How can you tell Zika from plain old flu? It's still not easy
The Zika virus has struck fear throughout the Americas, but determining whether people have been infected can be difficult.Here’s why: Most infected people don’t display symptoms or they choose to tough out what may seem like nothing more than influenza instead of seeking medical help. Moreover, infected people don’t have much detectable virus, and what’s in the body doesn’t linger.There is no commercial test approved by the Food and Drug Administration to detect Zika infections, but the agenc..>> view originalLetter: Creating a culture of awareness - The Herald
Thanks to years of advocacy campaigns and educational programs across the country, most Americans now know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and more people are learning that September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.But all too often, these important months are seen as mutually exclusive.Presence Health suggests everyone should try and take a different approach: Why not talk about these two cancers together? That’s exactly what Presence is doing, and calling it the Season of Awa..>> view originalHealth lobby v Big Tobacco: Behind the scenes battle for future of e-cigarettes
Health lobby v Big Tobacco: Behind the scenes battle for future of e-cigarettes ROB STOCK Last updated 05:00, September 25 2016 CHRIS SKELTON/FAIRFAX NZ Shosha on Karangahape Road in Auckland stocks a bewildering variety of e-cigarettes and e-jucies. Big tobacco is lobbying for more liberal e-cigarette regulations to allow advertising, and even Japanese-style "vaping" parlours.E-cigar..>> view originalAlzheimer's walk in Busse Woods laden with emotion for family, caregivers
Bob Obredon of Palatine was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at the tender age of 56. For 10 years his wife, Theresa, cared for him. Every day. His family has participated in the annual Walk Against Alzheimer's, a fundraising effort of the Alzheimer's Association, since 2014. Bob participated alongside them the first two years. But the family walked without him on Saturday. He died Oct. 12. Some 793 walkers comprising 100 teams celebrated and cried Saturday during a 5-kilometer trek through B..>> view originalSinger belts out a fight song for cancer patients - including herself
NEWPORT BEACH – Robin Pollok would not be the same without the Susan G. Komen Orange County Race for the Cure. And the charity event, which turns 25 today, wouldn’t be the same without her. Pollok might be the Race for the Cure’s most recognizable voice. She’s been singing two prominent songs at the event every year since 2000. She kicks off the race with “The Star-Spangled Banner,” always in front of a sea of breast cancer survivors and family members and friends and others running or walking ..>> view originalWill Co. Health Department Now Offering Flu Shots
As flu season approaches, the Will County Health Department officials would like to remind residents how important flu shots can be to maintaining one’s health. The health department is now offering flu shots for all ages at its locations in Joliet, Bolingbrook and Monee. “The Center for Disease Control encourages everyone to get vaccinated against the flu virus,” said Sue Olenek, executive director of the Will County Health Department. “It is the single best way to protect against the flu.” Wal..>> view originalSeven people sickened in 4-state E. coli outbreak, CDC says
ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control says a multistate outbreak of E.coli has sickened seven people, sending five to the hospital. The CDC said Saturday that the outbreak of E. coli, which can cause intestinal illnesses, likely is linked to beef products from Adams Farms Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts. People from 1 year old to 74 years old have become sick. They're from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. No deaths have been reported. The CDC says five pe..>> view originalChan Zuckerberg Initiative To Spend $3 Billion To Cure Diseases: What Are The Plans In Store?
Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg want a disease-free world by the time this century ends and they're about to spend $3 billion to make sure it happens. At an event in San Francisco, Facebook's chief executive and his wife announced that they will spend $3 billion periodically over the next decade, hoping to aid scientists and engineers in curing, preventing and managing all diseases in a program called Chan Zuckerberg Science. In late 2015 Zuckerberg vowed to donate 99 percent of his shar..>> view original
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