• AHA News: Upstate New York DA’s Discomfort Wasn’t Jet Lag – It Was a Heart Attack

    THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — David Soares finished a set of weightlifting during an early morning workout at a friend’s home gym in Albany, New York, when he found himself unable to catch...

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  • AHA News: Surviving COVID-19 Survivor’s Guilt

    THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — COVID-19 has been cruel to Michelle Smith. Smith, a gym owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado, got sick in early November. “I’ve never felt so ill,” she said. “It...

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  • Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, Stroke

    If you have had a heart attack and a stroke, you might want to stock up on green tea. New research from Japan finds survivors who drink plenty of green tea may live longer lives. Stroke survivors...

    • Posted February 4, 2021
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  • When Kids Misbehave, ‘Verbal Reasoning’ Can Sometimes Backfire

    Most parents know that child behavior experts recommend against spanking, but new research suggests that so-called “positive” discipline methods don’t always work either. For example, the common tactic of “verbal reasoning” with an unruly child “was associated...

    • Posted February 4, 2021
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  • First Federal COVID Vaccination Sites to Open in California

    The first COVID-19 vaccination sites run by the federal government will be opened in California as the Biden administration employs yet another tool to try to tame the coronavirus pandemic. One center will be housed in the...

    • Posted February 4, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2021

    McKinsey to Pay $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis A deal for business consulting firm McKinsey & Company to pay $573 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over its role in the nation’s opioid crisis has been...

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  • Israel Leads World in COVID Vaccinations, But Challenges Remain

    Israel has become the world leader in COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, inoculating millions of its citizens against the coronavirus in a matter of weeks. But the nation is still under a full lockdown and likely will remain so...

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  • Does Getting High Give You Great Business Ideas? Yes and No, New Study Finds

    Entrepreneurs seeking great new pitches for “Shark Tank” might try a little reefer madness, according to new research. But whether investors pile on is another matter. Marijuana use can promote higher levels of business creativity, helping innovators...

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  • Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations

    Researchers report that insulin can be stored at less-cold temperatures than previously known, potentially simplifying diabetes care for people in warmer regions that have fewer resources. Researchers from Doctors Without Borders and the University of Geneva tested...

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  • Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades

    They’re medical miracles: A new report finds that vaccines against 10 major diseases prevented 37 million deaths between 2000 and 2019 in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, with young children benefiting most. Vaccinations are also projected to...

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