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A dangerous form of pediatric hepatitis is spreading through Europe and the US. The CDC released new details on how the mysterious illness started in 9 kids in Alabama. The vague symptoms include diarrhea, progressing into jaundice. Loading Something is loading. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are revealing new and striking details about the symptoms that children with a mysterious form of liver inflammation are exp...

Symptoms of tuberculosis can be very similar to COVID-19, and if they go untreated, they are likely to become more severe. OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is on heightened alert not just for COVID-19 but also for tuberculosis as cases rise in the state as well as globally. The rise of tuberculosis (TB) in the state became pronounced in 2021 when 199 cases were reported, a 22% increase from the previous year. Most of these cases were reported in the Puget Sound region, with King, Pierce and Snohomish counties being the hardest hit. As of Thursday, there have already been 70 cases of TB reported throughout Washingt...

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Adenovirus structure, computer illustration showing the surface structure of the virus' outer protein coat (capsid). Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images U.S. health officials said adenovirus may have caused an outbreak of severe hepatitis that afflicted nine children in Alabama in February. All nine kids with severe acute hepatitis, three of whom suffered liver failure, tested positive for adenovirus and none of them had a history Covid-19 infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "At this time, we believe adenovirus may be the cause for these reported cases, but other potential environmental and situational factors are still being investigated," the CDC said in a statement. "Adenovirus t...

For much of his life, Lou Martinez popped antacids and took swigs of Mylanta to calm his frequent heartburn and acid reflux. “I went to bed at night, and the burning was incredible,” the 69-year-old from Staten Island told TODAY. “I like eating spicy foods. I indulge a lot, so I always say anyone would have had heartburn (with those habits).” But he had no idea that his chronic heartburn and acid reflux could turn into something more serious. When he started struggling to swallow food and drinks, he learned he had esophageal cancer. “For about a year, I was in denial,” he said. “I didn’t want to address it.” An inability to swallow Martinez was working on Wall Street in the 1980s when his heartburn started. At the time, he thought his love of food, including spicy and rich meals, contrib...

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Photo: True Touch Lifestyle (Shutterstock) Sometimes, we make colossally bad decisions that mess up our lives for a period of time. We stay too long in the wrong job or a toxic relationship. We hang out with the wrong people, or make a risky investment that doesn’t pan out. There are times when our mistakes and failures can be traced back to a specific decision or event that threw us off course. And there are times when our personal and professional inertia is due to the small, almost imperceptible ways we conduct ourselves daily—unconscious micro-decisions that, taken individually don’t amount to much, but compounded over time, have a large impact on our lives: Namely, our habits—and the skill governing them: I’m talking about self-control (or lack thereof). While we often come to b...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are warning communities about what they say is a "perfect storm" of conditions for measles outbreaks in children.  The agencies said that reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same time period last year.  WISCONSIN REPORTS FIRST DEATH IN US POSSIBLY LINKED TO PUZZLING HEPATITIS OUTBREAK IN CHILDREN Almost 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared with 9,665 during the first two months of 2021.  Countries with the largest outbreaks include Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. There have been 21 large and disruptive outbreaks in the last 12 months, from April 2021 through April...

Depending on the genes you were dealt, your body could be destined for a long, healthy future that stretches on for decades to come.  Of course, your fate isn't etched in stone. The diet you eat – and the way you eat it – could determine just how many of those prescribed days will be seen in good constitution.   Gerontologist Valter Longo from the University of Southern California in the US is convinced there's an optimal formula to fasting and dieting that could give us the best chance of maximizing our individual lifespans. To work out what that formula might look like, Longo and his colleague Rozalyn Anderson of the University of Wisconsin explored the literature on longevity and nutrition in a variety of living things, relating it all back to our own species. "We explored the lin...

Testicular cancer isn’t an anomaly. It’s the most diagnosed cancer in men ages 30 to 39, with the average age of detection around 33. “About 1 in 250 men develop testis cancer every year, which leads to about 9,990 new cases in the United States each year,” explained Dr. Christopher Sweeney, a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a global cancer advisory committee member for Movember. Testicular cancer is highly treatable when diagnosed before reaching advanced stages, and like most cancers, early detection is key in helping to combat it. That’s why physicians recommend that men familiarize themselves with the symptoms and perform routine self-exams. “If detected early, cure rates can exceed 95% for most versions of testicular cancer,” said Dr. Doug Flora, executive med...