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Message 1910943 - Posted: 5 Jan 2018, 22:29:00 UTC - in response to Message 1910929.  


CDC to hold briefing on how public can prepare for nuclear war


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scheduled a briefing for later this month to outline how the public can prepare for nuclear war.

"While a nuclear detonation is unlikely, it would have devastating results and there would be limited time to take critical protection steps. Despite the fear surrounding such an event, planning and preparation can lessen deaths and illness," the notice about the Jan. 16 briefing says on the CDC's website, which features a photo of a mushroom cloud.

The notice went on to say that most people don't know that sheltering in place for at least 24 hours is "crucial to saving lives and reducing exposure to radiation."

Two of the people presenting at the briefing specialize in radiation studies. Robert Whitcomb is the chief of the radiation studies branch at the CDC's National Center for Environment Health and Capt. Michael Noska is the radiation safety officer and senior advisor for health physics at the Food and Drug Administration.

Oh dear. Here we go again.
When do we ever learn...

You Can Not Prepare for Nuclear War!
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Message 1911259 - Posted: 6 Jan 2018, 20:57:22 UTC - in response to Message 1910943.  

The ad features a happy-looking young man dipping into a stream and looking refreshed after a sip of the clear, cool-looking water.

“The earth constantly offers the purest substance on the planet as spring water,” the site explains.

“This water is magical.”

And for just $16 a jug, plus a $22 deposit, customers can have some of this “live” water, also.

The company selling this “live” water says it’s providing toxin-free water, but anyone drinking from a stream or even a spring is getting a stomach full of bacteria and viruses that may or may not be harmful, say food safety experts.


‘Raw water’ sound good to you? Then maybe diarrhea does, too

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Message 1911591 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 19:57:57 UTC - in response to Message 1908531.  

... as of this year all active-duty police and firefighters have been issued naloxone and trained in its use as well, as they are often first responders in what turns out to be an opioid overdose.

Hope this gets implemented everywhere it's a problem.


And not long after I wrote this, I find this in our local news:

OPP use naloxone to save Ontario man from apparent opioid overdose

Ontario Provincial Police saved the life of a 27-year-old Ontario man by using the overdose-reversing medication naloxone.
Police were called to the Queensway Motel in Simcoe, Ont. Saturday afternoon after reports of a man in medical distress.
After determining that the man seemed to be suffering from an opioid overdose, an officer administered three doses of naloxone.
The man regained consciousness and was transported to a hospital.
OPP say this is the second time naloxone has been administered to save a life in Norfolk County.
The Ontario government announced in December that it would offer naloxone to all of the province’s police and fire departments as part of an effort to combat the rising opioid crisis.

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Message 1911813 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 19:51:08 UTC - in response to Message 1911591.  


Woman dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from oysters



A Texas woman died after she got infected with a flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters.

Jeanette LeBlanc and her wife Vicki Bergquist went crabbing with friends and family on the Louisiana coast in September where she also picked up a sack of raw oysters in a market, KLFY reports. The two ate about two dozen raw oysters and LeBlanc started to feel ill 36 hours later.
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Message 1912404 - Posted: 11 Jan 2018, 21:41:51 UTC - in response to Message 1911813.  

:-(

A well-known Massachusetts mother of two who thought she had a simple cold is dead after a bout of the flu turned fatal last week.

Jenny Ching, 51, of Needham, went to a hospital when her symptoms grew worse, The Needham Times reported. Doctors there diagnosed the flu.




Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the current flu season is a dangerous one, spreading quickly across the country. Dr. Daniel B. Jernigan told ABC News on Wednesday that the season, which began earlier than usual this year, is reaching near-epidemic levels.

Part of the problem is that this year’s most prevalent flu strain is H3N2, or Influenza A. That strain is particularly severe and harder to contain than other strains of the virus.

http://www.ajc.com/news/national/flu-kills-massachusetts-mother-outbreak-affects-majority/rW2D83OQ4kvYgeSKBNhGGJ/
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Message 1912618 - Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 20:54:56 UTC - in response to Message 1912404.  

Flu again. :-(


Flu stomps the nation, overwhelming ERs and leaving 20 children dead


(CNN)The flu virus has reached nearly every corner of the nation.
Influenza activity is widespread in all states except Hawaii (and the District of Columbia), according to the weekly flu report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Message 1913068 - Posted: 14 Jan 2018, 21:01:27 UTC - in response to Message 1912618.  

Flu again . :(


Five things you should know about this year’s very bad flu


The nation is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad flu season.

