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Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been identified in Oregon for the first time this year, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Three pools — groups of up to 50 mosquitoes — tested positive for the virus in eastern Oregon’s Malheur County. No cases of people contracting the virus in Oregon have been reported so far to federal health …

Making exercise a regular habit can be difficult for many people. A new study suggests that tailoring it to your personality might help. You’re more likely to make exercise a habit if you enjoy doing it. Establishing new habits is hard (to say the least). It takes mindset work and consistent practice to make any new habit stick. But there …

HYDE PARK, Cache County — The Utah State Public Health Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the West Nile virus in Cache County. Mosquito pools — a collection of the insects trapped and tested for diseases — were collected from the communities of Amalga and Trenton in the county. Both areas tested positive for the West Nile virus. To date, …

A New Jersey woman has vowed never to take a supplement again after she nearly lost her liver to a wellness pill.  Katie Mohan, 57, began taking turmeric in March after seeing a doctor on Instagram say it could fight inflammation and joint pain. She bought the supplement online, and started taking the pills daily, believing they would boost her …

For Some Men, Treating Hair Loss Comes With Fertility Issues  The New York Times Source link

An experimental gene therapy for high cholesterol is showing promise in clinical trials and inching closer to approval. The treatment, called VERVE-102, is being tested in people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), an inherited condition that raises the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the “bad” kind — in the blood. It’s also being tested in people with premature coronary …

Last Tuesday, I watched my 84-year-old abuela teach my nephew how to play chess—every move calculated, every strategy passed down through generations of sharp minds. Her cognition was as precise as her opening gambit. But just down the street, my neighbor struggles to remember his grandchildren’s names at 78. The difference? The habits they’ve cultivated over a lifetime. While genetics …

A 51-year-old man showed up at a hospital in Germany looking as though he was wasting away, with swelling and tenderness in his ankles and knees. Then, his heart stopped. Doctors were able to resuscitate him. Then, they got to work trying to figure out what was wrong. The man told them that for three months he had been suffering …

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials. The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic …

When most of us think about dementia, we think about forgetfulness. Losing track of names, misplacing keys, or asking the same question over and over again. But dementia is far more than just a memory problem. In fact, for many people, the first red flags don’t show up as memory loss at all. They show up in behavior, mood, and …