<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Breakthroughs in Health, Disability, and Medicine</title><description>Information on disability and health related topics including physical, mental, and medical conditions that can result in, or cause disability</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:51:11 EDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Henipaviruses: Understanding a Genus of Emerging Zoonotic Threats</title><category>Health</category><description>Henipaviruses, like Nipah, Cedar, Hendra, Langya, and Camp Hill are deadly zoonotic viruses posing pandemic threats via wildlife spillover</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/henipaviruses.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/henipaviruses.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:08:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>New Evidence from Huanan Market Strengthens COVID-19&#39;s Animal Origin Theory</title><category>Health</category><description>New sample analysis provides additional evidence that wildlife sold illegally at a Chinese market were ground zero for the COVID pandemic</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/huanan-market.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/huanan-market.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:43:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Plumbing Seals May Contaminate Drinking Water, Study Warns</title><category>Health</category><description>Peer-reviewed study finds rubber plumbing seals leak harmful polymer additives into tap water at detectable levels in all samples tested</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rubber-seals.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rubber-seals.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:31:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alarming Antibiotic Resistance Levels Found in Ukrainian Wounded</title><category>Health</category><description>Researchers assisting microbiologists in Ukraine investigate bacterial resistance among wounded treated in hospitals reveal many patients exhibited extremely high level of antibiotic resistance</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bacterial-resistance.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bacterial-resistance.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:37:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Waist-to-height Ratio Better Indicator Than BMI of Patients with Heart Failure Outcome</title><category>Health</category><description>Research shows there is an obesity paradox whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese are thought to be less likely to be hospitalized or die than people of average weight</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/whr.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/whr.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:59:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Hand Sanitizer vs. Soap: Which is Best for Effective Hand Washing?</title><category>Health</category><description>Explains the difference between alcohol based hand sanitizer and plain hand soap. Information includes when and how to use each one to wash your hands properly</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hand-washing.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hand-washing.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:50:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>100 Bold Ideas for Women&#39;s Health in Developing World</title><category>Health</category><description>Grand Challenges Canada funds 100 innovative ideas addressing women&#39;s and children&#39;s health and sexual reproductive rights in low- and middle-income countries</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gcc.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gcc.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Potential Spread of Yellow Fever Virus to World Cities Mapped by Researchers</title><category>Health</category><description>New analysis shows potential risk for yellow fever virus to spread to urban centres where it previously has not been seen</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yf-map.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yf-map.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:12:43 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Health Literacy Benefits Equate to Improved Care for Everyone</title><category>Health</category><description>Inability to understand and effectively use health information linked to higher rates of hospitalization, reduced preventive care and increased health costs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/literacy-report.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/literacy-report.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:48:00 EDT</pubDate><source 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from causes with well-known treatments</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/inequity.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/inequity.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 16:54:28 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mercury in Fish and Seafood Possibly Linked to Higher Risk of ALS</title><category>Health</category><description>Preliminary study finds eating fish and seafood with higher levels of mercury may be linked to a higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/als-fish.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/als-fish.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:28:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Zika Virus Risk Map for Cities in the U.S. </title><category>Health</category><description>US cities face potential risk in summer of low, moderate, or high populations of the mosquito species that transmits Zika virus</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zvr.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zvr.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:43:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Zika Virus Congenital Syndrome</title><category>Health</category><description>Strong evidence that Zika virus can cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women infected with the virus</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zvcs.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zvcs.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:55:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>El Nino May Be Spreading Diseases to New Places</title><category>Health</category><description>El Nino could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public health</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/el-nino.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/el-nino.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 18:16:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Yellow Fever Virus, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Yellow Fever, a virus transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, and found in subtropical and tropical areas of Africa and South America</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yellow-fever.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yellow-fever.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:05:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Zika Virus: Increase in Neurological Disorders and Neonatal Malformations</title><category>Health</category><description>WHO statement on first meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zika-virus.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zika-virus.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:15:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Gulf War Illness: A General Overview</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Gulf War Illness, a commonly used term which refers to the presence of a number of undiagnosed illnesses in veterans of the Gulf War</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gwi.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gwi.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:22:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2): Respiratory and Health Problems</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant that can aggravate respiratory diseases such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/nd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/nd.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:35:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Dracunculiasis or Guinea Worm Disease</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Guinea worm disease, a condition caused by a parasitic worm that migrates through subcutaneous tissues causing severe pain</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gwd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/gwd.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 09:47:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Zika Virus: Transmission, Prevention, Symptoms, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Zika Virus, a disease similar to chikungunya and dengue viruses spread by the same type of mosquitoes</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zika.