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The CDC has estimated that every fifteen minutes, an American dies of an antibiotic resistant infection. Looking back at reports and estimates from 2013, the CDC estimated that the deaths related to drug-resistant antibiotics were 23,000, however, in reality, 44,000 deaths occurred due to this!-->…
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Younger people with cannabis use disorder are at higher risk of heart rhythm problems, and young people who use weed frequently are at a higher risk for stroke, according the the American Heart Association. They looked at data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which gives national estimates of!-->…
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October 24th
is World Polio Day. Even though the number of Polio cases has been reduced
through eradication efforts to the last 1%, there are specific challenges to
address in complete eradication. Several professors from the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine answer questions about!-->…
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While the WHO is celebrating its eradication of one strain of polio, their efforts in wiping out the disease are far from completed. Other strains of polio as well as ghost viruses linked to certain vaccines are standing in the way of the eradication program. For more information, click here.
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Ranitidine, the generic version of Zantac, has been recalled because it may contain low levels of a probable carcinogen, NDMA. Zantac/Ranitidine is used to treat acid reflux and stomach ulcers.The FDA found NMDA levels in Ranitidine to be similar to those found in smoked foods, beer, water, and!-->…
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Eastern
equine encephalitis, generally referred to as its abbreviation EEE, generally
has about 7 cases yearly in the United States. However, there have already been
30 cases in 2019. Humans cannot catch it from another human - humans catch the
disease when a mosquito bites a horse infected with!-->…
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The Ebola
outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had only a few cases
last week, but then had 10 confirmed cases over the weekend. The outbreak is
ongoing and still declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public
health emergency of international concern. One concern is!-->…
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As of recent updates, 33 people have died and 1,479 have fallen ill from a vaping-related lung disease. The CDC is now calling it EVALI for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury. The outbreak is getting worse as flu season is coming back into full effect. The CDC is warning!-->…
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A woman from Tskane, South Africa was stricken with a deadly strain of tuberculosis. She was very ill and only weighed 57 pounds. Local nurses convinced her to transfer to Johannesburg Hospital, which was infested with vervet monkeys. They told her she was going to die. The trial she was enrolled!-->…
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The CDC
hosts a website, FluSight, where projections can be submitted real-time during
the flu season; Carnegie Mellon has consistently contributed some of the most
accurate forecasts and the CDC just granted them $3 million to continue and
expand their research. This funding will be used to!-->…
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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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The artificial stone that is used to make bathroom and kitchen countertops has been linked to cases of death and lung injury in the workers who cut, grind, and polish them. The workers are are inhaling dangerous amounts of silica dust, and this is damaging their lungs. Workers have been diagnosed!-->…
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