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Strep A and iGAS symptoms to watch out for as 16 Irish people die from disease since October

The bacteria is a highly contagious infection which mostly affects children

Dublin Live

Losing weight may be beneficial to your heart, even if some weight is regained: Study

A systematic review of research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal, found that losing weight with lifestyle changes in an intensive behavioural weight loss programme was linked to a decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for at least…

Dynamite News

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg deaths after push by WHO

Equatorial Guinea said it has recorded 13 cases of Marburg disease since February, after the World Health Organization urged the country to officially report new cases.

Radio France Internationale

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Three die from mystery nosebleed disease within 24 hours as town quarantined

Authorities across the country are working to contain the virus

Irish Mirror

Pioneering doctor still leads Haitian health care fight in Miami 35 years after AIDS battle

MIAMI — In the mid 1980s, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic was spreading rapidly, Haitians were stigmatized and being Haitian was erroneously labeled by the U.S. government as one of the four risk factors for contracting the disease.

Miami Herald

Faye Flam: CDC’s top priority has to be rebuilding public trust

COVID-19 was already spreading widely around the world in February and early March of 2020 — well before many Americans had gotten the message that the disease was something to take seriously. Now, the New York Times has reported that staffers at the disease intelligence service at the Centers for…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Vax judgment: Court order limiting federal mandate of US employees makes no sense

In striking down the president’s ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. government employees, a New Orleans federal appeals court has handed a victory to infectious disease.

Tribune News Service

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Catching colorectal cancer in time

Colorectal cancer originates in the colon or rectum, the terminal end of the digestive tract. The secular trend of colorectal cancer has been increasing in developing countries globally, including Thailand. It is the third most common cancer worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are about 1.9 million…

Bangkok Post

Take Your Eyes Off Your Mobile Phone, Says Inventor

The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago. Martin Cooper, an American engineer dubbed the "Father of the cell phone," says the neat little device we all have in our pockets has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mystery nosebleed disease kills three in Africa as town is quarantined

Symptoms include a fever, headaches, dizziness and vomiting

Wales Online

A Place In The Sun host vows to 'never stop' doing what she loves while battling blood disease

The channel 4 property host refused to let her condition Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) get in the way of her living her life.

Daily Record

Brisbane kidney disease clinic providing safe space for young people 'at highest risk'

The clinic designed or adolescents and young adults with kidney problems and is aimed at easing the huge transition between child and adult services.

ABC News

Long COVID puts some people at higher risk of heart disease -- they need better long-term monitoring

Lasting damage to the heart and brain is an aspect of long COVID that should receive much more attention than it has so far. We have sufficient evidence now to call for ongoing monitoring of individuals across the population.

The Conversation

Three die from ‘nosebleed’ disease that kills within 24 hours – as town quarantined

A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg

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Asthma and eczema 'increases risk' of debilitating condition, study suggests

A new study has uncovered a link between asthma or eczema and a debilitating physical disease.

Daily Record

Paul O'Grady's health battles after iconic star dies aged 67

Paul O'Grady died 'unexpectedly' on Tuesday evening but survived many scary health problems over the years and spoke openly that heart disease ran in his family, previously revealing that both his mother and father suffered heart attacks within one week of each other.

LiveScience

Rates of autism diagnosis in children are at an all time high, CDC report suggests

A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children is the highest it's ever been.

Daily Record

New DWP ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claims being offered to 60 people each week

Invites are being offered to older people who meet the current scope of the trial.

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Losing weight cuts heart disease and diabetes risk - even if you put some back on

Struggling to maintain weight loss can discourage people from trying in the first place, but shedding pounds will still offer great benefits even if you gain some back.

Dynamite News

Study reveals how low-dose radiation associated with heart disease

In a recent study, an international team of researchers found that those who get low doses of ionising radiation had a slightly increased lifetime risk of acquiring heart disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Urgent warning for parents after baby and toddler catch Victorian-era disease

Health officials have warned parents to vaccinate their children after two kids returning from a trip abroad contracted measles in New South Wales and South Australia

Liverpool Echo

A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton vows to 'never stop' as she battles disease

Laura refused to let her condition get in the way of doing what she loves

Tribune News Service

Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season

Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis (bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Know the signs of strep throat in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children.

The Guardian - UK

Women in England with advanced cervical cancer to be offered new treatment

Immunotherapy drug will be available for incurable forms of disease on NHS after approval

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