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Scientology cruise ship leaves St. Lucia after measles quarantine
The island won't charge the ship for the vaccines. A Church of Scientology cruise ship was quarantined in the port of St. Lucia in the Caribbean after a case of measles was confirmed on board the vessel; reaction from Fox News contributor Dr. [Full Article...]
Eating walnuts may reduce heart disease risk, by lowering blood pressure
At the end of the trials, all three diets were effective in producing better vitals in the study participants, but consuming whole walnuts was found to be most effective in lowering blood pressure . What they found was that while all of the diets produced improvements, the walnut diet had the most pronounced effect. At the end of each round, participants had their vitals taken to account for chan... [Full Article...]
Like Uber, but for organs: first kidney delivered by drone | #AsiaNewsNetwork
The physicians, researchers, and aviation experts from the University of Maryland School of Medicine developed the unmanned drone . Before getting the transplant, the 44-year-old patient with kidney failure spent eight years on dialysis. [Full Article...]
CDC: Stop washing your raw chicken
According to USA Today , Twitter users were in a frenzy, some of whom decided that they were not going to heed the CDC's warning. Among other tasks, it also suggested using a food thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked, and in bold the CDC advised against washing raw chicken because "chicken juices can spread in the kitchen and contaminate other foods, utensils and countertops". [Full Article...]
'Zero' risk of HIV transmission in gay men receiving treatment, study says
Its findings add to an earlier phase of the study which looked at HIV transmission risk for serodifferent heterosexual couples in the same circumstances. During that time-frame 15 HIV-negative men became infected with HIV, but none of the viruses screened in the newly infected partner was genetically linked to the HIV virus that had infected their main partners - ruling out any within-couple HIV... [Full Article...]
San Francisco sues Trump over conscience rights
The rule, among other things, is seen as a way to protect health care providers who refuse to perform abortions due to their religious beliefs. The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Thursday said it would beef up protections for doctors and other health care providers who object to procedures including abortion, euthanasia and sterilization. [Full Article...]
Another Measles Case Exposes Ocean, Middlesex County Residents
The illness typically begins with cold-like symptoms, such as a low fever, cough, runny nose and conjunctivitis, or pink eye. Measles can be serious, and there is no treatment or cure. Babies under 12 months are ineligible to receive the vaccine, leaving them vulnerable to the potentially lethal virus. Yes. Adults who haven't been vaccinated should get at least one dose of the MMR vaccine, the... [Full Article...]
‘Avengers: Endgame’ fans exposed to measles at midnight premiere, LA officials say
Hours later, she went to the emergency room where she was diagnosed with measles. Certainly, nobody who was going to check out a midnight showing of Avengers: Endgame was expecting to have to deal with a serious disease. "Orange County residents may have been exposed to measles since the ill person visited public locations while infectious", the HCA announced. Most outbreaks have centered ... [Full Article...]