CONNECTICUT — Health officials are warning of a rare flesh-eating bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus, found naturally in warm coastal waters, that has killed at least eight people along the East Coast this summer. Two people died in Connecticut and another on Long Island after becoming infected, health officials in both states said this week. […]
A blood clot inside a blood vessel feels different depending on where in the body it’s located. While clotting is needed to stop blood loss from a damaged blood vessel, clots can develop where not needed and prevent normal blood flow through veins and arteries. Blocked blood flow can result in pain, numbness/tingling, swelling, and […]
A new paper published in JAMA Network Open discusses the trends in the use of e-cigarettes among American adults with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Smoking tobacco is a widespread practice worldwide, despite numerous reports of its ability to endanger human health and shorten human life. Study: Trends in Electronic Cigarette Use Among US Adults With a History […]
1Center of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infection Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, People’s Republic of China Purpose: Patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often followed by bloodstream infections (BSIs). BSI is an important […]
NEW YORK — At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters or raw shellfish, officials confirmed Wednesday. Two people in Connecticut became infected with Vibrio vulnificus and died after swimming in two separate locations on Long Island Sound, […]
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Azad Essa, the award-winning Indian-South African journalist with Middle East Eye, offers an interesting and thought-provoking perspective in his book Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance between India and Israel (Pluto Press, 2023). But while the book raises some valid questions against militarism, narrow nationalism and the transactionalism of world politics, it is made up of […]
Investigators found a relationship between the incidence of acne vulgaris and ABO blood type when they evaluated 380 patients with mild or severe acne.1 When compared to the control group, patients with A blood type had a higher incidence of severe acne than mild acne. T.Den_Team/AdobeStock Patients seen between January 2019 and March 2022 at […]
Chemical analysis of historic letters written by Vlad Dracula (also known as Vlad III the Impaler) shows that the 15th Century ruler had a condition that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to a study published earlier this month. The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed Analytical Chemistry journal, examined three letters […]
Can Consanguineous Marriages Cause Genetic Diseases Or Birth Abnormalities? Doctor Explains There is a higher chance that couples will share a larger percentage of genes when a sizable segment of the population engages in consanguineous marriage. Written by Kinkini Gupta |Published : August 17, 2023 4:02 PM IST A consanguine marriage is between two people […]