Flu is widespread in 46 states, according to reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nationally, as of mid-December, at least 106 people had died of the infectious disease.

In addition, states across the country are reporting higher-than-average flu-related hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Hospitalization rates are highest among people older than 50 and children younger than 5.


In California, which is among the hardest-hit states, the virus struck surprisingly early this season. The state’s warmer temperatures typically mean people are less confined indoors during the winter months. As a result, flu season usually strikes later than in other regions.
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Message 1913246 - Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 20:17:18 UTC - in response to Message 1913068.  

Follow up from CDC.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has postponed a planned Tuesday session on nuclear attack preparedness, deciding instead to focus the workshop on influenza.

The agency announced the switch in topics late Friday, citing the spike in flu cases as the reason for the pivot.

"To date, this influenza season is notable for the sheer volume of flu that most of the United States is seeing at the same time which can stress health systems," according to a CDC statement. "The vast majority of this activity has been caused by influenza A H3N2, associated with severe illness in young children and people 65 years and older."



For CDC, Reducing Flu Spread Takes Priority Over Nuclear Attack Preparedness

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Message 1913590 - Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 20:38:51 UTC - in response to Message 1913246.  

One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human fleas and body lice, a new study suggests.
It was previously suggested that rodents, whose fleas can also transmit the bacteria behind the plague, were the main culprits behind Europe's second pandemic of the disease that saw a string of outbreaks occur in succession.


Black Death spread by humans, vindicating rats

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Message 1914068 - Posted: 19 Jan 2018, 20:10:15 UTC - in response to Message 1913590.  

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- An already bad U.S. flu season hasn't peaked yet, with the numbers of related hospitalizations and deaths cotinuing to rise, health officials said Friday.

Influenza - including the virulent H3N2 strain - remains widespread across every state except Hawaii, according to a weekly update released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC has tracked reported cases up until Jan. 13.

The agency said cases of flu-linked pneumonias and deaths remain above the "epidemic threshold," as the nation's emergency rooms continue to crowd with flu patients.

Flu-linked hospitalization rates continue to rise -- from 13.7 per 100,000 people two weeks ago; to 22.7 last week; and to 31.5 per 100,000 people in the latest weekly report.

Flu patients over 65 are most prone to needing hospital care, the report finds, but rates are high for people between the ages of 50 and 64.

The youngest Americans are also among those at highest risk. Thirty infants or small children have already died from flu this season, with 10 of these tragedies occuring over the latest week of reporting, the CDC said.


Severe Flu Cases Just Keep Rising: CDC

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Message 1914269 - Posted: 20 Jan 2018, 20:02:04 UTC - in response to Message 1914068.  

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This Flu Season Is The Worst Possible Time For A Government Shutdown

Flu cases are continuing to rise in the U.S., with some states, such as California, seeing record numbers of patients seeking medical attention. And public health experts say that the looming government shutdown could hobble states’ efforts to anticipate and prepare for patients seeking emergency care.

So far, 30 deaths of children have been linked to flu, and almost 9,000 people have been hospitalized with the flu. All states except for Hawaii are reporting widespread flu activity, with 32 states reporting high flu activity.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/flu-season-government-shutdown_us_5a628049e4b0dc592a08cf55?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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Message 1914483 - Posted: 21 Jan 2018, 21:51:55 UTC - in response to Message 1914269.  

SANAA, Yemen — Deaths resulting from a diphtheria outbreak in Yemen are “likely to rise” if the naval blockade imposed by a Saudi-led coalition fighting to defeat Shiite rebels in war-torn Yemen remains in place, an international aid group warned on Monday.

Save the Children said in a statement that Yemeni children are bearing the brunt of what it described as a “the worst diphtheria outbreak for a generation.” It also said that its aid workers have been struggling to cope with the disease which has killed at least 52 people, mostly among children under 15, and is believed to have infected some 716 others since August. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially fatal disease that primarily infects the throat and airways.

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Message 1914484 - Posted: 21 Jan 2018, 21:54:08 UTC - in response to Message 1914483.  

DENVER (AP) – Would you eat venison if there was a chance it could slowly eat away at your brain?

If there’s a slight possibility, it doesn’t bother Patrick States. On the menu this evening for his wife and two daughters at their Northglenn home are pan-seared venison steaks with mashed potatoes and a whiskey cream sauce.

“We each have our specialty, actually,” said States as the steak sizzled. “The girls made elk tamales this morning, but we use (venison or elk) in spaghetti, chili, soup, whatever.”


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Message 1914628 - Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 20:12:21 UTC - in response to Message 1914484.  

