Whether it's plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host's initial immune response plays an integral role in determining whether infection occurs and to what degree it spreads within a population, new University of Colorado Boulder research…
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Twofold Increased ALS Risk in Manual Laborers
Blue-collar workers, particularly carpenters and construction workers, have a significantly increased risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with white-collar workers, new research shows. Investigators found manual laborers had a twofold increased risk for the fatal neurodegenerative disease, possibly because…
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Virus Variants Inciting India’s Second Surge, Epidemiologists Say
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The second surge of COVID-19 cases in India has swamped hospitals much faster than the first because mutations in the virus mean each patient is infecting many more people than before, epidemiologists and doctors say. India’s…
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Study: ER visits for suicidal behavior decreased by 40% during early months of pandemic
While people may expect suicide rates to rise during a worldwide crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Michigan study suggests the onset of the pandemic and state of emergency executive orders likely did not increase suicide-related behavior…
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Screen time entertainment adversely affects the eating habits of children, adolescents
The time children and adolescents spend on screen time entertainment -computers, mobile phones, television and video games- adversely affects their eating habits. This is the main conclusion drawn from a research carried out by EpiPHAAN (Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Accelerometry and…
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Could Tamoxifen Dose Be Slashed Down to 2.5 mg?
Tamoxifen has long been used in breast cancer, both in the adjuvant and preventive setting, but uptake and adherence are notoriously low, mainly because of adverse events. Using a much lower dose to reduce the incidence of side effects would…
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 15,813: RKI
FILE PHOTO: A police officer checks commuters in a car arriving from Poland, at the German-Polish border crossing Stadtbruecke (city bridge) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeBERLIN (Reuters) – The number…
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A Single-County Measles Outbreak Cost Millions, Study Finds
A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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WHO to Scrap Interim Report on Probe of COVID-19 Origins: WSJ
(Reuters) – A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of COVID-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one…
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CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever Outbreak
A new drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi has infected least 71 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new strain, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Typhi, caused a large outbreak in Pakistan’s Sindh province…
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