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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

NPR Health

Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

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Bird flu confirmed in child for first time in US: CDC

The Hill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported such infection in a child in the U.S., according to the release. It was detected through influenza testing and reported to the California Department of Public Health through influenza surveillance, the release noted.

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More than 100,000 pounds of ground beef are recalled for possibly having E. coli

NPR Health

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture alerted federal authorities about several illnesses in the past week.

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Using the body’s own defences to fight cancer: new research offers a clue from COVID-19

The Hindu

A recent paper has garnered interest for discovering that white blood cells activated by severe COVID-19 demonstrate cancer-fighting abilities. How does this work?

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For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference

NPR Health

Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects addressing climate-related issues has been frozen. Are things about to change?

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Ancient hot water on Mars points to habitable past

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past.

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Early Mesoamericans trapped fish far earlier than previously thought

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Archaeologists have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland wetland in Belize, the team dated the construction of these fisheries to the Late Archaic period (cal. 2000-1900 BCE), pre-dating Amazonian examples by a thousand years or more.

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Animal characters can play an important role in children's psychological development

News Medical Health Sciences

Children's books are full of animal characters whose antics capture the hearts and inspire the imaginations of their young readers.

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New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests. then disappears

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e-Drive' that reverses insecticide resistance and then disappears from the insect population.

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Tamil Nadu plans hub to tackle health risks linked to climate change

The Hindu

The ‘One Health and Climate Hub’ will conduct comprehensive studies to map health risks and diseases exacerbated by climate change and work on developing predictive models using AI to assess future disease trends based on climate scenarios

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More than 100,000 young people in the US live with inflammatory bowel disease

News Medical Health Sciences

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in U.S. children under 20 is increasing, with over 100,000 affected, revealing critical public health concerns.

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Exploring factors affecting workers' acquisition of exercise habits using machine learning approaches

Science Daily - Public Health

Researchers analyzed data from middle-aged workers who had received Specific Health Guidance -- a revolutionary system implemented by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to improve lifestyle habits for individuals with metabolic syndrome and those at presumptive risk of metabolic syndrome. Using machine learning approaches, they explored the factors that affect the acquisition of exercise habits.

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Advanced diagnostic kit developed for detecting highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus

News Medical Health Sciences

The Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD Hub), a national platform hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan, and the A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII), has successfully developed Steadfast, an advanced diagnostic kit for detecting the highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus (AIV).

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Emergency department boarding: Covering the hidden horror story

Association of Health Care Journalists

Emergency department boarding is a horror story that’s largely hidden from public view. Very sick patients are held for hours or even days in the emergency department, often on a gurney in a hallway, waiting for an inpatient bed or transfer to another facility. As appropriate care is delayed, they experience avoidable pain and complications. Emergency department boarding has worsened in recent years, experts say, as hospitals face greater financial pressure to wring out excess inpatient capacity

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Many Americans unaware of alcohol's cancer risks, survey shows

News Medical Health Sciences

Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that you can "lower your risk for cancer by drinking less alcohol or not drinking at all," Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) data show that less than half of Americans know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of later developing cancer.

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A randomized trial comparing safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of self-amplifying mRNA and adenovirus-vector COVID-19 vaccines

NPJ Vaccine

npj Vaccines, Published online: 23 November 2024; doi:10.

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Fermented kimchi may help combat obesity by regulating gut microbiota

News Medical Health Sciences

Kimchi consumption significantly reduces body fat and enhances metabolic indicators in overweight individuals, highlighting its role in obesity management.

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Antidepressants Can Rewire Your Mind to the Point of Committing Violent Crimes

Mercola

Mental health in America is slowly deteriorating. According to a report from TIME, only 31% of adults rated their mental health as "excellent" in 2022, which went down from 43% two decades prior. To help them cope, the first solution is typically to take an antidepressant. In fact, around 16% of adults have taken a psychiatric drug within the previous year, with antidepressants being the most used type. 1 Worse, even the youth has been captured by Big Pharma.

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Do podcasts influence health behaviors?

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers examine the impact of podcasts on health behaviors and outcomes, use patterns, and individual perceptions.

