(2023-03-29). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
(2023-03-29). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-03-29). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
(2023-03-29). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
(2023-03-29). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
(2023-03-29). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-03-29). Wearing a mask now optional: Chinese infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong. ecns.cn A renowned Chinese infectious disease expert believes as the country has entered into a stage of low prevalence of the novel coronavirus, wearing masks has now become an optional measure.
(2023-03-28). Chinese scientists discover key gene for blast resistance in rice. ecns.cn A key rice blast disease resistant gene called OsBDR1 has been identified by a team at the Virusology and Biotechnology Research Institute of the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
(2023-03-28). Ultrasound Treatment Improved Parkinson Disease Symptoms. jamanetwork.com Minimally invasive ultrasound therapy that destroys one side of the globus pallidus, a brain structure that helps control voluntary movement, improved motor function and reduced involuntary movement among people with Parkinson disease, according to data from 94 participants in a randomized clinical trial.
(2023-03-28). Discontinuation of Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. jamanetwork.com This open-label randomized clinical trial assessed the 12-month risk of disease activity flares after discontinuation of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) compared with continuing half-dose csDMARDs in adult Norwegian patients with rheumatoid arthritis and excellent disease control.
(2023-03-28). Chris Hedges Report: How Mexico's Epidemic of Murdered Journalists is an Ominous Warning to the Press Everywhere. scheerpost.com Over 150 journalists have been assassinated in Mexico since 2000. Behind the killings is a nexus of corruption and violence that links organized crime, police, and government.
(2023-03-28). House Republican's Vow After School Shooting: "We're Not Going to Fix It" truthout.org As the country reels from news of yet another school shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee this week, one Tennessee Republican has vowed that Congress will never solve the U.S.'s mass shooting epidemic, and that only Christian nationalism can stop the violence. "We're not going to fix it." This was Rep. Tim Burchett's response when asked by reporters about the U.S. |
(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
(2023-03-29). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
(2023-03-29). Banning TikTok Won't Keep Us Safe: Julia Angwin Critiques Bipartisan Attack on Chinese Firm. democracynow.org 
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the U.S. considers to be adversaries, including China. Last Thursday, congressmembers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a five-hour hearing on the app's ties to the Chinese government, its data practices and its effects on children's mental health. Critics say this China-focused scrutiny largely ignores similar privacy concerns over the use of U.S.-owned apps and social media platforms. We hear more from Julia Angwin, an investigative journalist and…
(2023-03-29). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The PIT-CNT and other unions held a limited general strike March 23 while 500 workers at Maui Health are continuing their two month strike after voting down another management offer.
(2023-03-28). Britain to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells. greenleft.org.au Britain has revealed it will supply Ukraine with armour-piercing depleted uranium shells, despite the health and environmental harms associated with the materiel, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2023-03-28). Regulation to ensure safety at nurseries. ecns.cn China's top health authority has released its first regulation on home nursery care providers as part of its efforts to develop various childcare services to alleviate pressure on parents and lift birthrates.
(2023-03-28). Patient Information: Lead Poisoning. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes lead poisoning, its health effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures.
(2023-03-28). Illness Metaphors and COVID-19. jamanetwork.com In her classic 1978 essay Illness as Metaphor, literary critic Susan Sontag warned against the instinct to think of health and illness in adversarial terms: as nuking tumors, battling tuberculosis or AIDS, declaring war on cancer or illicit drugs. Such comparisons, she argued, risk casting the afflicted as blameworthy, enough so that they might even misbelieve they deserve the annihilation of mortal illness should they lose the fight. "Spiked Cetus" (cetus a sea monster or whale from Greek mythology) explodes such concerns, imagining medicine's response to COVID-19 as the showdown between the whaling ship Pequod…
(2023-03-28). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019. jamanetwork.com This retrospective analysis of a nationally representative database of US acute care hospital discharges assesses increased mental health diagnoses and hospitalizations among pediatric patients between 2009 and 2019.
(2023-03-28). Trends in Dietary Vitamin A Intake Among US Adults by Race and Ethnicity, 2003-2018. jamanetwork.com This study uses data from the 2003-2004 to 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to assess whether a difference exists in dietary vitamin A intake as a marker of consumption of vitamin A—rich foods among Black, Hispanic, and White adults in the US.
