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24Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Rare Virus Spread by Ticks Kills Maine Resident

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An adult in Maine has died of a rare tick-borne virus, according to public health officials.The resident of Waldo County, in southern Maine, died after being treated in the hospital for neurological symptoms caused by a Powassan virus infection, the Maine Center for Disease Control (Maine CDC) said in a statement. Three types of ticks — groundhog or woodchuck ticks (Ixodes cookei), blackleggged or deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), and squirrel ticks (Ixodes marxi) — can spread Powassan virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Powassan virus is rare in the United States. Nationwide, a total of 194 cases and 22 deaths were reported between 2011 and 2020, according to the CDC. All the fatalities involved patients who developed neurological symptoms, which can include encephalitis (an infection…

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How Do Crypto Exchanges Work? Centralized, Decentralized, And Hybrid

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You see, your gold, stocks, land, nearly everything is vulnerable to confiscation by the authorities as a result of they are actually the custodian of these belongings. In trade for using the exchange's companies, users of centralized cryptocurrency exchanges should pay a set sum in transaction charges. Exchanges might have totally different pricing structures, and these are regularly decided by things like a user's buying and selling quantity. Decentralized crypto exchanges have quite restricted forms of orders and don’t supply margin buying and selling (and similar features) to their prospects. Maybe when more superior decentralized platforms enter the market, they might present higher options. Currently, Centralized crypto exchanges are more in style than the decentralized ones as a result of they entered the market first. Unlike traditional exchanges, decentralised exchanges…

24Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

50 Years After Tuskegee: Patrice Harris, MD, on the Lasting Impact of the Syphilis Study

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This July marks the 50th anniversary of the exposure by a social worker of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. For 40 years, from 1932 to 1972, the USPHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was established by the USPHS and took over the study in 1957, intentionally withheld treatment for the life-threatening illness in 399 African American men, among the 600 involved in a study that set out to analyze the natural history of untreated syphilis.That purpose was not shared with participants, and those diagnosed with syphilis were not told they had the disease. Researchers told them they were receiving treatment for “bad blood,” which people in the local community thought was caused by several ailments, including syphilis, anemia, and fatigue. Participants…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

We Must Improve Stroke Outcomes in People With Disabilities and Dementia, Scientists Say

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One in four American adults (26 percent) live with some form of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet, when these individuals suffer a stroke, the fifth leading cause of death in the country, per the American Heart Association (AHA), they often experience delays in treatment or no treatment at all.Historically, adults with disabilities have been excluded from clinical trials, which explains why there isn’t enough data to show how they would respond to stroke treatment. Doctors also tend to determine that a stroke is more severe in these individuals and deem them beyond hope of treatment.Recognizing this, and the need to improve care and stroke outcomes for this underserved population, the AHA and the American Stroke Association (ASA) issued a statement on March 28 regarding people with…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

How COVID-19 Attacks the Body: Lessons From the Morgue

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23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

It’s Time to Reframe Chronic Pain

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Persistent headaches and back pain. Achy bones, especially feet and hands. Gnawing, cramping guts. Whole-body soreness. So many people live with various flavors of chronic pain, and often go months or years without finding relief.Some 20 percent of Americans are affected by chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) — making it one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care. Chronic pain can be caused by ailments like fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases, or it can spring from stubbornly lingering injuries. Left untreated, pain can limit mobility, curb daily activities, and lessen quality of life — often leading to anxiety and depression.Chronic pain is different from its cousin, acute pain. The latter occurs in response to tissue damage and inflammatory processes that…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

FDA Approves Type 2 Diabetes Drug Mounjaro, Which Is Also Associated With Weight Loss

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), as an addition to diet and exercise. The drug, manufactured by Eli Lilly, improved blood sugar more effectively than the other diabetes therapies that were included in the clinical studies that were the basis for its approval, according to the FDA statement, released on May 13.It’s estimated that more than 37 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People with T2D are twice as likely to have heart disease or stroke compared to someone without diabetes, and at a younger age, per the agency.“Given the challenges many patients experience in achieving their target…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Gun Owners Are Less Likely to Tell Doctors About Suicidal Thoughts

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Even when a gun owner has recently survived a suicide attempt, he or she is much less likely to report suicidal thoughts than a person who doesn't own guns, a new study has found.For the study, researchers examined survey data on more than 9,100 adults, including almost 3,000 gun owners. Compared with people who didn’t own guns, those who did were 50 percent more likely to have suicidal thoughts and roughly twice as likely to plan a method, time, and place to attempt suicide, according to study results published May 11 in JAMA Network Open.People who own guns were almost four times more likely to attempt suicide, the study found. But gun owners were half as apt to seek help or tell their doctor about these thoughts.“Part of the reason…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

FDA Clears New Underwear That Reduces the Risk of STDs Transmitted Through Oral Sex

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A new ultrathin and stretchy latex underwear designed to prevent sexually transmitted infections during oral sex was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s the first and only underwear ever given the nod by the FDA for use to prevent STDs, according to a report in The New York Times.The new underwear, Lorals for Protection, are dental dams “reinvented,” according to the company. The panties provide a protective layer that covers the vulva and anus so that when wearers engage in oral sex, the transmission of bodily fluids, harmful pathogens, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is curtailed.Before this clearance, the only other option for protection during oral sex was a dental dam, a latex or polyurethane sheet that had to be held in place. According to the…

23Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

GI Nurse With IBD Wants People to Know They ‘Are Not Alone’

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Even as a gastroenterology nurse, Alison Headrick wondered if her symptoms were all in her head.In her nine years as a nurse, Headrick, now 34, had often fielded questions from patients who had inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). She’d get calls from people who were experiencing flare-ups at the worst times, like one woman who was on her honeymoon and wondering if she should go to the emergency room.“I remember hanging up the phone and thinking, ‘I can’t imagine what this is like. I couldn't go through this,’” Headrick says.Six months after that call, Headrick noticed that she was losing weight and experiencing rectal bleeding, but she dismissed it as an effect of overexercise, since she had recently gotten into cycling. When she experienced abdominal cramping, she figured it was just…