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Health Highlights: July 6, 2020
Only 5% of Spain's Population Has Antibodies to New Coronavirus COVID-19 Claims Life of Broadway Actor Nick Cordero, 41 New Coronavirus Can Linger in Indoor Air: Scientists Fight Against Coronavirus Threatens Progress Against Other Diseases FDA Warns About Hand Sanitizers With...
- Posted July 6, 2020
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Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water. Here’s How
Trips to the beach or a pool add to summer’s fun, but parents need to ensure that children are safe in and around the water. Masks and social distancing are a must this year because of the...
- Posted July 5, 2020
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8 Tips to Ease Your Pets Through July Fourth Fireworks
You may enjoy the fireworks on the Fourth of July, but there’s a good chance Fido and Fluffy do not. “Even pets that are not usually sensitive to loud sounds and noise can become extremely stressed due...
- Posted July 4, 2020
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HIV May Not Worsen COVID-19 Outlook
People with HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19 didn’t have worse results than COVID-19 patients without HIV, new research shows. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve suspected that immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV, could be at a...
- Posted July 3, 2020
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U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
(HealthDay News) — As the daily toll of new coronavirus cases broke yet another record and topped 55,000 on Thursday, COVID-19 hospitalizations were also climbing across the South and West. Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Nevada and Arizona all...
- Posted July 3, 2020
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Biases Mean Men Dubbed ‘Brilliant’ More Often Than Women
When it comes to intelligence, men are more likely to be bestowed with the lofty attribute than women, a new study finds. These stereotyped views are a result of implicit bias that people don’t admit when asked...
- Posted July 2, 2020
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Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs
A new threat has been added to the risks posed by fireworks — they can release toxic metals that can damage your lungs. These metals give fireworks their colors, according to researchers who found harmful levels of...
- Posted July 2, 2020
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MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Despite the existence of conventional medications to manage multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, a majority of patients also rely on alternative therapies, including vitamins, exercise and marijuana, a new survey suggests. For the study, researchers at Oregon Health...
- Posted July 2, 2020
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Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots
COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found out how they occur, which potentially could lead to better treatment. “While many forms of illness can generate blood clots, the endothelial cells that...
- Posted July 2, 2020
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Could Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought?
Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly, as a new mathematical model argues that herd immunity might be achieved with fewer people becoming immune through infection than...
- Posted July 2, 2020