Cows as Potential Hosts for H5N1 Influenza Virus: A New Threat to Public Health
In March, a concerning discovery was made in the dairy industry: cows were becoming infected with the H5N1 influenza virus. This revelation has raised alarm among public health officials and researchers worldwide. Scientists fear that if cows become hosts for flu viruses, it could lead to another pandemic.
Previous outbreaks of avian influenza primarily affected birds, but recent infections in mammals suggest that the virus may be adapting and moving closer to becoming a human pathogen. Pigs have been closely monitored for signs of infection due to their susceptibility to bird flu viruses, but until now, cows were not considered potential hosts.
Researchers from the US and Denmark investigated how the H5N1 virus was infecting cows. Their findings indicate that cows have receptors for flu viruses similar to those
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Cows as Potential Hosts for H5N1 Influenza Virus: A New Threat to Public Health
ÖÄK-Mayer: Tax-free overtime is a strong sign of appreciation
– 2024-05-10 05:49:40
Vice President of the Austrian Medical Association welcomes Finance Minister Brunner’s initiative: Given the lack of staff in hospitals, extra work has long been rewarded.
Vienna (OTS) – The initiative of Finance Minister Magnus Brunner and Vorarlberg’s Governor Markus Wallner to make overtime tax-free in the future as an incentive for additional work is very well received by Harald Mayer, Vice President of the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK) and Federal Curia Chairman of employed doctors: “If overtime, then tax-free – t
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Case study – Ingesting a product to unclog pipes: what are the consequences?
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The patient and her story
The 58-year-old woman had dissolved half a bottle of pipe-unblocking pellets in a glass of water and drank it, she said, to draw attention to herself. As reported by the emergency physician and her colleagues, when she arrived at the emergency room of the University Hospital of Cologne, her vomit contained blood, she presented symptoms of shock and severe chest pain.
Clinical presentation and first measurements
- In the trauma room, the patient was awake but hypotensive and in tachycardia (blood pressure: 90/70 mmHg, heart rate: 110/min), she continued to vomit mucus slightly tinged with blood and to feel severe pain.
- Hoarseness, salivation, progressive swelling of the upper and lower lip.
- Lesions of the oral mucosa, swelling of the epiglottis and arytenoids on videolaryngoscopy.
- Gastroscopy: extensive detachment of the mucosa of the esophagus and stomach with the presence of necrotic areas, extending to the duodenum.
- CT scan of the chest and abdomen: edematous changes in the area of the pharynx and larynx as well as the wall of the esophagus and stomach.
- Suspected aspiration pneumonia.
Evolution
- Intensive care, including ventilation and parenteral nutrition, and antibiotic treatment with pipéracilline/tazobactam.
- Transfer to normal service after five days.
- Continuation of opiate analgesia due t
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Case study – Ingesting a product to unclog pipes: what are the consequences?
The use of AI for mental health will generate 2.5 billion euros in Spain by 2030
The artificial intelligence (AI) It is coming to stay and revolutionize all types of areas, such as health. Within this sector, new ones are emerging in Spain star-ups whose objective is to create technological solutions that take advantage of AI to introduce improvements in mental healthboth for patients and professionals.
Among the latest milestones related to mental health and AI is MoodCapture, an application that can help detect mental health illnesses by analyzing several facial photographs of the patient. The creators, a group of scientists from the Dartmouth Universitythey assure that this tool can notice mental illnesses even before the person themselves realizes that they may be suffering fr
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The use of AI for mental health will generate 2.5 billion euros in Spain by 2030
The call for the IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine – Colombian Olympic Committee is now open
The Academic Directorate of the Colombian Olympic Committee invites all medical graduates linked to the Sports Medicine environment to apply for the International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Medicine with the support of Olympic Solidarity.
The deadline for requesting the scholarship (which you can do by donating Click here) before the Colombian Olympic Committee corresponds to next September 9th. It is important to note that the course lasts two years (graduation in 2026).
