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New strain blamed for record norovirus outbreak
The emergence of a new Australian strain of norovirus – the 'winter vomiting bug' – has featured in most newspapers today. The Daily Telegraph reports that the new strain is to blame for the record number of cases of the virus seen this winter, which it terms a 'severe norovirus season'.
Experts have been quick to point out that the new strain of the virus does not cause more serious illness than any other strain. The strain is called Sydney 2012, prompting the Daily Mirror to headline its coverage ‘Down chunder’.
Norovirus is contagious and its spread can be prevented by washing hands (particularly after using th...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news
Hand Sanitizers: Do They Help Stop All Germs?
This study does not change my routine recommendation that people should use a hand sanitizer,” Glatt says. He sees them as especially useful when water is not available.
In the study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, CDC researchers looked at the use of hand sanitizers by the staff in 91 long-term care facilities. In those where the staff were equally or more likely to use the hand sanitizers over soap and water for routine hand hygiene, the chance of an outbreak was nearly six times greater.
“It’s one study,” says Glatt.
More research is needed, he and other experts say.
So, ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
Why Britons are looking to the skies as astronomy becomes our national hobby
Thousands of people are taking academic courses in the subject, there's been a huge interest in Curiosity's landing on Mars – and this week millions will watch the BBC's Stargazing Live. Tracy McVeigh reports on a science phenomenonThey have helped turn a nation on to stargazing, located an undiscovered planet, saved the astronomy GCSE from being scrapped and enabled local astronomy and science clubs to see great surges in membership and interest. Now they think they can find life on Mars.Comic and cosmologist Dara Ó Briain, along with his co-presenter, the physicist Professor Brian Cox, are back on our television scree...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 5, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Dara O Briain, Tracy McVeigh Tags: Astronomy Media Brian Cox Television Physics BBC Features The Observer Science Space Source Type: news
Traffic pollution linked to 'millions' of childhood asthma cases
Researcher say their study shows traffic pollution limits must be revised Related items fromOnMedica Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO Passive smoking causes 1 in 100 deaths Developers should factor pollution into plans Cars should be banned from around schools Swine flu cases fall but jabs must continue
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The U.S. Fumbled Its Early Vaccine Rollout. Will the Biden Administration Put America Back on Track?
On a frigid morning in January, Trudy Ronnel settled into her favorite sofa chair at the Westminster Place senior-living community in Evanston, Ill., pulled down the neckline on her red blouse and braced herself for a shot she’d anticipated for almost a year. At 92 years old, with multiple medical conditions, she spent most of 2020 fearful of contracting the COVID-19 plague that ravaged the world outside her first-floor window.
To protect herself, for the past few months she’d avoided Westminster’s communal rooms, which had provided a means to stay active and engaged but risked becoming a pathogenic petri...
Source: TIME: Health - January 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: W.J. Hennigan, Alice Park and Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Magazine Source Type: news
Teachers strikes: When will they take place, will all schools close and what will be disrupted?
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - January 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Louisa Clarence-Smith Dominic Penna Tags: topics:things/teachers topics:things/teachers-strikes topics:organisations/association-of-teachers-and-lecturers structure:news structure:special-exclusion storytype:standard Source Type: news
How Effective Is the 2018 Flu Shot? Here ’s What You Should Know
Vaccination has been recommended for decades as the best way to protect yourself against flu, but it’s no silver bullet. The shot’s effectiveness varies from year to year, depending on the closeness of the match between that season’s viruses and the vaccine, which is usually reformulated each year. This winter in North America, its performance has been especially poor, leaving people more vulnerable to a virus that’s caused a spike in hospitalizations and deaths. In Hong Kong, schools are starting their Chinese New Year holiday earlier amid a flu epidemic that has claimed more than 100 lives in the ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jason Gale / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized Bloomberg health onetime Source Type: news
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 and Flu
Every winter is a bit of a roulette wheel when it comes to influenza. Flu vaccines work, but aren’t 100% effective in preventing disease, so it’s always a challenge convincing people to get their flu shots. And while the symptoms are generally bearable, infections can become more severe and even deadly among people who are older or who have underlying health conditions. Last flu season, even though experts considered it a relatively mild year, about 400,000 people in the U.S. were hospitalized and 22,000 people died from the flu.
This winter, the influenza virus has a rival—the coronavirus fueling the COV...
Source: TIME: Health - December 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
The Troubling Trends Pointing to a Severe Flu and RSV Season
Flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season has just begun in the northern hemisphere, and the consensus among experts is that the 2022-2023 season is shaping up to be more severe than in the past few (relatively mild) years. It might even be worse than seasons before COVID-19.
Health data company IQVIA has been analyzing data from insurance claims filed by doctors’ offices, hospitals, and urgent care centers in the country for three decades, and focused on case trends over the previous year. The team found that diagnoses of flu are already tracking at record highs. Even before flu season began, back in spring 2...
Source: TIME: Health - October 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park and Charts by Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
This UV Lamp Could Prevent the Flu Virus From Spreading in Public Places
Researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that kills the influenza virus but isn’t harmful to human skin or eyes, according to a new study in Scientific Reports. They hope the technology can be commercialized and marketed to prevent the spread of seasonal flu in public places, such as schools, hospitals, and airports.
“We’ve known for a century that UV light is extremely efficient at killing microbes, bacteria, and viruses,” says study leader David Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. For that reason, UV devices are often u...
Source: TIME: Health - February 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda MacMillan Tags: Uncategorized health healthytime onetime Source Type: news
Three Ways Telemedicine Is Mitigating (What Can Be) the Perilous Effects of the Flu
During the height of flu season last year, 49 states had widespread influenza, schools in Oklahoma and Texas had to close, and governors in New York and Alabama directed state resources toward the epidemic. In fact, last year was one of the worst flu seasons in history—with more than 80,000 flu-related deaths and 900,000 hospitalizations in the United States alone. The flu continues to be a major epidemic that threatens the health of millions around the world each year. The good news is that virtual care solutions can help prevent the spread of this awful illness.
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Is your business ready for a flu outbreak?
Flu is reaching epidemic levels this year. A flu outbreak affects more than individual's health. Communities, schools and businesses will all be impacted by the virus. Will your business be ready for a flu outbreak?
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 15, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dog Flu Is Spreading In The Midwest
Pet owners beware: dog flu exists and it’s spreading. At least 1,000 dogs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana were infected in the last month, according to research from the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University.
Doctors at the two schools identified the virus as a strain of H3N2, a branch of the disease commonly found in Chinese and South Korean dog populations. The virus is not believed to spread to humans.
“It’s believed that the H3N2 strain was introduced here from Asia, but how it happened is not known,” said Keith Poulsen, a University of Wisconsin veterinarian, in a press releas...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - April 17, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Justin Worland Tags: Uncategorized animals influenza Source Type: news
Schools don't require the flu shot -- that doesn't mean it isn't necessary
Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC recommend everyone over the age of 6 months receive the flu shot every year. Although not perfect, the flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu and its complications.
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
