(2022-06-07). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…
(2022-06-07). Uruguay's President Won't Attend Summit of the Americas, Citing COVID-19. orinocotribune.com The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he will not be present at the Summit of the Americas. | On Tuesday, Lacalle Pou, the head of the Uruguayan delegation, was set to travel to Los Angeles, US, for the 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June 6-10. | "As I intended to travel to the US tomorrow for the Summ…
(2022-06-07). Shanghai students begin returning to classrooms. ecns.cn Around 100,000 grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on Monday after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…
(2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….
(2022-06-07). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…
(2022-06-07). Covid-19 controlled in Iran through domestic power. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) — Despite the high Covid-19 death toll in other countries, the rate in Iran has sharply declined. The reason lies in the 13th government's reliance on domestic capacity and its admirable efforts for public vaccination.
(2022-06-06). The Ukraine War and the World's Increasingly Dangerous Geopolitical Landscape. commondreams.org War, nuclear annihilation, climate chaos, pandemics, and devastating economic and social inequalities make for extremely tumultuous and dangerous times. But we have the resources and solutions to resolve each of them.
(2022-06-06). Walk For Appalachia's Future Connects Struggles In The Region. popularresistance.org Activists just completed the "Walk for Appalachia's Future" through West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia to highlight the impacts of fossil fuel extraction on communities and the land. At each stop, they held events with local activists to learn about their struggles and make broader connections. The Appalachian region is a sacrifice zone – rich in mineral wealth that is extracted by large corporations without benefit to the people. West Virginia is the fifth poorest state in the US with low education attainment and high rates of physical and mental diseases. Clearing the FOG speaks with two organizers of t…
(2022-06-06). How Swedish authorities worked to export "herd immunity" to other countries. wsws.org This submission to the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic documents the attempts made by the Swedish government to export its "herd immunity" strategy of mass infection to countries throughout the world.
(2022-06-06). Canadian restaurant worker speaks to the Global Workers Inquest. wsws.org Robin, a restaurant worker from Vancouver, recently spoke to the Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic about dangerous working conditions in the hospitality sector and his experience with being twice infected by COVID-19.
(2022-06-06). OSHA issues wrist-slap fine to JBS for COVID safety violations. wsws.org OSHA and the meat packing giant JBS have reached a settlement over citations for health and safety violations cost seven lives during the first months of the pandemic. JBS will be fined just $14, 2 and institute a flimsy set of new pandemic safety guidelines…
(2022-06-06). Expresidente brasileño Lula da Silva da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial se encuentra asintomático, mientras que su esposa tiene síntomas leves.
(2022-06-06). US COVID response: War and profiteering remains the priority. zcomm.org The US, which is the richest country in the world, has the highest official death toll from COVID anywhere globally…
(2022-06-06). Over half of Hong Kong citizens get booster shot. ecns.cn As another 24,373 people got vaccinated on Sunday, nearly 60 percent of citizens in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have received their booster shot against COVID-19, according to the official website of Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po.
(2022-06-06). COVID Is Not Behind Us — It's Still Sending Children to the Emergency Room. truthout.org "Americans have declared an unofficial end to the pandemic," All over, you say? Someone forgot to tell that to the preschool-aged son of my dear friend and colleague, a 4-year-old who presented with a vic…
(2022-06-06). Grade 11 and 12 students return to classroom in Shanghai. ecns.cn Around 100,000 Grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on June 6 after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-06-06). Gobierno de Bolivia confirma inicio de quinta ola de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La cuarta ola en Bolivia cerró con un 0.7 por ciento de letalidad frente al 6.2 por ciento experimentado en la primera.
(2022-06-06). Chinese mainland reports 25 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Of the new local infections, 16 were reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 5 in Beijing, and 4 in Shanghai.
(2022-06-06). Common Security 2022: For Our Shared Future. transcend.org The world stands at a crossroads. The choice is between an existence based on competition and aggression or one rooted in peace and common security. Humanity faces the existential threats of nuclear war, climate change and pandemics. How we respond to these threats will define our very survival.
(2022-06-05). China's State Grid to invest over 0 bln yuan in power grid projects in 2022. ecns.cn The State Grid Corporation of China said that it will invest an all-time high of more than 0 billion yuan (about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in power grid projects in 2022 to help bolster the country's economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-06-05). China's e-commerce logistics activities rebound in May. ecns.cn Following a contraction in the previous month, China's e-commerce logistics sector rebounded in May largely due to preventative measures against the COVID-19 epidemic, industry data showed.
(2022-06-05). GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism? truthout.org Two years ago, I was afraid of going to the grocery store, lest I encounter COVID-19 lurking by the bananas or swirling around some unmasked dunderhead coughing purposefully beneath a MAGA hat. That fear The Republicans, on cue, have fanned out to al…
(2022-06-05). 44% of Earth's land requires conservation for protection of biodiversity and ecosystem, say scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The study is vitally important as governments around the world begin to set their goals and targets for biodiversity conservation, which experts think would form the agenda for the next decade…