The Menopause Society CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sept 27, 2023)—Hot flashes have long been known to be linked to a number of adverse health effects. Emerging data suggests an association between them and cardiovascular disease. A new study is the first to link physiologically assessed hot flashes with heightened systemic inflammation which is a risk factor for […]
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Public health officials are slowly identifying more students with E. Coli infections in an outbreak associated with Huntley High School in Illinois. The outbreak was identified on Sept. 17 and now includes nine confirmed patients and several suspected patients. The McHenry County Department of Health has not reported whether any of the students are hospitalized. […]
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The number of reported cases of so-called swimming pool fever in Japan has reached a decade high, according to a survey by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Cases of pharyngoconjunctival fever, a summer cold that is common among children and is often spread in swimming pools, have increased to levels warranting alerts in Osaka […]
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Public health officials have closed an investigation into an E. Coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas without finding the source of the pathogen. University officials said the Arkansas Department of Health reported five confirmed and 37 probable patients in the outbreak. On Sept 25, university officials said more than 3,200 people had been surveyed […]
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New research identifies genetic links between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease risk factors
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research finds that people with schizophrenia have a genetic propensity to smoking and a reduced genetic risk of obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, revealed genetic overlap between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, particularly body mass index (BMI) and smoking. The findings highlight the […]
The United States is short on blood, and blood centers are counting on the public to help those in need.The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania said the organization must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week over the next month to meet hospital and patient needs nationally.The Susquehanna Valley is no stranger to the […]
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Patients who quit smoking after percutaneous coronary intervention do as well as non-smokers – unless they had smoked heavily
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image: Professor Jung-Kyu Han view more Credit: Professor Jung-Kyu Han Patients who quit smoking after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries have similar outcomes as non-smokers during four years of follow-up after the procedure, according to a large study published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Wednesday). However, if they had been heavy, […]
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – When someone is experiencing a medical emergency it can be the seconds that matter the most, not the minutes. To help save seconds, Black Hills Life Flight added whole blood to their air ambulances. Black Hills Life Flight transports people having a medical emergency to the closest facility that can […]
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#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } A truck driver heard and witnessed a struggle inside the cabin of another driver’s truck on Sunday before calling for help, leading to the discovery of a woman’s body, charging documents say. Candice Thompson, 46, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, […]