A fourth case of Whooping Cough has been confirmed in a Lexington school. According to a release from the health department Monday, preventative antibiotics are suggested for high-risk students. Families who notice the cough are urged to contact their provider immediately and to avoid contact with other people, staying home from school or work. [Full Article...]
Dr. Christ says with little exception for individuals who can't get vaccinated, vaccinations are key to preventing and outbreak of infectious diseases like measles. If anyone suspects that they or their child has symptoms of measles , they are urged to call their GP first before visiting. The plan includes bringing on board their healthcare partners, like county health departments. [Full Article...]
A leaked draft bill revealed last week by the New Democrats shows the Ontario government is considering creating a "super agency" to manage health-care services in the province as part of a transformation the Opposition says could open the door to privatization. [Full Article...]
Perry, who was appointed to Secretary of Energy in 2017, will remain outside the House chamber in an undisclosed location during President Trump's remarks. Perry, Texas' second-longest-serving governor, was a onetime political rival to Trump. They would then be third and fourth in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president. [Full Article...]
From 1999-2000 to 2015-2016, the prevalence of obesity in the US population increased from 20.5 percent to 39.5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . "The steepest increases were in the youngest age group, those aged 25 to 34 years". Of the other 18 types of cancer, only two showed a similar trend, with the others either stable or - for those related to smoking and in... [Full Article...]
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 10 states have reported cases of measles in 2019: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington. CT reported three measles cases in 2018. " Measles vaccine significantly reduces the likelihood of developing Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)". [Full Article...]
Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger. The researchers carried out their study by analyzing PET scans of 205 people, between the ages of 20 and 82, with healthy brains in order to use a sample representative of the human adult life span. [Full Article...]
Scientists wanted to map how the brain ages over time, and compare the chronological and metabolic ages of men and women. They found that, based on these metabolic levels, women's brains appeared about three years younger, on average, than men's brains of the same chronological age. [Full Article...]
A fourth case of Whooping Cough has been confirmed in a Lexington school. According to a release from the health department Monday, preventative antibiotics are suggested for high-risk students. Families who notice the cough are urged to contact their provider immediately and to avoid contact with other people, staying home from school or work. [Full Article...]
Dr. Christ says with little exception for individuals who can't get vaccinated, vaccinations are key to preventing and outbreak of infectious diseases like measles. If anyone suspects that they or their child has symptoms of measles , they are urged to call their GP first before visiting. The plan includes bringing on board their healthcare partners, like county health departments. [Full Article...]
A leaked draft bill revealed last week by the New Democrats shows the Ontario government is considering creating a "super agency" to manage health-care services in the province as part of a transformation the Opposition says could open the door to privatization. [Full Article...]
Perry, who was appointed to Secretary of Energy in 2017, will remain outside the House chamber in an undisclosed location during President Trump's remarks. Perry, Texas' second-longest-serving governor, was a onetime political rival to Trump. They would then be third and fourth in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president. [Full Article...]
From 1999-2000 to 2015-2016, the prevalence of obesity in the US population increased from 20.5 percent to 39.5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . "The steepest increases were in the youngest age group, those aged 25 to 34 years". Of the other 18 types of cancer, only two showed a similar trend, with the others either stable or - for those related to smoking and in... [Full Article...]
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 10 states have reported cases of measles in 2019: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington. CT reported three measles cases in 2018. " Measles vaccine significantly reduces the likelihood of developing Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)". [Full Article...]
Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger. The researchers carried out their study by analyzing PET scans of 205 people, between the ages of 20 and 82, with healthy brains in order to use a sample representative of the human adult life span. [Full Article...]
Scientists wanted to map how the brain ages over time, and compare the chronological and metabolic ages of men and women. They found that, based on these metabolic levels, women's brains appeared about three years younger, on average, than men's brains of the same chronological age. [Full Article...]