Medical
Ohio Departments of Health and Aging issue an extreme heat warning
If you're starting to feel off in the heat wave , don't hesitate to get into cooler temperatures, Dr. Adkins says. A unsafe and potentially deadly heat wave threatens much of the continental USA, with dozens of record high temperatures both in the daytime and in the evening expected this weekend. [Full Article...]
Measles Kills Thousands in Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will work with authorities in Uganda to vaccinate about 590 fishmongers at the Mpondwe market, following the discovery that one of them vomited at the Ugandan market on July 11 before dying in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ). [Full Article...]
Opioid crisis: US drug overdose deaths drop by 5.1%
Additionally, "when you look at the national data, it masks what's happening on a regional level and on a state level", he said. The trend was driven by a steep decline in deaths linked to prescription painkillers. "This crisis developed over two decades and it will not be solved overnight". Almost two years later, what that declaration has bought us isn't entirely clear, with the exception of... [Full Article...]
Forecasters warn Saturday and Sunday will be ‘major scorchers’
Sunday , July 21 will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high temperature around 97 degrees and a heat index around 102. While heat-related illnesses are preventable, it can be hard to know when you or someone around you is experiencing one or more. [Full Article...]
Stay Safe in the Heat Wave
A cold front is expected to flow into ME on Sunday afternoon, which should bring temperatures down. " Saturday and part of Sunday will be the worst of it", Tubbs said . Governor Tom Wolf urged Pennsylvanians to take extra precautions with children, pets, and older adults, and those now fighting illness, as the heat could harm them the most. [Full Article...]
Why Women's Risk of Alzheimer's Differs From Men's
The association's chief science officer, Maria Carrillo, said that just because women live longer, it does not mean that this is the reason why two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases in the US are found in women . Using scans from 301 people with normal reasoning skills and 161 people with mild impairment, they mapped where tau was deposited and correlated it with nerve networks. [Full Article...]
Diabetes increases risk of heart failure more in women than men
Around four million people in Britain are living with diabetes, with the majority (92 per cent) suffering from type 2. Women and men with diabetes have different degrees of heart risks, researchers reported from a meta-analysis. "In this study, they spent longer in the "prediabetes" stage than men". In the pooled risk analysis between women and men, the risk differences reported between the se... [Full Article...]
House Votes to Repeal "Cadillac Tax" on High-cost Health Plans
Joe Courtney , Connecticut Democrat and the bill's sponsor. Background . The "Cadillac Tax" is a 40 percent tax on the cost of employer-provided health coverage that exceeds certain premium benefit thresholds - projected to be $11,100 for self-only coverage and $29,750 for family coverage in 2022. [Full Article...]