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COVID Infection Unlikely From Hospital Surfaces: Study
Remember when everyone was disinfecting their groceries at the start of the pandemic, fearful that the new coronavirus could be spread simply by touching a surface on which the virus had landed? New research confirms that much...
- Posted January 26, 2022
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Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Saline intravenous (IV) fluids are as effective as more costly solutions in treating intensive care patients and keeping them alive, Australian researchers report. “Just about every patient admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) will receive intravenous...
- Posted January 26, 2022
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Keeping Weight Stable Could Help Save Your Brain
TUESDAY, Jan. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Older adults who maintain a steady weight as they age are less likely to experience rapid cognitive decline, regardless of how much they weigh to start, new research suggests. “There’s...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Living through the pandemic has not been easy for kids, but it has really thrown off children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research warns. Though they were not more likely to catch COVID-19, they were more...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Americans, get up out of that chair and get moving. If everyone between 40 and 85 years of age were active just 10 minutes more a day, it could save more than 110,000 U.S. lives a year,...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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Pfizer Begins Testing a COVID Vaccine Targeted to Omicron
Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has launched a trial that will compare its existing COVID-19 vaccine against a new version tailored to beat back the highly contagious Omicron variant. “While current research and real-world data show...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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Pandemic to Endemic: Is a New Normal Near?
It has begun to feel like a pandemic that will never end, but public health experts now say the Omicron variant may be ushering in a “new normal,” where COVID-19 becomes an endemic, but manageable, disease. “I...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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EU Eases COVID-19 Travel Rules Within the Bloc for Fully Vaccinated
European Union residents should be able to move freely between the 27 member nations if they’ve been vaccinated in the past nine months or have recently recovered from coronavirus infection, bloc officials said Tuesday. The announcement was...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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Vaccination Key to ‘Super Immunity’ Against COVID-19
Coronavirus infections before or after vaccination provide equal levels of increased immunity, and the key to this so-called “super immunity” is to be vaccinated, researchers report. “It makes no difference whether you get infected-and-then-vaccinated, or if you...
- Posted January 25, 2022
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3 Factors Helped Teens Stay Mentally Healthy During Pandemic
Support from family and friends, along with exercise and sufficient sleep, have helped protect teens’ mental health during the pandemic, new research shows. The study also found that teen girls have been more likely than boys to...
- Posted January 25, 2022