SPRINGFIELD — A person who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness has died, the Illinois Department of Public Health said ...
Illinois health officials announced on Friday the death of a person who had vaped and later developed a severe respiratory illness. The death comes amid ...
Health officials say the number of the number of severe breathing illnesses reported in people who vape has grown to nearly 200 in 22 states. Officials with the ...
CHICAGO (AP) - Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first ...
A teenage girl traveling through Southern California may have exposed hundreds of people to the measles when she visited several popular tourist destinations, ...
Health authorities say a teenage girl traveling from New Zealand to Southern California this month was infectious with highly contagious measles and may have ...
A teenager from New Zealand visited Los Angeles and Orange counties this month and made a trip to Disneyland while she was sick with measles, potentially ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Zealand teenager who traveled to Southern California this month was infectious with highly contagious measles and may ...
PHOENIX — An international teen girl who came to Phoenix to compete in the World Hip Hop Dance Championships at the Arizona Grand Resort in August was ...
PHOENIX - State and Maricopa County health officials say a teenage international traveler to Arizona has tested positive for measles, and may have exposed ...
PHOENIX — Valley health officials are warning the public that a teen international traveler tested positive for measles and could have exposed others. According ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says accelerated research and development (R&D) in new tools for malaria prevention and treatment is key if the world is ...
The key to eradicating malaria in the near future is stepped up research and development of new tools to battle the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Eradicating malaria is biologically feasible and a lofty aim, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but the focus for now should be getting the funds, tools ...
LONDON: The World Health Organization says it's theoretically possible to wipe out malaria, but probably not with the flawed vaccine and other control methods ...
BOSTON (AP) — Public health officials say a third human case of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis has been confirmed in ...
The idea has been around for two decades or so: Give people one pill containing different drugs to fight an array of heart ailments. Now, the first major long-term ...
A new study shows “the dog effect” has real scientific support behind it. Researchers observed that owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if ...
(CNN) — Dog's aren't just our best friends, they're also good for our health, new research suggests. A study published Friday in the journal Mayo Clinic ...
It's a warning many don't want to hear, but one the Fresno County Health Department says you need to know. The West Nile Virus is spreading and people in ...
The virus has not only affected Laura Hardwick's body, but also her brain. She cannot walk without a walker, eat without someone feeding her or even spell her ...
It's officially an outbreak. There are more West Nile cases in Southern Nevada this year than ever before and mosquito season is far from over. There's no clear ...
News 4 first shared the story on August 21, and it generated a lot of debate, so the following night, News 4 took some of the debated statements to a Roswell ...
Vaping, also caresearch has shown that vaping can be harmful to health even when the vapour is entirely nicotine-freelled smoking e-cigarettes, is growing in ...
A growing body of evidence suggests the potential harm of vaping electronic cigarettes has been underestimated. While e-cigarette advertisements claim the ...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and their medical contractors do not administer influenza vaccines to migrants being held at detention centers along ...
A deadly strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 250 people may not respond to the antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat the foodborne infection, ...
Michigan health officials are investigating six cases — five confirmed and one possible — of rare gonorrhea infections that often require hospitalization.
A rare and serious infection caused by the same bacteria that causes gonorrhea is spreading in Michigan, and state health officials are urging residents to ...
Coming down with a nasty Salmonella infection can easily sideline even the healthiest of people, but it's when the bacteria show resistance to common ...
An outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella that's being called “alarming” has infected 255 people in 32 different states, according to a report from the Centers for ...
A deadly outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella that sickened 225 people across the US beginning in 2018 may have been spurred by a sharp rise in the ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Thursday of a drug-resistant strain of salmonella newport linked to the overuse of antibiotics in ...
Two health agencies in Australia are investigating a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the South Korean community. The Australian Capital Territory.
UPDATE (08/23/2019 at 6:15 P.M.) -- This story has been updated with a quote from McLean County Health Department administrator Tammy Brooks and the ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with local health departments to make hepatitis A vaccines more available. A dozen cases have been ...
A sweeping new global study has just provided even more evidence that air pollution increases the risk of death. The study, published August 22nd in The New ...
The air quality in many major cities around the world falls well below acceptable limits, and the death toll is rising. However, a new study shows that even when ...
