West Nile virus spreads faster this summer reaches 34 states
West Nile virus sickens people earlier than usual and has reached 34 states from South Dakota to New York City. With 161 U.S. cases and 18 deaths since 1999, health officials urge mosquito precautions, DEET repellents, and removal of standing water to curb the outbreak.
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South Dakota
California
Louisiana
New York City
Lyle Petersen
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Africa
Europe
Asia
CDC
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West Nile
White House
New York
Preventive stroke screenings in Ottawa area
Life Line Screening will visit Trinity United Methodist Church at 630 N Cedar Aug 8 to offer quick ultrasound based checks for stroke risk and arterial health. Tests include carotid screening, abdominal aneurysm, ankle brachial index, and a bone density assessment for osteoporosis with packages from 40 to 99 dollars. Registration is required.
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Trinity United Methodist Church
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Seniors Face Higher Suicide Rates Warned By Doctors
Dr. Allan Anderson and colleagues discuss why Americans 65 and older show elevated suicide rates. Factors include lack of social support, poor sleep, memory problems, and health decline. Researchers note strong social and religious ties may protect older black women, while elderly men remain most at risk. Four attempts occur for every completed death, underscoring preventable tragedy.
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Washington
Allan Anderson
Anderson
Cambridge
Yeates Conwell
University of Rochester
University of Pennsylvania
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry Journal
FDA advisers back nonsurgical Essure birth control device
The FDA panel voted to recommend approval of Essure a tiny spring like device inserted through the vagina and into the fallopian tubes to provide permanent birth control without surgery. They urged better data on failure rates continued five year studies and enhanced physician training and patient counseling.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Essuremaker Conceptus Inc
Colin Pollard
Pollard
Conceptus.com
Essure
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