The Health Thread

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Welcome to the Health Thread where there is more to life(and death) then Covid…like Monkeypox, Polio and Langya.

Langya? 🤔

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/langya-virus-china-1.6550062

 

 

[Tracker]

11 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Welcome to the Health Thread where there is more to life(and death) then Covid…like Monkeypox, Polio and Langya.

Langya? 🤔

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/langya-virus-china-1.6550062

 

 

We live in interesting times.

[TrueBlue4ever]

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dog-tests-positive-for-monkeypox-in-first-suspected-human-to-pet-transmission/ar-AA10HybD

[Tracker]

11 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dog-tests-positive-for-monkeypox-in-first-suspected-human-to-pet-transmission/ar-AA10HybD

Does make wonder about the sex life of the dog owner.

[TrueBlue4ever]

2 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Does make wonder about the sex life of the dog owner.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/manitoba-confirms-first-case-of-monkeypox-1.6034174

[Tracker]

For all the furor over "Monkeypox", it still remains very innocuous. The morbidity/mortality rate is very low.

[iHeart]

regardless my mask is staying on

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-york-governor-declares-disaster-emergency-after-polio-found-in-wastewater-1.6062094

[FrostyWinnipeg]

First US death due to monkeypox confirmed

[FrostyWinnipeg]

http://www.cpsm.mb.ca/news/new-standard-of-practice-for-episodic-visits-house-calls-and-walk-in-primary-care

[FrostyWinnipeg]

New mRNA vaccine targeting all known flu strains shows early promise

[iHeart]

speaking of which

that reminds me what happened to Langya?

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Moderna Shows Progress Toward Cancer Vaccines

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Chemicals in stain removers, paint linked to Parkinson's disease in new study.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Cancer warning labels will go on alcohol bottles in Ireland — a world first.

Canadian Senator pushes for mandatory health warnings on alcohol.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/whooping-cough-outbreak-declared-in-southern-health-region-1.6456571

[Sard]

15 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/whooping-cough-outbreak-declared-in-southern-health-region-1.6456571

If only there existed some sort of medication that people could take to prevent such a thing... like a vaccine or something...

[JCon]

3 minutes ago, Sard said:

If only there existed some sort of medication that people could take to prevent such a thing... like a vaccine or something...

Too woke for medicine. 

[Tracker]

44 minutes ago, JCon said:

Too woke for medicine. 

If Jesus is your buddy, you ought to be able to shake off any and every illness and injury. If you cannot, its obviously God's will to kill you and who are you to resist or grumble,

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/maryland-reports-first-locally-acquired-malaria-case-40-years-rcna100813

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/swiss-designed-technology-helps-parkinsons-patient-walk-again-2023-11-06/

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Known weed enthusiast and rapper Snoop Dogg says he has "decided to give up smoke." https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/snoop-dogg-says-s-giving-smoking-years-marijuana-use-rcna125559

It's here! https://globalnews.ca/news/10088387/covid-omicron-subvariant-hv-1-canada/

World-first gene therapy for 2 blood disorders — sickle cell and thalassemia — approved https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/gene-therapy-sickle-cell-uk-1.7030109