• Good Sleep May Help Babies Avoid Obesity as They Grow

    You’ve probably heard that getting better sleep can be good for your waistline. The same appears to be true for your baby. Newborns who get more sleep and wake up less during the night are less likely...

    • Posted October 22, 2021
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  • Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer’s

    Getting the right amount of sleep — not too much and not too little — could reduce your risk of mental decline as you age, even if you have early Alzheimer’s disease, a new study claims. Poor...

    • Posted October 22, 2021
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  • Pfizer Vaccine Booster Restores Nearly Full Protection, Company Says

    The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster restored close to full protection against COVID-19 in a late-stage trial involving 10,000 people, the company announced Thursday. They said the booster was 95.6% effective and that they plan to submit the latest...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Mandates, Not Recommendations, Work Best to Get Folks Vaccinated: Study

    Requiring COVID-19 shots for work, school or travel will boost vaccination rates without the backlash and mass walkouts that many have predicted, new research predicts. The findings come as growing numbers of U.S. states, cities and private...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

    It’s a drug that’s been supported by some conservative media figures, but taking ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 might land you in the hospital, a new study warns. Interest in the drug surged last summer as...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home

    Antibody infusions help keep high-risk COVID-19 patients out of the hospital, but getting the therapy can be a challenge. One U.S. health system has found a creative way to address the problem: home infusions administered by paramedics....

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • AHA News: Runner in ‘Optimal Health’ Diagnosed With Heart Failure at 41

    THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When Darlene Anita Scott started experiencing shortness of breath at age 41, her first worry was how it would affect her running. In her 20s, she was a...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • AHA News: Hearing Loss and the Link to Dementia

    THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Hearing loss is a natural part of aging nobody likes to admit is happening. But happen it does – and ignoring it comes with a cost. It could...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers

    Though most U.S. dentists say non-opioid painkillers effectively manage dental pain, nearly half still prescribe potentially addictive opioid painkillers, a new survey reveals. In all, 84% of the 269 respondents said NSAID-acetaminophen combos are as effective as...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2021

    Imported onions behind salmonella outbreak in 37 states. The CDC has tracked down the source of a multi-state outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella: imported red, yellow and white onions from Mexico. So far, 652 people have been...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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