Warren Schor, a 20-year-old Cornell junior, died at Cayuga Medical Center of H1N1 complications, the first such death in Tompkins County. About 70 people in the US had died by then, most with underlying conditions; whether Schor had any was not clear.
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2008-2009 Influenza Season Week 35 ending September 5, 2009
CDC surveillance for the week ending September 5, 2009: 20.5% of specimens tested positive for influenza, 97% of subtyped A viruses were 2009 H1N1, one pediatric death was reported, and eleven states plus Guam saw widespread activity.
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Why do People Die from the Flu?
Influenza is blamed for about 36,000 U.S. deaths a year, more than 90 percent of them elderly. The piece explains the virus itself is not fatal: deaths usually follow secondary bacterial or viral pneumonia in people with weakened immunity, often as the patient seems to be recovering.
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Cognition Negatively Affected by High Blood Pressure
The Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study, running over 20 years in adults aged 18 to 83, ties higher blood pressure to worse cognition: every 10-point rise in diastolic pressure came with 7 percent greater risk of mental impairment. NIH plans a larger trial into why.
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Retrovirus potential risk factor for prostate cancer
Utah and Columbia researchers found DNA from the retrovirus XMRV in 27 percent of more than 200 prostate cancers, against 6 percent of non-cancerous tissue, with viral proteins almost exclusively in malignant cells. If the link proves causal, tests and vaccines might follow.
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Largest ever Alzheimer’s gene study unveils dementia mysteries
A genome-wide study of 16,000 people, published in Nature Genetics, links two genes, CLU and PICALM, to common Alzheimer's disease, while French researchers found a third. They are the first such genes identified since APOE4 in 1993.
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One of the Key Herbs that Prevents and Treats Swine Flu
Dr. Mercola relays claims from Ayurvedic tradition and recent reports that the basil known as Tulsi strengthens the body's defenses against viral illness and may speed recovery from swine flu. He drinks Tulsi tea himself, chiefly as an adaptogen.
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Swine flu not likely to mutate into "superbug": scientists
University of Maryland researchers found ferrets exposed to three viruses were twice as likely to catch H1N1 as other strains, and that H1N1 settled deeper in the respiratory tract. Daniel Perez says the pandemic virus will likely outcompete seasonal strains; he calls the findings preliminary.
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H1N1 in Chicago
Chicago's health department confirmed 1,557 cases between April 24 and July 25, 2009. The attack rate was highest in children aged 5 to 14, fourteen times the rate for adults 60 and older, and 13% of patients were hospitalized, supporting vaccination aimed at the young.
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Asthma greater risk for COPD than smoking: report
A Lancet editorial reports chronic asthma carries a greater risk of developing COPD than smoking does, and argues occupational dusts, chemicals and indoor and outdoor air pollution deserve more weight. COPD is the world's fourth leading cause of death.
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2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update
A CDC update counting 8,843 hospitalizations and 556 deaths from 2009 H1N1 across 52 reporting states and territories. For August 16-22, 2009, flu activity was stable or rising, with increases in the Southeast, and hospitalization rates were similar to or below seasonal flu.
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Swine flu targets 5 to 14 age group
A CDC report on 1,557 Chicago cases found children aged 5 to 14 caught H1N1 at 147 per 100,000, and were 14 times more likely than adults 60 and over to get sick or be hospitalized. Attack rates ran higher among Hispanics, blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders for reasons unknown.
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Flight the flu with the natural immunity boosters
Food Consumer gathers findings on fortifying the immune system before flu season. Nutrition experts suggest 500 to 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily, and studies in Epidemiology and Infection and Pediatric Research tie vitamin D deficiency in children to more viral and respiratory illness.
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CDC: West Nile virus has infected 82 Americans and killed 2 so far this year
The CDC has received reports of 82 West Nile infections from 20 states, with Mississippi, Texas, California and Nevada reporting the most. About 80 percent of those infected show no symptoms; people over 50 and those with weakened immune systems face the highest risk of encephalitis or meningitis.
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Key Flu Indicators
CDC's FluView for August 9-15, 2009 found influenza activity down slightly from the previous week but still above normal for summer. Hospitalization rates stayed low, two states reported widespread activity, and nearly all viruses identified were the new 2009 H1N1.
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Sleep apnea increases chance of chronic disease, death
A Johns Hopkins cohort study that followed 6,441 adults aged 40 to 70 for about eight years found people with severe sleep apnea faced a 46 percent higher risk of dying early, with the risk more than doubling in men. Mild apnea carried no added risk. Published in PLoS Medicine.
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New Study Reveals Sleep Apnea Health Risk
A Johns Hopkins study that surveyed 6,400 people over eight years found those with severe sleep apnea were 43 percent more likely to die early. The piece describes CPAP as the most successful treatment and lists weight loss, avoiding alcohol, quitting smoking and side-sleeping.
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Mozart victim of severe strep throat
Researchers reviewing Vienna's death register for November 1791 to January 1792 found a spike in deaths with swelling among men under 40, and conclude in the Annals of Internal Medicine that Mozart probably died of kidney failure following a streptococcal infection.
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