(2023-03-28). India: Community health workers protest in Bihar. greenleft.org.au Thousands of community health workers held a huge protest in Patna, in Bihar state, calling for higher pay, recognition as workers and access to employment benefits, reports Kerry Smith.
(2023-03-28). Trans and Nonbinary Youth Say Their Health Care Shouldn't Be Up for "Debate" truthout.org "Child abusers." Those were the words anti-trans activists were shouting as they interrupted a rally held by hundreds of civil rights and LGBTQ activists who gathered at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Monday. The rhetoric was just as heated inside at a marathon committee hearing on legislation that would ban gender-affirming health care for people under the age of 18. |
(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same — get plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and healthy fats. However, a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention. The nutrients to pay special attention to while you're pregnant include: CalciumYou and your baby need calcium for strong…
(2023-03-28). China moves to regulate in-home nursing care. ecns.cn China's top health authorities have released a set of trial rules on in-home nursing services, China Daily reported Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). The 10 Largest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion, FDIC Chair Says. truthout.org In prepared testimony for a Senate Banking Committee hearing slated for Tuesday morning, the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reveals that the 10 largest deposit accounts at Silicon Valley Bank held a combined $13.3 billion, a detail that's likely to intensify criticism of federal regulators' intervention in the firm's recent collapse. When SVB was spiraling earlier this month… |
(2023-03-28). Hong Kong welcomes issuance, listing of catastrophe bond by World Bank. ecns.cn HKSAR government on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of insurance-linked securities in the form of a catastrophe bond by the World Bank in Hong Kong with a size of 350 million U.S. dollars, offering protection against losses related to earthquake risks in Chile over the next three years.
(2023-03-28). A beginners guide to bank failures. mronline.org 
According to a February 2023 Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) audit, 563 U.S. banks have failed and/or come under regulatory authority since 2021.
(2023-03-28). Senate holds hearings on recent bank failures. america.cgtn.com 
What caused the collapse of three U.S. banks? Senators on Tuesday grilled the three main bank guardians: the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(2023-03-28). Human Mpox Virus Infection After Receipt of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our Research Letter on mpox infection in the immediate period following vaccination with MVA-BN, Dr Zhou raises 2 important concerns about how to better assess vaccine effectiveness of MVA-BN against mpox.
(2023-03-28). Human Mpox Virus Infection After Receipt of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine. jamanetwork.com To the Editor I have some concerns about a recent Research Letter that presented data about human mpox (formerly monkeypox) virus infection after patients received the modified vaccinia Ankara—Bavarian Nordic vaccine (MVA-BN [JYNNEOS]).
(2023-03-28). Misplaced Attacks on MP Andrew Bridgen's Speech on the COVID Vaccine to the UK Parliament. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2023-03-29). Registran 1.371 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en Chile. telesurtv.net Desde el inicio de la pandemia, Chile acumula un total de 5.255.620 casos confirmados de Covid-19.
(2023-03-29). NSW election: Australian workers and youth speak about COVID, war and social crisis. wsws.org One worker said: "I think it's a good idea to have an international movement for the working class against war and for democratic rights, for workers to unite, it makes sense."
(2023-03-28). FDA Approves First Over-the-counter Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test. jamanetwork.com In late February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization to an at-home diagnostic test that identifies SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as influenza strains A and B. The test detected 100% of negative and 88.3% of positive COVID-19 samples, 99.3% of negative and 90% of positive influenza A samples, and 99.9% of negative influenza B samples.
(2023-03-28). Silicon Valley exists to destroy jobs—let it burn. therealnews.com 
The dramatic fall of Silicon Valley Bank in the span of a single week has sent reverberations throughout the financial system and growing fears of bank failures. SVB over-invested in mortgage loans and treasury bonds to deal with a glut of capital brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, assuming these assets were secure as long as interest rates stayed low. In the past year, interest rates began to rise, making the assets SVB purchased worse less than what they bought them for. A bank failure could have been avoided, had a panic not spread among tech investors fueled by the likes of Peter Thiel. While almost n…
(2023-03-28). Autoworkers resolve to establish network of rank-and-file committees at powerful IWA-RFC meeting in Detroit Sunday. wsws.org Worker delegates at the meeting described harrowing conditions at their workplaces, recounted the deadly and ongoing impact of COVID-19, denounced the indifference and complicity of the pro-corporate UAW bureaucracy, and spoke passionately in support of the construction of a worldwide movement of the working class.