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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said on Friday, five months after the end of the most recent outbreak there.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend reported a lab-confirmed Ebola case and three suspected infections, all fatal, in an area in North Kivu province that was one of the main epicenters in earlier outbreaks. The new case marks the country's first Ebola infection in 5 months and its 13th Ebola outbreak. It's not yet clear if the flare-up is linked to an earlier outbreak in the same area that was declared over in early May after 11 confirmed cases, 6 of them fatal, were reported.

Like most medicinal mushrooms, Tremella mushroom benefits are likely vast, yet underappreciated. This beautiful mushroom has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years to enhance beauty. It also is traditionally used to strengthen the immune system and much more.

According to recent findings published in Science, metabolism reaches its peak much earlier in life and slows down much later than we previously thought. Before delving into the details of the new research, let’s define a few terms.

Internal Alberta Agriculture documents show the UCP government and health officials prioritized the continued operation of the Cargill meat-packing plant over worker safety even as infection rates skyrocketed, a union group and an academic expert say.

The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too?

New research warns that the United States could experience a severe influenza outbreak after public health measures like face masks and social distancing are lifted. These measures have protected people from COVID-19 and influenza—incidence of influenza declined 60 percent during the first ten weeks following the implementation of the measures—but is also leading to greater numbers of Americans susceptible to the flu as immunity to the virus wanes.

If you've been tuned into the recent conversation about the many benefits of Vitamin D, there's an important update. A new study suggests that if you regularly count on a caffeinated pick-me-up, that caffeine intake could interfere with your body's ability to absorb Vitamin D. Here's what you should know.

As the popularity of fitness trackers has increased, so have the opportunities to use such devices to not only track fitness goals but also increase the motivation to meet those goals. Researchers in the College of Engineering and the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State have teamed up to use control systems engineering tools to tailor motivational messages sent to individual device users.

A pair of new studies yesterday details lower rates of routine vaccinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one showing reduced weekly immunization rates and up-to-date status in US children, and the other identifying fewer vaccine doses among both kids and adults in Michigan.