Indonesia says Australian cattle likely infected with skin disease at home

JAKARTA, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Live cattle imported from Australia by major buyer Indonesia were likely infected with lumpy skin disease (LSD) at home, an Indonesian official said on Tuesday, as the Asian nation put imports from four Australian facilities on hold. Bambang, head of Indonesia’s Agriculture Quarantine Agency who goes by one name, said […]

Kombucha consumption might lower blood sugar levels in individuals living with type-2 diabetes: Study

ANI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Washington Dc Aug 01, 2023 02:58 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Drinking kombucha for four weeks may lower fasting blood glucose levels in people with type II diabetes, according to recent research at Georgetown University. According to the findings of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at […]

Georgia teen who died of brain-eating amoeba dreamed of going to UGA

Ever since the 6th grade, Megan Ebenroth had her heart set on going to the University of Georgia. The highly driven 17-year-old was doing everything she could to make it happen: She was a straight-A student, president of the Beta Club, and vice president of the Spanish Club. She recently picked up tennis and played […]

Donate blood in August for chance to win Bengals tickets

DAYTON – Community Blood Center (CBC) is encouraging blood donations in the final month of a challenging summer with a donor drawing to win Bengals season tickets. CBC is facing a critical shortage of type O blood. Make an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com, calling 937- 461-3220, or using the Donor Time app. The August “Let’s […]

Tumor-Agnostic Precision Medicine from the AACR GENIE Database: Clinical Implications

V. Subbiah reports research funding from Novartis, Eli Lilly/Loxo Oncology, and Blueprint Medicines to conduct clinical trials; other grant support for clinical trials from AbbVie, Agensys, Inc, Alfasigma, Altum, Amgen, Bayer, BERG Health, Blueprint Medicines Corporation, Boston Biomedical, Inc, Boston Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, D3 Bio, Inc, Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc, Exelixis, Fujifilm, GlaxoSmithKline, Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc, […]

The TCM formula poised to become a ‘key treatment’ for heart attack patients

Ioakim Spyridopoulos, professor of cardiology and cardiovascular gerontology at Newcastle University, led the study, working with the heart team at The James Cook University Hospital in the nearby city of Middlesbrough. Ioakim Spyridopoulos, professor of cardiology and cardiovascular gerontology at Newcastle University. Photo: Newcastle University “It has become widely recognised that inflammation plays a key […]

Study Reveals How One Drink A Day Affects Blood Pressure

The study analysed data from 7 international studies conducted between 1997 and 2021. A new study has said that routinely drinking alcohol, as little as one drink per day, is linked to elevated blood pressure readings even in adults without hypertension, according to a report in CNN. The research has been published in the American […]

Nuisance vegetation removal in Senegalese waterways reduces overall prevalence of parasitic infections

UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners. Credit: University of California – Santa Barbara It’s an elegant solution: Remove the habitat of a parasite-carrying aquatic snail and reduce the level of infection in the local community; all while generating more feed […]

Not washing your bedsheets regularly? You are at risk of these 5 skin infections

ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Aug 01, 2023 01:17 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Not changing bedsheets regularly can create an environment conducive to the growth and accumulation of microorganisms, which can lead to various skin infections If you are someone who doesn’t change or wash their bedsheets regularly due to lack of time or […]