#disease
"Pittsburgh woman dies in first human case of West Nile virus in county this year" #Pittsburgh #PA #disease #WestNile #mosquitos https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-west-nile-virus-death/45419298
"Scientists Discover a Small Strand of RNA to Be Key to Fighting Cancer With Our Immune System"
#FaithHealing Cringe Fails: Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoamMMrQLcg
Can #prayer heal #disease or are #televangelism & #healing #revivals giant money-making #scams? Let's debunk #faith #healers again! And watch #PatRobertson's hilarious failed #MittRomney #prophecy.
#Covid19vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and #dying from the #disease
https://fullfact.org/health/chris-preddie-charles-hoffe-covid-vaccine/
We publushed a new article.
✳️ kudos to Carlijn Voorend and other co-authors!
"#Apathy symptoms were highly prevalent and associated with concurrent lower physical and #cognitive status, lower HRQoL, and increased #mortality. These findings highlight apathy as a potentially important clinical phenotype in older #CKD patients."
📖 Am J #Kidney #Disease (#OpenAccess)
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.07.021
#Genetic #research is identifying disease-resistant super #corals in the Caribbean
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-genetic-disease-resistant-super-corals-caribbean.html
#Genetics of #coral #resilience: #Genome-wide study in #StaghornCoral identifies markers of #disease resistance https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk2492 by Laura Mydlarz et al.
"right under the nose of #scientists and #environmentalists, a stealthy bacterial infection called #WhiteBandDisease spread across the #Caribbean and nearly eradicated two iconic corals, the staghorn and related elkhorn corals."
Can humans spread #Disease to #Wildlife? : Discover
#UNESCO adds 13 new sites to its world #Heritage list : Misc
A #Robotic #Exoskeleton adapts to wearers to help them walk faster : Tech Review
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
People should be able to safely access medical care, full stop. #Airborne #disease spread — including but not limited to #COVID19 — in #healthcare settings is a patient and #worker #safety issue. We need both #IndoorAirQualityStandards and #respirator usage (not just masks, respirators) to make care and care work safe and accessible.
Kind of random question, and maybe it's just my exposure to the disease, but is "ALS" really still better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease? I just think of it as ALS. It's not like "ALS" is hard to pronounce. Now what ALS stands for, yes, that can be a mouthful. ALS itself though gets plenty of mention since it's always "ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease." If it's a generational thing, that could be. For context, I remember the 1980s.
Yeah. #WearAMask In Starbucks today, more than 20 people packed in and this guy the only one with a mask on. So be it.
"How Many Microbes Does It Take to Make You Sick?"
"Exposure to a virus isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. The concept of 'infectious dose' suggests ways to keep ourselves safer from harm."
Reposting this in honor of my dad, #WorldAlzheimersMonth, and #FTDAwarenessWeek. Sending strength to everyone facing #dementia and their #caregivers
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
Reposting this in honor of my dad, #WorldAlzheimersMonth, and #FTDAwarenessWeek. Sending strength to everyone facing #dementia and their #caregivers
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
LATimes: California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease... "Instead of cropping up in people in their 60s or 70s after decades of exposure, it is now afflicting men in their 20s, 30s or 40s" #disease #countertops #kitchens #silicosis https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-24/silicosis-countertop-workers-engineered-stone
Inverse Vaccines Could Help Treat Autoimmune Conditions - Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system starts attacking the body’s own c... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/25/inverse-vaccines-could-help-treat-autoimmune-conditions/ #autoimmunedisease #currentevents #medicalhacks #autoimmunity #immunesystem #featured #interest #disease
New preprint from the Jepson group - lead author Simon has found a strong developmental component contributes to disease phenotypes in a Drosophila dystonia model. Dependent on neuronal activity during a critical period in pupal development. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.20.558625v1 #Drosophila #disease #Neuroscience
"Our study shows a fundamental role for Ago2 and the siRNA pathway in controlling arbovirus infection in #mosquitoes, as well as in protecting the mosquitoes against mortality upon arboviral infection by modulating DNA repair, #apoptosis, and #autophagy. Our study provides insights into the molecular interactions between mosquitoes and #arboviruses that may facilitate the development of novel #disease control strategies."
Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers - The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard. #Labor #FarmWorkers #OutdoorWorkers #PublicHealth #FungalInfections #GlobalWarming #Disease https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/valley-fever-is-a-growing-fungal-threat-to-outdoor-workers/
Dangers of allowing news monopolies supported by special interests of business and government. News becomes denialism and personal. This choice should be removed from reach.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/rupert-murdoch-worst-person-ever
#StitchedInkMedia #Politics #News #RightWing #Extremists #Danger #Risk #Climate #ClimateChange #Nature #Wars #Disease #Pestilence #Denialism #FakeNews
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US - “The dreaded rat lungworm—a parasite with a penchant for rats and slugs that occasionally finds itself rambling and writhing in human brains—has firmly established itself in the Southeast US and will likely continue its rapid invasion…” #PublicHealth #Infections #Parasite #Medical #disease https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/worm-that-jumps-from-rats-to-slugs-to-human-brains-has-invaded-southeast-us/
29 confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/300976559/29-confirmed-cases-of-cryptosporidium-in-queenstown
We welcome Dr Xiaoli Wang Director and statistician Ms Yonghong Liu from #Beijing CDC. They will be working with Dr Shengjie Lai and his team exploring #disease and #mobility data to better predict the spread of #pandemics.
Trying to #Train Your #Brain Faster? Knowing This Might Help With That : Sci Am
#FedEx for your #Cells: this biological delivery service could treat #Disease : Nature
#AI shows no sign of #Consciousness yet, but we know what to look for : New Scientist
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
Smog from a volcano south of Manila downs students. Classes have been suspended in the area due to rising sulfur dioxide emissions from Taal Volcano.
#Philippines #Rappler #Luzon #Volcano #Batangas #Smog #Pollution #Disease #Cavite #Laguna #Disaster #SulfurDioxide #Vog
Obesity is a dangerous disease that shares key features with cancer
#Health #Cancer #Obesity #Diabetes #Disease #Stroke #Overweight #HeartAttack #Metastasis #Triglycerides
#ObesityAwareness #CancerSimilarities #DiseaseAwareness #GlobalHealth
https://the-14.com/obesity-is-a-dangerous-disease-that-shares-key-features-with-cancer/
I've been out scouting for Downy Mildew after two rain events within a week and it's been overcast since. Lo and behold - new infections on leaves. This is on young Syrah, but I've seen it in all the other blocks I've checked so far - Cinsault, Carignan, Merlot. I'm thinking to apply some copper to protect these leaves, as we still have lots of time for photosynthesis before the first frost...
#Viticulture #Languedoc #Disease #Fungus #DownyMildew #Fungicide #OrganicFarming
Brush your teeth, you filthy animals!
Poor oral hygiene is associated with an increased risk for myriad health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and early death. The state of our teeth and gums, though, may be vital for our well-being beyond the mouth and body. #pathology #disease #microbiology #dentistry #PublicHealth #hygiene https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/21/teeth-gums-oral-health-dementia-alzheimers/
Over 1000 cows to be culled after M bovis found on mid-Canterbury farm https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/132985859/over-1000-cows-to-be-culled-after-m-bovis-found-on-midcanterbury-farm
Podcast: The Ark of Citrus
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
#WorldAlzheimer'sMonth
#EndAlz
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
#WorldAlzheimer'sMonth
#EndAlz
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/european-governments-railways-road-building-report-motorways-funding-rail the culture around #transport is so blind and idiotic! I have never driven a car and I'm sure doing so will give you an incurable brain #disease. We should melt every last able-bodied person's car to put trams on every street and build a complete #international #HSR system. It's blatantly obvious,but fucking #burger culture still taints the minds of all us poor westerners. #transit #mobility #bike #biking #cycling #trains #rail #public #collective #free #cars #auto #autos
Another Nipah outbreak in India: What do we know about this virus and how to stop it?