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/zika.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:03:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Groundwater Pollution and Radiation Contamination in Cemeteries</title><category>Health</category><description>Insights into cemetery-related groundwater pollution and radiation risks, emphasizing public health concerns for local communities and vulnerable groups</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cemetery.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cemetery.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Microbial Diseases: Transmission and General Overview</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding infectious Microbial Diseases, including microbe transmission and protection methods</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/microbial.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/microbial.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:14:01 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cystinuria: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Cystinuria, an inherited disease that causes stones of amino acid cysteine to form in the bladder, kidneys and urethra</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cystinuria.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cystinuria.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:18:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alcoholic Liver Disease: Types, Symptoms, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Alcoholic liver disease, a condition that can occur after years of drinking alcohol</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ald-overview.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ald-overview.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:27:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Dysautonomia: General Overview and Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Dysautonomia, a term used to describe different medical conditions that cause a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dysautonomia.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dysautonomia.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:22:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Hyper IgM Syndromes: Definitions and Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding the types of Hyper IgM Syndrome including diagnosing and treatment methods</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/igm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/igm.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:20:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Renal Failure: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding the basics of renal failure, a condition when the kidneys lose the ability to filter waste products from the blood</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/renal.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/renal.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cryptosporidiosis: Facts, Treatment and Prevention</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Cryptosporidiosis (crypto), a form of disease caused by microscopic germs with a common symptom of watery diarrhea</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cryptosporidium.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cryptosporidium.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:03:27 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Seafood Poisoning: Ciguatera and Scombroid</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Ciguatera and Scombroid, types of fish, seafood and shellfish poisoning</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/shellfish.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/shellfish.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:11:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Plague: Types, Transmission, Symptoms, Prevention</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding various types of the plague and how plague can spread and be transmitted to humans</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yersinia-pestis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/yersinia-pestis.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:34:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Vibrio Vulnificus: Risk Factors, Diagnosing and Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>The bacterium Vibrio Vulnificus may cause disease in people who consume contaminated seafood, or have an open wound exposed to seawater</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/vibrio-vulnificus.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/vibrio-vulnificus.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:32:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Fracking: Health Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Well Drilling</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding some of the health risks associated with the process of fracking gas wells</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/fracking.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/fracking.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:01:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Rickettsia Felis: General Facts and Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding rickettsiosis caused by R. felis, also known as flea-borne spotted fever or cat-flea typhus</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rickettsia-felis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rickettsia-felis.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Water-borne Diseases: Types, Examples, Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding types of water-borne diseases caused by water people drink that is contaminated by animal or human feces</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/water-diseases.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/water-diseases.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:38:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Rat Bite Fever: General Overview and Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Rat-bite fever is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, rats or mice in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human via the rodent&#39;s urine or mucous secretions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rat-bite.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rat-bite.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:34:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Anthrax Infection: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Signs and symptoms of anthrax depend upon how a person is infected and may range from vomiting to skin sores to shock</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/anthrax.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/anthrax.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:28:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Lassa Fever: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention</title><category>Health</category><description>Lassa fever or Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus and first described in 1969 in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, Nigeria</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/lassa-fever.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/lassa-fever.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:39:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Electronic Waste: Medical and Health Issues</title><category>Health</category><description>The use of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is rising and the amount of electrical and electronic toxic waste produced every day is growing at an incredible rate around the world today</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ewaste.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ewaste.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 08:05:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>H58 Antibiotic Resistant Typhoid Information</title><category>Health</category><description>H58, a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that causes typhoid fever, has spread to several countries and reached epidemic levels in Africa</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/h58.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/h58.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 09:51:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Organ Transplantation: Eligibility, Cost and Information</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding human organ transplants including eligibility, cost, preparing for an organ transplant of liver, lungs, kidney, heart and small intestine</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/transplants.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/transplants.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 10:32:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Toxic Shock Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Toxic shock syndrome including treatment methods and symptoms experienced</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tss.