An Arizona woman who was initially diagnosed with the flu turned out to have a life-threating infection with "flesh-eating" bacteria, according to news reports.

The woman, Christin Lipinski, visited her doctor with flu-like symptoms and pain under her arm, according to ABC15 Arizona. She was diagnosed with the flu on Jan. 11 and initially treated for the viral infection. But her pain continued to get worse until it was "pretty much unbearable," her husband, Nate Lipinski, told ABC15.



Why Flesh-Eating Bacteria Can Look Like the Flu

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Message 1914903 - Posted: 24 Jan 2018, 20:18:22 UTC - in response to Message 1914628.  

New type of virus found in the ocean

A type of virus that dominates water samples taken from the world's oceans has long escaped analysis because it has characteristics that standard tests can't detect. However, researchers at MIT and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have now managed to isolate and study representatives of these elusive viruses, which provide a key missing link in virus evolution and play an important role in regulating bacterial populations, as a new study reports.

Viruses are the main predators of bacteria, and the findings suggest that the current view of bacterial virus diversity has a major blind spot. These conclusions have emerged through detailed analysis of marine samples led by MIT postdoc Kathryn Kauffman, professor of civil and environmental engineering Martin Polz, professor Libusha Kelly of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and nine others. The results are being reported this week in the journal Nature.


https://phys.org/news/2018-01-virus-ocean.html
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Message 1915114 - Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 17:44:05 UTC

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/01/25/Recall-announced-for-more-than-3000-pounds-of-frozen-meatballs/6841516895892/?utm_source=fp&utm_campaign=ts_tn_us&utm_medium=1
Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Rich Products Corporation is recalling more than 3,000 pounds of ready-to-eat beef meatballs that may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday.

The Member's Mark Casa di Bertacchi Italian Style Beef Meatballs were produced on Dec. 17, 2017, have a "best if used by" date of Dec. 17, 2018, and have a lot code of 15507351, the USDA said in a statement.

The meatballs were sent to distributors in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Consuming the meatballs, contaminated with L. monocytogenes, could cause listeriosis -- a serious infection that can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Message 1915316 - Posted: 26 Jan 2018, 20:01:42 UTC - in response to Message 1915114.  

The country is in the coast-to-coast grips of a severe flu season, on track to be as bad as the outbreak that caused an estimated 56,000 deaths in 2014-2015, federal health officials said Friday.

The flu remains widespread in 49 states, and reports of flu-like illnesses continued to rise through the third week of January, according to an update released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“It has been a tough flu season,” and may be only half over, said Dan Jernigan, director of the CDC’s influenza division.

While the CDC gets reports of flu deaths among children — up to 37 now — the biggest flu impact has been on people over age 65, followed by those ages 50-65, Jernigan said.


Severe flu still widespread; baby boomers hit especially hard


Thanks for the article Gary.
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Message 1915480 - Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 20:34:28 UTC - in response to Message 1915316.  


One cigarette a day 'increases heart disease and stroke risk'


Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of heart disease and stroke, a large BMJ study suggests.

People who smoked even one cigarette a day were still about 50% more likely to develop heart disease and 30% more likely to have a stroke than people who had never smoked, researchers said.
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Message 1915482 - Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 20:39:24 UTC - in response to Message 1915480.  

Flu :(


Schools Close as Flu Epidemic Spreads


Schools in at least 11 states have closed as the worst flu epidemic in nearly a decade intensifies.

The dominant strain of flu this season, H3N2, known for being particularly virulent, has resulted in the deaths of at least 37 children and is expected to cause more as the epidemic persists several more weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projected on Friday.

Seven children died this week, authorities said. Hospitalizations, a predictor of the death rate, rose to 41.9 people per 100,000, up from 36.9 the week before.
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Message 1915660 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 21:31:12 UTC - in response to Message 1915482.  

Study:

Those mosquitoes surrounding your bedroom and disturbing your ears can be trained to stop perturbing your days, as American scientists agreed. A new study suggested Thursday that you only need one to five fingers to swat at them. Thus, making them learn and remember for the next few days how threatening you are.

Even those people who believe they have the sweetest skin in the world can teach these disease-carrying insects you are bigger than them, and that you can crush them only if you wanted – if you were faster than them, of course.

The paper published in the journal Current Biology is the first of its kind ever performed by scientists, and it follows previous research that suggested the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can learn.

This new study sheds light on the mosquitoes’ behavior – which is very useful when talking about a species that brings so many diseases to the worldwide population.


Mosquitoes will remember you if you swat at them, study says

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