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The available evidence suggests that affective disorders, such as depression and anxiety, increase risk for accelerated cognitive decline and late-life dementia in aging individuals. Behavioral neuropsychology studies also showed that cognitive decline is ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Common in U.S. Schools, Child Care
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 -- Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks frequently occur in schools and child care facilities and most outbreaks spread via person-to-person transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Pediatrics. Claire P.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Data Show an Overall Clinical Response Rate of Approximately 80 Percent in a Phase 2b Induction Study of Adults with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, October 24, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data from the Phase 2b QUASAR Induction Study 1 in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) with inadequate responses to previous treatments. The data presented at the 2022 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting show an overall clinical response rate of approximately 80 percent in patients who were randomized to TREMFYA® (guselkumab).Clinical responsea at weeks 12 or 24 of the study was ultimately achieved by 80.2 percent of patients who w...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

USDA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Poultry Industry to Cut Food Poisoning
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require meat companies to make extensive changes to their operations. Despite decades of efforts to try and reduce illnesses caused by salmonella in food, more than 1 million people are sickened every year and nearly a fourth of those cases come from turkey and chicken meat. As it stands, consumers bear much of the responsibility for avoiding illness from raw poultry by handling it carefully in the kitchen&mdas...
Source: TIME: Health - October 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Pitt/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news

Results of Novel Clinical Study of Guselkumab and Golimumab Combination Therapy Show Adults with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis Maintained Higher Rates of Clinical, Histologic, and Endoscopic Remission at Week 38
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, October 10, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced data from an ongoing analysis of a Phase 2a clinical trial showing adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) who received 12 weeks of combination induction therapy with guselkumab and golimumab, followed by a transition to guselkumab alone for maintenance, achieved a clinical remission ratea (based on the modified Mayo score [mMayo])b at week 38 of 47.9 percent, a higher rate than induction and maintenance treatment with either guselkumab alone (31.0 percent) or golimumab al...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Challenging 'Doctor Knows Best'; Vax Controversy in Florida; 6-State E.Coli Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. Merope Mills, an editor for The Guardian, is aggressively fighting the "doctor knows best" mentality after her daughter's preventable death from sepsis. (BBC) Columbia University... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 10, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news

FDA issues warning as E.Coli outbreak linked to Aldi frozen falafel
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fears contaminated falafel may still be lurking in people's freezers. Cases have been detected in six states to date. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Outbreak of Acute Gastroenteritis Among Rafters and Backpackers in the Backcountry of Grand Canyon National Park, April-June 2022
This report describes an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountry during 2022. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 22, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Food-Related Diseases Foodborne Disease Gastroenteritis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Norovirus Infection Outbreaks Parks Recreation Source Type: news

Judge certifies $16M class action in deadly E. coli outbreak in Edmonton
One person died and 42 others became sick in 2018 after eating tainted pork produced by a Hutterite colony and served at a Filipino restaurant. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news

E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef in popular HelloFresh meal kit service has hospitalized six 
An E. coli outbreak that has caused six hospitalizations linked to HelloFresh ground beef products, the CDC reported this week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart Studies Under Scrutiny; E. Coli in HelloFresh? COVID 'Super-Dodgers'
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. A trio of medical journals have launched independent investigations into possible data manipulation in heart studies led by Temple University researchers. (Reuters) As uptake... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 13, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

TREMFYA ®▼ (guselkumab) Demonstrates Higher Rates of Complete Skin Clearance with Earlier Treatment in Adults with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Phase 3b GUIDE Study
Beerse, Belgium, 8 September 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data for TREMFYA®▼(guselkumab) from the ongoing Phase 3b GUIDE study, which is designed to understand the impact of early intervention and potential dosing interval flexibility on the long-term disease course in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (Pso). These new data demonstrated that “super responders”a to guselkumab who received every-16-week dosingb maintained disease control (absolute Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI] score <3) at a rate that was non-inferior to ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Baltimore City distributes water Wednesday amid boil water advisory due to E. coli
Water is being distributed again Wednesday amid a days-long boil-water advisory due to E. coli found in water samples in west Baltimore. #baltimorecity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy's restaurants has now sickened 97 people in 6 states
Wendy's restaurants have been associated with an E. coli outbreak now reported in six states, with 97 people infected, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Thursday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More Cases in E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Wendy's Restaurant Lettuce
Nearly 100 people across six states have become sick by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy's restaurants. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news