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Deadly new UK strep A variant leading to disease surge in Australia

Latest research finds the invasive variant produces significantly higher levels of a toxin than previous strain

The Guardian - AU

DWP: PIP monthly payments of £627 a month if you have one of 70 conditions

Almost three million people in the UK qualify

Bristol Post

Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

Bangkok Post

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Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, it describes a collection of symptoms that affect a person's thinking and social abilities enough to interfere with daily life. There are more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia. Of these, 50% to 60% have Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is the seventh leading…

Tribune News Service

Chidren's nightmares linked to dementia and Parkinson's Disease

The frequency with which we experience nightmares as children is to a large degree determined by our genetics

Wales Online

Bad dreams in children linked to a higher risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease in adulthood – new study

Can children’s dreams foretell events that will happen nearly 40 years into the future? Yes, according to the results of my latest study published in The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine journal.

The Conversation

This could stop pandemics in their tracks

Cheap, portable sequencers in poor countries could be key to identifying and halting emerging diseases before they have a chance to become a pandemic.

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Why life is about to get better for patients with rare diseases

‘Rare’ diseases are anything but. And with cheaper DNA sequencing, patients’ lives will be transformed.

360info

Ohio Train Derailment: Vinyl Chloride Exposure May Have Similar Liver Effects to Heavy Drinking

Research on the chemical vinyl chloride burned in the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment indicates it could cause the same kind of liver disease brought on by heavy drinking.

Inverse

Man dies at tea shop after choking on roast dinner

The pensioner, who suffered from Parkinson's Disease, choked to death while having lunch in a cafe near where he lived

Wales Online

Viruses in Cambodian bird flu cases identified as endemic clade

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Reuters

What is Normal Blood Pressure? Less Than Half of Americans Know the Answer

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up have high blood pressure.

Inverse

What frontotemporal dementia does to you

Some of the same genetic mutations can lead to FTD, ALS or symptoms of both

Salon

DWP can pay up to £4,800 a year for anyone with these 21 health conditions – are you eligible?

Since September alone there have been 34,962 new claimants for PIP, a state benefit designed to improve living standards for those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions

The Independent UK

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Study finds women over 50 with specific transformation are at higher risk of cancer

Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic abnormalities continue to have a significant chance of developing cancer after age 50, even if they have never been diagnosed with the disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Silicon tested in search to defeat the dreaded rose black spot

As our summers get warmer and wetter even the hardy English rose is vulnerable to fungal disease, but researchers are on the case

Nottingham Post

Heartbreak as Nottingham parents told baby has rare disease that means she 'won't outlive childhood'

They are fundraising to help pay for treatment in America

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Catching COVID may increase chances of developing an autoimmune disease, study says

A coronavirus infection may make it more likely for someone without an autoimmune disease to develop at least one in the months after the infection subsides, new research suggests.

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The Times of India

People live longer if they workout in the afternoon, claims study

People who can’t wake up early but work out during lunch hour can celebrate! A new study says that your mid-afternoon exercises may cut the chances of early death more than morning or nighttime workouts. The research, released on February 18 in Nature Communications, examined 92,000 individuals and their demographic…

The Independent UK

FDA authorises first ever flu-Covid home test

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

Reuters

Spain say patient does not have Marburg disease

A man in Spain who was initially suspected of having the deadly Marburg disease tested negative on Saturday and does not have the virus, the health ministry said.

Inverse

Camel and Shark Blood Could Help Treat Elusive Human Diseases

Scientists hope to harness them as treatments for ills from cancer to Covid, for tracking cells in the body, and more.

The New Daily

Poor sleep joins list of heart disease signals

Americans doctors are now urged to assess sleep quality as a measure of heart health. Should Aussies follow suit?

Daily Mirror

Bad breath could be warning sign of ‘deadly’ heart disease - and ways to lower risk

Researchers at the Global Health Institute in Switzerland have identified a link between bad breath and coronary heart disease

Manchester Evening News

'I reversed all of my Parkinson's symptoms with one lifestyle change'

Scott Hanley was diagnosed with stage 2 Parkinson's disease

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