Month: August 2021

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“Here we are with [the] Delta variant, which is so contagious, and this heartbreaking situation where 90 million people are still unvaccinated, who are sitting ducks for this virus, and that's the mess we are in,” Collins said. “We are in a world of hurt," he said, "and it's a critical juncture to try to do everything we can to turn that around.” Meanwhile, Collins said health officials are still monitoring data to determine whether the general population will need a booster shot, due to concerns over the dropping effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine over time. That decision, however, has not been made yet, and Collins assured that current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that those who are vaccinated are protected from serious illness and hospitalizatio...

“It is of immense concern that this outbreak has been declared in Abidjan, a metropolis of more than 4 million people,” Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa, said in a statement. “However, much of the world’s expertise in tackling Ebola is here on the continent.”

If you find yourself tossing more plant-based or whole foods—foods that derive from a plant—into your shopping cart, you're not alone. Current data shows that the plant-food industry is now a $7 billion market, according to statistics from the Plant-Based Foods Association. In fact, more than 71 million American households, which is 57% of all U.S. households, purchased plant-based groceries in 2020—a 4% increase from the previous year. Meals that are based around minimally-processed, animal-free items—fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pulses (beans and legumes), nuts, seeds, spices, and oils—have been linked with a multitude of health benefits. And now, the American Heart Association (AHA) has recently released two research studies that provide further evidence to...

A Tehama County boy has died after coming into contact with an extraordinarily rare brain-eating amoeba, his family confirmed. David Pruitt, 7, died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, on Aug. 7, said his aunt, Crystal Hayley. The boy was rushed to the emergency room on July 30 and then flown to UC Davis Medical Center where he was on life support with severe brain swelling, Hayley said in a fundraising site she created for the family to raise funds for his care and funeral. There have only been 10 PAM cases reported in California since 1971, the Tehama County Health Services Agency said in an Aug. 4 news release. It said the boy was likely infected in a lake in Tehama County but didn’t specify which lake. Tehama County sits between the Mend...