NPR reports: https://flip.it/rtbnND
Preventing #autoimmune reactions by marking molecules with “do not attack” flags: “Inverse #vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases:
https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/inverse-vaccine-shows-potential-treat-multiple-sclerosis-and-other-autoimmune-diseases #MS #diabetes #arthritis #crohnsdisease #disease #immunology #medicine
Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3-million Breakthrough Prize
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02890-1
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37535537
* triple-drug combination Trikafta helps 90% of people w. cystic fibrosis
* inherited disorder affecting lungs, other organs
* mutations in gene that makes the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR)
* involved in production of mucus, sweat, other fluids
#CysticFibrosis #Trikafta #disease #medicine #BreakthroughPrize #CFTR
Not sure whether this is a 👀 or 🙄 #disease #outbreak https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell/111078142345335306
He worries that recommending #boosters for everyone could distract from the urgency of boosting those at risk of severe #disease, but he said #Florida ofcls went too far by dissuading young people who are #immunocompromised or have other risk factors for severe disease from getting the new shot & casting doubt on #covid-19 #vaccination more broadly. “They have been given a platform & abused it,” he said.
(IMO a silly worry, IC/at risk are well aware of the importance of preventative measures)
They are definitely on to something, hope they move quickly on this discovery. They're tagging damaged cells to make the body recognize them as aging, friendly cells, so the body stops attacking itself. Addresses Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's disease, Type 1 Diabetes...
#cure #for #MS #multiple #sclerosis #type 1 #diabetes #crohns #disease #damaged #human #cells #attacked #possible #vaccine https://scitechdaily.com/new-vaccine-can-completely-reverse-autoimmune-diseases-like-multiple-sclerosis-type-1-diabetes-and-crohns-disease/
Have you become increasingly more tired since hitting your thirties? Have trouble concentrating?
Read this and get checked, if at all possible: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obstructive-sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20352090
I thought it was just my already bad mental health getting worse. But it's obstructive sleep apnea, which is fairly easily treatable. Can't wait to get started.
#sleep #mentalhealth #middleage #tired #tiredbrain #tiredallthetime #disease
Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies.
AP reports: https://flip.it/PyUQJE
#Today's #meditation :
In the same way that #love
is regenerative #medicine,
#hate is a degenerative #disease.
Non-communicable diseases are on the rise worldwide. This #PLOSBiology Essay advocates for combining genomic tools with partnerships with subsistence-level groups experiencing rapid lifestyle change to identify #genetic loci associated with #disease risk.
https://plos.io/3r1butT
Greece: Epidemiologists sound alarm on severe impact of the floods to public health and warn of several diseases, such as typhus, gastroenteritis, malaria and West Nile Virus, that would break out in the flooded areas #flooding #disaster #greece #disease https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2023/09/09/health-impact-diseases-floods-epidemiologists-warn/
I don't get it.
Here in Australia, in one of Sydney's biggest hospitals (Royal Prince Alfred aka RPA) masks are mandatory at all times — for everybody. And they WILL kick you out if you don't follow the rules.
Yet I'm reading that many health services worldwide are only now "considering" maybe perhaps one day reintroducing masks.
What the flaming fark? Just bloody do it! Masking saves getting a nasty dose of a number of airborne diseases, and hospitals & doctors' rooms are know for their diseases — it's why they exist for crying out loud!
We mask in shops etc too, but I get it, perhaps they're not as bad as a health setting. Perhaps. You do you there. But a hospital? There should be no question.
If not for you, for the other patients.
𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸; 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸.
From last week: NYTimes: Why Are So Many Players Getting Sick at the U.S. Open? "It is unclear whether all of the players have the same illness, or whether their cases are connected, but something has been going around the U.S. Open... with players no longer required to test for Covid-19, it is difficult to determine the cause of the illnesses among them." 🤔 🙄 #mystery #disease #outbreak #tennis (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/sports/tennis/us-open-players-sick.html?unlocked_article_code=kN0v4qB9MSkhArNFFfqY2hpADTVuOTR4jHCQvHqAcEVHc3zENtOonAyl0aqcNhGepKP_utzfxFPCc4MuuvTcGitJuYgMy7keI0BirTC6pT4sBlZJGnXco7oYhF2bb8TJgupbgvyOMxJLbNQVGehL6VINrosMXO65LvyT1gjHM82S0XlPTNboiNGf09uDXHdnoJnN9lmCypieWQnBSAptMdEzORM29cKa2oUDhjWx3bu7x5RGrY1rcJo29q8j10LlnKvQrA5UxugamJN23A4rHvpf0dV4DRMlAMnj6nHA6lceD0HskLf5mDJW-ReSx3VAETzN4KciSeZfayOnBBHq-3EZzgo&smid=url-share
South-East Australia Marine Heatwave Forecast To Be Literally Off The Scale
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/south-east-australia-marine-heatwave-forecast-to-be-literally-off-the-scale <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climatechange #marine #marineconservation #marinelife #heatwave #Australia #Tasmania #MarineHeatwave #fishing #fisheries #fisheriesmanagement #economics #economy #foodsecurity #watertemperature #waterquality #abalone #paua #salmon #oyster #ecosystem #health #ecosystemchange #disease
Today (9/7) is the last day for comments on expanding #wastewater surveillance of #COVID19 and other infectious diseases. Right now there are only FIVE comments.
