Medical
Shock Waves in Atlanta Over Murders in Prominent Family
Marsha Edwards and her two children , 22-year-old Christopher Edwards and 20-year-old Erin Edwards were found in Edwards' townhome just outside Atlanta on Wednesday evening. He is also the chairman of the Atlanta Housing Authority board, a spokesman for the family told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . In a statement released by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, she said she had wa... [Full Article...]
New test may detect ovarian cancer two years earlier
Ovarian cancer is reportedly the third most commonly detected cancer among Indian women and the seventh most common cancer in the world. Most ovarian cancers are EOC, which forms in the tissue covering the ovary. Dr Rachel Shaw, research information manager at Cancer Research UK, said about half of ovarian cancer cases are picked up at a late stage, when treatment is less likely to be successf... [Full Article...]
Air pollution linked to increase in bipolar disorder and depression
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago mentioned in a paper that the air pollution links to the neuropsychiatric disorders. Utilizing this extra specific Danish data, the team discovered early childhood exposures correlated more strongly with major depression (a 50 % increase); with schizophrenia (a 148 % increase); and with personality disorders (a 162 % improve) over indivi... [Full Article...]
Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Take Place in Worcester
The 13 Worcester County communities that are in the spray zone include Berlin, Hopkinton, Milford, Millbury, Northbridge, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Sutton, Worcester, Upton, Grafton, Southborough and Westborough. Sumithrin can be a component like the aspects of the chrysanthemum blossom that's likewise within additional pesticide products tick management treatment options, also applied inside, in ... [Full Article...]
Nigeria marks three-year polio eradication
However, vaccine-derived cases of the disease still pose a challenge. The Executive Director/CEO of the Agency, Faisal Shuaib revealed this on Wednessday at an event held in Abuja to celebrate three years without a case of Wild Polio Virus in Nigeria. [Full Article...]
Would you take a blood test that predicts when you'll die?
Furthermore, the team admits that while the blood test is "a marker of your current health and physical vulnerability" it does not concretely " predict how long you will live as you have a hand in it yourself ". The team from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing stated that more research is required in this area. This figure dropped to around 72 percent when the individual was older ... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to work toward attaining its 'measles-free' status back!
Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairman of the Royal College of Global Positioning System, said technology firms should take responsibility to tackle "confusion around vaccination information". Once common, the disease is now rare due to the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine. The state legislature voted to change the law after big measles outbreaks in several Washington counties earlier this year. [Full Article...]
Officials urge vaccinations after state hepatitis outbreak
Franklin County has 69 reported cases that include three incidents at Franklin County restaurants just this summer. People who are at particular risk, including un-vaccinated people, might benefit from a Hepatitis A vaccine if they get it within two weeks, before symptoms start to develop. [Full Article...]