Zika Count Rises to 189 in Singapore
Singapore reported another big batch of Zika virus cases Friday, bringing its total count in just a week to 189, and World Health Organization officials said the spread of the virus definitely still constitutes a global health emergency. Zika's apparent quick spread out of Latin America back to Asia and Africa has WHO officials worried. They have no idea if the virus will spread as explosively as it has in the Americas, and they cannot predict if it will cause a fresh wave of birth defects a..>> view originalMinnesota obesity rate drops, remains lower than neighboring states
ST. PAUL—The percentage of Minnesotans who are obese has dropped, and the obesity rate is lower here than in other Upper Midwestern states, data released Thursday show.State health officials aren't above some not-so-humble bragging about that."Minnesota was the only state in the region, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa, to succeed in keeping its obesity rates firmly below 30 percent," the Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday, citing newly released data from th..>> view originalClinton camp: Trump guilty of 'actual pay-to-play'
Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonNational poll: Trump catches up to Clinton Trump surrogate and pastor: I ‘overstated’ my biography Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in NH MORE’s presidential campaign is accusing Donald TrumpDonald TrumpNational poll: Trump catches up to Clinton Trump surrogate and pastor: I ‘overstated’ my biography Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in NH MORE's foundation of a pay-to-play controversy.It comes as Trump has attacked Clinton with allegatio..>> view originalClinical Tool May Decrease Antibiotic Use in Kids With RTIs
Action Points Note that this observational study of children with acute respiratory infection in the outpatient setting developed a risk scoring system, "STARWAVe," to help physicians to determine who should receive antibiotics.Components of the "STARWAVe" score include: short illness (≤3 days), temperature, age (<24 months), recession, wheeze, asthma, and vomiting. A clinical decision-support tool developed from specific criteria associated with a young child's likelihood of being a..>> view originalMosquitoes Are Deadly, So Why Not Kill Them All?
The death toll from diseases carried by mosquitoes is so huge that scientists are working on a radical idea. Why not eradicate them? Mosquitoes kill more humans than any other animal and were linked to roughly 500,000 deaths in 2015, mostly from malaria. For more than a century, humans have used bed nets, screens and insecticides as weapons, but mosquitoes keep coming back. They are now carrying viruses like Zika and dengue to new...>> view originalBig drop in chickenpox cases since 2-dose vaccine began - KTVA.com
Chickenpox, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, U.S. health officials said Thursday. States reporting vaccination data noted an 85 percent drop in the highly contagious disease between 2005-2006 and 2013-2014, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fall-off was greatest among kids aged 5 to 14..>> view originalSC County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees
Enlarge this image Honeybees are vulnerable to the kind of pesticide sprayed in Dorchester County, but hives — at least those maintained by beekeepers — could have been protected, by the timing of the spraying or by physical barriers. They weren't, and millions of bees died. Keith McDuffee/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Keith McDuffee/Flickr Honeybees are vulnerable to the kind of pestic..>> view originalHermine Could Hamper Efforts In State's Zika Fight
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Hermine could hamper the state in its fight against the Zika virus. Hermine landed in the Big Bend area overnight lashing the Gulf coast communities from Tampa north with several inches of rain. As the storm shifts to the northeast, the standing water left behind is the perfect breeding ground for the mosquitoes that carry the virus. On Thursday, the state’ health department confirmed that there were..>> view originalBig Man With a Big Heart, Travis Rudolph Helps Boy With Autism
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