A dairy farmworker in Michigan has been found to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza, the second human case of bird flu associated with an ongoing outbreak of the virus among dairy cows, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday. A nasal swab of the worker tested negative, but an eye swab […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) study, conducted in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), a global health initiative to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), found that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are altering the spread of vector-borne diseases, posing significant health risks. As the geographical spread of disease vectors like mosquitoes expand, the […]
Continue ReadingWaking up from nightmares not only disturbs sleep and causes fatigue; having hallucinations during the day is not only scary. Both could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King’s College London. The importance of recognizing […]
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HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections continue as significant public health challenges globally and cause 2.5 million deaths each year: New syphilis cases among adults aged 15-49 increased by over one million in 2022, reaching eight million, and there were 230,000 syphilis-related deaths. The highest increases occurred in the Americas and Africa. Health targets […]
Continue ReadingThe hillside Upper Galilee town of Meron will be closed on Lag Ba’Omer on Saturday night and Sunday to the usual huge crowd of celebrants due to security risks from Hezbollah terrorists on Lag Ba’Omer – the 33rd day of the counting between Passover and Shavuot. But celebrations will nevertheless be marked around the […]
Continue ReadingChanges in the environment around the world that are caused by man could negatively impact a variety of brain disorders including stroke, epilepsy, and nervous-system infections, as well as disruptions in sleep that worsen a number of neurological conditions. This disturbing discovery has just been published in the prestigious journal The Lancet Neurology by researchers […]
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Lives are at risk, and “the cost of inaction is simply too high”, Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said in a statement on Saturday after concluding a five-day visit to Syria. She expressed grave concern over the complexities and challenges facing the population and humanitarian operations on the ground. “The […]
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Philip Morris International (PMI) – considered the largest tobacco company in the world (excluding the Chinese National Tobacco Corporation) is gaining trust in industry-funded science by “posing as a generous supporter and concealing its involvement through third parties,” according to a new peer-reviewed published study. The research has just appeared in the journal Frontiers in […]
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So we are already coming up on the next season. You told yourself that after the holidays it would be different. This time you were going to watch what you ate and you were going to do some form of physical fitness every day. Somewhere along the way you got distracted, uninspired, and lazy. So […]
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Women and men think they can look younger than their age by injecting Botox or skin fillers like hyaluronic acid – but they’re wrong. A new study by skin experts in Tallinn, Estonia shows that human chronological age can be assessed with artificial intelligence (AI) examination of the dorsal part of the hand. They have […]
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