Preventing cardiovascular disease: Salt reduction’s miraculous role

Image: @ Neustockimages | iStock As party conferences kick off, the forthcoming 2024 General Election highlights healthcares vital mission of preventing cardiovascular disease and the role salt reduction can play Prioritising salt reduction has emerges as a potent strategy for the future. After all, in a country with free healthcare, prioritising opportunities to reduce demand […]

New study sheds light on vitamin D’s role in cardiovascular health

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers conducted a prospective population-based analysis to understand whether vitamin D levels were associated with cardiovascular disease events and mortality, and overall mortality. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Study: Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Events but Not with Cardiovascular Disease or Overall Mortality: A Prospective Population-Based Study. Image […]

CDC Advisory Panel Giving Incorrect Advice For Stopping Hospital Infections: Experts

Hundreds of health industry experts will send a second letter to the CDC asking the agency to hold public meetings over proposals to update its Isolation Precautions guidance. Also in the news: the NCQA’s 2023 health plan ratings, Medicare Advantage ads, and more. CIDRAP: Experts Say CDC Not Getting Right Advice On Hospital Infection Prevention […]

Should You Get a Blood Test For Alzheimer’s?

Credit: Ben Konkol/Kelso Harper/Scientific American Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much–yet. Full Transcript Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: We bring you the latest vital health news: Discoveries that affect your body and your […]

Seven Leopard Cubs Die Of Highly Infectious Disease in Bengaluru Zoo

Representational image (IANS) While zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19 have been amassing notoriety for jumping species and infecting humans, the reverse seems to have occurred in Bengaluru Biological Park. Seven leopard cubs have been reported dead after contracting an infection, with zoo officials speculating that humans infected the cats. The Feline Panleukopenia virus (FPV) is […]

How common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children

It was a sunny day in September 2007 when Garrett Pohlman, then seven years old, came home from school. Crying, he warned his mother that radiation was coming out of the house’s electrical sockets. If they went outside, he said, birds would peck them to death. These pronouncements were accompanied by odd facial movements. The […]

Three people infected with dog disease in the UK for first time as cases spread

Three people in the UK have been infected with a dog disease which has been spreading between canines. Brucella canis is an incurable condition and can lead to infertility, lameness and pain in dogs. However, the UK Health Security Agency has now confirmed three Brits have caught the bacterial infection from animals for the first […]