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tss.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:56:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Information, Symptoms, Prevention</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Carbon Monoxide an odorless, colorless, poisonous and potentially deadly gas. Includes chart showing effects of CO in PPM</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/co.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/co.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:22:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Trigeminal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Trigeminal neuralgia a painful condition that affects the trigeminal nerve</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tn.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tn.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:59:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Everyday Bacteria on Verge of Becoming Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs</title><category>Health</category><description>Antibiotic resistance may spread globally among bacteria frequently implicated in respiratory and urinary infections in hospital settings</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bacteria-bugs.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bacteria-bugs.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2015 09:31:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Chikungunya Virus Threatens U.S. with Rising Spread</title><category>Health</category><description>Chikungunya virus, a painful mosquito-borne disease, threatens U.S. spread; seniors and vulnerable groups face heightened health risks</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/chikungunya-virus.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/chikungunya-virus.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:09:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) Test Information</title><category>Health</category><description>A creatine phosphokinase test may be used to detect inflammation of muscles or serious muscle damage, or to diagnose rhabdomyolysis</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cpk.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cpk.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:09:39 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Ataxia: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding ataxia, a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ataxia.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/ataxia.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:30:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Disability as Health Disparity: Why It Matters Today</title><category>Health</category><description>People with disabilities face higher rates of preventable diseases. Recognizing disability as a health disparity group could improve care access and outcomes</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/health-disparities.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/health-disparities.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 09:28:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Bacteria and Infection</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria commonly found nearly anywhere in the world</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cre-bacteria.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cre-bacteria.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:13:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Measles: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>The first sign of measles is often high fever starting around 10-12 days after exposure to the virus. The fever lasts between 4-7 days. 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If it does, how does it affect them? The fact is there has not been a great amount of research into the subject</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/weather-affect.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/weather-affect.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:39:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Adrenal Fatigue: Causes, Symptoms, and Risk Factors</title><category>Health</category><description>Adrenal fatigue occurs when stress overwhelms the adrenal glands, causing persistent tiredness, difficulty waking, and cravings for salty or sweet foods</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/af.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/af.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Gene Therapy for Patients with Severe Hemophilia B</title><category>Health</category><description>Gene therapy transforms life for men with severe form of hemophilia B by providing safe, reliable source of blood clotting protein Factor IX allowing some to adopt more active lifestyles</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/factor-ix.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/factor-ix.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:58:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Chagas Disease Diagnosis, Treatment &amp; Prevention Guide</title><category>Health</category><description>Guide to Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, covering symptoms, diagnosis methods, and treatment options</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/human-chagas.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/human-chagas.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Hemophilia: Causes, Issues and Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Symptoms of hemophilia range from increased bleeding after injury, trauma, or surgery to sudden bleeding with no apparent cause</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bleeding.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/bleeding.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:16:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Hypothyroidism: Symptoms, Examination, Causes, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Hypothyroidism, a condition caused when the thyroid gland does not produce enough of certain important hormones</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/thyroid-gland.php</link><guid 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and steps to reduce exposure risk</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hantavirus.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hantavirus.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:34:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Tularemia: Symptoms, Causes, Prevention, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information, testing, and diagnosing Tularemia, a rare infectious disease that can attack the eyes, skin, lungs, lymph nodes and possibly internal organs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tularemia.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tularemia.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Clostridium Difficile: Infection Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile or simply C. diff, a bacteria with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/c-diff.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/c-diff.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:46:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>High Caffeine Energy Drinks Can Cause Cardiac Problems</title><category>Health</category><description>According to research presented at ESC Congress, energy drinks can cause heart problems including angina, cardiac arrhythmia, and even sudden death</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/energy-drink.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/energy-drink.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:28:52 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Leishmaniasis Parasitic Disease: Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Leishmaniasis a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics, subtropics and southern European regions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/lpd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/lpd.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:24:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Health Issues Most Stressful Event in American Lives</title><category>Health</category><description>Study provides statistics and looks at how health problems are the major stress event in average American lives</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/stressful.php</link><guid 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parasitic disease found in contaminated fresh water</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/schistosomiasis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/schistosomiasis.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:42:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information relating to Ebola hemorrhagic fever a currently untreatable virus with potential to create world outbreaks</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hemorrhagic.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hemorrhagic.