HEALTH SECRET

Boar's Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. http://dlvr.it/TB795H

Could a short diet questionnaire encourage patients to make better food choices and improve heart health? In the past, your health care team had to rely on lengthy surveys to better understand what you were eating. But that's all changed with the Mini-EAT assessment tool. http://dlvr.it/TB6Vb2

Seven lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about ventilation's crucial role in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens have been set out by world-leading air quality scientist Professor Lidia Morawska, Professor Yuguo Li from The University of Hong Kong and Professor Tunga Salthammer from the University of Surrey, UK. http://dlvr.it/TB684p

A new study published in Nature Genetics by the Lymphoid Development Group at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences has reveals that the contribution of cells expressing maternal or paternal X chromosomes can be selectively skewed in different parts of the body. The study leverages human data from the 1000 Genomes Project combined with mouse models of human X chromosome-linked DNA sequence variation to advance our fundamental understanding of development in biologically female individuals who have two X chromosomes. http://dlvr.it/TB5lYr

Distrust of health experts and credulity towards misinformation can kill. For example, during the COVID-19 crisis, high-profile health experts received death threats while misinformation went viral on social media. And already long before the pandemic, easily preventable but potentially serious diseases had been making a comeback around the world due to vaccine hesitancy—often powered by conspiracy theories. http://dlvr.it/TB5N8f

Environmental pesticide exposure due to industrial agriculture may potentially increase the risk of cancer as much as smoking, a new study suggests. ArtMarie/Getty Images * Environmental pesticide exposure due to industrial agriculture potentially increases cancer risk to a degree similar to smoking. * In a new study, researchers correlated cancer rates in geographic regions based on pesticide usage. * The study does not demonstrate causation. More research is needed to understand how environmental pesticides affect cancer risk. Is pesticide exposure as bad for you as smoking in terms of cancer risk? Potentially, yes, claims a new scientific study. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society, found a strong association between the presence of environmental pesticides and several cancers, including leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, bladder, lung, and pancreatic cancer. The authors used population and geographic data fr...

Every few weeks or months, the media reports on a new study that tantalizingly dangles the possibility of a new drug to give us longer, healthier lives. http://dlvr.it/TB45pY

Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ today. http://dlvr.it/TB3kyh

Montana's proposal to increase oversight is part of a national trend by states to ensure nonprofit hospitals act as charitable organizations as they claim tax-exempt status. http://dlvr.it/TB3KK4

In modern day agriculture, pesticides are essential to ensure high enough crop yields and food security. These chemicals, however, can adversely affect plant and animal life as well as the people exposed to them. http://dlvr.it/TB2xLT

Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ. http://dlvr.it/TB2NQc

How did the 2021 national marriage equality referendum campaign in Switzerland affect the well-being of the LGBTIQ+ community? http://dlvr.it/TB1dZj

The United States will contribute some $667 million to a fund designed to finance investments in pandemic preparedness, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Wednesday. http://dlvr.it/TB1Gtk

Kadans Science Partner, a leading investor in the development of ecosystems and real estate with a dedicated focus on knowledge-intensive sectors, today announced that construction work has started at Merlin Place, North Cambridge. http://dlvr.it/TB0sny

In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers demonstrated the use of the foundational model Virchow for computational analysis of pathological reports, prediction of biomarkers, and identification of cells across multiple cancer types. Virchow's pan-cancer model showed impressive accuracy, often outperforming clinical-grade models. http://dlvr.it/TB0V9Z

Decreases in primary care visit volume were partially offset by increasing telehealth use for all patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine. http://dlvr.it/T9zy89

In 2020, the United States saw the largest one-year increase in homicides since 1960. In a new study, researchers examined disparities in race and ethnicity for deaths by firearm homicides from 2018 to 2022, before, during, and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that deaths by firearm homicide were concentrated among Black 15- to 24-year-olds in all of the years studied, suggesting that social and structural conditions contributed to these racial disparities. http://dlvr.it/T9zG6T

High blood pressure is known to increase a person's chances of having a stroke. But a study led by Michigan Medicine narrows in on the cumulative effects of years of high systolic blood pressure—the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries—finding that a higher average reading during adulthood is linked with a greater risk for the two most common types of stroke. http://dlvr.it/T9yv9F

Brisbane is positioned to become the global hub for healthy buildings with today's launch of the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems against Airborne Infection Transmission (Thrive). http://dlvr.it/T9yVWM

The prevalence of kidney disease has been increasing in Japan, with it now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatment remains a challenge. http://dlvr.it/T9y6nT

Researchers in Japan evaluated the SARS-CoV-2 KP.3.1.1 variant, finding it has higher transmissibility and immune evasion compared to previous variants, posing new challenges for public health measures. http://dlvr.it/T9xYqs

In this interview, News Medical speaks with the Healthcare Business of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions about optimizing clinical trial screening and digital health programs through a better understanding of consumer-consented data. http://dlvr.it/T9wqNl

A new combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help to reduce the donor-specific reaction against the transplanted organ without the need for maintenance triple immunosuppression. http://dlvr.it/T9wSXZ

Researchers from the United States of America investigated the potential association between different subtypes of endometriosis and the incidence of ovarian cancer. http://dlvr.it/T9w3mZ

A study in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences reveals that retired rugby players with a history of concussions exhibit significant differences in biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases compared to non-contact sports participants. http://dlvr.it/T9vhGD

The COVID-19 pandemic led to temporary increases in food diversity and diet quality in U.S. households, with notable improvements in household food purchasing behavior. http://dlvr.it/T9v0fL

A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on July 2, 2024, entitled, "DDX41 and its unique contribution to myeloid leukemogenesis." http://dlvr.it/T9tZXf

