All cases in Minnesota have been in children under 10 years old and also included hospitalization in Twin Cities, central Minnesota and northeastern Minnesota. From August 2014 through August 2018, the CDC has been notified of 362 cases of the illness, mostly in children. These symptoms are remarkably similar to polio or the West Nile Virus. [Full Article...]
Food contaminated by saliva from an infected animal with TB can spread the disease. "In the modified accredited zone, anything shared by deer and cattle can be a potential source of bovine tuberculosis infection", said Michigan's Assistant State Veterinarian Nancy Barr. [Full Article...]
Kim Reynolds. The 13-point gap is almost double the seven-point advantage Democrats had in a Quinnipiac poll released October 2, before the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court after a bruising partisan battle. [Full Article...]
And what about the extra-skeletal benefits of vitamin D? Vitamin D is responsible for regulating the calcium and phosphate in the body, resulting in stronger bones and teeth. They hope that their findings, which were published on The Lancet , urge public health officials to reconsider their current advice to use supplements in place of sunlight. [Full Article...]
Health officials are warning parents to be on the lookout for symptoms. "It's very polio-like in presentation", infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, MD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. [Full Article...]
Wednesday, 10 October will be World Mental Health Day , an annual event to raise awareness about issues around mental health around the world. The theme for this year is 'Young people and mental health in a changing world, ' while in 2017 it was 'Mental health in the workplace'. [Full Article...]
Ford had sought to remain anonymous when she brought the allegation against Kavanaugh to Feinstein's attention. The rally comes a day after the White House held another swearing-in ceremony for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh , who was initially sworn in on October 6 in a ceremony at the Supreme Court. [Full Article...]
Using hand sanitizer could be more effective than soap and water to tackle this, according to a new study. Over the course of eight months, researchers in Spain studied the hand hygiene routines of more than 900 children aged 0-3 at two dozen day care centers. [Full Article...]