After many years and multiple doctors visits, a New York woman finally has answers to a medical mystery that drastically altered her life. Maureen Henry, of Rockland County, said she experienced uncontrollable cognitive problems, extreme fatigue, and involuntary face and body tics, but none of her doctors were able to pinpoint the problem until now. “Living with a mystery illness, …
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The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was considering a travel notice for China because of rising numbers of Chikungunya infections in the country. This followed a surge in the mosquito-borne disease in China, which has recorded over 5,000 cases since the beginning of last month, with most of them in the southern province of Guangdong. …
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Imagine two people in their 70s. Both are active, live independently and enjoy life. But over the next 15 years, one of them develops two or three chronic illnesses – heart disease, diabetes, depression – while the other remains relatively healthy. What made the difference? According to our new research, diet may be a key part of the answer. In …
Read More »Acute Gastroenteritis Cited As Illness Impacting Team USA At 2025 World Championships SwimSwam World Aquatics Championships 2025: Stomach bug appears to wreak havoc with Team USA; Katie Ledecky finishes third in 400 freestyle Yahoo Sports US swimmers battling outbreak of ‘acute gastroenteritis’ at world championships The Guardian Case of ‘acute gastroenteritis’ damages performance of US team at world swimming KTLA U.S. swim team dealing …
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Key Questions Answered: Q: When do genes linked to mental illness start affecting the brain?A: Many genes associated with neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases are active during the earliest stages of fetal brain development—far earlier than previously believed. Q: How did researchers uncover this early genetic activity?A: By simulating the effects of nearly 3,000 disease-related genes in fetal brain stem cells …
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Rachel Zegler is returning to her starring role in Evita on Friday after making an unexpected exit during her Thursday night performance. The actress, who is performing in her London stage debut as former first lady of Argentina Eva Perón in director Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, exited the stage during the show’s Thursday evening performance, …
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Surrogates have a greater chance of being newly diagnosed with a mental illness during and after pregnancy than women who carry their own offspring, researchers have found. In addition, regardless of how they conceived, women with a previous record of mental illness were found to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with such conditions during and after pregnancy than …
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Published on 24/07/2025 – 14:56 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Italy has confirmed two deaths and at least 32 cases of West Nile virus in 2025, amid an uptick in southern Europe this summer. West Nile virus spreads mostly through the bites of infected mosquitoes, typically during the warmer summer months. Greece and Italy have also reported human cases this year. Most of …
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Death from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina confirmed. Doctor explains ways to lower risks of getting illness WLTX Patient died from brain-eating amoeba in SC, hospital says WIS News 10 Infection caused by brain-eating amoeba confirmed in South Carolina WBTV Brain-eating amoeba death confirmed in SC Midlands, health officials say The State Patient died of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, Columbia children’s hospital confirms WLTX …
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