Category: Health alert
Diabetes Takes a Toll on the Brain
Having Type 2 diabetes is associated with greater impairment of blood flow to the brain and a sharper decline in mental acuity compared with nondiabetic people of similar age and health status, even over a two-year period, researchers report. The […]
Moderate to heavy drinking may raise women’s blood pressure
Just two drinks a day could raise a woman’s blood pressure enough to put her at risk for hypertension, Australian researchers say. Past studies have shown that drinking alcohol raises men’s blood pressure, but results for women have been mixed. […]
Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects
A sweeping government study of thousands of women has found links between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but has cleared other popular treatments in the class, including Celexa, Lexapro and Pfizer’s Zoloft, which is the subject […]
Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
People who suffer from psychosis are about three times more likely to be smokers, but scientists have long scratched their heads over which one leads to the other. On Friday, research published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggested daily tobacco use, […]
Liberia Announces Two New Confirmed Cases of Ebola Virus: The Health Ministry
In Liberia, two more people have been infected by the deadly Ebola virus, the government said, sparking fears that an epidemic which killed thousands before being eradicated is gaining a hold once again. The west African nation announced on June […]
Smoking a Water Pipe / Hookah Leads to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
There is quite a bit of awareness about cigarette smoking and its subsequent health problems in an individual and the community. Harmful effects of smoking on lungs and other systems has made smoking a public health issue. While many people […]
Suicide risk factors for U.S. Army soldiers identified
A new study identifies distinct profiles for U.S. army officers and enlisted soldiers at highest risk of attempting suicide. Researchers say the results particularly highlight the importance of focusing prevention efforts on young enlisted men and women in their first […]
MERS incubation period in doubt
South Korean health authorities said Sunday they were tracing the route of infection for the most recent case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, whose symptoms may have manifested a week after the estimated maximum incubation period of the disease. […]
Suspected Congo Ebola victims test negative for the virus
Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday. The government and World Health Organization investigated a possible outbreak about […]
Liberia: 200 Reportedly Had Contact With Ebola Victim
The World Health Organization reported Friday that nearly 200 people had been in contact with a 17-year-old in Liberia who was confirmed to have died of Ebola on June 28, the country’s first Ebola case since May 9, when it […]
