A GP dismissed my husband's dizzy spells as vertigo... four months later he died of 'mad cow' disease
Bob Deller was a fit and healthy grandfather, who spent his time gardening, playing golf and going to yoga when he developed a nagging headache and started feeling dizzy last summer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Michigan woman, 55, dies from mad cow-like disease that is 100% deadly and has no known cause or cure
Arlene VonMyhr, 55, of Michigan, died in February after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a degenative disease that kills 100 percent of patients usually strikes at random. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Are Prion Diseases on the Rise? Why Are Prion Diseases on the Rise?
Remember the outbreak of"mad cow disease" in the 1990s? Creutzfeldt-Jakob is increasing again, but this time, we don ' t know why.Medscape (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Prion Disease Rising in the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- The incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a universally fatal prion disease that progresses rapidly, rose consistently from 2007 to 2020, a study of death certificates showed.
CJD codes on death certificates totaled... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bone cows bred in Australia provide base material for dental grafts
Use of cattle from country free of mad cow disease means product is safe, experts say, and patients can still donate bloodGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastBone cows, specially bred in mad cow-free Australia, are being used instead of human donors for dental and medical bone grafts.While bovine grafts have been tested for spinal fusion, foot reconstructions and to fix skull traumas, the Australian versions are predominantly used in dental work to strengthen degraded jaws before tooth implants.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tory Shepherd Tags: Health Medical research Australia news Science Animal welfare Animals Dentists Organ donation Source Type: news
Health Canada lifts lengthy mad cow-related blood donation ban nationwide
Canadian Blood Services says research clearly shows there is now virtually no risk of transmitting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through new blood transfusions. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Zombie Deer Disease: Everything To Know About Chronic Wasting Disease After Yellowstone Confirms First Infection
Experts say the disease, which sits in the same family as mad cow disease and slowly destroys the brains of infected animals, is all but impossible to eradicate once established in an area. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Science /science Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Early shared decision-making for older adults with traumatic brain injury: using time-limited trials and understanding their limitations - Miranda SP, Morris RS, Rabas M, Creutzfeldt CJ, Cooper Z.
Older adults account for a disproportionate share of the morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Predicting functional and cognitive outcomes for individual older adults after TBI is challenging in the acute phase of injury. Given that ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
US records 7th-ever case of mad cow disease in South Carolina but onward transmission 'unlikely'
The five-year-old cow was diagnosed with the disease at a slaughterhouse by officials. It had a radio tag linking it to a herd in Tennessee. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prion Disease in Human Tears; Functional vs Primary Tics; COVID-19 and the Brain
(MedPage Today) -- Misfolded prion protein was detectable in tear fluid of people with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplants showed benefit over fingolimod (Gilenya) and natalizumab... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - May 16, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Prognostic humility and ethical dilemmas after severe brain injury: summary, recommendations, and qualitative analysis of Curing Coma Campaign virtual event proceedings - Kreitzer N, Murtaugh B, Creutzfeldt C, Fins JJ, Manley G, Sarwal A, Dangayach N.
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe acute brain injuries (SABI) are at risk of living with long-term disability, frequent medical complications and high rates of mortality. Determining an individual patient's prognosis and conveying this to family members/car... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Do they have a choice? Surrogate decision-making after severe acute brain injury - Goss AL, Voumard RR, Engelberg RA, Curtis JR, Creutzfeldt CJ.
OBJECTIVES: In the early phase of severe acute brain injury (SABI), surrogate decision-makers must make treatment decisions in the face of prognostic uncertainty. Evidence-based strategies to communicate uncertainty and support decision-making are lacking.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Creepy abandoned factory wanted by housing developers 'undoubtedly' contains dormant mad cow disease
Thruxted Mill, between Ashford and Cantebury, was one of five sites in the UK where cows with the fatal brain disease were destroyed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Everything You Need To Know About Mad Cow Disease After Brazil Confirms Infection
China and a number of other countries have suspended imports of Brazilian beef after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed last month, sparking concern for the country ’s crucial livestock sector as experts move rapidly to investigate the disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Business /business Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
Everything You Need To Know About Mad Cow Disease After Brazil Confirms Infection
Mad cow disease has no treatment, is invariably fatal and eating meat from a cow that had the disease can trigger a similarly dangerous disease in humans. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Science /science Healthcare /healthcare Food & Drink /food-drink Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
