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The Shocking Way Your Lettuce Might Be Getting Contaminated  SciTechDaily Source link

Mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus in two Montgomery Co. cities; spraying scheduled  WHIO-TV Precautionary mosquito spraying in Montgomery County this week  WDTN.com News Flash • County Health Dept. to spray adult mosquitoes  Bucks County, PA (.gov) Mosquitos in Bucks County test positive for West Nile  thereporteronline Is mosquito spray harmful to humans? What to know about Bucks County’s program.  PhillyBurbs Source link

A major Alzheimer’s disease medical group is recommending that specialists may use certain blood tests to help diagnose patients with cognitive impairment in lieu of more complex and invasive tests, a move that could lead more people to get treated for the devastating disease. The Alzheimer’s Association, in its first clinical guidelines on blood biomarker testing, said Tuesday that tests …

In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the origins of COVID. The report concluded that although we don’t know conclusively where the virus that caused the pandemic came from: a zoonotic origin with spillover from animals to …

What is Coronary Calcium Scan? A simple heart test that could save your life  India Today This Test Tells You More About Your Heart Attack Risk  The New York Times Heart attack risk? This heart scan can tell you more than a cholesterol test; but you probably haven’t he  The Times of India Heart Health: Taking a Look at a New Preventative Test …

They thought their son had a headache. Now a SC family is pushing for changes while mourning their son  WLTX Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake  AP News Family of boy who died from brain-eating amoeba raise awareness: “We don’t want his death to be in vain”  CBS News Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba …

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the U.S., with one person dying every 34 seconds of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the American Heart Association (AHA). This equals 2,500 people every single day, and it means more Americans die each year from CVD than cancer and accidental deaths combined. And as the World …

Key Questions Answered Q: What did this study find about hate speech and psychiatric disorders?A: Posts in online hate speech communities show speech-pattern similarities to posts in communities for personality disorders like borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorder. Q: Does this mean people with psychiatric disorders are more hateful?A: No. The researchers emphasize that they cannot know if users had …

If you were forced to eat your peas as a child and haven’t touched one of the tiny, green spheres since, it may be time to give peas another chance. Advertisement Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy “Green peas are …

A new study suggests that the way you consume sugar on a daily basis matters for your overall health. Specifically, they found that drinking sugary drinks was worse for your health than eating sugary foods. Here’s what experts make of the findings and how you should apply them in your daily life. If you’re reading labels and swapping things out …