NEW YORK — Red, yellow, green. It’s a system for conveying the healthfulness of foods, and at the center of a debate about how to approach weight loss for children. This month, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers provoked a backlash when it introduced a food tracking app forContinue Reading
YORK COUNTY (WGME) — The first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Maine was confirmed Friday in a horse in York County, according to the Maine Centers for Disease Control. The positive test in the horse, which was not vaccinated, was the first in a horse in Maine since 2013.Continue Reading
After successfully becoming measles-free in the year 2000, the US is likely to get that status revoked due to the massive outbreak of the disease around the country, especially in the New York state, where it quickly began to spread as of September 30, 2018. With 600 confirmed cases, theContinue Reading
A rare, potentially deadly mosquito-transmitted illness called Eastern equine encephalitis has been reported in at least three states. There have been four recorded cases in Massachusetts, including one case in which the person died, while there have been three suspected cases in Michigan. Cases involving animals have been reported in Florida. In an interview with ABC News, Dr.Continue Reading
By 2018, it was clear that Pinterest suffered from a problem many of its peers had long dealt with. Because most people are vaccinated and do not spend their free time making pro-vaccine content for social networks, a search for “vaccines” on Pinterest returned anti-vaccination results 75 percent of the time.Continue Reading
When the World Health Organization declared in 2000 that the United States had eliminated measles, it was hailed as one of the biggest public health achievements in the nation’s history.Now there’s a “reasonable chance” the US will lose that measles elimination status in October because of ongoing measles outbreaks in NewContinue Reading
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan health officials are putting out a warning as it investigates three possible human cases of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). According to the CDC, the rare but deadly mosquito-borne virus can cause brain infections and swelling. Only a few cases in the U.S. are reported every year but about 33%Continue Reading
CITY HALL — Opioid overdoses on Staten Island continued to surge in 2018 as overdoses citywide slightly dipped, according to new data from the Health Department released Monday. Citywide, there were 38 fewer overdoses in 2018 compared to the previous year, but Staten Island experienced a 13% jump in overdosesContinue Reading
HICAGO (AP) — Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United States linked to the smoking alternative that has become popular with teens and young adults. The Illinois DepartmentContinue Reading
A Massachusetts woman reportedly died from the rare but serious mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, her family says. Family members of Laurie Sylvia, 59, of Bristol County, say she died of the virus over the weekend. The woman’s case reportedly marks the fourth in the state this year, according to NBC 10Continue Reading