(Newswise)–Over 10 percent of adults in the U.S. – over 26 million – are estimated to have food allergy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that was led by Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University. However, researchers found that 19 percent […]
Serious Loneliness Spans The Adult Lifespan But There Is A Silver Lining
(Newswise)–In recent years, public health officials have warned about a rising epidemic of loneliness, with rates of loneliness reportedly doubling over the past 50 years. In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine put a specific, concerning and surprising face to the issue. Publishing in the December 18 online […]
Three More Flu Deaths Reported In San Diego
SAN DIEGO–Three additional flu deaths were reported in the San Diego region last week, bringing this season’s total to five, the County Health and Human Services Agency said. A 49-year-old man died from complications from influenza A (H1N1) on Dec. 4 and a 77-year-old woman died Dec. 1 from influenza B. A delayed report was […]
Flu Spreads Easily At Holiday Parties And Family Events
SAN DIEGO–County Health and Human Services Agency is urging the public to get a flu shot before attending any holiday event. “The flu can spread easily when large groups of people gather at holiday parties or family events,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Vaccination is the best protection against influenza. Get […]
Public-Private Partnership Begins Work to End Hepatitis C
SAN DIEGO–Last week, the steering committee of the Eliminate Hepatitis C San Diego County Initiative met for the first time, an initial step in the effort to reduce new infections of hepatitis C by 80 percent and deaths by 65 percent over the next 12 years. Spearheaded by the County Health and Human Services Agency […]
UC San Diego Researcher Gets $4 Million NCI Award to Study Cancer Drug Resistance, Spread
(Newswise)–The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded David Cheresh, PhD, Distinguished Professor and vice chair of Pathology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with a $4.2 million Outstanding Investigator Award to continue his research into cancer’s ability to overcome stress, gain drug resistance and metastasize. The Outstanding Investigator Award provides long term […]
How Viruses Hijack Part Of Your Immune System And Use It Against You
Rochester, MN–(Newswise)–An enzyme intended to prevent autoimmune disease can be hijacked and used by some viruses to avoid immune detection. That discovery from Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators appears in PLOS Biology. There’s also good news. The same team also defined how much viral genetic material is needed to reverse the process and instead activate […]
Rise In Meth And Opioid-Use During Pregnancy
(Newswise)–Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led study finds. And a disproportionate rise occurred in rural counties. Among pregnant women in all parts of the country, amphetamine-affected births (mostly attributed to methamphetamine) doubled — from 1.2 per 1,000 hospitalizations in 2008-2009 to […]
Potential TB Exposure At East County Bingo Facility
SAN DIEGO–A person who played bingo at Viejas Bingo located in the Viejas Outlets and rode the Sun Charter San Diego North Line to the facility has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and may have exposed others, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency said. There were potential exposures during afternoon and evening hours […]
Marijuana Use Continues To Grow Among Baby Boomers
(Newswise)–Marijuana use is becoming more prevalent among middle-aged and older adults, with 9 percent of adults aged 50 to 64 and nearly 3 percent of adults 65 and older reporting marijuana use in the past year, according to a study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine and the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV […]
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