Health: Current Affairs

 Statins do not cause 90% of occurrences of muscle pain. Statins, which help lower cholesterol and have been proven to lessen the risk of heart attack and stroke, are administered to millions of Americans annually. Despite decades of evidence supporting the drug's safety and effectiveness, many patients still choose not to fill their prescriptions, with estimates putting the percentage of those who stop treatment within the first year at 40-75%. Then why is there a problem? Many statins are already accessible in generic form; thus, the cost is not an issue. Instead, concerns about side effects, especially muscle soreness, stiffness, and cramping, are the primary reason people give for not taking statins. However, a new study from Oxford Public Health reveals that statins are being wrongfully blamed for aches and pains that they are not causing. Over 90% of persons with muscular discomfort are not allergic to the drugs, according to an analysis of 23 placebo-controlled trials. Muscl

 New dengue cases in Pakistan's three largest cities in the past day include 91 in Islamabad, 324 in Karachi, and 191 in Punjab. Islamabad has reported 96 new cases, Karachi has recorded 323, and Punjab has reported 191 in the previous 24 hours, indicating that the country is in the midst of a dengue outbreak. Islamabad's District Health Officer, Zaeem Zia, reports that 96 new cases of dengue fever have been detected in the city in the past 34 hours. Dengue has already claimed the lives of at least four people in Islamabad this year. According to the Health Department of Sindh, 324 new cases and two deaths have been registered in Karachi during the past 24 hours. Karachi has seen over 2500 confirmed dengue cases this month, with 11 fatalities. Data issued by the Sindh health department on Saturday showed that as many as 403 persons were diagnosed with dengue yesterday in Karachi, nearly double the 202 instances reported the day before. In addition, in the last 24 hours, 191 add

 Brain Damage from Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Mild Hypothermia Neuroprotection. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can devastate the brain and nervous system. This research aimed to assess the long-term outlook for patients who had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. There were no reliable diagnostic tools and no effective therapy options. Neurological function, illness severity, cerebral oxygenation (O2UCc)bispectral index (BIS) score, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) concentration changes were analyzed to determine the clinical significance of these potential indicators and the neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia on brain injury in CO poisoning patients. Between 2013 and 2018, 277 patients were hospitalized with symptoms of severe CO poisoning. Patients were divided into three groups: those with a fever (n=78), those with an average temperature (NT group, n=113), and those with moderate hypothermia (MH group, n=86), all based on their temperature at the time of admission

 How long to walk to improve mental health? A recent study calculated the optimal amount of time spent in green spaces or in nature to boost one's disposition. There's a good reason why white noise generators and meditation apps frequently feature natural sounds like birds tweeting, running water, and raindrops on a metal roof: Relaxing, yes. This is supported by fresh, preliminary research published in Molecular Psychiatry. One hour spent walking in nature was proven more relaxing than the same time spent walking in a busy city. Sixty-three participants were randomly allocated to either a nature walk or an urban walk, and both groups were observed. The urban walk was along a bustling Berlin street, and the nature walk was in a forest in the city. There was a strict directive against using mobile devices or stopping for retail therapy during the walk. A packaged lunch and a phone with a countdown timer telling them to turn around were provided to them. Participants filled out a

 Polio is returned in wealthier countries, but it threatens developing nations more.                            Pop-up polio clinic in Rockland County, New York. New York has declared a state of emergency, but experts think a nationwide pandemic is highly improbable. These are the possible origins of the polio epidemics that hit New York state, London, and greater Jerusalem this year. In about December of 2021, a youngster in Afghanistan or Pakistan was given two doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Albert Sabin, including a weakened, live virus. The child's family then moved to the United Kingdom, where the vaccination virus flourished in London's unvaccinated Orthodox Jewish community. The infection spreads swiftly. It also began evolving, acquiring mutations that can turn the vaccine virus into a paralysis-causing virus. Epidemiologist Nicholas Grassly of Imperial College London and the U.K. National Authority for the Containment of Poliovirus said the virus moved

 Health officials are on high alert due to fears of a comeback of polio in the US; a virologist discusses the history of this terrifying disease. The US experienced polio fears in the middle of the 20th century. Parents avoided birthday parties, public pools, and other places where kids congregate. Children in wheelchairs provided a striking reminder of the disease's devastation. The US experienced polio fears in the middle of the 20th century. Parents avoided birthday parties, public pools, and other places where kids congregate. Children in wheelchairs provided a striking reminder of the disease's devastation. Government officials employed COVID-19-era strategies to stop polio outbreaks, including closing down restaurants, swimming pools, and other meeting places. .In 1952, two years before an experimental polio vaccine was released, there were 58,000 cases of polio and 3,145 deaths. These cases included kids who would permanently be paralyzed. However, those figures sharply

  Air pollution causes lung cancer, scientists discover. Scientists said on Saturday that they had discovered the mechanism through which lung cancer in non-smokers is brought on by air pollution. One expert welcomed this finding as "a major stride for science—and for society." The study demonstrated the threat to human health by the minute particles released by the combustion of fossil fuels, prompting new calls for more immediate action to halt climate change. According to Charles Swanton of the UK's Francis Crick Institute, it might also open the door for a brand-new area of cancer prevention. Swanton presented the study at the European Society for Medical Oncology's annual conference in Paris; it has not yet been peer-reviewed. Long believed to increase the incidence of lung cancer in non-smokers, air pollution has this association. However, Swanton noted, "We didn't really know whether pollution was directly causing lung cancer, or how." It has long