From planes and buses to refineries and factories, there are multiple sources of air pollution. These are complex processes that lead to formation of new ...
With every breath you take, you're inhaling a lot more than just the oxygen your lungs crave. Particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, ozone—all pollutants known to ...
New research has uncovered a strong link between air pollution exposure and an increase in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, especially bipolar ...
The medical journal BMJ published a report today that links higher levels of physical activity at any intensity to a lower risk of early death in middle-age and older ...
The autopsy reports showed that eight year-old Felipe, 16 year-old Carlos and two year-old Wilmer had the flu when they died in the custody of US immigration ...
As Zika virus raced through the Americas and the Caribbean in 2015 and 2016, it infected an estimated 800,000 people and left nearly 4000 newborns with ...
If you own a pet, you know it's a big part of your family. Now new research shows those four-legged friends may actually be good for your heart. Michael Labelle ...
MIAMI (WSVN) - Health officials have issued an alert after another person contracted dengue fever in Miami-Dade. Health officials said this is the third case of ...
Health officials have issued an alert after another person contracted dengue fever in Miami-Dade. Health officials say this is the third case of the illness to be ...
The third locally transmitted case of dengue fever has been confirmed in a Miami-Dade County resident, the Florida Department of Health announced Friday.
One person has died due to dengue fever while there have been about 2,000 dengue fever cases so far this year. This has been revealed by the Minister for ...
By Mary Beth Pfeiffer. In the same week recently, a New York state woman died from a paralyzing virus and an Ontario, Canada, boy suffered meningitis, both ...
As the threat of Lyme disease grows and fears surrounding it spread faster than the ticks that carry the infection, researchers are developing two vaccine or ...
As Lyme disease continues to spread, its costs to the health care system — and the broader economy — have been mounting. It's time to take Lyme disease ...
Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on ...
The Trump administration is trying to legalize indefinite detention of migrant families. But detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term ...
Laser welding is an integral part of modern manufacturing, but it fractures ceramic materials. Penilla et al. developed two methods for welding ceramics using ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Dogs in Marion County are under attack but not from what you might expect. An increase in the parvo virus is a direct threat to your dog ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officials is warning the public of a disease impacted deer in the area. TWRA is working ...
A new study suggests that the time adolescents are spending on their phones and online is not that bad. The study tracked young adolescents on their ...
New research suggests it's time to set aside fears about teen phone use and "start figuring out ways to best support them in both their offline and online lives."
Officials at Glacier National park said in a press release on Friday that last week, the Glacier County Health Department confirmed that a bat that scratched a ...
Glacier County Health Department officials confirmed a bat that scratched a park resident in the St. Mary area was rabid, according to an Aug. 23 press release.
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK- — A Glacier National Park resident is undergoing rabies vaccinations after being scratched by a rabid bat. In a press release, GNP ...
A study looks at the toll of cancer on children around the world. Co-author Dr. Lisa Force of St. Jude hospital says: "An important prognostic indicator for survival ...
A 43-year-old man has shared his incredible weight loss success on the keto diet plan. Sharing his before and after pictures on Reddit, he wrote a detailed ...
While the keto diet is relatively safe for adults, this may not be the case for children. This article reviews the uses, safety, and risks of the keto diet for children and ...
Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet focuses on fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains and calls for reducing unhealthy fats and sugars.
CHAPEL HILL — E-cigarette “vaping” is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking. But a new study out of UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine ...
ITHACA, N.Y. — A skunk caught on 2nd Street in the City of Ithaca tested positive for rabies, according to the Tompkins County Health Department. The skunk ...
Huntington, West Virginia (CNN) 7-week-old Oliveah just started daycare, and when she cries, her teachers ask all the usual questions: Is she hungry? Does she ...
Researchers at UC San Francisco and the University of Queensland have discovered a scorpion toxin that targets the “wasabi receptor,” a chemical-sensing ...
A team of researchers discovered a toxin from the venom of the Australian black rock scorpion triggers pain but not inflammation. The mechanism by which it ...
Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have discovered that a scorpion toxin can actually be harnessed to target the wasabi receptor, ...
Doing light physical activity such as cooking or washing dishes each day is enough to substantially lower the risk of early death, a study suggests. Researchers...
