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Apr32020 by adminNo Comments

Americans expect to burn through their savings quickly, survey finds

Finance

As millions of jobs are lost to the coronavirus pandemic, almost half of low-income Americans say they expect to burn through their savings within three months, according to a survey released Thursday.The government's monthly employment numbers for March, due to be released Friday, are expected to show an unprecedented surge in layoffs by businesses forced to shut down by the pandemic.Guido Mieth | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesIn a separate report Thursday, the Labor Department found that some 6.6 million workers had filed for unemployment benefits. That follows a wave of 3.3 million jobless claims in the prior week.Many of those laid-off workers, especially in lower-income households, have little in the way of a financial cushion to fall back on, according to a survey by Morning Consult.Th...

Dec12019 by adminNo Comments

Flu season takes off quickly in Deep South states

Health

The flu season is off and running in the Deep South, with the worst levels in a recent report found in MississippiByThe Associated PressNovember 29, 2019, 7:46 PM1 min read The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds high levels of flu-like illness in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas. The highest level in that report for the week ended Nov. 16 was in Mississippi. Doctors in the Magnolia State say they’re already seeing lots of patients. Dr. Darren Scoggin of Children’s Medical Group in Jackson tells WLBT-TV that travel and family gatherings can help contribute to the flu’s spread. CDC officials say it’s not too late to get vaccinated. They say the...

Jun82019 by adminNo Comments

Quickly removing fluids from kidney surgery patients may increase death risk

Health

June 7 (UPI) -- Removal of fluids from the body too quickly during kidney surgery can lead to early death, new findings show. Kidney patients have up to a 66 percent higher risk of death three months after surgery when excess fluid is removed from the body at a rate higher than 1.75 milliliters, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open. "We want to get this excess fluid out of our patients before it causes damage but, in removing it, we're actually causing a controlled loss of fluid that can sometimes cause stress on the heart and lead to dangerously low blood pressure," Raghavan Murugan, associate professor in Pitt's Department of Critical Care Medicine and study lead author, said in a news release. "So the question -- how rapidly to remove fluid? -- has been asked in ...

Dec232018 by adminNo Comments

Oklahoma quickly becoming medical marijuana hotbed

Health

The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not so in Oklahoma, which moved with lightning speed once voters approved medical cannabis in June. The ballot question received 57 percent support and established one of the nation's most liberal medical pot laws in one of the most conservative states. Six months later, the cannabis industry is booming. Farmers and entrepreneurs are racing to start commercial grow operations, and the state is issuing licenses to new patients, growers and dispensary operators at a frantic pace. Retail outlets opened just four months after legalization. By contrast, voters in North Dakota, Ohio and neighboring Arkansas approved medical pot in 2016 but have yet to see sales begin...

Aug222018 by adminNo Comments

Stem cells grow more quickly, efficiently in new method

Health

Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Researchers have developed a new way to generate functional brain cells that cuts the time from months to two weeks. The astrocytes, which come from embryonic stem cells, play a significant role in neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia and ALS. The findings by Lund University in Sweden were published Monday in the journal Nature Methods. "This means that it is now easier than before to study the role of astrocytes in various diseases," Dr. Henrik Ahlenius, who led the research team at Lund, said in a press release. Researchers have known about the presence in the brain of the star-shaped glial cells for years but only recently have scientists discovered their significance. Researchers have faced difficulty in obtaining human astrocytes because it's a time-consum...