- Hope for New Test, Treatment for Endometriosis
- IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
- All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them
- Government Crackdowns Can Cripple Bogus Stem Cell ‘Cures’ Industry
- Could Certain Genes Help You Slim Down?
- Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger
- Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important
- Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads
- 2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths
- Injected ‘Nanodiscs’ Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants
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Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2020
Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 Still Experimental: WHO Children Ages 6-11 Should Wear Masks in Certain Situations: WHO There's No FDA Conspiracy to Delay Coronavirus Vaccines, Treatments, Trump's Former Agency Head Says Worlds' First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Reinfection Reported in...
- Posted August 25, 2020
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There’s No Safe Amount of Caffeine in Pregnancy: Report
Women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant may need to forgo coffee, tea, sodas and other sources of caffeine. A new data analysis finds no safe level of the drug during this time. “The cumulative...
- Posted August 25, 2020
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Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
It may seem like a paradox, but giving someone a gift to help them save money is a sure way to make them hate it. The reason: It will make the recipient feel inferior to you, researchers...
- Posted August 23, 2020
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Best Ways to Beat the Heat
With the arrival of late summer, it’s essential to know the signs of heat exhaustion and how to intervene before it escalates to a more severe condition like heat stroke, emergency medicine experts say. Heat exhaustion comes...
- Posted August 22, 2020
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In-Person Pregnancy Checks Won’t Raise COVID Risk
Here’s some reassuring news for pregnant women: In-person doctor visits don’t appear to make them vulnerable to COVID-19, a new study indicates. It included thousands of Massachusetts women who had babies at four Boston-area hospitals between April...
- Posted August 21, 2020
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White House Blocks FDA’s Power to Regulate Lab Tests
The Trump administration has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from regulating a wide swath of laboratory tests, including ones for the coronavirus. The new policy, which was posted Wednesday and is strongly opposed by the...
- Posted August 21, 2020
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Is a ‘Twindemic’ of COVID-19 and Flu Coming This Fall?
Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a “twindemic” — overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza. A bad flu season coupled with continued COVID-19 outbreaks could increase people’s...
- Posted August 21, 2020
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Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2020
Risky Behaviors Common Among U.S. Teens Public Coronavirus Information Written at Too High a Level: Study Extract From Deadly Plant Touted as COVID-19 Cure by Trump Donor Trump Administration Advisory Panel Rejects Nearly All Proposals For Fetal Tissue Research Fauci Has...
- Posted August 21, 2020
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Help Your Child Cope With Back-to-School Jitters
Back-to-school season can be a time of stress for many kids — even in the best of times. But pandemic fears add to the anxiety many kids will experience with the start of the 2020-2021 academic year,...
- Posted August 20, 2020
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High Viral Loads Make Kids ‘Silent Spreaders’ of COVID-19
The largest study of its kind finds that children can carry exceedingly high amounts of the new coronavirus, even in the absence of symptoms. Researchers say that could make them ideal “silent spreaders” of COVID-19, throwing the...
- Posted August 20, 2020