• Health Highlights: Aug. 11, 2020

    Russia Approves COVID-19 Vaccine Before Trials Completed FDA Head Says Any Approved COVID Vaccine Will Be Safe Gilead Seeks FDA Approval of Remdesivir Seller of Phony COVID-19 Drug Indicted

    • Posted August 11, 2020
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  • Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

    A simple blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to get worse and die, a new study suggests. “When we first started treating COVID-19 patients, we watched them get better or get worse, but we...

    • Posted August 10, 2020
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  • Is It Really ‘Whole Grain’? Food Labels Often Misleading

    Folks who want to eat healthy by choosing whole grain foods aren’t helped by product labels that can confuse and mislead consumers, a new study shows. Almost half were unable to identify the healthier whole grain option...

    • Posted August 10, 2020
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  • As Schools Reopen, Report Shows 97,000 U.S. Kids Infected With COVID in Late July

    MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) With millions of American children soon returning to school, a new study shows that at least 97,000 kids were infected with COVID-19 during the last two weeks of July. According to...

    • Posted August 10, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2020

    Legionalla Bacteria Forces CDC Office Closures Don't Eat, Sell or Serve Onions from Thomson International Inc., FDA Warns U.S. Woman Gets Second Face Transplant

    • Posted August 10, 2020
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  • Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

    If you’re working from a home office these days, it’s important to have an environment that won’t injure you, an expert says. It’s good to have a break about every 30 minutes to protect your back, shoulders...

    • Posted August 9, 2020
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  • What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions

    Concussion symptoms aren’t always evident, so parents of student-athletes need to know the signs and seek a diagnosis if their teen gets hurt, experts say. Only those closest to a teen may be able to identify the...

    • Posted August 8, 2020
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  • Beware of Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol

    The American Association of Poison Control Centers has issued a warning on hand sanitizers that contain methanol (methyl alcohol). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already warned that some hand sanitizers are contaminated with methanol. Methanol...

    • Posted August 7, 2020
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  • What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out

    With evidence mounting that COVID-19 can damage the heart, experts urge people to take precautions when doing vigorous exercise. Up to 30% of patients hospitalized with coronavirus infection have signs of cardiac injury, according to Dr. Sunal...

    • Posted August 7, 2020
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  • Model Shows 300,000 American Deaths by December if More Don’t Wear Face Masks

    As the U.S. coronavirus case count neared 5 million on Thursday, a new model predicted that nearly 300,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by December if more people don’t wear masks or practice better social distancing. Researchers...

    • Posted August 7, 2020
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