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FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease

The Independent UK

DDC issues bird flu alert after death in Cambodia

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has put out an alert about a bird flu outbreak after reports of a death in Cambodia.

Bangkok Post

Daily marijuana use raises risk of heart disease by 34%, study indicates

Daily marijuana use can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by a third, according to a recent study lead by Dr. Ishan Paranjpe, a resident physician at Stanford University.

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Wales icon Jason Bowen speaks out on heart-breaking Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis

Former Wales international Jason Bowen, who played for Cardiff and Swansea, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in March 2021 and went public earlier this month

Daily Mirror

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the U.S. as of February 2023. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, large outbreaks of viruses like bird flu raise the specter of another disease jumping from animals into humans. This process is called spillover.

The Conversation

Daughter of mob boss Cornelius Price claims her dad "had nothing to do with" brutal double murder

Drogheda gang boss Price - who was suspected of being responsible for at least six murders including that of tragic Willie Maughan and Ana Varslavane - died from a brain disease in a Welsh hospital on Sunday

Irish Mirror

Another undertrial tests Covid positive in Ludhiana, second in two days

LUDHIANA: For the second consecutive day, an under-trial from Ludhiana tested positive for Covid even as there was no death due to disease on Friday.

The Times of India

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The art of balding: a brief history of hairless men

Balding is really common, affecting more than 50% of men. It’s also physically inconsequential (bald men live just as long as haired men). So why, in his memoir Spare, does Prince Harry refer to his brother’s baldness as “alarming”?

The Conversation

Mum put off going to dentist ended up feeling 'half a zombie' with flesh-eating abscess

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Meg Urquhart admits she 'avoided' going to the dentist even though she really knew she needed root canal surgery. Delaying treatment left her in more trouble

Daily Mirror

DWP will pay you up to £627 a month if you have one of 70 conditions - and millions may qualify

Are you one of the nearly three million people in the UK who qualify?

Wales Online

Fasting diets favoured by celebs like Kourtney Kardashian may increase risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer

Celebs like Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson are known to use the weight loss tactics

Manchester Evening News

Regular cannabis consumption could give you a heart attack, new study reveals

People who smoke marijuana or eat weed-laced edibles daily are a third more likely to develop coronary artery disease

The Independent UK

Tourist says she's lucky to be alive after 'catching disease from Airbnb hot tub'

Pamela Farman, 75, and her family were vacationing in the sunshine state of Florida in May 2022 when she suddenly struggled to breathe

Daily Mirror

Why won’t my eye stop watering? Yes – it could be early hay fever

A streaming eye is pretty annoying, so what could be causing it? Imy Brighty-Potts asks the experts.

The Independent UK

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Tribune News Service

Editorial: The risk of vaccine hesitancy

One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what used to be common childhood diseases, as well as against flu and the mutating coronavirus strains.

Wales Online

Woman says she was hospitalised after catching deadly disease in Airbnb hot tub

Pamela is still suffering the after-effects of the illness

The Independent UK

Teenager’s ‘probable’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis baffles scientists

Patient has trouble studying and was forced to withdraw from high school

Bangkok Post

Cambodia reports death of 11-year-old girl from bird flu

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia reported an 11-year-old girl from a province east of the capital Phnom Penh died after being infected by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

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RSV vaccines for babies, adults on the way. Here’s what could be coming.

Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly everyone by age 2, usually causing nothing beyond cold symptoms. But it’s also the top cause of hospitalizations among kids under 5.

Fortune

Is reverse aging already possible? Some drugs that could treat aging might already be on the pharmacy shelves

Metformin is just one of many medications being explored to slow, stop, or even reverse aging.

WEKU

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.

The Independent UK

Fasting diets could increase risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, research finds

The findings could lead to a better understanding of how chronic fasting may affect the body in the long term

Reuters

Analysis-Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu

A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Super pigs weighing up to 45 stone that 'eat anything' are 'biggest threat to mankind'

A scientist has raised the alarm over a rapidly growing population of highly intelligent 'super pigs' which will 'feed on anything' and could spread deadly diseases to humans

Tribune News Service

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn’t even use her insurance to pay for it. But now, her Medicare insurance is shelling out about $40,000 for a one-month supply of…

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