Photo: Aleksandar Nakic/Getty Images. Move more, sit less, live longer. Every step counts, advises the British Medical Journal (BMJ). And a lot more than you ...
Restless leg syndrome strikes one in 10 Americans, leaving many with insomnia. Penn State University researchers found a three-fold higher risk of suicide and ...
A teenage girl with measles who visited multiple tourist destinations in Southern California earlier this month - including the Disneyland Resort, Santa Monica ...
Despite outbreaks of flu, tuberculosis, chicken pox and other contagious diseases, US Customs and Border Protection refuses to tell the public how many ...
Mosquitoes didn't become the most prolific animal killer of humanity by being lazy. A new study this week suggests that a common disease-causing species in ...
It can seem like there are new diets popping up in your news feed every day, but because of its many benefits, the low-carb diet is probably here to stay. Yes,
Research think it may be because athletes eat more energy bars and gels and drink sugary sports drinks. All are known to cause tooth damage, the researchers ...
A paper released in the British Dental Journal shows that elite athletes, despite their super-human fitness levels, are doing worse than regular people in one ...
Elite athletes have bad teeth despite putting more effort into looking after them than other people, a study shows. UCL scientists interviewed 352 British athletes, ...
Sports drinks, energy bars and gels could be ruining the teeth of elite athletes, according to a study. Elite and professional athletes have a "substantial" amount ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Almost 20 more cases of hepatitis A have been reported in the last week, according to new numbers released by the Louisiana ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Almost 20 more cases of hepatitis A have been reported in the last week, according to new numbers released by the Louisiana ...
Type 2 diabetes means a person's pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar levels. Overtime, unchecked blood sugar levels can pose ...
Diabetes is a condition that affects the body's ability to process blood sugar, and if not kept under control can lead to an increased risk of stroke and/or a heart ...
Exercise can promote the overall health of a diabetic patient. It is a natural way to manage blood sugar levels. You can choose your favourite exercises and keep ...
Apples are rich with both soluble and insoluble fibres. Fibres do not get digested quickly and take their own time to break down and digest, which enables ...
A team of researchers led by data scientists in the Netherlands came up with the fateful 14 based on data from 44,168 people, aged 18 to 109. The data included ...
Nobody can see into the future, but the blood that courses through your veins may hold some important secrets about your future health – or lack thereof.
A new blood test could predict if you will die in the next decade with more than 80 percent accuracy, researchers claim. The groundbreaking test, which can ...
If there was a way to predict your own death, would you want to know when it would happen? It sounds like the plot to a macabre sci-fi book, but German ...
Vaping, even temporarily, can affect the blood vessels in healthy people — even if the vape pod does not contain nicotine, according to a new study published in ...
Even a single course of antibiotics was associated with an increased risk of colon cancer, especially in the proximal colon, in a matched case-control study.
Taking certain antibiotics -- especially multiple times or for long courses -- may put you at risk for colon cancer, a large new study suggests. The researchers ...
Steadily and relentlessly, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea has slipped past medicine's defenses, acquiring resistance to once-reliable drugs, including ...
HOW TO get rid of visceral fat: Having high levels of visceral fat can be detrimental to a person's health, particularly because of where it's stored in the body.
The HighKey Snacks Keto Mini Cookies are low-carb, keto-friendly and even approved by A-listers like Jenna Jameson, who lost weight on the Ketogenic diet.
You've probably heard that if you want to transform your body, you've got to make changes to your nutrition, but that doesn't mean exercise is unimportant. If.
Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven't seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a ...
Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging at Trinity College Dublin have shown in the largest study to date that lower levels of specific dietary ...
Low levels of vitamin D in young kids might lead to aggressive behavior later. Vitamin D benefits include strong bones, and the best way to increase levels is ...
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Gus Franklin Jr, Elementary School was was closed Friday after multiple students fell ill with fevers, throwing up, and/or ...
Fasting could provide "enormous potential" in managing or preventing inflammation which is thought to contribute to type 2 diabetes, US researchers have said.
A new scalable, high-throughput fabrication process that makes use of roll-to-roll printing and laser cutting can produce wearable sweat sensors rapidly and ...
