THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, there’s been a third case of H5N1 avian flu confirmed in a dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. The previous two human cases — the first in Texas, the second in Michigan,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bird flu has been detected for the first time in alpacas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry that had tested positive for the H5N1 virus were culled inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Allowing pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially expand health care access to more people and save millions of dollars, a new study suggests. Care for a range of minor health issues — urinary tract infections, shingles, animal bites and headaches — wouldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the United States, increasing fears that the virus will make the leap into humansContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 4,000-year-old skull provides evidence that ancient Egyptians might have tried to treat cancer, a new study claims. Microscopic observation of the skull revealed 30 or so lesions scattered across its surface that are consistent with cancer, researchers report. They were stunned toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following two years of tough negotiations, efforts to craft a global treaty to help countries fight future pandemics have failed, the World Health Organization has acknowledged. “WHO Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to respond to future pandemicsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28 — Bird flu virus has been detected in beef tissue from a sick dairy cow, but U.S. health officials stressed the country’s meat supply remains safe. In an update issued Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the cow had been culled because it was sickContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help fight the H5N1 bird flu outbreaks now spreading in wild birds, poultry and cows in theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Confirming the dangers of drinking raw cow’s milk when the H5N1 avian flu virus is circulating in U.S. dairy herds, researchers found that mice fed the milk quickly got ill. “Our data indicate that HPAI A[H5N1] virus in untreated milk can infect susceptibleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A second case of bird flu has been detected in another dairy worker, this time in Michigan, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. The first case was reported in a dairy worker in Texas in early April. Officials said the Michigan individual, who onlyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many people have been caught by surprise when an electric-powered car has smoothly and silently crept up on them as they walked. But such an accident can pose a very serious risk to life and limb, and pedestrians might be twice as likelyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses. A new Canadian study found “cannabis poisonings” in the province of Ontario tripled among older users after edibles becameContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth has made it possible for doctors to deliver care from anywhere, but a professional-looking background helps patients feel more confident about their care and advice, a new study finds. Even if doctors are miles away from the clinic or exam room, theyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The H5N1 avian flu virus has been discovered in a small number of wild birds in New York City. The highly infectious and severe virus was detected in fecal samples in six New York City birds representing four different species, according to aContinue Reading