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For People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding
Fast-paced walking is painful for the millions of people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). But new research shows that a slower, pain-free pace won’t cut it if improvement in mobility is the goal. The study included more...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Do You ‘Wolf Down’ Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds
Are you the type to linger over a meal, or do you tend to eat quickly without giving it much thought? New research confirms that you’re better off going the slow route, because fast eaters tend to...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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No Proof COVID Vaccines Can Trigger Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Two people in the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s highly doubtful the vaccine is to blame, according to a just-published case study. Although both people were in the same trial, one...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Being jailed puts teens with untreated psychiatric disorders at increased risk for long-term mental health struggles, researchers say. “These are not necessarily bad kids, but they have many strikes against them,” said study lead author Linda Teplin....
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Being jailed puts teens with untreated psychiatric disorders at increased risk for long-term mental health struggles, researchers say. “These are not necessarily bad kids, but they have many strikes against them,” said study lead author Linda Teplin....
- Posted April 7, 2021
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AHA News: Boosters Hope Bicycling Boom Outlasts the Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It doesn’t seem right to put “silver lining” and “pandemic” in the same sentence. But the past year of COVID-19 has been a boon for bicycling, an indisputably...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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AHA News: Boosters Hope Bicycling Boom Outlasts the Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It doesn’t seem right to put “silver lining” and “pandemic” in the same sentence. But the past year of COVID-19 has been a boon for bicycling, an indisputably...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Nearly 8 in 10 School, Child Care Staff Have Gotten at Least 1 Dose of COVID Vaccine: CDC
In findings that bode well for the full reopening of schools across America, a new government survey shows that nearly 80 percent of school employees and child care workers have received at least one dose of a...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Nearly 8 in 10 School, Child Care Staff Have Gotten at Least 1 Dose of COVID Vaccine: CDC
In findings that bode well for the full reopening of schools across America, a new government survey shows that nearly 80 percent of school employees and child care workers have received at least one dose of a...
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Health Highlights: April 7, 2021
Double Mutant Coronavirus Variant Detected in U.S. for First Time A “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus has been detected in San Francisco, making it the first time the variant has been spotted in the United States....
- Posted April 7, 2021