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Coughing Canines? 6 Things to Know About Dog Flu
At least a dozen dogs in Florida are sick with "dog flu," but what exactly is this disease and where did it come from? So far, 12 dogs in Florida have tested positive for a strain of dog flu virus known as H3N2, and many other dogs in central and north Florida are suspected to have dog flu, according to a statement from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. All of the dogs that tested positive for H3N2 recently attended one of two dog shows in the area, or were around ..>> view originalHacked plastic surgery photos published online
Image copyright Getty Images More than 25,000 private photographs have been posted online following a data breach at a plastic surgery clinic in Lithuania in March.Passport and credit card details were also stolen from the Grozio Chirurgija clinic, Lithuanian police said.After the release of hundreds of photos from the clinic in March, the rest of the database was published on Tuesday.Patients in Denmark, Germany, Norway and the UK have received demands for ransoms of up to 2,000 euros (ÂŁ1..>> view originalHow a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic
Nearly 40 years ago, a respected doctor wrote a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine with some very good news: Out of nearly 40,000 patients given powerful pain drugs in a Boston hospital, only four addictions were documented. Doctors had been wary of opioids, fearing patients would get hooked. Reassured by the letter, which called this “rare” in those with no history of addiction, they pulled out their prescription pads and spread the good news in their own published reports. And that..>> view originalResearchers Discover Hundreds of Unexpected Mutations from New Gene Editing Technology
For the past few years, a new scientific tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as the future of medicine. The technology, which has been the center of both extreme fascination and a bitter patent dispute between two research groups, enables scientists to edit genomes. That is, they can remove harmful genes that cause diseases and replace them with normal genes that don’t—at least in theory. While exciting to many, the idea has also elicited fears that the technology could create dangerous mu..>> view originalTick season is here in Colorado: What you need to know
CLOSE Here are some tips for avoiding infection. USATODAYDifferent ticks spread different diseases. Here is what you need to know about ticks in Colorado.Buy PhotoMichelle Case poses for a photo at her home in Loveland on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The mother of four has been trying to take control of her Lyme disease ever since she was diagnosed last year.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)Buy PhotoFor two years, Michelle Case had no name for the disease that plagued her.Seemingly ove..>> view originalCashews, Macadamia nuts recalled for possible listeria risk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced two unrelated nut recalls — Kroger’s Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts and Ava’s Organic Cashews Roasted & Salted — because they may be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Although most people suffer only short-term symptoms from listeria, the infection caused by exposure to the bacterium, pregnant women, their unborn children or newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems can suffer serious compl..>> view originalScientists create a more potent, durable version of vancomycin
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a way to modify an essential antibiotic to make it more powerful and less susceptible to resistance.In a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists describe a chemically modified version of the antibiotic vancomycin that is significantly more potent than the original drug and can overcome vancomycin-resistant pathogens. The vancomycin analog contains three different mechanisms of action that not o..>> view originalOhio attorney general sues 5 pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemic
The Ohio attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five leading prescription opioid manufacturers, alleging that the companies intentionally misled patients regarding the risks and benefits of opioid use with fraudulent marketing. Attorney General ...>> view originalSome see 'physiological changes' after using internet
Image copyright PA Some people using the internet a lot can show real physiological changes similar to drug withdrawal, researchers in Swansea and Milan found.Both heart rate and blood pressure increased in those who confessed to excessive internet use - along with reported anxiety levels.There was no such changes for those with no internet-usage problems.Scientists said it suggested internet addiction is a real physical condition for some people.The results of the study, which involved 14..>> view original
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