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Show Caption Hide Caption Video tour of new Larimer County behavioral health acute care center Here's an inside look at the new acute care center opening in early December at the Larimer County Behavioral Health Services Longview Campus. Kelly Lyell, Fort Collins Coloradoan Realizing the need for more behavioral health services in Larimer County, voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax increase in 2018. In early December, that investment will begin coming to life with the opening of a new acute care center designed to address a wide range of mental-health and substance-abuse issues, from simple anxiety attacks to recovery from drug overdoses. SummitStone Health Partners will staff and operate the center under a renewable five-year contract approved last month by the county commissioners. Operational costs for 2024, outlined in the contract, are projected to be $21.7 mill...

BHUBANESWAR: The health department on Wednesday decided to include popular deworming drug ivermectin in combination with two other oral drugs for residents of 11 filaria-prone districts from August 10. Ivermectin was widely used during Covid as a prophylactic drug. Earlier, it had never been given to people in filaria-prone districts as albendazole and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) were used. "All necessary preparations have been made for the mass drug administration . Those above two years of age are eligible to take the three oral drugs, including ivermectin. It is a prophylactic but it is administered because micro filarial parasites may be present in people and the drugs can help check the spread," said Niranjan Mishra, director of public health. The 11 filaria-prone districts where the drug will be administered are Angul, Bargarh, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Sundargarh. Considering the eligible age group to take the ...

Pinworms involve infection by a parasitic worm that may live in the large intestine of a human. A child may contract the infection after unknowingly transferring the worms into their body from a contaminated object or through their fingers. In the United States, school-aged children and preschoolers have the highest rates of pinworm infections. A pinworm is a small, thin, white roundworm called Enterobius vermicularis that sometimes lives in the human colon and rectum, also known as the large intestine. Small children are more likely to contract the infection because they tend not to follow common hygiene practices. Children are often in close contact with each other, making transmission more likely. The article below offers more information on pinworm in kids, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Pinworms travel from the intestinal tract, laying their eggs on the skin near the anus. Pinworm infections spread via the fecal-oral route — by the transfer of infective pinworm ...

What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? How about a whole nest of them in your leg? A Colombian woman was left horrified after discovering that her innocuous-seeming rash was actually a bunch of parasites that had colonized her leg. She detailed the skin-crawling tale in a TikTok video with over 257,000 views. "The doctor told me that I had a parasite," Marystella Gomez, 27, told Jam Press of the unfortunate infestation, which she contracted during a family getaway in the idyllic beach town of Coveñas. Gomez and the fam had reportedly spent the weeklong jaunt lounging in the sand and frolicking in the waves — oblivious to the fact that her leg would soon become a parasite playground. During the flight home, the beachgoer had reportedly noticed a series of small, itchy red pimple-esque spots on her leg. "I started scratching my leg more and more," said Gomez, who found it strange that the...

Summer temperatures continue to break records around the world, reaching the upper limits of what humans can survive. While much of the focus on extreme heat is the immediate risk to human health, chronic heat can cause a range of chronic health problems. Days and years of exposure to persistent heat can tax the heart and kidneys, disrupt sleep and challenge our mental health. And while it's important to protect yourself from the heat, some people make the mistake of never getting acclimatized to hot weather. "If people live in air-conditioned environments from — well, some places do it 24/7 — then people's bodies never really acclimatize to warmer temperatures," said Kristie Ebi, professor of global health at the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment. "And that is going to be increasingly important as we try to prepare better for a warmer future." Chronic heat stresses our heart To understand why chronic heat can be dangerou...

Blueprint board chair Isiah "Ike" Leggett presents overview agenda for July 20 Blueprint for Maryland's Future Accountability and Implementation Board online meeting. Screenshot. The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Accountability and Implementation Board recommends that local health and social service agencies share names and contact information with local school systems for families with children who could be eligible to enroll in free prekindergarten. However, to be eligible under terms of the Blueprint plan, a family needs to apply for "economic services" and a child must turn 3 or 4 years old by Sept.1. The proposal to have health and social workers make referrals would require a legislative change when the General Assembly convenes in January, staff told the board. The board, also known as the AIB, summarized this and other recommendations for implementing the Blueprint comprehensive...

