University offers website with information on Zika virus
University of Kentucky entomologists have created a website to provide information on the Zika virus, with mosquitoes starting to show up in the state.Extension entomologist Lee Townsend says mosquito populations will peak in mid- to late summer. He said in a news release the website will include information on Zika cases as they appear and on mosquitoes that are potential virus carriers in the state.Zika can be transmitted sexually, but it is primarily spread through mosquito bites.The website..>> view originalNews Analysis: Sorry, We Don't Take Obamacare
In 2013, Angie Purtell of Tega Cay, S.C., bought a gold plan offered by Coventry Health Care. When notified that the plan would double its monthly premium the following year, to nearly $1,000, she went shopping again on the state exchange and chose a Blue Cross silver plan for $500. It was branded "Choice." But when she tried to visit her longtime doctor using the new plan, she found she could not. The doctor's practice, while in South Carolina, was not covered because it is affiliated wit..>> view originalArtificial Sweetener Xylitol Could Have Fatal Results For Your Dog
Artificial Sweetener Xylitol Could Have Fatal Results For Your Dog The common artificial sweetener xylitol, which is contained in sugar-free gum and various other products, can have fatal results when consumed by dogs, according to new research. By Tyler MacDonald | May 15, 2016 05:14 PM EDT The common artificial sweetener xylitol, which is contained in sugar-free gum and various other products, can have fatal results when consumed by dogs, according to new research. (Photo : Getty Images) T..>> view originalGluten-Free Food Not Healthier For Kids Without Celiac Disease
People with celiac disease are hypersensitive to gluten, ingestion of which can cause difficulty in digesting food. Families of children diagnosed with celiac disease may have to adopt a special diet to make sure that the children are served with food that have been stripped with gut-damaging gluten. Unfortunately, a growing number of parents whose children do not have the medical necessity to eliminate the protein commonly found in wheat and other grains give their kids gluten-free diet in the..>> view originalMonsanto slumps as its popular herbicide Round Up faces class action suit in the US
NEW DELHI: Shares of Monsanto , manufacturer of the world's most popular herbicide Round Up, slumped 5 per cent in Monday's trade after four cancer-stricken Nebraskan patients sued the company over its popular herbicide. As per the class action suit, the herbicide is alleged to have been a major reason for the development of cancer in these patients, although it is touted to be safe enough to drink by Monsanto. Reacting to the development, the scrip fell 5.54 per cent to hit a ..>> view originalGov. Cuomo unveils plans to reduce new HIV cases in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks on May 9, 2016 in New York City. Cuomo has an ambitious plan to drastically reduce the number of new HIV cases by 2020. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images). BY Reuven Blau. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Sunday, May ...>> view originalMay Is Mental Health Awareness Month: Here's What You Can Do To Spread Awareness And Get Involved
Chris Hondros | Getty Images May 2016 marks the 67th time the United States has observed Mental Health Awareness Month. It has been more than six decades of steps forward in the public perception of mental illness, but the White House and Mental Health America are encouraging citizens to go the rest of the way. Last year, Mental Health America used the national attention to spark a conversation about how people whose mental illness is addressed before Stage 4 can recover quickly. This year, t..>> view originalWHO Releases New Recommendation To Test, Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Thursday a shorter, cheaper treatment plan for drug-resistant tuberculosis, aiming to curb thousands of cases of the killer disease’s superbug forms. Deeming it an important step in solving the “public health crisis” of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the health agency said the novel diagnostic test could be completed in 9 to 12 months – versus the previously recommended regimens that could take up to two years – and would cost less tha..>> view originalUninsured children treated at local dental office Sunday
Uninsured children from the Tyler area were able to receive dental care at no cost on Sunday at the Kool Smiles Dental Office. “Sharing Smiles” is an annual event where uninsured children up to the age of 18 can receive free dental care, including dental exams, limited emergency care and baby tooth root canals and crowns. Last year during “Sharing Smiles Day,” Kool Smiles provided free dental care to over 400 children in need. More than 30 of those children were treated in Tyler. This year the..>> view original
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