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In turn, interested persons must possess the following requirements:
• Haberse registrado para el curso (http://www.sportsoracle.com/Medicine/Home/) antes del 09 de septiembre de 2024 y haber sido admitido académicamente. • Estar en posesión de una licenciatura o título equivalente en Medicina de una Universidad reconocida y ser elegible para una inscripción profesional como médico. • Tener una buena comprensión del idioma inglés y proporcionar los documentos correspondientes (ver también: http://www.sportsoracle.com/Medicine/Home/). • Trabajar en el entorno de la medicina deportiva o en la traumatología del deporte y colaborar con el Comité Olímpico Colombiano (por ej.: médico de equipo). • Comprometerse totalmente a completar el intensivo “Curso a distancia de 2 años para el Diploma de Medicina deportiva” y a continuar cooperando con el COC después de su finalización. • Tener la capacidad de cubrir todos los gastos adicionales, que no estén cubiertos por la beca. • Tener dominio del idioma inglés. • Hacer aplicación en: https://learn.sportsoracle.com/apply All candi
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The call for the IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine – Colombian Olympic Committee is now open
Fact Check: EV9 Plu Kao Extract Dietary Supplement’s Alleged Cancer-Inhibiting Effects Debunked by Health Authorities
May 8, 2024, according to doctors’ propaganda, EV9 Plu Kao Extract dietary supplement has the effect of helping to inhibit cancer cells. The Anti-Fake News Center carried out a fact check Food and Drug Administration Ministry of Public Health Such issues were found to be false information
In cases where there is exaggerated propaganda, it is stated so Doctors have found that the EV9 Plu Kao Extract dietary supplement has the effect of helping to stop cancer cells. Through the Food and Drug Administration Ministry of Public Health Checked the information and clarified it. The product label reads EV9 Plukao Extract Plus. (Food supplement) PLUKAOW EXTRACT PLUS which displays the message “EV9 guaranteed by real experience. of people who have had cancer It has the effect of inhibiting the growth of cancer. Inhibit the growth of viruses (smallpox, measles, shingles, herpes, AIDS), antibacterial, diuretic, pneumonia, bronchitis, strengthening the immune system” is considered advertising. “Benefits “The quality of the properties is false, deceiving people into believing they have no merit.” FDA will take legal action against those who violate the Food Act BE 2522 (1
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Get Ripped Abs with the Spider-Man Plank: Step by Step Guide
Are you looking to show off a set of steel abs? Well, achieving that toned abdomen may be easier than you think. By incorporating fashionable exercises into your routine, such as the Spider-Man iron, you can work towards that six-pack you’ve always wanted.
The Spider-Man iron is a variation of the cla
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Get Ripped Abs with the Spider-Man Plank: Step by Step Guide
Combating Inflammation: The Link Between Coronary Heart Disease, Depression, and Cardiovascular Health
So medications prescribed for coronary heart disease and depression, when used in combination, may reduce inflammation and prevent the development of cardiomyopathy, adds lead author Dr. Lea Davis, associate professor of genetic medicine at the Vanderbilt Institute of Genetics: “This work suggests that chronic. low-grade inflammation may contribute significantly to depression and cardiovascular disease.”
Low grade inflammation is sufficient
This is not the first research to document the link between depression and other serious health conditions. Up to 44% of patients wi
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The Truth About Fat in Your Body: Types, Functions, and How Some Can Make You Fat
Solo – Fat in the human body not only acts as a source of energy, but also has different functions and properties. Interestingly, there are several types of fat in the body and some of these can make you fat.
Quoted from the Cleveland Clinic website, Elena Borukh, an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, explained that some fat in the body is really important and has a positive effect. But too much fat can also be deadly.
Are you curious about the types of fat in the body? Let’s look at the explanation summarized from the pages of the Cleveland Clinic, Healthline and Harvard Health Publishing.
1. White Fat
White fat is the most common type of fat found in the human body. These white fat cells act as energy storage that is stored under the skin or around internal organs such as the stomach, arms, hips and thighs.
White fat also plays a role in regulating important hormones such as estrogen, leptin, insulin, cortisol and growth hormone. However, excessive accumulation of white fat can increase the risk of various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and so on.
2. Brown Fat
Brown fat is usually found in babies. However, some of this fat can be found in adults as we
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The Truth About Fat in Your Body: Types, Functions, and How Some Can Make You Fat
“It shoots, it shoots, it looks like it’s shooting a kalach”: teenage killers, the lost generation of drug trafficking
2024-05-07 15:26:18
The more powerful drug traffickers are, the more easily exploitable labor they can subcontract to assassinate their rivals. The emergence of these hitmen who are barely adults, unconscious and immature, worries the specialized police officers, as in the resounding murder on rue Popincourt, in Paris.
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