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Iron-deficiency anemia linked to memory deficits in children Medscape Medical News Share     Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is linked to memory deficits in children, according to the results of a study reported online in Pediatrics. "IDA in infancy is associated with cognitive deficits, which may persist later in life," write R. Colin Carter, MD, from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues. "Socioemotional deficits are also consistently observed in infants with IDA, but it is not known whether these deficits affect cognitive function." The goal of the study was to determine effects of IDA on specific functions involved in infant cognition, as well as the effect of socioemotional deficits related to IDA in modulating these effects. More
3 cases of West Nile virus are confirmed in New York City The Associated Press via The New York Times Share
Health officials have confirmed three cases of West Nile virus this season among New York City residents. The health department says a 61-year-old Bronx man was the first New Yorker to contract the virus this season; he was hospitalized. It says the man also had meningitis. Two Staten Island women, one 74 years old and the other 46, also have contracted the virus. Both were hospitalized. More Gene variants associated with susceptibility to postsurgical chronic pain Medscape Medical News Share
A new study has found associations between variants of the gene CACNG2 and patients' experiences of chronic pain after breast cancer surgery. The gene was previously known to encode stargazin, a protein involved in alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA)-type glutamate receptors, and a possible subunit of calcium channels implicated in epilepsy. The present findings contribute information about the physiology of neuropathic pain and its potential treatment. More Spread of whooping cough raises concern HealthDay News via Bloomberg Businessweek Share
Amidst the largest outbreak of whooping cough in decades, public health officials in California are urging residents, particularly pregnant women and those who come into contact with infants, to make sure they're immunized for the highly contagious disease. With the incidence of whooping cough also higher than last year in Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio and upstate New York, there's growing concern whooping cough will continue to spread, said Jennifer Liang, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More
Report: Fido's food could be making kids sick The Associated Press via Google News Share
Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food. The outbreak sickened 79 people in 21 mostly eastern states, between 2006 and 2008. Almost half of the victims were children aged 2 and younger. Dry pet foods are an under-recognized source of salmonella infections in humans, and it's likely other illnesses since then were unknowingly caused by tainted pet food, said Casey Barton Behravesh, the report's lead author and a researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More How viruses jump from hosts: Secrets of rabies transmission in bats discovered Science Daily Share
HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird Flu. Swine Flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans. This is a phenomenon known as cross-species transmission (CST) and scientists are working to determine what drives it. More
Pneumococcal bacteria trigger increase in hemolytic uremic syndrome Infection Control Today Share
Introduction of the PCV-7 vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has led to a shift in the types of bacteria causing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) — an important cause of acute kidney failure in children, reports a study in the August issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Very rare a decade ago, HUS related to Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria (SP-HUS) now occurs in more than 5 percent of children with IPD. When SP-HUS does develop, it is generally caused by bacterial strains not covered by the PCV-7 vaccine, according to the new study. More 1 million pounds of ground beef recalled due to Escherichia coli foodconsumer.org Share
California meat processor is recalling about 1 million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground beef products due to possible contamination with Escherichia coli O157:H7, The United States Department of Agriculture announced. Valley Meat Company based out of Modesto, California recalls the beef products after a California state health agency linked the ground beef patties to a small outbreak of E coli illness. More |
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