — Here’s What To Know About The Returning Killer
Measles is staging an alarming comeback across the globe, the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday, with cases of the often forgotten killer climbing. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Business /business Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
Measles Stages ‘Staggering’ Comeback As Vaccination Drops — Here’s What To Know About The Returning Killer
Measles can kill and is so contagious that almost everyone who is exposed to an infectious person will catch it if not vaccinated. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Measles Vaccination Has Averted 57 Million Deaths Since 2000
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- Since 2000, measles vaccination has averted an estimated 57 million deaths worldwide, but vaccination coverage decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic and has not returned to prepandemic levels, according to research... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Staggering' rise in global measles cases last year, say leading health organizations
Global measles cases jumped by 18 per cent in a year to an estimated nine million, and deaths rose to 136,000 — mostly among children — the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a joint statement on Thursday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Measles Cases Surge Worldwide, Killing 136,000 Last Year
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.Deaths from measles increased by 43% globally in 2022 compared to the year before, resulting... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
