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A Yolo County casino resort confirmed a case of contagious tuberculosis in its community on Wednesday. Cache Creek Casino Resort said it is working with the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency to conduct contact tracing and notify anyone who may have come into contact with the infected person.”Health authorities define close contact as having a cumulative exposure of …

Plague kills cat near Evergreen, first confirmed case in Jeffco since 2023  KDVR Colorado on alert after dead cat tests positive for the plague – weeks after Arizona man died from disease  The Independent Jefferson County on alert after cat tests positive and dies from plague  KUSA.com Health warning issued after pet cat dies from plague  The Independent Jefferson County cat dies of plague  The …

Getting 10,000 steps a day. Improving your VO2 max. Putting berries on your breakfast. What are the habits you embrace in an effort to live a long, healthy life? Certainly it’s the routines we do regularly that impact our health the most. But there’s one well-intentioned habit in particular that longevity experts say can actually take years off your life …

After gaining Hollywood recognition in 2021, GLP-1 drugs remain as popular as ever. Ozempic, the queen bee of these weight-loss medications, is only approved to treat type 2 diabetes. However, that hasn’t stopped celebrities and the average patient from using the drug off-label as an appetite suppressant. But with those figure-slimming perks come a score of potentially dangerous side effects, …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, memories stay as sharp as they were 30 or more years in the past. Carol Siegler, who lives in the Chicago …

Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City causes 3 deaths, sickens over 70 people. What is it, and how do you get it?  yahoo.com An obscure disease keeps spreading through air conditioning  USA Today Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Harlem Kills 3 and Sickens More Than 60  The New York Times City won’t say which buildings are impacted by Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak  Crain’s New York Business …

MINNESOTA — A new COVID-19 variant known as “Stratus” is spreading in the U.S. this summer, and it may come with a surprising new symptom: hoarseness. Officially labeled XFG, Stratus has quickly become the third-most dominant strain nationwide and is now driving up case estimates in Minnesota. Stratus is similar in symptoms and seriousness to other Omicron variants, but experts …

There’s a better way of treating binge eating disorder, a new study argues. The method, called “regulation of cues,” reduced patients’ odds of binge eating by 20% compared to those who got standard cognitive-behavioral therapy, researchers reported Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open. “The study showed that our treatment could reduce binge eating more than standard therapy even after the …

Parents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found. The research also found physical abuse experienced among the research participants reduced over time, while verbal abuse increased. Published in BMJ Open, the study gathered data of 20,687 adults from seven studies …

An evidence review published in the European Heart Journal indicates use of a CPAP machine by sleep apnea patients might increase risk of heart attack, stroke and heart-related death. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It’s not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for …