Articles for Disease

Letters to the Editor: Stop making mandatory drug treatment a civil rights issue
1 day, 15 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Stop making mandatory drug treatment a civil rights issue

LA Times  

To the editor: Steve Lopez has written another fine column on drug addiction and homelessness around MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Lopez talked to one addict, Aaron, who has overdosed 20 times and doesn’t think rehab would work for him. Another addict told Lopez that the best solution is mandatory detox. Some of the more overly sympathetic among us want …

Scientists discover heart attack risk begins in childhood - they determine the exact age cardiac health nosedives
4 days, 4 hours ago

Scientists discover heart attack risk begins in childhood - they determine the exact age cardiac health nosedives

Daily Mail  

Heart health begins to decline at the age of 10 for children living unhealthy lives, putting them at risk of deadly heart attacks and stroke in adulthood, researchers have warned. The team assesed each child's diet, physical activity, sleep duration, body mass index, blood pressure and exposure to smoking, such as secondhand smoking which can also increase the risk of …

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US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing
4 days, 10 hours ago

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. That means that life expectancy for 2024 …

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Mysterious Disease Claims 8 Lives In J&K, Centre Rushes Expert Team
4 days, 13 hours ago

Mysterious Disease Claims 8 Lives In J&K, Centre Rushes Expert Team

ABP News  

Another child succumbed to an "unknown illness" in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, taking the death toll to eight. A Biosafety level 3 mobile laboratory has been dispatched to Rajouri to expedite testing and identify the illness, PTI reported quoting officials. Twelve-year-old Ashfaq Ahmed, son of Mohammad Rafiq, passed away after being hospitalised at the Government Medical College Jammu for …

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Experts explain how a bottle of wine a week can actually be good for you
5 days, 15 hours ago

Experts explain how a bottle of wine a week can actually be good for you

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Light to moderate wine consumption, measured through an objective biomarker, was prospectively associated with …

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Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country
5 days, 15 hours ago

Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country

India TV News  

Kerala's Health Minister Veena George announced on Wednesday that two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the state. The two men, who had recently returned to Kerala from the United Arab Emirates, tested positive for the disease. Since 2022, 33 confirmed cases of Mpox – 17 from Kerala, 16 from Delhi – have been reported, he said in a …

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Nation revises occupational disease list
5 days, 15 hours ago

Nation revises occupational disease list

China Daily  

Workers in the manufacturing industry who are experiencing pain or numbness in their wrists and emergency personnel suffering from PTSD will soon be eligible to apply for occupational disease certification and receive better compensation, according to an official document released on Monday. "With this adjustment, China's occupational disease categories are now broadly consistent with those of the International Labor Organization …

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Column: Citrus in December is a SoCal tradition. Enjoy your harvest while you can
5 days, 15 hours ago

Column: Citrus in December is a SoCal tradition. Enjoy your harvest while you can

LA Times  

Trees heavy with citrus fruits that ripen as winter progresses are as much a Southern California holiday tradition as tamales and the Rose Parade. Every December in Southern California, the days get shorter yet brighter — and it’s not Christmas lights or the shifting sun that make the region shine. Trees heavy with fruits that ripen through the color spectrum …

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What is 'Dinga Dinga', the excessive body-shaking disease leaving people in Uganda sick?
6 days, 1 hour ago

What is 'Dinga Dinga', the excessive body-shaking disease leaving people in Uganda sick?

Firstpost  

A bizarre disease known as ‘Dinga Dinga’ has taken hold in Uganda, leaving hundreds of people, mostly women and children sick. Known as ‘Dinga Dinga’, which translates to “shaking like dancing” in the local dialect, is a mysterious illness that causes uncontrollable body shaking and difficulties in walking. Symptoms of Dinga Dinga The strange illness, first reported in Uganda’s Bundibugyo …

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Kerwin Harris died after a cop held him in a chokehold. It was ruled an accident
6 days, 2 hours ago

Kerwin Harris died after a cop held him in a chokehold. It was ruled an accident

Raw Story  

Kerwin Harris’ heart beat for the last time as he lay on the ground of a residential St. Louis street. That doesn’t make it an accident.” Tara Rick, the executive director of operations for the St. Louis Medical Examiner’s Office, said all staff involved in Harris’ case have either left the agency or retired, so “I can’t answer any questions …

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Ustad Zakir Hussain died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. What is this lung condition?
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Ustad Zakir Hussain died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. What is this lung condition?

