Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Disease, Is on the Rise in the Northeast, C.D.C. Reports
Babesiosis, which can cause flulike symptoms, could be spreading because of rising temperatures and the growing deer population.
Source: NYT Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Lyme Disease Ticks (Insects) Disease Rates Northeastern States (US) your-feed-science Source Type: news

The U.S. Has a New Favorite Dog Breed —and It’s Controversial
A new dog breed has waddled its way into Americans’ hearts. While Labrador retrievers were the most popular purebred dog for a record 31 years, French bulldogs—or “frenchies” as they’re called by enthusiasts—took the top spot in 2022 for the first time, the American Kennel Club announced on March 15. But the selection doesn’t come without some controversy. Veterinarians have long warned that the breed’s popularity is contributing to their suffering. Like other dog breeds with scrunched faces, such as pugs and bulldogs, Frenchies are plagued by a range of health problems tied ...
Source: TIME: Science - March 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized animals News Team Source Type: news

How Climate Change Affects the Spread of Lyme Disease
The warming world can be a hospitable place for blacklegged ticks, which carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. They thrive in temperatures at or above 7.2º C (45º F) and at 82% or greater humidity (the warmer and wetter, the better). As climate change steadily bakes the planet—with shorter, milder winters and longer, hotter summers and springs—the range of places with those conditions is growing. However, climate change is actually making some parts of the world less hospitable to ticks. Extreme weather leads to droughts (which causes ticks to dry out and die) as well as a lack of snow cover (w...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized climate change Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Margot Robbie and Megyn Kelly Had a ‘Bombshell Encounter’ in Utah
Margot Robbie and journalist Megyn Kelly bumped into one another in a “bombshell encounter” while the two were visiting Utah. “Bombshell encounter in Deer Valley Utah,” said Kelly in an Instagram post on Tuesday, which featured a photo of her and Robbie. It’s been three years since Robbie has seen…#margotrobbie #megynkelly #utah #bombshell #deervalley #rogerailes #kaylapospisil #nicolekidman #gretchencarlson #charlizetheron
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Alpaca-derived antibodies could protect plants from disease
COVID-19 has tragically given many people a crash course in the importance of antibodies, pathogen-targeting proteins produced by the sophisticated immune systems of humans and other animals. Now, researchers from a U.K. plant research institute have found a way to endow plants with an antibody-based defense for a specific threat, potentially speeding the creation of crops resistant to any kind of emerging virus, bacterium, or fungus. “It’s a really creative and bold approach,” says Jeff Dangl, a plant immunologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Roger Innes, a plant geneticist at Indiana Unive...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 2, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

FDA cracks down on animal tranquilizer that is sometimes mixed with fentanyl
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it would crack down on imports of xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary sedative used on animals ranging from dogs and cats to deer and elk. The FDA is targeting the drug because black-market sellers have added it to various illicit…#fda #reasoncom
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deer Carry COVID Variants No Longer Seen in People
A new study finds the viruses mutated in deer, which suggests variants had likely been circulating in the animals for many months.
Source: WebMD Health - February 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests
Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health your-feed-animals Deer Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus Delta Variant Hunting and Trapping Viruses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ontario Source Type: news

Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
Billionaire Bill Gates has invested in an Australian climate technology start-up that plans to reduce the methane emissions of cow burps. Livestock such as cows, goats and deer produce methane when their stomachs are breaking down hard fibres like grass for digestion. This fermentation process…#billionairebillgates #australian #perth #davidmessina #newzealand
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trilobites armed with tridents could be earliest known example of sexual combat
From a deer's elaborate branching antlers to the fiddler crab's oversize claw, the animal kingdom is full of flashy features used in combat to help secure a mate.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Earliest known sexual combat in nature
From a deer's elaborate branching antlers to the fiddler crab's oversize claw, the animal kingdom is full of flashy features used in combat to help secure a mate.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coachella to Livestream Free on YouTube Through 2026
YouTube and Goldenvoice, producer of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, renewed their exclusive livestream and content partnership for the annual event through 2026. The upcoming Coachella 2023 festival will mark the 11th year that YouTube is serving as its exclusive worldwide…#snailmail #johndigweed #lucydacus #youtubeshorts #blondie #indio #kidlaroi #breeders #youtubeshopping #phoebebridgers
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Deer Aren’t Wearing Kevlar Vests!’ Biden Vows to Ban Assault Weapons, Says Defenders of AR-15s Are Motivated by ‘Money, Money, Money’
President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the National Action Network breakfast commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, speaking for about half an hour about a wide range of topics, including reaffirming his vow to ban assault weapons. The speech got off to an awkward start with some mic trouble…#martinlutherking #f15s #bidens #ar15 #bidenvows #uvalde #thomasjefferson #mediaite #banassaultweapons #buffalo
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

She moved to Montana and befriended a deer. What happened next is tragic
A woman has told of her tragic experience with a mother deer, whom she comforted for three days in sub-zero temperatures as the animal lay dying outside her rural Montana home after being attacked by a predator. Tina Williams moved to the state with her military family of seven from Charleston,…#charleston #canyonferrylake #navy #tinawilliams #southcarolina #shia #montana
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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