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CDC Warns Red Meat Allergy Caused By Ticks An ' Emerging Public Health Concern '
CDC Warns Red Meat Allergy Caused By Ticks An 'Emerging Public Health Concern' Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that red meat allergies caused by certain types of ticks is an “emerging public health…#cdc #jackphillips #epochtimes #alpha #ags #lone #easternunitedstates #mexico #lyme #amandaloftis
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Senate panel approves 2% bump for NIH budget in 2024
To the relief of biomedical research advocates, a Senate spending panel has approved a modest budget increase of 2% for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bump to $47.8 billion roughly matches President Joe Biden’s request for the 2024 fiscal year that begins this fall. Although below the rate of biomedical inflation, it is far more generous than a corresponding House of Representatives bill that would slash NIH’s budget by 6% . Advocacy groups welcomed the measure approved on 27 July by the Senate appropriations committee. “The Committee laid down an important marker for the appropriations...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - July 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

A Half-Million Americans May Have Tick-Linked Meat Allergy, C.D.C. Says
Many doctors said that they were unfamiliar with the condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, the agency found.
Source: NYT Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Ticks (Insects) Allergies Meat Global Warming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Source Type: news

FDA Approves Pfizer ’ s New RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
After decades of having no vaccines to fight respiratory syncytial respiratory (RSV), the U.S. now has two—both aimed at protecting older adults. On May 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the second RSV vaccine in the world. The first, from the pharmaceutical company GSK, gained FDA approval earlier in May for adults age 60 and older. The newest vaccine, made by Pfizer, will also target people in the same age group. RSV causes respiratory disease that can affect everyone, but elderly adults and young babies typically experience the most severe illness. Between 60,000 and 160,000 American seniors...
Source: TIME: Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy
You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Ticks Carry More Diseases Than Just Lyme. Here ’ s What You Need to Know
Chris Rose lost ten years of his health—not to mention his gallbladder—to a single tick bite. The tick bit in 2010 and Rose, now a 50-year-old network engineer in Chapel Hill, N.C., thought little of it at the time. “It was one of those lone star ticks,” he says, “and I just picked it off me. It wasn’t a big deal.” Before long, however, Rose began developing crushing chest pains, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and other symptoms. Doctors screened him for heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and gallstones, and even removed his gallbladder to see if that might ease the intesti...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Science takes back seat to politics in first House hearing on origin of COVID-19 pandemic
Some scientists and legislators might have hoped this morning’s U.S. congressional hearing on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic would move beyond partisan politics and seriously investigate what has become a deeply divisive debate . But members of the House of Representatives’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic mostly hammered home long-standing Republican or Democratic talking points, shedding no new light on the central question: Did SARS-CoV-2 naturally jump from animals to humans or did the virus somehow leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China? “It was very disappointing, and almost unbe...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 8, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Delabeling Penicillin Allergy in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic
Reported adverse drug reactions to penicillins are common, affecting between 10-20% of the North American population; however, more than 90% of patients with a penicillin allergy label can safely tolerate penicillins 1, 2. Numerous adverse outcomes are associated with labeled penicillin allergy 1, 2. In light of this, appropriate diagnosis and verification of a penicillin allergy label is crucial to achieving optimal health outcomes and has been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 3.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - February 2, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Timothy G Chow, Gaytri Patel, Mariya Mohammed, Dawn Johnson, David A. Khan Tags: Letters Source Type: research

CDC Reports on Prevalence of Seasonal and Food Allergies, Eczema
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 -- In two January data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, data are presented regarding the prevalence of seasonal allergy, eczema, and food allergy...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Why should I be evaluated for a penicillin allergy?
Taking action to be evaluated for a penicillin allergy can impact your health, safety and wallet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10% of the U.S. population reports a penicillin allergy, but less than 1% is allergic after testing. Common penicillins include ampicillin, amoxicillin and Augmentin. Penicillin allergy is an abnormal reaction of your immune system to the antibiotic drug prescribed for treating various bacterial infections. These medications are used often to treat ear…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 14, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

What Are the Potential Benefits and Risks of Premasticated Foods?
Discussion Premastication is the prechewing of foods or medicines by another person before feeding to an infant. It is also used to pretaste or temperature test foods. It was a common practice for millennia, especially before modern food technology, as a way to transition an infant from a solely liquid based diet to a mixed diet mainly of solid food. Rates of premastication vary, with less developed countries having an increased incidence/prevalence (up to 50%) but it is not uncommon in developed countries (in the US 14% is reported). Saliva is also used to clean other people, treat cuts/itches or insect bites as well. Pla...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 14, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Traveling with Primary Immunodeficiency
Travel advice websites, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), recommend that prospective travelers with immunodeficiency consult their physician before embarking on their next adventure. So, when your inborn error of immunity (IEI) patient schedules an appointment to discuss their next trip, what will you say? Although a comprehensive treatise on travel with IEI is beyond the scope of this Perspective, there are general concepts, references, and IEI-specific recommendations that can guide you in your discussion.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 28, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Richard L. Wasserman Source Type: research

To thwart the next pandemic, ‘swientists’ hunt for flu viruses at U.S. hog shows
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 27, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news

The Troubling Trends Pointing to a Severe Flu and RSV Season
Flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season has just begun in the northern hemisphere, and the consensus among experts is that the 2022-2023 season is shaping up to be more severe than in the past few (relatively mild) years. It might even be worse than seasons before COVID-19. Health data company IQVIA has been analyzing data from insurance claims filed by doctors’ offices, hospitals, and urgent care centers in the country for three decades, and focused on case trends over the previous year. The team found that diagnoses of flu are already tracking at record highs. Even before flu season began, back in spring 2...
Source: TIME: Health - October 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park and Charts by Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news