The Hindu  

Tabla maestro, four-time Grammy award winner and Padma Vibushan awardee Ustad Zakir Hussaindied in San Francisco, aged 73, on December 15, 2024, leaving a void in the world of classical music. Ustad Hussain’s family, in a statement, said he died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that causes scarring of the lungs. These include: Being a …

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Antibodies Could Soon Help Slow the Aging Process
6 days, 6 hours ago

Antibodies Could Soon Help Slow the Aging Process

Wired  

Normally, antibodies are protective proteins produced by our immune systems to fight bacteria or viruses. Their strength comes from their specificity—when you get ill, B cells in your immune system undergo an exquisitely precise process of accelerated evolution, rapidly optimizing antibodies that bind precisely to whatever is making you unwell, without sticking to any of your body’s own cells. In …

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3 Startling Reasons Why The Holidays Are Bad For Your Heart
6 days, 7 hours ago

3 Startling Reasons Why The Holidays Are Bad For Your Heart

Huff Post  

fotostorm via Getty Images Between stress, excessive alcohol consumption, cold weather and disrupted routines, the holiday season has all the makings of a tough time on your heart health. Drinking too much alcohol can cause ‘holiday heart syndrome.’ “Holiday heart syndrome refers to a cardiac rhythm disturbance, an arrhythmia,” said Dr. Ahmed Tawakol, the co-director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research …

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People with these jobs have low risk of dying from Alzheimer's. Not pilots or doctors
6 days, 15 hours ago

People with these jobs have low risk of dying from Alzheimer's. Not pilots or doctors

India Today  

A new study has found that jobs requiring constant navigation, like taxi and ambulance driving, might be linked to a lower risk of death from Alzheimer’s disease. “Our findings raise the possibility that regularly using spatial and navigational skills in certain jobs might help reduce Alzheimer’s risk,," explained Dr Vishal Patel, the study's lead author. "While more research is needed, …

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Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease after cyclone, as death toll rises in Mozambique
6 days, 15 hours ago

Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease after cyclone, as death toll rises in Mozambique

CNN  

Paris/Moroni Reuters — Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique reported dozens of deaths from the storm. Drone footage from Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, already experiencing a humanitarian crisis due to an Islamist insurgency, showed razed thatched-roof houses near the …

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Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say
6 days, 15 hours ago

Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say

Al Jazeera  

Health authorities said the disease presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Health authorities on Tuesday said the disease, circulating in the southwestern Kwango province, presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the country’s Panzi health zone in November, as fears surmounted about the mysterious …

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Wine may be good for the heart, new study says, but experts aren’t convinced
6 days, 15 hours ago

Wine may be good for the heart, new study says, but experts aren’t convinced

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. “While the study suggests that low to moderate wine consumption may lower CVD risk, it is not an all clear to crack open a bottle of red wine,” said Tracy Parker, senior dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, who was not involved in the study. “Drinking too much alcohol increases the …

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Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster
6 days, 15 hours ago

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

LA Times  

Bird flu has seen a resurgence in the U.S. this year, with California leading the pack. Since 2022, millions of egg-laying chickens have been exposed to, infected with and culled or killed by H5N1 in the U.S. What stands out this year is how widespread the infection has been among dairy cows, which are spreading it to farmworkers — the …

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Heavy rain, basal rot disease lower shallot yield in Tamil Nadu's Perambalur
6 days, 15 hours ago

Heavy rain, basal rot disease lower shallot yield in Tamil Nadu's Perambalur

New Indian Express  

PERAMBALUR: Shallot farmers in various villages of the district are worried over "poor" yield due to the heavy rains and basal rot disease doing the rounds. The rains and basal rot disease have affected the crop in many villages, including Ladapuram, Padalur, Chettikulam, Nakkasalem and Mavilangai. While the crop is growing well, half of the shallots have rotten due to …

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What is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, lung disease that Zakir Hussain suffered from?
6 days, 23 hours ago

What is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, lung disease that Zakir Hussain suffered from?

Firstpost  

Artist Zakir Hussain on Monday passed away at age 73 because of complications arising from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. A disease of the lungs, IPF impacts the tissue around the air sacs in the lung known as the alveoli – which makes it harder and harder to breathe. While there is no cure for IPF, several medicinal, rehabilitative and other procedures …

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Mpox vaccine update: Serum Institute of India inks deal with Bavarian Nordic to produce the jab
1 week ago

Mpox vaccine update: Serum Institute of India inks deal with Bavarian Nordic to produce the jab

Live Mint  

Denmark's Bavarian Nordic has reached an agreement with the Serum Institute of India Pvt, to produce the Danish biotech firm’s Mpox vaccine. Bavarian Nordic confirmed in a statement on Monday that it will transfer technology to the Serum Institute, enabling the vaccine producer to supply shots for the Indian market, reported Bloomberg. Additionally, the agreement will allow the Serum Institute …

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What Is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? How This Lung Condition Zakir Hussain Suffered From Is Diagnosed
1 week ago

What Is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? How This Lung Condition Zakir Hussain Suffered From Is Diagnosed

ABP News  

By Dr. Mahavir Modi The demise of renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain on December 15 brought to light a previously lesser-known health condition that affects your lungs. Known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, it is a long-term, gradually worsening disease that results in lung tissue becoming gradually fibrotic, and it becomes difficult for a person to breathe as well as …

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Zakir Hussain dies from rare lung disease: What is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
1 week ago

Zakir Hussain dies from rare lung disease: What is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

India Today  

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Monday, December 16, in a San Francisco hospital due to complications from a rare and progressive lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung condition and one of over 200 types of interstitial lung diseases, where the tissue around the tiny air sacs in the lungs, called alveoli, …

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How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database
1 week ago

How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database

NPR  

How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database toggle caption Celia Talbot Tobin for KFF Health News In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. Across the country, the money supports other innovative treatment …

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