The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic viruses in Europe among the small mammals inhabiting farming landscapes
In northwest Spain, scientists screened 526 wild small mammals for zoonotic viruses and identified several viruses, such as hantavirus, orthopoxvirus, and arenavirus. Their findings have been documented in a study available in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Study: Viral Zoonoses in Small…
Read MoreHow to soothe dry and irritated eyes
Waking up with dry, red and itchy eyes is a horrible way to start the day. Whether it’s hay fever – which has been worse than usual this year – allergies or something else, dry eyes can be a nightmare…
Read MoreNorth Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million
North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million—a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population. The country is also trying to prevent…
Read MoreMonkeypox latest: Experts warn spread may become global as 2 more countries announce cases
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Read MoreEvaluating efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals in a mouse model
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers from Belgium evaluated the efficacy of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antiviral drugs in a severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse model. Study: A SCID mouse model to…
Read MoreDoes He Have Back Pain or Rheumatism?
WIESBADEN, Germany — To differentiate temporary or even long-lasting symptoms, such as in the back, from one of the 100 or so “actual” rheumatologic conditions is not easy, even for specialists. “Inflammatory conditions of the connective tissue, which pervades the…
Read MoreWhat We Know About Shuttered Baby Formula Plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage is a single factory: Abbott Nutrition’s plant that has been closed for more than three months because of contamination problems. On Monday, U.S. officials announced a deal with…
Read MoreCDC 71 new cases of mysterious pediatric hepatitis
BREAKING: CDC reports a total of 180 cases of mysterious hepatitis among U.S. children since October – up from 109 last week: No new deaths CDC officials revealed another 71 cases had been reported to them in two weeks ‘Vast…
Read MoreGermany OKs more COVID-19 vaccine spending for this fall
Germany plans to spend another 830 million euros ($872 million) to buy new coronavirus vaccines that will allow the country to deal with a series of possible variants this fall, the health minister said Wednesday. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said…
Read MoreTikToker's Harrowing Vibrator Health Scare Is a Reminder About Sex Toy Safety
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