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Medical scopes spread superbugs in US hospitals

(NaturalNews) Measles fear-mongering is all the rage right now, but lesser-publicized reports about deadly superbugs suggest that a much bigger public health threat might be your local hospital. Over the past several years, nearly a dozen patients at Virginia Mason Medical Center…

Accuracy of fitness trackers called into question

(NaturalNews) If you’re wearing a fitness tracker to gauge your physical activity and the calories you’ve burned, you may want to reconsider the numbers you see at the end of your workout or day. The truth is, what you see may be far from accurate. In fact, the results could be way…

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Niger isolates suspected bird flu farm as region takes precautions

By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has identified a suspected outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a chicken farm in the southern town of Maradi, near the border with Nigeria which has confirmed cases of the virus in several northern states. Authorities in Niger said late on Wednesday they had isolated the farm and banned the transport of all poultry out of the town, the third largest in the

Niger isolates suspected bird flu farm as region takes precautions

By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has identified a suspected outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a chicken farm in the southern town of Maradi, near the border with Nigeria which has confirmed cases of the virus in several northern states. Authorities in Niger said late on Wednesday they had isolated the farm and banned the transport of all poultry out of the town, the third largest in the

Diabetes devices may interfere with avalanche beacon signals

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Hikers and winter sports aficionados who venture deep into snow country and get caught in an avalanche may find emergency beacons are less effective if the searcher is also using a diabetes monitor or insulin pump, according to a small study. “The potential for interference between a diabetes device and an avalanche beacon (in search mode) is increased if both devices are held

Diabetes devices may interfere with avalanche beacon signals

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Hikers and winter sports aficionados who venture deep into snow country and get caught in an avalanche may find emergency beacons are less effective if the searcher is also using a diabetes monitor or insulin pump, according to a small study. “The potential for interference between a diabetes device and an avalanche beacon (in search mode) is increased if both devices are held

Singer Taylor Swift says mother has cancer, urges screening

Pop star Taylor Swift, famous for sharing important events in her life, said on Thursday her mother is suffering from cancer and urged her millions of fans to tell their parents to get screened for the illness. The “Shake It Off” singer said in a post on the microblogging site Tumblr that her mother was feeling fine, but she and her brother asked her to go for a check-up. “I’d

Singer Taylor Swift says mother has cancer, urges screening

Pop star Taylor Swift, famous for sharing important events in her life, said on Thursday her mother is suffering from cancer and urged her millions of fans to tell their parents to get screened for the illness. The “Shake It Off” singer said in a post on the microblogging site Tumblr that her mother was feeling fine, but she and her brother asked her to go for a check-up. “I’d