USA TODAY Outbreak of virulent dog flu in up to 13 Florida caninesABC NewsFlorida officials are monitoring an outbreak of “dog flu” that has been confirmed or suspected in 13 dogs. Seven of the cases are confirmed, and six are suspected, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This is the …Canine … Read more
Fox News Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattooFox NewsThe unidentified man, not pictured in this photo, went swimming 5 days after getting a new tattoo. (iStock). A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria …New Tattoo Warnings: Man … Read more
News18 On World No Tobacco Day 2017, WHO Calls On Governments To Implement Strong Tobacco Control MeasuresKaiser Family Foundation“Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty, and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce large-scale environmental degradation. On World No …Even … Read more
(Natural News) Some people live and die by the nutritional labels on their food, relying on them to guide their eating choices and laboriously counting every last gram of fat. Many people have long known that this is not the best way to compare two foods – for example, a processed snack might be lower… … Read more
(Natural News) Glioblastoma multiforme – or GBM – is a very dangerous type of cancerous tumor usually located in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, but which can also develop elsewhere in the brain or in the spinal cord. This type of cancer is highly malignant because the cancer cells reproduce very quickly and are… … Read more
(Natural News) The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine controversy started with the 1998 publication of a research paper in the medical journal The Lancet. Former gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield and his team found a link between the MMR vaccine and inflammatory bowel disease. The paper was eventually retracted under the weight of an organized… … Read more
(Natural News) Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers may not be so friendly after all, as new research found that a vast majority of these plants were laden with toxic insecticides. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Sussex University in the U.K. examined leaf specimen of 29 plant samples — such as dahlias, allium, bellflowers… … Read more
Live Science Coughing Canines? 6 Things to Know About Dog FluLive ScienceAt least a dozen dogs in Florida are sick with “dog flu,” but what exactly is this disease and where did it come from? So far, 12 dogs in Florida have tested positive for a strain of dog flu virus known as H3N2, and … Read more
CIDRAP Scientists create a more potent, durable version of vancomycinCIDRAPScientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a way to modify an essential antibiotic to make it more powerful and less susceptible to resistance. In a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists …Researchers succeed in making antibiotic a … Read more
Wicked Local Plymouth PUBLIC HEALTH: Ticks pose avoidable health riskWicked Local PlymouthThe risk of blacklegged tick bites is highest in the southern half of New Hampshire beginning about May 12, and a few days later farther north, when ticks in the nymph stage become active. [Courtesy photo/Univ. of New Hampshire] …How to spot — and avoid … Read more