• Leg Cramps, Pain? It Could Be PAD

    Pain or cramping in your legs during physical activity may be an early sign of a condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD) — and you should get checked out by your doctor, an expert says. PAD occurs...

    • Posted February 27, 2022
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  • Allergy Season Is Near: Be Prepared

    Spring allergies are a perennial annoyance, but if you’re focusing on the pandemic, they still could catch you by surprise, an expert says. “People still have COVID on their minds,” said Dr. Mark Corbett, president of the...

    • Posted February 26, 2022
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  • CDC Loosens Mask Guidelines as Omicron Surge Subsides

    Is the unmasking of America at hand? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that most Americans can now shed their face coverings in indoor public settings, because the agency has changed how it...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • AHA News: High Blood Pressure May Raise Future Kidney Disease Risk For Pregnant Women

    FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • CDC Expected to Loosen Mask Guidance on Friday

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Friday that most Americans can shed their masks in indoor public settings, as the agency changes how it measures the threat of coronavirus in local...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Researchers May Be Close to a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

    Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients’ ability to produce their own insulin, experts say. At least one patient — a...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Bird Flu Sweeping Through Poultry in Eastern U.S.

    FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds. “It’s...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Sudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy

    You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • COVID Has Robbed 5.2 Million Children Worldwide of Parent, Caregiver

    At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2022

    CDC expected to loosen U.S. mask guidance on Friday. The move comes after the agency shifts its focus from community COVID-19 case numbers to the numbers of hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. Read more Is a cure...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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