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Don’t Compost These 7 Plants When You Clean Out the Garden This Fall

Fall garden cleanup creates a mountain of tempting compost material, but not everything that came out of the garden belongs in that pile. Some plants can carry diseases, spread from stubborn pieces of root, or dump a fresh crop of weed seeds into the compost you plan to use next…

Frugal Gardening

We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?

Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections

The Guardian - US

US scientists turn to chickens to sound the alarm as West Nile cases rise

Chickens – which can test positive for viruses but cannot spread them – an ideal early warning system for mosquito-borne disease

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Health Insurance Claims Rejection in India: The Real Reasons and How to Prevent Each One

The Disclosure Problem That Kills Most Claims Before They StartThe single most common reason health insurance claims are rejected in India is non-disclosure at the time of buying the policy. If you had hypertension, diabetes, or a prior surgery and did not declare it on the proposal form, the insurer…

Times Life

6 Reasons the Annual Flu Shot Matters More When You Have Diabetes or Asthma

Your immune system is already working harder than it shouldChronic inflammation is the baseline state in both diabetes and asthma. In type 2 diabetes, persistently high blood glucose blunts the function of neutrophils and macrophages, the white blood cells that reach an infection site first. In asthma, the airways are…

Times Life

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx

The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towers

The Guardian - US

Chris Johnson Lost His Speech to ALS Within a Year, and His Case Highlights Early Warning Signs

Former NFL back Chris Johnson was diagnosed with ALS at 39 and now speaks through an eye-controlled device. What early symptoms look like.

Medical Daily

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Your bedroom may be too bright at night—and new research reveals what nighttime light could be doing to your heart

New research suggests nighttime light exposure may affect heart structure. A study observed thicker heart muscle and reduced flexibility in participants. This research adds to growing evidence on light pollution's health effects. Scientists tracked light exposure and conducted cardiac imaging on over eleven thousand people. Reducing bedroom light could potentially…

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A Few Minutes of Fall Garden Maintenance Could Prevent Expensive Problems Next Year

A few minutes of fall garden maintenance can save a surprising amount of money, work, and frustration when spring arrives. A garden that looks finished for the season still holds plenty of unfinished business, from diseased foliage and lurking weeds to dirty tools and forgotten hoses.

Frugal Gardening

South Bronx Legionnaires' Cluster Linked to One Death as NYC Tests Cooling Towers in Two ZIP Codes

NYC is investigating a Legionnaires' disease cluster in Melrose and Morrisania with five cases and one death. Who should seek care and what to watch.

Medical Daily

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak has occurred in the South Bronx, causing one fatality and infecting five individuals. Health officials are actively investigating the source of this serious pneumonia outbreak in affected neighborhoods. Residents will receive information about symptoms and prevention methods through outreach efforts and town halls. This latest cluster…

The Economic Times

Barry Melrose Died Nearly Three Years After Revealing His Parkinson's Diagnosis, and No Cause Has Been Released

Former NHL coach and ESPN analyst Barry Melrose died at 70, nearly three years after revealing Parkinson's. No cause has been released. What to know.

Medical Daily

India-born scientist Kavita Radhakrishnan takes charge as fifth dean of University of Texas nursing school

Kavita Radhakrishnan, originally from India, now leads UT Austin's nursing school. She took charge as dean after serving as interim dean since March. Radhakrishnan began her career in electronics engineering before transitioning to nursing. Her research focuses on technology for chronic disease management and elder care. She has secured significant…

The Economic Times

Chris Johnson Life Expectancy: What ALS Experts Say as NFL Star Writes Heartbreaking Letter to His Kids

Former NFL star Chris Johnson has written an emotional letter to his four children while undergoing treatment and clinical trials for ALS, a disease with highly variable survival rates.

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7 Ways Breastfeeding May Support a Mother’s Heart Health

Breastfeeding is usually discussed in terms of a baby's nutrition, immunity and development. But there is another side of the story that deserves attention: maternal health. Research has linked breastfeeding with better long-term cardiovascular outcomes in mothers, including a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. Some research also suggests…

Times Life

5 Situations Where Indian Adults Need a Hepatitis B Vaccine Before It's Too Late

If You Were Born Before Universal Vaccination BeganIndia's Universal Immunisation Programme added hepatitis B to its childhood schedule in 2002 for urban areas, and only achieved nationwide rollout by 2011. Anyone born before that window, and many born during it in rural or underserved districts, likely received no hepatitis B…

Times Life

What the Shingles Vaccine Prevents and Why Every Indian Over 50 Should Ask About It

Shingles is a nerve disease, not a skin diseaseMost people who get shingles remember the rash. What they do not forget is the pain that follows it, a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia, where damaged nerve fibres keep firing long after the skin has cleared. This can last months. In some…

Medical Daily

An AI-Designed Lung Fibrosis Drug Shifted Aging Clocks in 42 Patients, but Proof of Slower Aging Is Missing

An AI-designed lung drug lowered blood-protein aging clock readings in 42 patients. The study cannot show that it slows aging, and the drug is unapproved.

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Frugal Gardening

8 Ways to Make This Year’s Garden Supplies Last Another Season

Garden supplies do not have to become annual purchases. A little cleaning, smart storage, and timely maintenance can keep tools, containers, hoses, stakes, and other hardworking gear ready for another round instead of sending them to the trash.

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Those Dead Summer Plants May Still Have Value Before They Reach the Trash

A brown tomato plant, crispy basil, or collapsed annual flower can look like garden garbage, but the end of a plant’s season does not necessarily mean the end of its usefulness. Before those tired stems land in a trash bag, gardeners can often turn them into compost, save their seeds,…

Medical Daily

Genetic Testing Ties 11 Drug-Resistant Bacterial Cases at a Maryland Hospital to the Building's Own Water System

A CDC investigation linked 11 Mycobacterium abscessus cases at a Maryland hospital to its water system, using whole-genome sequencing of samples.

Medical Daily

A Rat in His Toilet Bit His Fingers and Gave Him a Disease That Normally Spreads Through Urine

A Montreal man bitten by a rat in his toilet developed organ failure. The bacteria that nearly killed him spread through urine, not saliva.

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‘Football saved Dad’s life’: meet the coach of the England women’s Parkinson’s team

It began with getting her dad into walking football after his diagnosis – now Gemma Darvill is taking a national team on tour to Canada

The Economic Times

In 1864, Tasmania imported brown trout for sport. 162 years later, it is building barriers to save a native fish reduced to just 6,000 individuals

For more than a hundred years, introduced brown trout have altered the freshwater ecosystems of Tasmania. In response, conservation teams are constructing artificial barriers to shield the native Swan galaxias fish. Their initiatives focus on maintaining viable populations, with new colonies sprouting in secluded, trout-free streams throughout eastern Tasmania to…

Medical Daily

A Drug-Resistant Ringworm Strain Is Now Confirmed in Twenty-Nine Countries as US Testing Capacity Stays Thin

A study in the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases traced drug-resistant ringworm across 29 countries. US surveillance stays thin and voluntary.

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