#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having hypertension while in a supine position is associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD-related events, and death, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension […]
New Delhi: As Kerala undergoes the fourth outbreak of Nipah virus since 2018 which has already killed two and infected two more, the state government has kicked in protocols to make containment zones in Kozhikode district. The Union government has also sent an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) team to the state. The village […]
India’s southern Kerala state issues alerts after two people dead from the disease in the fourth outbreak since 2018. India’s southern Kerala state has shut down schools and offices and declared containment zones in parts of the state amid the risk of an outbreak of Nipah virus following the death of two people from the […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Charleston County Public Library has partnered with the American Heart Association to expand access to blood pressure monitoring kits to all 18 branches. The kits can be checked out at any branch for free with a library card. They contain a blood pressure cuff, instructions and information about managing blood pressure. […]
A man is dead after contracting a bacterial infection from consuming raw oysters at a local restaurant in Galveston, Texas, public health officials confirmed. The unnamed man, believed to be in his 30s to 40s, fell ill after consuming raw oysters at a restaurant on August 29, according to Local Health Authority Dr. Philip Keiser. […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/converting-plant-waste-1.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/converting-plant-waste-1.jpg" data-sub-html="Graphical abstract . Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01414″> Graphical abstract . Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01414 Nebraska researchers are converting plant wastes into antimicrobial agents that could help prevent pathogenic infections and death while significantly lowering the cost of antimicrobial treatments and being a […]
Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel’s recommendation. That means doses should be available this week, some as early as […]
SAN DIEGO — The American Red Cross is putting out an emergency plea for everyone to roll up their sleeves and donate blood. O-positive is the universal blood type that most of us can use in an emergency. Platelets are used for a variety of lifesaving treatments, particularly for cancer patients. “We have an urgent need […]
Clinical Relevance: A blood test for ME/CFS could one day offer earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment A novel blood test based on a Single-Cell Raman platform achieved a remarkable 91 percent accuracy in distinguishing ME/CFS patients from healthy individuals and disease controls. This breakthrough could lead to an objective biomarker for ME/CFS, reducing the […]
