Tap water bacteria found in New Zealand woman who died
Tests in New Zealand confirmed an elderly woman who died last week was suffering from the type of bacteria that tainted local tap water and sickened thousands of people in a small North Island town, officials said Friday. Coroner Peter Ryan announced he had opened an investigation into the death of the 89-year-old woman in Havelock North. He said an autopsy revealed she had other health problems and it will take further testing to determine if the tainted water was a cause in her death. An esti..>> view originalMiami Beach Zika Cases May Prompt Call to Avoid City
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Photo A man bathing in the Meye River in Meye, Haiti, in 2012. Studies have traced the 2010 cholera outbreak there to infected United Nations peacekeepers whose fecal waste had leaked into the river. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Years after medical studies linked the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti to infected United Nations peacekeepers, the organization’s auditors found that poor sanitation practices remained unaddressed not only in its Haitian mission but al..>> view originalThis contact lens wearer was blind to infection risk — now I see
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Viruses are more effective when they infect victims in the morning, a study has suggested. The study, published in the journal PNAS, showed that mice infected in the morning had 10 times higher viral levels than those infected in the evening. It also found that mice whose body clock was disrupted were more vulnerable to infection at any time. Viruses can only spread in the body by hijacking cells as they do not have the chemical machinery to survive on their own. But these cells follow a 24-h..>> view originalWhy are EpiPens so expensive?
The increased cost of EpiPens has made headlines recently, but the expensive price tag on this life-saving device wasn't news to Danielle Sotirakos, a mother of three children including an 8-year-old daughter newly diagnosed with several nut allergies. After the diagnosis, Sotirakos went to purchase the EpiPen her daughter needs and was stunned when she heard the price. With her family's high-deductible health insurance plan, Sotirakos was on the hook for the entire cost: a whopping $655. But a..>> view originalZika can infect adult brain cells, not just fetal cells, study suggests
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The second report released Thursday comes from the Commonwealth Fund, with the title, "Who Are the Remaining Uninsured and Why Haven't They Signed Up for Coverage." The group notes that about 20 million Americans have gained health coverage since 2010, when the ACA first began taking effect, with a provision that allowed people under the age of 26 to stay on their parents' health plans. "Yet an estimated 24 million people still lack health insurance," the report said. Of that 24 million, about..>> view originalRare Zika Complication Hits 30 in Puerto Rico; CDC Expects More
Thirty people have been diagnosed with a rare paralyzing condition caused by Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico, the territory's health department said Thursday. And Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Thomas Frieden says he expects even more cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in Puerto Rico because the virus is infecting so much of the population. "We think there will be as many as 200 additional cases, given the overall number of infections there," Frieden told NBC New..>> view original
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