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Giving Thanks for Public Health

APHL

With Thanksgiving approaching, it seems appropriate that we pause to give thanks for the people who help ensure a healthy life is possible for all—the public health workforce. This Monday, November 28, APHL joins Research!America and other public health organizations in celebrating Public Health Thank You Day. From initiating public health emergency responses to investigating disease outbreaks to communicating about health and safety, public health workers truly are lifesavers.

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Anxiety and negative emotions reduced by brain circuit that consciously slows breathing

News Medical Health Sciences

Findings on the dACC→PnC circuit show how breathing patterns influence anxiety, paving the way for new therapeutic approaches to emotional regulation.

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Building the next generation of public health workers

NC Health News

By Rachel Crumpler The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the critical role of public health workers. Even as many people were losing jobs and hunkering down, they mobilized quickly to provide education on masking, vaccinated millions of people, followed data trends to identify and contain outbreaks of infection and much more. The work was visible as society reeled from an unprecedented health emergency that disrupted life for so many.

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New study challenges the traditional view of gene switches

News Medical Health Sciences

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA.

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Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism

RAND

Across the world, women have, and are, playing incredible roles as bulwarks against the rise of authoritarianism. And women have been vital to solving the United States' most wicked national security problems—from serving on the front lines in combat to providing essential intelligence analysis.

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Cetuximab performs better than durvalumab in treating head and neck cancers

News Medical Health Sciences

Head and neck cancers are the seventh most common type of cancer worldwide, according to the 2020 World Cancer Report. Smokers and drinkers, as well as those with HPV infections, are disproportionately affected.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Dan Buettner and “Living to 100” Docuseries

Exploring Health

How Our Daily Behaviors Can Help Us Live Longer by Alexa Morales I was taught to celebrate death throughout my childhood in Mexico. Not in a morbid kind of way but by remembering our loved ones and commemorating them through the Dia de Muertos , or Day of the Dead. Still, celebrating death does not make me less afraid of it, even though I grew up with this tradition.

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Parkinson's disease drug disrupts the gut microbiome by inducing iron deficiency

News Medical Health Sciences

In a groundbreaking new study, conducted within the framework of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health", scientists from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, Aalborg University and Boston University, have revealed that the widely prescribed Parkinson's disease drug entacapone significantly disrupts the human gut microbiome by inducing iron deficiency.

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Understanding why chemotherapy is a lifeline in cancer care

The Hindu

While chemotherapy may be feared for its side effects, its role in saving lives cannot be overstated; it plays a critical role in managing the growing epidemic of cancer

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New technology enables rapid detection of TNT metabolites in the human body

News Medical Health Sciences

Recently, a research group led by Prof. HUANG Chaoqun from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed an innovative dual drift tube ion mobility spectrometry (DDT-IMS) technology.

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Creatine Boosts Brain Health and Function

Mercola

Creatine, commonly used by athletes to build muscle, is a naturally occurring compound that’s synthesized in the body — 95% of your body’s creatine supply is found in your skeletal muscle while 5% is in your brain. It is also obtained from animal-based dietary sources like red meat. Creatine is stored in your muscles and brain, where it helps maintain optimal levels of the energy molecules ATP (adenosine triphosphate).

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Pioneering protocol sheds light on NMDA receptor distribution in Alzheimer's brains

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), who are also part of the Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED) and the Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), have developed a cellular fractionation protocol.

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What are the AB PM-JAY and ABHA health cards? Explained

The Hindu

Following the extension of the AB PM-JAY health insurance scheme to all senior citizens, there is some amount of confusion over which card to apply for.

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Nanomedicine using gas bubbles offers hope for lung cancer treatment

News Medical Health Sciences

The delivery of nanomedicines using gas bubbles has shown itself to be a unique way of transporting cytotoxins to the lungs of cancer patients.

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Animal characters can boost young children's psychological development

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A study has shown that iconic characters such as Peter Rabbit -- or Toad and Ratty from The Wind in the Willows -- can also play an important role in the development of children's theory of mind skills, which include the ability to read and predict social changes in the environment through tone of voice, choice of words, or facial expression.

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