Please, please comment - This is the only way we can monitor #disease threats in this podunk mess of a nation. #Covid #pandemic will not be the last and we need tools.
#CDC comment form: https://www.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2023-0055-0001
More info: https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/we-must-expand-covid-wastewater-collection
Wired.
The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just Beginning
#FungalInfections are rising worldwide and climate change may be to blame. #Medicine isn’t ready.
In February, a dermatologist in New York City contacted the state’s health department about two female patients, ages 28 and 47, who were not related but suffered from the same troubling problem.
#fungi #disease #climate #ClimateCrisis #GlobalBoiling #health #HealthCare
The SARS-CoV-2 #virus #mutates much faster than our #science and #medical #infrastructure can adapt and respond, especially with the strong—and criminally negligent—#government resistance to adopting and maintaining serious, ongoing risk mitigation policies against the #disease.
The next #vaccine should be available soon, but may only be very effective for those like me who are 65+ and/or have #medical conditions
cc @clayrivers
Sadly, this country is sliding into the #fascist cesspool the right wing has been embracing for a while now. It's a slow motion trainwreck.
The Allied forces may have won WWII, but #fascism and #hate were never defeated. Instead, these toxic and violent ideologies were driven underground and spread quietly throughout the US until recent.
The American-brand of fascism is just a different strain of the same toxic sociopolitical #disease which plagued Germany and Italy last century.
Fascism infects society just like HIV infects the body; the #American brand of #Christofascism is an evolved strain of the same disease.
The right wing endorses violence because they lack power and only know cruel oppression. They align themselves with the real owners of this country (billionaires and #corporations for their own self interests.
We cannot and must not grow numb to this, nor is there room to be afraid. Fascism occurs because #democracy is weak.
Recent extensive evidence indicates that #AirPollution, in addition to causing respiratory (e.g., #asthma) & cardiovascular diseases (e.g., #HeartAttacks), may also negatively affect the brain & contribute to central nervous system diseases (e.g., #Alzheimer's & #Parkinson's #disease) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107523
#science #medical #NeuroInflammation #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #Neurotoxicity #BrainDamage #death
#AirPollution has sent many people to an early grave
To paraphrase "Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), coal & wood smoke pollution is ubiquitous in today’s cities, towns & villages
& a major public health concern
resulting in premature death
& a wide spectrum of global diseases" https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819136-1.00003-6
'the invisible killer' https://theecologist.org/2018/nov/27/air-pollution-invisible-killer
#science #health #ClimateChange #TrafficPollution #FossilFuels #WoodSmoke #disease #money #greenwash
It's grim out there isn't it.☹️
#climate #politics #fascism #sexism #casualbigotry #war #disease #stupidity
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Virus-carrying tropical mosquitos found in Finland as climate heats.
Culex modestus, already in UK, can carry West Nile virus causing flu-like symptoms and even death.
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A new study foresees a 20% increase in cases of viruses like dengue, Zika and chikungunya over the next 30 years due to climate change.
Higher temperatures are already causing the diseases carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito to spread in cooler regions like southern Brazil and southern Europe.
by Luís Patriani
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/zika-dengue-transmission-expected-to-rise-with-climate-change/
The eradication of smallpox, since I first learned the story of it, has always seemed to me to be one of the greatest accomplishments of humanity. This video, by the great science explainer channel Kurzgesagt, tells the story of smallpox's virulence and its eradication, and points out the risk of forgetting the huge benefits that vaccines have brought us.