New Curtin University research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work—and little is being done to protect them. http://dlvr.it/T9tKwl

The international study, co-authored by the Department of Sociology and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science's Dr Aashish Gupta and Professor Ridhi Kashyap, reveals that life expectancy in India suffered large and unequal declines during the COVID-19 pandemic. http://dlvr.it/T9t5KH

Sweating in the heat, while exercising or when under stress is natural and expected. http://dlvr.it/T9ss6T

Florida women are dying from causes that are preventable, including breast and cervical cancer, pregnancy complications and mental health conditions, according to a new national scorecard of women's health. http://dlvr.it/T9sKdk

Everybody poops sometimes, but does it really matter how often? http://dlvr.it/T9rQ9M

U.S. health officials on Friday announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers, but they also said a new study in Michigan suggested the virus is not causing silent infections in people. http://dlvr.it/T9r8qM

At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters, federal health officials said Friday. http://dlvr.it/T9r8dP

Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade. http://dlvr.it/T9qkTL

Your risk of developing a nutrient deficiency can increase while you are taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. Anna Stills/Getty Images * While GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound can help with weight loss, they may also cause nutrient deficiencies. * While taking a GLP-1 drug, it is important to consider getting adequate protein, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, and calcium. * Experts share how to manage these deficiencies with diet and lifestyle changes. Losing weight on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may increase your risk of developing nutrient deficiencies because these medications cause people to significantly reduce their food intake. “If the reduced quantity they are eating is not nutrient-dense, then they may not get all the vitamins and minerals they need,” Rekha B. Kumar, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at Cornell and Chief Medical Officer at Found, told Healthline. Also, if y...

Although South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV worldwide, strides have been made in controlling the epidemic, especially in the reduction of HIV incidence, testing, and treatment. Equipped with MGI’s advanced sequencing tools and technologies, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) are inching closer to finding the answer to the natural control of HIV infection, leading to improved health outcomes and quality of life amongst South Africans. http://dlvr.it/T9nw84

When it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study finds that pharmacists and community health workers have the best success rates. http://dlvr.it/T9nvqB

Researchers found that pediatric scurvy cases tripled from 2016 to 2020, highlighting a significant rise in incidence, particularly among low-income, male, and autistic children. http://dlvr.it/T9nb2q

Nurses in Michigan reported improved conditions in the 2023 Michigan Nurses Study compared to 2022, but burnout and understaffing remain high, and nearly half reported abuse in the workplace in the last year. http://dlvr.it/T9nMFz

Kim Kardashian recently opened up about her journey living with psoriasis and the home remedies she uses that provide the greatest relief from painful flare-ups. The Hollywood Curtain/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images * Kim Kardashian stated on a podcast that she uses Saran Wrap to help her psoriasis. * She learned of the remedy from a dermatologist after other home remedies failed. * Experts say occlusion therapies like Saran Wrap help psoriasis medications work better. * Occlusion therapy also helps to soften plaques and reduce inflammation. * Some other effective home remedies include colloidal oatmeal baths and sunlight. While Kim Kardashian is known for being carefully styled and groomed in her work as a reality star, model, businesswoman, and actress, she recently revealed that her life isn’t always perfect — especially when it comes to her skin. The 43-year-old star of FX’s “American Horror Story: Delicate” spoke on the July 16, 2024, episode of the SHE M...

Researchers used mathematical modeling to study historical shipborne pathogen risks, finding steam travel and large-scale people movement significantly elevated transoceanic pathogen circulation. http://dlvr.it/T9l7MF

Disruption of circadian rhythms and clock gene expression is linked to adverse metabolic health outcomes, including obesity and diabetes. Further research is needed to understand these relationships and their implications for treatment and prevention. http://dlvr.it/T9l75c

There's still much to learn about how doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug, causes its most concerning side effects. http://dlvr.it/T9l6mX

A recent study reveals that daily coffee consumption significantly reduces the risk of developing PCOS symptoms. Women who drank two cups of coffee daily were at a 70% lower risk of PCOS. http://dlvr.it/T9kv0r

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound can affect people differently. BONNINSTUDIO/Stocksy United * Misconceptions about the benefits and risks of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound are common. * Not all GLP-1 drugs are the same, and different medications may affect people differently. * Before starting a GLP-1 drug, talk with a healthcare professional about the potential risks and benefits. It likely won’t surprise you to hear that the GLP-1 drugs semaglutide (better known by the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (sold under the brand names Monjouro and Zepbound) were among the top 10 most popular drugs by U.S. spending in 2023. The medications have been heralded has game-changing treatments for diabetes and obesity. But as their popularity has grown, so too have persistent myths and misinformation about them. “The reality is that each of these is prescribed to achieve different health goals, and like ...

An international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found that inadequate vitamin C status is significantly linked to increased body weight—raising public health concerns due to the rising prevalence of obesity worldwide. http://dlvr.it/T9hDnv

A new report from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center, with colleagues from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, highlights a troubling trend: While global adolescent fertility rates have significantly declined, sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an increase in teen births. This region's share of global adolescent births surged from 12% in 1950 to 47% in 2020, and is projected to reach a clear majority—a full 67%—by 2035. http://dlvr.it/T9hDjV

Health care has often taken a central role in political campaigns, and the 2024 presidential election is no different. But the debate around health care isn't just about policy. The issues at stake—such as health care coverage and affordability, reproductive health and substance use disorders—affect individuals and families in Pennsylvania and across the nation, making them a high priority among voters. http://dlvr.it/T9hDbV

Certain dietary patterns may protect against inflammation and heart disease in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, held from June 29 to July 2 in Chicago. http://dlvr.it/T9hDPX