• Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk

    Take a work break: A small, new study suggests that getting out of your chair every half hour may help improve your blood sugar levels and your overall health. Every hour spent sitting or lying down increases...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • AHA News: Healthy Hearts and Brains Get Their Start in Childhood

    MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — High blood pressure, high cholesterol and other risk factors for poor heart and brain health are problems people typically don’t think about until they hit midlife. A growing...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Four Teachers in Same Florida County Die of COVID-19 Within 24 Hours

    In just 24 hours, four teachers in Broward County, Fla., died from COVID-19. At least three of the teachers were unvaccinated, CBS News reported. “Within a 24-hour span, we had an assistant teacher pass away, a teacher...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, Aug. 16: COVID booster shots could come for many Americans this fall. With the Delta variant raging and 100 million vaccine doses stockpiled, NIH director Dr. Francis Collins...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • COVID Booster Shots for More Americans Could Come by Fall

    With roughly 100 million stockpiled doses of coronavirus vaccine in hand, the Biden Administration is developing a plan to start offering booster shots to many Americans as early as this fall. Among the first to receive them...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Canada to Mandate COVID Vaccines for All Plane, Train Travelers

    All Canadian airline, cruise ship and rail travelers, as well as all government employees will be required to have COVID-19 vaccinations as early as September, officials said Sunday. The government said in a news release that it...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • AHA News: Customized Drinks Have Gone Viral – And May Be a Recipe for Disaster

    MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When TikTok trendsetters went viral sharing their off-the-menu, customized drink recipes to try at the coffee shop, each one more over the top than the last, baristas took...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Biden Administration to Greatly Expand Food Stamp Program

    The largest permanent increase in the history of the United States’ food stamp program and changes to its nutrition standards will be announced Monday. Supporters say the changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program that...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks

    The wildfire smoke now smothering wide portions of the United States isn’t just stinging eyes and tightening chests — it also might be contributing to the current surge of severe COVID-19 cases. Data from three Western states...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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  • Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds

    The benefits of regular outdoor exercise in areas with air pollution outweigh the risks, a new, long-term study claims. “Habitual exercise reduces the risk of death regardless of exposure to air pollution, and air pollution generally increases...

    • Posted August 16, 2021
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