World’s largest study shows the more you walk, the lower your risk of death, even if you walk fewer than 5,000 steps https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/997859 #Cardiovascular #Disease #Health #Cardiology #Data #Science #News @science
How We Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where #Ebola May Strike
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ProPublica spent months teaching a computer to analyze past Ebola #outbreaks linked to #deforestation.
What we found reveals a weakness in the way that governments and #PublicHealth experts are preparing for future #pandemics.
#MachineLearning #Disease #Outbreak #Pandemic #Nigeria #Africa #Spillover #News #Research
#GlobalWarming is affecting human #health in many ways. And now this: #Mosquitoes, #ticks and other #disease-carrying vectors absolutely love warmer temps.
#Malaria in the US? Yep.
These pesky #insects are expanding their range and becoming more active—they bite more. But all is not predetermined, history suggests. This writer/doctor explains what government needs to do, and how you can protect yourself.
#BibbyStockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings
Internal document warns ‘large numbers’ could be affected if #disease breaks out on #barge planned to house #asylum seekers
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/06/bibby-stockholm-move-ins-planned-for-monday-despite-outbreak-warnings #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryInhumanity
Who is replacing Dr. Anthony Fauci as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)?
Vox profiles Jeanne Marrazzo, a leading researcher of sexually transmitted infections.
Leprosy may now be endemic in Florida
Central Florida in particular has seen a disproportionate share of cases, which indicates it might be an #endemic location for the disease, meaning #leprosy has a consistent presence in the region's population rather than popping up in the form of one-off outbreaks.
"According to the National #Hansen’s #Disease Program, 159 new cases were reported in the United States in 2020; Florida was among the top reporting states," the report said. "#Central #Florida, in particular, accounted for 81% of cases reported in Florida"
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/leprosy-may-be-endemic-florida-cdc-rcna97567
Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks.
Grist reports: "The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather."
"Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. A recently published research letter from the CDC says Central Florida accounted for 81% of cases reported in Florida and almost one-fifth of cases reported across the U.S." #Florida #leprosy #disease https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leprosy-endemic-central-florida-cdc-what-to-know-disease/
Future of the human climate niche
and
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
Future of the human climate niche
"All species have an environmental niche, and despite technological advances, humans are unlikely to be an exception. Here, we demonstrate that for millennia, human populations have resided in the same narrow part of the climatic envelope available on the globe, characterized by a major mode around ∼11 °C to 15 °C mean annual temperature (MAT). "
"We show that in a business-as-usual climate change scenario, the geographical position of this temperature niche is projected to shift more over the coming 50 y than it has moved since 6000 BP."
"Global warming will affect ecosystems as well as human health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, and economic growth in many ways."
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1910114117
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
"The costs of climate change are often estimated in monetary terms, but this raises ethical issues. Here we express them in terms of numbers of people left outside the ‘human climate niche’—defined as the historically highly conserved distribution of relative human population density with respect to mean annual temperature. We show that climate change has already put ~9% of people (>600 million) outside this niche."
"The worst-case scenarios of ~3.6 °C or even ~4.4 °C global warming could put half of the world population outside the historical climate niche, posing an existential risk"
"The ~2.7 °C global warming expected under current policies puts around a third of the world population outside the niche."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01132-6
#AdaptationInSitu #climate #mitigation #ClimateJustice #Injustices #ethics #food #crops #livestock #mammals #pests #pathogens #disease #mortality #HighTemperatures #hotspots #exposure #FossilFuels #harm #ParisAgreement #HumanClimateNiche #niche #home #ClimateAction
Bird flu remains a serious threat, with over half a billion birds dying globally in the last two years.
Vox answers 13 questions about the disease: https://flip.it/TACHkb
"#Florida's #orange trees have suffered from #hurricane winds and a mounting epidemic of #disease this year.
This year’s dismal harvest probably will make already #expensive orange juice even more so. A gallon has climbed above $10."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/17/florida-oranges-shortage/
Aspartame could cause cancer. Diet Coke and Snapple drinks have this chemical.