Newswise — For years, Ruslan Afasizhev and Inna Afasizheva, a husband-and-wife team of molecular biologists at Boston University, have collaborated closely. Their joint efforts have resulted in numerous publications exploring the intricacies of mitochondrial DNA and RNA mechanics in a single-celled, pathogenic parasite known as Trypanosoma brucei. After countless breakthroughs in their research, their most recent achievement is a remarkable paper published in Science. This groundbreaking study delves into the enigmatic process of RNA editing, offering a comprehensive understanding that holds the potential to advance treatments for a fatal disease. Afasizhev and Afasizheva, in conjunction with researchers from UCLA, University of California, Irvine (UCI), and ShanghaiTech University, have recently published a groundbreaking paper. Their study marks the first successful determination of the intricate architecture of molecular machines responsible for housing gRNA strands and facilitating...

Westminster, MD, Thursday, July 13, 2023 - The Carroll County Department of Social Services Local Advisory Board has several upcoming openings and is looking for new members. All Carroll County residents are encouraged to apply. Ideally, having different perspectives and backgrounds on the Board contributes to new and diverse ideas, and provides valuable input with the goal of representing all residents of Carroll County.  The function of the Board is (1) to advise the Director of state policies; (2) to communicate information to Carroll County residents concerning the programs, objectives, policies, and other issues related to the local Social Services Administration; (3) to review the local department; and (4) to generally oversee the operation of the local department. Members play an active role in promoting social services efforts throughout Carroll County. The Advisory Board meets ten (10) times per year, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, with most meetings held virtua...

Cryptosporidium is a zoonosis and intestinal pathogen that infects humans and various animals. The parasite is transmitted through water, food, and feces-contaminated materials, and settles in the epithelial cells of the intestinal region where it reproduces asexually and increases in number. The presence of parasites in the intestine cause's mild to severe gastrointestinal symptoms. The parasite causes severe watery diarrhea that can lead to death in immunocompromised patients and children if left untreated [13]. A recent study showed, zoonosis transmission of Cryptosporidium species due to contact with cows and calves is prevalent among farm workers and their household members in Isfahan city [14]. According to the results of this study, most of the people infected with parasites were without diarrhea or clinical symptoms. It is worth discussing this as it probably represents a further risk factor for transmission especially if this was shown to be in young children from which ...

Just like many of us, a 30-year-old woman, who had loose motions after eating out, decided to take rest at home and recuperate. She thought she would get better on her own. She knew that she had to hydrate herself but unfortunately, she couldn't drink as much water as she was passing out and ended up in a hospital severely dehydrated. "She had severe dehydration, and her kidneys were shot. She had to be admitted to the hospital and given IV fluids. With any gastrointestinal disease, dehydration is the most common complication that usually brings people to the hospital," says Dr Atul Gogia, senior consultant of internal medicine at Sir Ganga Ram hospital, Delhi. While it is alright to stay at home and recover, Dr Gogia says that it is essential for people to keep an eye out for the red flags and seek help before such complications occur. While she is doing well after the treatment, doctors say that one shouldn't stay at home when they see these red flags or self-medi...

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Introduction Over the past few years, a plethora of research has linked climate change to adverse health outcomes around the world. People may be exposed to climate-related health risks through a variety of pathways, including through their work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) note that disproportionate exposure to adverse climate change-related conditions can exacerbate existing health and safety issues among certain workers and could potentially cause new and unanticipated harms. Risk of climate-related health impacts varies across occupations, with many of the same underlying drivers of disparities in climate vulnerability overall reflected in the occupational sector. This analysis identifies occupations that are at increased risk of climate-related health impacts, examines the characteristics of workers in these jobs, and discusses the implications of these findings. It is based on KFF analysis of the 2022...