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West Nile Virus confirmed in Spokane County Mosquitoes

Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are at an increased risk of severe disease from the virus. OH had 14 cases of West Nile Virus in horses i...

Coconut oil is 'pure poison', says Harvard professor

There's not a single study showing any significant health benefits to coconut oil consumption; in fact, coconut oil is more unsafe than lard according to...

Air quality in the Portland metro area remains 'unhealthy'

The main concern today is areas of widespread smoke continuing to affect air quality and the visibility across the state. Elsewhere in areas of Washington s...

Google's Revamped Fitness App Turns Activity Tracking Into A Game

You can see more at the Google Fit site too. Google's blog post says, "It takes just 30 minutes of brisk walking five days a week to reach the AHA and WHO...

Sixteen nurse colleagues all discover they're pregnant

Hospital officials noted that the Banner medical center chain has a pool of floating nurses that should ensure shifts are covered when their ICU nursing special...

Fentanyl Is Driving the Rise in Opioid Deaths

Although the use of prescription painkillers has declined nationwide, analysts say the presence of the deadly opioid fentanyl in the illicit drug supply is the ...

The scientists said the danger of electronic cigarettes

A report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee says ministers should "urgently" review the prescribing restrictions on e-cigarette produc...

Dozens Overdose In Connecticut Park On Tainted Synthetic Marijuana

Emergency crews responded to over 100 calls in one week of people needing to go to the hospital. Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids rose sharply, whi...

World's 'most ancient' solid cheese found in dug up Egyptian jar

Aged cheeses might have an appeal but a 3,200-year-old sample of the popular dairy product found in Egypt may be just a little too old - and diseased - for ...

Mass Overdose Leaves Connecticut Park Strewn with Dozens of Drugged-Out Victims

No deaths have been reported. NBC News reported that the Yale-New Haven Hospital received seven patients and some were in critical condition. Authorities sa...

NYU offers free tuition for all its medical students

Few medical schools have managed to cover tuition for a wide swath of students . Other schools, including Columbia, are making efforts to ease the tuition burde...

UAB Hospital again highly ranked by US News & World Report

The combined enterprise of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center was named to the prestigious Honor Roll list, an...

21-year-old woman becomes youngest in US to receive face transplant

Speaking of Ms Stubblefield's family, photographer Maggie Steber, who documented their journey, said: "They are warriors". "Her brain was basically exposed, and...

More than 70 people overdose in a single day in New Haven

The DEA is helping to investigate how at least 76 people overdosed in New Haven, Connecticut in the past 24 hours. A "mass overdose" appears to have taken p...

E-cigarette vapor tied to changes in lung cells

The findings, published online in the journal Thorax , suggest that while further research is needed to better understand the long term health impact of vaping...

First West Nile Virus case reported in Merced County. Experts urge precautions

No cases of West Nile have been reported yet in Kent County in 2018. With the threat that people are now at an increased risk of being bitten by a West Nile-c...

Dozens Hospitalized In Mass Overdose At Connecticut Park

At least 46 people have overdosed at or near a park that runs alongside Yale University from a suspected bad batch of K2 synthetic cannabis, authorities have ...

California Among 21 States Being Monitored by CDC for Measles Outbreak

Symptoms typically show up 10 to 14 days after exposure. A total of 107 people from 21 states have been affected, and it's projected that this year's total wi...

4 cases of West Nile virus in Minnesota — CDC

This is not Fairfield's first human case of WNV, this is the seventh case since 2000 and 33rd case in Fairfield County since 2000. The virus has affected 60...

ND West Nile virus cases more than triple in a week

Southwestern public health is alerting the public that a mosquito has tested positive for West Nile virus for the second time in as many weeks. Not everyone...

Pentagon puts restrictions on fitness trackers

The Pentagon started looking into it shortly after Strava published a heat map showing where users were exercising, including on military bases at home and over...

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Breastfeeding also has a positive effect on the mother. As a perfectly adapted nutritional supply, breast milk is the ultimate personalised medicine which may s...

Khloe Kardashian’s ‘cheating’ heartache will be featured on KUWTK

She explained: "I think when you're in shape or just really comfortable with your body, you feel like you can put on anything and you're good to go". Speaking...

Cities Sue Trump Admin, Claiming ACA 'Sabotage' Is Unconstitutional

The plans have been a priority of President Trump, who says he wants consumers to have access to cheaper health insurance. As Bloomberg has reported , many s...

Campus community urged to take precautions to avoid West Nile virus

Mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found in Louisville. "These traps are tested weekly from June to September, and with this recent confirmation of Wes...

"Vaginal rejuvenation" procedures and devices unsafe says FDA

They FDA has noted that these treatments are sold to women who have been treated for breast cancer early and experience menopausal symptoms. But the FDA says ...

Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus found in Hartford’s Keney Park

The northeast and southeast regions are at a moderate risk. The municipality, along with Swoyersville, Forty Fort, parts of Edwardsville and Kingston boroughs a...

Bacteria in dog saliva causes Wisconsin man to lose both legs

His wife, Dawn Manteufel spoke with Fox 6 about his symptoms , stating that the disease hit him with vengeance, bruising him all over. After his wife rushed ...

Smoking ban in, near public housing goes into effect Tuesday

Tenants are still allowed to smoke on the premises, but only in certain areas. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, approximately 1.2...

Handle backyard chickens with care — CDC warning

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . As of July 13, 212 people infected with the outbreak strains of salmonella have been reported from 44 states ....

Danforth mass shooter identified as Faisal Hussain, 29

The community has to come to the realization that we are NOT the victims and that we have evil in our midst which we must weed out. His arm, calmly, meticulousl...

CVS apologizes after a pharmacist refused to fill a transgender woman’s prescription

In a blog post on the ACLU website , Hall wrote that she left her doctor's office one day in April with her hormone prescription, excited to become the woman s...

Berthoud mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus

Louis County. The risk of West Nile virus in Saskatchewan has been increased by the Saskatchewan Health Authority after mosquitoes infected with the virus wer...

Valsartan tablets recalled due to detection of impurity

If the information is not there, patients should contact the pharmacy where they got it, the FDA said. Ministry of Health also has directed all to to stop usi...

Florida resident dies from bacterial infection after eating oyster

A 71-year-old man died of infection of the vibrio vulnificus bacteria after eating oysters at a restaurant in Florida. The illness is rare but can cause vom...