#Coke #Soda #Softdrinks #CocaCola #Aspartame #Sweetener #Sugar #Cancer #Disease #Health #Drinks #Rappler #CarbonatedDrinks #Cola
https://www.rappler.com/business/consumers-food-makers-face-choice-aspartame-possible-carcinogen/
Breaking today: #ASHRAE Approves Groundbreaking Standard to Reduce the #Risk of #Disease #Transmission in Indoor Spaces
Worst #dengue outbreak in history in #Peru. Over 146,000 people infected and at least 248 dead directly attributed to #weather events. UNMC: "That’s because El Niño and Cyclone Yaku brought lots of rain to the northern portions of Peru during the months of April and May. " #rain #disease #outbreak https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/06/20/peru-suffering-worst-dengue-outbreak-in-its-history-over-146k-cases/
#Hospital water systems are a significant source of #Legionella, resulting in the potentially fatal #Legionnaires’ #disease. A proven simple maintenance that involves running hot water regularly and flushing the pipes has a huge effect in reducing the risk of the disease.
#Microbiology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/06/mcb06192301.html
With vaccines on the horizon, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could finally be preventable. But anti-vax misinformation is again getting in the way.
Salon reports: https://www.salon.com/2023/06/06/a-new-round-of-antivax-misinformation-could-ruin-an-otherwise-calmer-rsv-season/
Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of disease outbreaks.
Propublica has done a series of stories which show that "government and nonprofit groups that award grants to scientists favor research that’s high tech and treatment oriented."
https://www.propublica.org/article/funding-scientists-pandemic-prevention-spillover
The Scientist and the Bats
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Funders thought watching #bats wasn’t important. Then she helped solve the #mystery
of a deadly #virus.
Novel infectious #diseases will keep coming at us, #wildlife
ecologist Peggy Eby warns. Investing in scientific work like hers “seems like a poor approach now,” she said, “but 20 years from now, we’ll look back & wonder why we didn’t do it.”
The latest in our Roots of An Outbreak series from @carolinechen
#Health #Disease #Research
https://www.propublica.org/article/australia-bats-hendra-research-pandemic-prevention?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
$60M Challenge Seeks Biomarkers, Models to Counter Aging Stress
A new #challenge #competition seeks #biomarkers, #models, and clinical tests of the factors behind responses to #stress conditions in human #aging that can stave off #frailty or death.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44806
#News #Science #NotForProfit #Health #Longevity #Resilience #Disease #Falls #ClinicalTrials #Proposals #Deadline #Timetable
The World Health Organization ended the COVID-19 global health emergency, saying it was time for countries to transition from treating COVID as an emergency to dealing with it as a disease that is here to stay.
@STAT reports: https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/05/who-declares-end-to-covid-global-health-emergency/
Why the world should celebrate Smallpox Eradication Day (May 8).
Vox writes: "Forty-three years ago this week, the world was officially declared free of smallpox — but that should only be the beginning."
We spent most of 2022 hunting down a sea urchin killer - and the results are published in Science Advances today - check out this story (with lots of great photos) by #USFCMS - https://www.usf.edu/marine-science/news/2023/scientists-identify-2022-sea-urchin-killer.aspx summarizing the work. #urchin #Diadema #disease #ocean #marine #oceanography #ciliate #protist #ecology #research #science #invertebrate #microscopy 🧵
US Syphilis Cases Reach 70-Year High.
Cases of the #sexually transmitted #disease #syphilis soared in 2021 to the highest total in more than 70 years, a new report says.
Earlier this year, the #CDC issued preliminary projections that syphilis rates had made a startling jump from 2020 to 2021. But now that health officials have finalized all of the 2021 data, the increase is worse than what was announced back in March.
Alan Urban, a writer at Medium, provides an excellent weekly summary of (as he puts it) "the latest signs that we are living through the collapse of global industrial civilization." Basically it's all the bad news you'll really wish you didn't have to hear, condensed once a week into a handy list for ready reference.
He's thorough, I'll give him that, but it's not exactly the most cheerful reading. Still, if you can handle a barrage of unpleasant truths without becoming overly depressed or going insane, I recommend it.
Here's a link to this week's edition -- https://medium.com/@CollapseSurvival/collapse-catch-up-4-9-23-f55698f414f
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