• 'Excellent mum' in Cornwall died from 'smokers' disease' caused by vegetables

    Rosa Maria Marques Perestrelo had never smoked in her life and suffered a 'rare condition' as a result of her occupation as a vegetable picker

    • SFGate

    'Clumsy' fatal disease seen in California animals for first time

    Chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer and elk in California for the first time, the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The CDFW confirmed the disease’s presence Monday after officials collected samples from two deer in Madera and Inyo counties, a May 7 news release reads. Because these locations were so far apart, the department believes the disease had already been present and incubating for some time. There is no known link between CWD and human infection, but a...

  • Maine’s plant disease testing lab is no longer free

    Rising costs led the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s plant disease diagnostic lab in Orono to start charging fees for tests.

    • KSBW

    New drug offers room to breathe for patients with deadly lung disease

    A doctor at Tufts Medical Center in Boston worked to help develop a drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but often deadly disease.

  • WHO's Fascist F kery: "Homicidal Racketeering Scheme Masquerading As Disease Prevention"

    WHO's Fascist F kery: "Homicidal Racketeering Scheme Masquerading As Disease Prevention" Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “If the government can suspend your rights anytime it deems something is a crisis, you don’t have rights. You have permissions.” - “Pismo” on “X” While our country sleepwalks through the deadly aftermath of the evil Covid-19 operation, the World Health Organization (WHO) puts the final touches on a nice bit of fuckery called its Pandemic...

  • Steven Naismith outlines what Hearts can get from 'infectious' Liam Boyce

    Steven Naismith is confident Liam Boyce will be an important player for Hearts next season after welcoming the striker back from injury. A hamstring problem requiring surgery sidelined Boyce since December and he returned to competitive football as a substitute at St Mirren on Wednesday night. Naismith, head coach at Tynecastle Park, is a huge admirer of the 33-year-old. After a full pre-season programme this summer, he believes he can get more out of Boyce next term. “It’s been a long road,”...

  • Sue Radford claims she was branded a 'disease' after she shared family holiday snaps

    The star of 22 Kids and Counting from Morecambe, Lancashire posted warnings on her Instagram stories after she received abuse.

  • Disease and hunger soar in Latin America after floods and drought, study finds

    Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological OrganizationHunger and disease are rising in Latin America after a year of record heat, floods and drought, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has shown.The continent, which is trapped between the freakishly hot Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, probably suffered tens of thousands of climate-related deaths in 2023, at least $21bn (£17bn) of economic damage and “the greatest calorific loss” of...

  • Eating yogurt could help prevent one common disease, according to the FDA

    Can incorporating yogurt into your diet keep diabetes at bay? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implied that it’s possible. The health agency announced in March that it will not object to a claim from Danone North America — maker of Dannon and other popular yogurt brands — that regularly eating yogurt could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. EATING ONE TYPE OF FRUIT REGULARLY COULD REDUCE DIABETES RISK IN WOMEN, STUDY SUGGESTS: 'INCREDIBLY HEALTHY' The FDA intends to allow the...

  • Bsal and beyond: Task force helps stave off amphibian disease threat

    Amphibians—like frogs and salamanders—are the most imperiled group of animal species in the world; infectious diseases are among the greatest threats to their existence. After a decade of research, a scientific task force is poised to stave off these and other infectious threats to wildlife in North America.

  • Two LA women develop bizarre ear disease caused by their massage gun

    Doctors warn against using massage guns on your neck and shoulders after two women turned up to the hospital with mysterious dizziness on two separate occasions.

    • KTVZ

    OSU researchers develop device to improve delivery of gene therapy for lung disease

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Drug delivery researchers at Oregon State University have developed a device with the potential to improve gene therapy for patients with inherited lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis. In cell culture and mouse models, scientists in the OSU College of Pharmacy demonstrated a novel technique for the aerosolization of inhalable nanoparticles