- Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
- Flu, COVID Vaccination Rates Remain Low as Winter Nears
- ’10 Americas:’ Health Disparities Mean Life Expectancy Varies Across U.S.
- Short-Term Hormone Therapy for Menopause Won’t Harm Women’s Brains
- Could a Vitamin Be Effective Treatment for COPD?
- Woman Receives World’s First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
- Flavored Vapes Behind Big Surge in U.S. E-Cigarette Sales
- Reading Beyond Headline Rare For Most on Social Media, Study Finds
- Meds Like Ozempic Are Causing Folks to Waste More Food
- Fibroids, Endometriosis Linked to Shorter Life Spans
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Health Highlights: March 16, 2020
U.S. Distilleries Making Hand Sanitizer N.Y. and Colorado Ask Former Health Care Workers to Return to Workforce Visitors Banned from U.S. Federal, State Prisons
- Posted March 16, 2020
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5 Ways to Fight America’s No. 3 Cancer Killer
With screening, colon cancers can effectively be detected and prevented. Though colon cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, one-third of Americans over age 50 are not getting screened. “Screening saves lives...
- Posted March 15, 2020
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Trying the Keto Diet? Watch Out for the ‘Keto Flu’
If you are feeling the aches and pains of what you think is the flu, a trendy diet may be the culprit instead, a new study confirms. Researchers took a dive into what’s become known as “keto...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Expectant Moms: Take Care and Don’t Panic About Coronavirus
As coronavirus continues to spread, pregnant women may be especially anxious. But a University of California, Los Angeles expert says there’s no reason to panic. While expectant mothers are at higher risk for developing complications from some...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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One in 10 Workers Could Be Exposed to Coronavirus Weekly at Work
Millions of workers who constantly interact with the public are exposed to viruses and bacteria on a weekly basis, and so they face a greater risk of falling ill with coronavirus, a new analysis reveals. Due to...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Public Lives of Americans Put on Hold as Coronavirus Cases Top 1,700
(HealthDay News) — The public lives of Americans came to a halt on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted officials across the country to close, cancel or postpone any event or activity that might foster the spread...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 13, 2020
Australian Politician With Coronavirus Had Close Contact With White House Officials New Coronavirus Has Long Survival Times in Air and on Surfaces Princess Cruises Pauses Operations in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic Enoki Mushrooms From Korea Linked to Deadly U.S. Listeria...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed
Suicidal thoughts have haunted nearly one of every 10 pre-teens in the United States, a new study reveals. About 8.4% of children aged 9 or 10 said they’d temporarily or regularly harbored thoughts of suicide, researchers report....
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Vaping Videos Soaring on YouTube
YouTube is awash in misleading videos touting the safety of tobacco and vaping, a new study finds. Researchers found that from 2013 to 2019, views of smoking-themed YouTube videos dramatically increased, particularly those with instructions on vaping....
- Posted March 12, 2020
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Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall in U.S., Report Says
U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017 — dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows. The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the...
- Posted March 12, 2020