Tuesday 18 June 2019

'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria On Rise With Climate Change

vibrio vulnificus

Five cases of the devastating bacteria were reported in 2017 and 2018 along the Delaware Bay, compared with one infection in the previous eight years.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2ZuWmkP

Dr. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Scrutinizer of Aging, Dies at 84


By KAREN WEINTRAUB from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Kp8xw2

Frozen Raspberries Recalled for Norovirus Fears

winco red raspberries recall

The product was distributed to WinCo Foods stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Utah and has been removed from store shelves



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2WOuyLy

Study: Overdoses, Suicide Are Risk for New Moms

mother and baby

In the study based on data from California, drug overdoses and suicide causes accounted for nearly 20% of the deaths of women who died within a year of giving birth.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IPtIUL