Vapers and Smokers Have Similar Airway Gene Alterations
Action Points Note that this small study found downregulation of nasal mucosa innate-immunity genes among smokers and vapers compared with nonsmokers.Larger-scale studies will be needed to fully translate these findings into clinically meaningful endpoints such as incidence of upper-respiratory infection. E-cigarette use is associated with significant changes in immune-related gene expression in the nasal mucosa similar to those reported in cigarette smokers, according to findings fr..>> view originalWest Nile virus activity reported in Yolo County
The first signs of West Nile virus activity this year in Yolo County were reported Friday.The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that a dead bird from Davis and two mosquito samples from Woodland and Winters have tested positive for the disease.At the same time, officials said, West Nile virus activity continues to spread throughout Sacramento County as more birds and mosquito samples test positive. New areas where virus activity has been detected include Orangevale,..>> view originalPretty Risky: Men Would Skip Condoms with Attractive Women
Credit: Phovoir | Shutterstock.com When a woman is more attractive, a man is less likely to intend to use a condom during sex with her, a new study finds. Previous research has suggested that there is a link between perceived attractiveness and a person's willingness to have unprotected sex, the researchers, led by Anastasia Eleftheriou, a graduate student in computer science at the University of Southampton in England, wrote in the new study. Eleftheriou's research focuses on using ..>> view originalParents of Utah girl killed by influenza speak after CDC advises against using FluMist
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A family beach day has turned into a horrific nightmare for one Texas man. Brian Parrott, 50, had part of his right leg amputated in an attempt to save his life from a deadly infection from "flesh-eating" bacteria he contracted after a trip to the beach in Galveston on June 12. The security guard was enjoying a day at the beach with his grandchildren and three children – Brian, 26, Stefanie, 24, and Cody, 17. Parrott’s mother, Donna Dailey, 68, tells PEOPLE her son became ill the day after he..>> view originalNC Whitewater Park Closes After Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Teen
A popular North Carolina water park suspended part of its operation Friday after health officials found evidence of a brain-destroying amoeba in the water there. An Ohio teenager died earlier this week after visiting the U.S. National Whitewater Center near Charlotte. Now officials say they've found evidence of the microbe in the water, and have closed the affected parts. "The U.S. National Whitewater Center, after discussion with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local health offi..>> view originalNo deal for Brigham, nurses
Negotiators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the union representing its 3,300 nurses again failed to reach a contract agreement Friday that would avert a planned strike, but said they would continue trying to work out a deal over the weekend.Unless the hospital and the Massachusetts Nurses Association reach a deal, the union has threatened a one-day strike, beginning 7 a.m. Monday. Brigham plans to lock out the union nurses for an additional four days while using temporary replacement work..>> view originalSurge in Overdoses Prompts New Haven to Declare a Health Emergency
NEW HAVEN — Officials in this city declared a public health emergency on Friday after nearly 20 people overdosed this week on either tainted heroin or cocaine, at least three of them fatally, here and in surrounding towns.Officials said there had been up to 16 heroin or cocaine overdoses in New Haven since Thursday and several more nearby. Two people died in New Haven and at least one more died in a surrounding town, officials said.The numbers were expected to rise, according to officials, who ..>> view originalReport: Lead levels higher in Flint kids after water switch
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, registered nurse Brian Jones draws a blood sample from a student at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Mich. The students were being tested for lead after the metal was found in the city’s drinking water. Blood-lead levels in Flint children under the age of 6 were significantly higher after the city switched its water in 2014 in a cost-saving move, according to report released Friday, June 24, 2016, by U.S. disease experts. (Carlos Osorio, File/As..>> view originalCelebrities Come Out for National HIV Testing Day
Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and more than 156,000 of them are unaware they are infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And of the 45,000 new people diagnosed with HIV each year, the CDC estimates 30 percent are infected by people whose HIV is undiagnosed. It's for these reasons that National HIV Testing Day, which is on June 27, is an important annual reminder for people to get informed and get tested. ..>> view original
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