(2024-08-28). 3D body volume scanner uses AI to help predict metabolic syndrome risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) with an advanced 3D body-volume scanner — originally developed for the clothing industry — to help doctors predict metabolic syndrome risk and severity. The combination of tools offers doctors a more precise alternative to other measures of disease risk like body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal – Digital Health. Metabolic syndrome can lead to…
(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Surprising sources of added sugar. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories, it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your diet is important. However, you may not even realize how much added sugar you consume. That's because some unsuspecting foods you may think are healthy contain added sugar. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician…
(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Bone marrow transplants for autoimmune disorders. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bone marrow transplants are a common treatment for various blood disorders and many types of cancers. At Mayo Clinic, patients with autoimmune disorders, including Crohn's disease, scleroderma and multiple sclerosis, also may be eligible for an autologous bone marrow transplant (using cells from your own body) as a treatment option. Dr. Ernesto Ayala, a hematologist and oncologist at Mayo Clinic, explains the use of autologous bone marrow transplantation to help these patients who aren't responding well to standard care. Watch: The Mayo…
(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2024-08-28). Israel says will evacuate Palestinians from parts of West Bank as bloody raids continue. presstv.ir Israel's foreign minister says Palestinians will be ordered to evacuate parts of the northern occupied West Bank amid ongoing raids in the area.
(2024-08-27). WHO-UNICEF Vaccination Campaign in Gaza: Polio Eradication or Transition to Bio-Warfare? Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca This is seriously creepy. | Over a million doses of polio vaccine have been shipped to Israel in preparation for a mass vaccination campaign in Gaza. The vaccines are an emergency response to the first confirmed case of polio reported in …
(2024-08-27). Wartime conditions complicate project to vaccinate Gazan children against polio. haaretz.com Health organizations behind the plan to inoculate some 640,000 under-10s fear that conditions in the Strip will make it hard to distribute vaccines, which require two doses and refrigeration…
(2024-08-27). War on Gaza: UN halts aid operations after Israeli ejection order. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: UN halts aid operations after Israeli ejection order | Pause in operations comes ahead of UN campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio | | Palestinians inspect damage following Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 27 August 2024 (AFP/Basha…
(2024-08-27). California's Wealthy Wine Industry Routinely Endangers Health of Its Workers. truthout.org From mid-August through mid-November, the grape harvest in California's North Bay wine country coincides with the state's wildfire season. Every night at midnight during those 12 weeks, workers in bandanas and face masks walk quickly into the vineyards. For the next eight or 10 hours, as the darkness slowly becomes dawn, they practically run down the rows. Their curved knives cut grape bunches… |
(2024-08-27). Sudan: Dam bursts killing 30 and destroying thousands of homes. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan: Dam bursts killing 30 and destroying thousands of homes | The devastation comes amid an intense rainy season that has helped spread a cholera epidemic | | A person is transported in an excavator's bucket following devastating floods, in Port Sudan, 26 August 2024 (Reuters) | At least 30 peo…
(2024-08-27). Wuhan offers 'vegetable basket bus' to transport farmers to market. ecns.cn The special "vegetable basket bus line" in Wuhan, Hubei province, helps farmers commute between remote villages and urban areas, bringing convenience and freshness to residents.