Health
Jif peanut butter recalled due to possible salmonella
Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products.
May 23, 2022
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Immunology
Gut health compromised in severe COVID-19
New research of samples of intestine from people who have died of COVID-19 has shown the impact of the virus on the gut immune system.
Feb 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
'Don't panic.' How parents with kids too young to vaccinate can navigate omicron
As waves of the coronavirus battered the U.S., parents of young kids could comfort themselves with the knowledge that COVID-19 tends to have milder effects in children and that most—but not all—kids who get infected are ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
When should you go to hospital for a headache? A doctor explains how to tell if it's an emergency
I waited for hours in emergency last night with this dreadful headache, but eventually gave up and left. Should I have kept waiting at the hospital?
Dec 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 severity does not differ for patients with skin conditions
For patients with psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis (AD), and chronic urticaria (CU), COVID-19 severity does not differ, but treatment of COVID-19 may affect the course of skin disease, according to a letter to the editor ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infection by Chikungunya produces partial immunity against Mayaro virus
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus. The finding, presented in Journal of Virology, is based ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Health
CDC expands recall of aromatherapy sprays tied to rare illness
(HealthDay)—A recall of aromatherapy sprays connected with fatal cases of a rare tropical disease called melioidosis has been expanded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Legionnaires' disease outbreak hits Long Island, N.Y.
(HealthDay)—Health officials say they are trying to track down the source of 10 reported cases of Legionnaires' disease within a one-mile radius in a Long Island, N.Y., neighborhood.
Oct 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola: Profile of a dreaded killer
Ebola, which could reappear years later in survivors according to a study published by the journal Nature on Wednesday, has killed more than 15,000 people since 1976.
Sep 15, 2021
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