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:07:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Trimethylaminuria (TMAU): Understanding Fishy Body Odor Causes &amp; Care</title><category>Health</category><description>Learn about Trimethylaminuria (TMAU), a rare disorder causing strong body odor, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and coping strategies</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tmau-trimethylaminuria.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/tmau-trimethylaminuria.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:13:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Enteroviruses: Polio and Non-Polio</title><category>Health</category><description>Information relating to various types of common contagious Enteroviruses and their possible health effects </description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/enteroviruses.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/enteroviruses.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:33:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Chikungunya Virus: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Supportive Treatments</title><category>Health</category><description>This information explains chikungunya symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, with emphasis on care and protection for vulnerable individuals</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/fever.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/fever.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:37:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Dengue Fever: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Information regarding Dengue Fever a dangerous tropic and subtropic illness caused by viruses transmitted by mosquitoes</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dengue.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dengue.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:03:00 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bladder</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/urinate.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/urinate.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:03:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Connection Between Well-being, Giving, Getting, Gratitude</title><category>Health</category><description>New research highlighting surprising benefit of good sleep and more feelings of gratitude for relationships</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/giving.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/giving.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:06:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Behcet&#39;s Disease - Interesting Information Unfolds Along the Ancient Silk Road</title><category>Health</category><description>Researchers have identified new regions on the human genome 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World</source></item><item><title>Essential Thrombocythemia: Causes, Complications, Treatments</title><category>Health</category><description>Information on Essential Thrombocythemia a disorder that involves the body producing excessive numbers of blood platelets</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/et.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/et.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:28:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Chronic Diseases Threaten Health and Economies in Poor and Middle-Income Countries</title><category>Health</category><description>Heart disease cancer diabetes chronic respiratory conditions and other non-communicable diseases increasingly threaten health and economic of lower and middle-income countries</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/chronic-diseases.php</link><guid 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body</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/query-fever.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/query-fever.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 11:25:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Test Could Give SLE Patients a Tolerable Life</title><category>Health</category><description>Currently it can take up to a year before a patient is diagnosed with SLE as the symptoms are diffuse and are often mistaken for other diseases</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/sle.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/sle.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 11:08:16 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Obese People Suffer Avoidable Disease and Disability</title><category>Health</category><description>Patients with severe obesity face premature death disease and disability as a direct result of their condition, which could be prevented or eliminated</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/avoidable-disease-disability.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/avoidable-disease-disability.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:14:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Increasing Height in Turner Syndrome Patients</title><category>Health</category><description>Studies showing that treatment with growth hormone significantly increased adult height in patients with Turner syndrome</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/increasing-height.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/increasing-height.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:47:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Treatment of Disabilities</title><category>Health</category><description>Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves breathing pure oxygen within a sealed chamber that is pressurized at between one and a half and three times the average atmospheric pressure</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hbot.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/hbot.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:43:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Dwarfism Gene Study Reveals Protection Against Cancer, Diabetes</title><category>Health</category><description>Study reveals Laron syndrome&#39;s link to reduced cancer and diabetes risk, offering insights into potential preventive treatments through growth hormone modulation</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dwarfism-gene.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dwarfism-gene.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:43:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Is Kissing Dangerous to Your Health?</title><category>Health</category><description>Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) warns that with just one kiss couples can share more than 500 different types of disease causing germs and viruses</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/kissing.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/kissing.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:01:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Progress and Challenges in Achieving Health Equity</title><category>Health</category><description>American differences in income race ethnicity and gender make a difference in how likely they are to be healthy sick or die prematurely</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/health-equity.php</link><guid 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/black-lung.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:29:04 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Climate Change May Affect Plague Distribution and Incidence</title><category>Health</category><description>As temperatures are rising and levels of snowfall are decreasing incidences of the plague are decreasing</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/climate-change-health.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/climate-change-health.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:11:56 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Rabies Symptoms, Information and Treatment</title><category>Health</category><description>Rabies is a form of viral disease that affects mammals and transmitted mostly through the bites of animals that are rabid</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rabies.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/rabies.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:23:08 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Higher Risk of Death with More Time Spent Sitting</title><category>Health</category><description>Study links more time spent sitting to higher risk of death independent of physical activity level</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/sitting-health.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/sitting-health.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:35:29 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alzheimer&#39;s disease, Down syndrome and Atherosclerosis Linked</title><category>Health</category><description>Down syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes appear to share a common disease 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