Bella Hadid Opens Up About Lyme Disease Battle
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Top model Bella Hadid is talking about being “finally healthy” and feeling well after more than a decade of health issues, including Lyme disease.Hadid shared her struggle on Instagram after what she described…
Learn MoreFine Particulate Matter Linked to Antibiotic Resistance Globally
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with clinical antibiotic resistance globally, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Planetary Health.Zhenchao Zhou, Ph.D., from Zhejiang…
Learn MoreAntibiotics Show Little Benefit in Children Without Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Pathogens
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In children with acute sinusitis, antibiotic treatment had minimal benefit for those without nasopharyngeal bacterial pathogens, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the Americ…
Learn MoreNew COVID Variant EG.5 Now Dominant in U.S., CDC Says
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A variant nicknamed Eris now accounts for the largest proportion of new COVID infections across America.About 17.3% of U.S. COVID cases are believed to have been caused by the variant, formally known as EG.5, i…
Learn MoreHow the COVID Vaccine Is Keeping Folks Out of the Hospital
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people know that even though vaccination doesn’t eliminate their risk of getting COVID-19, it does lower their odds for severe illness — including their risk for hospitalization and death.Now scientists …
Learn MorePolluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors who overprescribe antibiotics are often blamed for medication-resistant illnesses, but new research points to another potential culprit: air pollution.Controlling air pollution could reduce antibiotic …
Learn MoreWhen Cities Get a Pro Sports Team, Flu Deaths Rise
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bringing a professional sports team to a new city often includes a big taxpayer-funded stadium subsidy, but new research shows that has a health downside: a spike in flu deaths. “Most, if not all, of the spor…
Learn MoreThree Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Reported in 2022
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Three cases of fleaborne typhus-associated deaths were reported during 2022, according to research published in the Aug. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality W…
Learn MoreAumenta la lepra en Florida: una experta responde a sus preguntas
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una ola de casos de lepra en Florida ha llevado a las autoridades de salud pública a concluir que la bacteria que provoca la enfermedad quizá se encuentre naturalmente en ese estado. En el pasado, la ma…
Learn MoreTres muertes en el condado de Los Ángeles muestran que el tifus transmitido por pulgas está en aumento
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En el condado de Los Ángeles están ocurriendo más casos de tifus transmitido por pulgas, y en 2022 se reportaron 171 casos y tres muertes, informaron el jueves las autoridades de salud. Anotaron que se …
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