In Imperial County, California, the county is attempting to declare a public health emergency in response to air pollution at the state’s largest lake, the Salton Sea. The lake is reported to be rapidly shrinking and exposing possibly harmful contaminants from years of agricultural runoff and!-->…
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In response to last year’s wildfires caused by PG&E equipment, the company has decided to cut power to over one million California residents as a preventative measure. However, some have noted that this planned blackout is looking more like a series of small disasters, with residents and!-->…
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In 2018, Los Angeles saw various sexually transmitted diseases(STDs) reach their highest prevalence rates in over 30 years. Specifically, the California Department of Public Health reported a significant increase in syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. There were over 25,000, 200,000, and 79,000!-->…
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A study of 17 patients with vaping-related illnesses appear to have airway and lung damage that resembles those found after chemical spills or contact with harmful gases. While they have yet to identify what chemical causes this burn-like damage, they have identified that the previous hypothesis!-->…
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Yet another article has linked an outbreak of a mosquito-borne illness to climate change. There have been 31 confirmed cases, including 9 deaths, attributable to Eastern equine encephalitis, a deadly brain infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dubbed this the worst!-->…
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After years of decline prior to 2011, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease related deaths has been increasing. Under false pretense that it will lower their chance of heart disease, about 19 million U.S. citizens take daily fish oil supplements. Many of these individuals do not know that!-->…
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Newly surfaced research conducted in the Netherlands, hidden for years by the Vietnamese government, suggests that the number of Vietnamese citizens living in low-lying areas that will be affected by rising sea levels is double the current estimate. They project that the Mekong Delta could be under!-->…
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Contrary to popular belief, a fan may not be the appliance to use in extreme heat. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe have put out similar statements warning that fans will not provide protection against heat related illness in!-->…
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Antiretroviral therapy(ART) has been an incredible breakthrough in the treatment of AIDS. Because of its conception in 1995, there has been an estimated 9.5 million lives saved between 1995 and 2015. However, the United Nations created a 90-90-90 goal in 2014, that they wished to achieve by 2020.!-->…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that with the changing and warming of the earth, temperature sensitive insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, will be able to increase their distribution globally. With their new reach, more than a billion people are estimated to be exposed to!-->…
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On the 28th of June, a nineteen year old gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, killing three and wounding a dozen. After bypassing security by entering through a hole cut into a side fence, the Gilroy native opened fire. Within a minute, policemen shot and killed the man, but not before!-->…
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For patients with compromised immune systems, a new fungal infection posses a serious health threat. Candida auris, the fungal disease, is a type of yeast and spreads quickly as it is highly contagious and has shown drug resistance. The fungi has spread across at least 30 countries and is primarily!-->…
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Since the second person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, seizures have been a common symptom only thought to be a side effect of the brain degenerating disease. However, recent evidence has began to grasp attention suggesting the seizures or abnormal electrical signaling may precede the symptom of!-->…
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The varicella vaccine is recommended for children to protect against chickenpox, however, research has found that it cuts the risk of shingles by more than half. Children who received both doses of the vaccine showed fewer cases of shingles than those who only had one dose, however, both groups!-->…
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