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Polio Vaccines Causing Polio Cases

Polio Vaccines Causing Polio Cases

Latest Infectious Disease News More children worldwide are being paralyzed by polio viruses from vaccines than from viruses in the wild, according to new data. The World Health Organization and partners last week noted nine new vaccine-linked polio cases in Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic and Angola, the Associated Press reported. Seven other African countries […]

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More E. coli Illnesses Linked to Tainted Romaine Lettuce

More E. coli Illnesses Linked to Tainted Romaine Lettuce

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — More Americans have been sickened with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce thought to be grown in Salinas, Calif., federal health officials said Tuesday. Twenty-seven new cases have been reported over the past few days, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

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Death Toll in Samoa Measles Epidemic Reaches 25

Death Toll in Samoa Measles Epidemic Reaches 25

Latest Infectious Disease News The death toll in a measles epidemic sweeping Samoa has reached 25, and all but one of the victims have been young children, an official said Monday. More than 140 new cases were reported within the past day, bringing the total to about 2,200 since the epidemic began last month, Samoa’s […]

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Chickenpox (Varicella)

Chickenpox (Varicella)

What is the difference between varicella vaccine and shingles vaccine? The difference between these vaccines may be confusing, so they are conventionally referred to as chickenpox vaccine and shingles vaccine, to better distinguish them. Varicella vaccine (also called chickenpox vaccine) is a live varicella virus strain that is formulated for nonimmune individuals. It does not […]

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Sleep Deprivation a Big Drain on the Brain

Sleep Deprivation a Big Drain on the Brain

Latest Sleep News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you feel like you can’t think straight after a sleepless night, new research suggests you are not imagining things. The mental impacts of sleep deprivation are much more serious than previously believed, the study found. “Our research showed that sleep deprivation doubles the odds […]

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U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study

U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study

Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects — including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg — triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers over nearly two decades. That’s an average of 3,743 calls a year between January 2000 and December […]

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Caffeine, Cough Medicines: What’s in the Average Blood Transfusion

Caffeine, Cough Medicines: What’s in the Average Blood Transfusion

Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you ever get a blood transfusion, that supposedly pure blood is likely to contain something more: caffeine, cough medicine and an anti-anxiety drug, a new study suggests. Oregon State University (OSU) researchers analyzed 18 batches of human blood serum pooled from multiple […]