Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19: Does exercising really reduce the risk?

A new US study shows that people who are less physically active are more likely to be hospitalized and die with COVID-19. According to these new calculations, being inactive puts you at a greater risk from COVID-19 than any ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: What is listeria?

Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria—listeria.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC using new technology to track listeria Illnesses

The government is relying on some new technology—as well as a bit of luck—to track an outbreak of life-threatening listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.

Other

Brain-collection practices on trial in Maine

(AP) -- The practices of a prestigious medical research institute that studies schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are on trial in Maine, where the organization collected at least 99 brains from organ donors.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Blue Bell suspends operations at Oklahoma ice cream plant

Blue Bell Ice Cream announced Friday that it has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people.

Medications

Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?

Foam mixed with medications is already used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, wounds on the skin and even hair loss. Now, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center scientists have found that foam might also be ...

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