Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The summer COVID-19 surge is here: How to stay safe
The numbers at the Northeast Georgia Health System don't lie. The COVID-19 summer surge is here.
Jul 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physician offers advice for preventing traveler's diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea is a common and uncomfortable digestive tract disorder that can affect people when they travel to new environments. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 70% of travelers experience ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Medications
Summer's heat can damage your medicines: Keep them safe, says physician
As scorching temperatures continue to plague the United States this summer, millions of Americans are at risk for dehydration and heat-linked illness.
Jul 29, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Evidence-based information combats misleading and false claims about the anti-Mullerian hormone test
Researchers in Australia have found that when women are given accurate information about a test that indicates the number of eggs in their ovaries, they have less interest in taking the test compared to women who viewed information ...
Jul 28, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals—could they harm workers' health?
You know that nail salon smell? That sharp hit of chemicals, the strangely sweet scent of polish, the faint tingle in your nose? That's air pollution, and it's been linked to a variety of health effects experienced by the ...
Jul 27, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies biomarker that could predict whether colon cancer patients benefit from chemotherapy
Many people with stage II or III colon cancer receive additional, or adjuvant, chemotherapy following surgery. However, clinical trials have shown that this treatment doesn't improve the chances of survival for every patient. ...
Jul 27, 2024
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Boar's head recalls liverwurst tied to listeria outbreak
Boar's Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
Jul 26, 2024
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Health
Study finds unhealthy air quality from wildfires may impact fertility treatments
As wildfires throughout the West rage on, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have continued to investigate poor air quality's effects on health, and have discovered potential impacts on reproductive outcomes—including ...
Jul 26, 2024
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Health
What you need to know about listeria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert after a listeria outbreak in several states. There have been at least two fatalities, and dozens have become sickened.
Jul 26, 2024
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Health
Scientists sets out seven steps to achieve clean indoor air post-pandemic
Seven lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about ventilation's crucial role in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens have been set out by world-leading air quality scientist Professor Lidia Morawska, Professor ...
Jul 26, 2024
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