CDC: Alarming increase seen in West Nile cases

U.S. health officials say there's been an alarming increase in the number of West Nile cases.

So far there have been more than 1,100 cases reported through the middle of August. That's three times as many as usually seen at this point in the year. About half the cases are in Texas. Most West Nile infections are reported in August and September.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the new numbers Wednesday. They say the mild winter, early spring and very hot summer have fostered breeding of the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes pick up the virus from birds and then spread it to people.

West Nile virus was first reported in the United States in 1999.

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This fruit contains oleic acid, a MUFA that helps in lowering your cholesterol level. It also helps in reducing the risk of heart disease. Avocado has a vast array of minerals and vitamins which can help in controlling your weight.

Olives - These foods are loaded with MUFAs and consist of Vitamin E and inherent antioxidant protection. The compounds found in olives can help in reducing the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. It also helps in combating the risk of cardiovascular disease. Olives are also used in adding flavor and helps in losing your weight.

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more useful for hypothesis generation than anything else.”

Nutritionists were also quick to point out that this study shouldn’t undermine the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone health.

“It doesn’t replace calcium and vitamin D in the diet, however,” says Keith-Thomas Ayoob, a dietician and professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “But including all three, and regular exercise, are showing promise as the best way to ensure good bone health.

“I was brought up on a high-olive oil

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HealthDay – 57 mins ago Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Chemotherapy Might Backfire, Spur Cancer Growth: Study

In a surprise finding, scientists say that chemotherapy might prompt tumors to emit a substance that helps maintain malignancy and boost resistance to drug therapy.

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle tested a form of chemotherapy on prostate cancer tissues and found that healthy cells damaged by the cancer therapy secreted more of a protein called WNT16B, which seems to boost the survival of cancer cells.

"The increase in WNT16B was completely unexpected," study co-author Peter Nelson told Agence France-Presse. "WNT16B, when secreted, would interact with nearby tumor cells and cause them to grow, invade, and importantly, resist subsequent therapy,"he explained.

The findings, published Aug. 5 in Nature Medicine, were later confirmed in breast and ovarian tumors. The study authors say the insight might help explain why cancer often develops resistance to chemotherapy over time. It might also point to treatments that might help block that resistance.

"For example, an antibody to WNT16B, given with chemotherapy, may improve responses (kill more tumor cells)," Nelson told AFP.

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Possible Listeria Contamination Spurs Salad Products Recall

Over 13,000 pounds of meat and poultry salad products distributed nationwide are being recalled due to possible contamination of diced onions with the listeria bacterium.

In a notice on its website posted Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that Garden Fresh Foods of Milwaukee, Wis., is recalling about 13,600 pounds of salad products. "The salads contain diced onions that are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall by Gill Onions, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes," the USDA said.

No reports of illnesses linked to consumption of the salads have yet been reported, the agency said.

The products include -- but are not limited to -- specific lots of "Finest Traditions Spiral Pasta and Chicken Salad," "Garden Fresh All White Meat Chicken Salad With Cranberries" and "Garden Fresh Reduced Fat Chicken Salad" (among others). The salads were produced between July 10 and July 16, 2012 and distributed to retailers and institutions across the United States, the USDA says.

For a full list of the recalled products, including product codes and lot numbers, head to the website of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service at www.fsis.usda.gov.

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The Simple Guide to Eating Clean And Losing Weight

you will find that most gyms will have classes. This is the best way to ensure that you work hard during your time at the gym. Get yourself along to a cardio or spin class. I personally like boxing classes, you work super hard, it doesn't feel like hard work, and you can release the stresses of the day!

Drink Plenty of Water and Supplement Your Diet

This goes without saying! Make sure you’re drinking enough water, but don’t drink too much. You want your urine to still have colour. The aim is for your urine to look like Chardonnay! If it’s clear, then you are likely drinking too much water and over-working your kidneys! Fish Oil tablets are definitely a supplement you can’t miss out on! I also take Vitamin D, E, Magnesium, Zinc and Chromium. Make sure you do your research before taking any supplements as pre-existing conditions might not allow you to take them.

This has pretty much scratched the surface on clean eating, there is so much more to learn. But the basics will give you a pretty good start on some changes to make in your life immediately. Remember that every little change you make will take you one step closer to living a clean and healthy lifestyle.

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Philadelphia, PA-NJ (1888PressRelease) July 31, 2012 - Pinnacle ENT Associates, LLC (PENTA), the largest Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), Allergy and Audiology practice in the Philadelphia area, is pleased to announce that Douglas Nadel, MD, of the practice's Doylestown division, won the Top Doc 2012 Award for Otolaryngology in Suburban Life and Philadelphia Life Magazine.

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For more on the Top Docs awards, read the August issue of Suburban Life and Philadelphia Life Magazine, available the second week of August. To learn more about PENTA, visit www.pentadocs.com.

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Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease) July 31, 2012 - There's a new reason for cheers: High Liquors has officially launched in Atlanta, Georgia. As the world's first full line of ultra premium spirits, including vodka, rum, whiskey and tequila, the exciting new brand is poised to elevate the drinking experience in a city Forbes named in its top 10 cities for young professionals. Atlanta's VIPs will toast its arrival at the official High Liquors Launch Party on Thursday, August 16 at a special reception from 7-9PM at Rose Bar, located at 3115 Piedmont Road. Guests will be served specialty High cocktails along with light bites created by the recent winner of Food Network's "Chopped" Chef, Joe Rego of eventflavor. The party will then open to the public at 9PM.

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