Health News
The fight against Zika
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- Written by Deborah Balzer Deborah Balzer
- Published: 30 October 2016 30 October 2016
Jacksonville, Florida - New cases of Zika virus infections related and unrelated to travel have been identified in Florida, bringing the total of reported Zika infections in the state to more than 1,000. As the number of mosquito-borne infections continue to climb in Florida and abroad, Mayo Clinic infectious diseases experts Dr. Gregory Poland and Dr. Pritish Tosh stress the importance of mosquito bite prevention, and the need for a Zika vaccine.
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 25 October 2016 25 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - On Wednesday, November 16th, the traveling exhibition “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” is opening at the Main Library, 2951 S 21st Drive. The public is invited to a special opening reception with light refreshments at 4:00 p.m.
Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Joe Biden Detail Necessary Next Steps to Accelerate Cancer Research and Prevention
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 23 October 2016 23 October 2016
Washington, DC - The National Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Biden released recommendations aimed at accelerating progress in cancer in the next five years. The Task Force report followed recommendations from a Blue Ribbon panel last month.
Short episodes of abnormal heart rhythm may not increase risk of stroke
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- Written by Carrie Thacker Carrie Thacker
- Published: 23 October 2016 23 October 2016
Dallas, Texas - People with pacemakers or defibrillators who experience only short episodes of an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation have a very low risk of stroke, suggesting that anticoagulants in this group of patients were not likely to reduce the risk for stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Large increases in HIV suppression needed to reduce new infections in critical population
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 23 October 2016 23 October 2016
Washington, DC - Achieving moderate reduction of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) will depend on significantly increasing the percentage of HIV-infected MSM whose viral load is suppressed to undetectable levels, according to a new mathematical model based on data from Baltimore. Access and adherence to antiretroviral therapy are key to sustained HIV suppression, which dramatically reduces the risk of transmitting HIV to others.