• Recognizing the Signs of Hypothyroidism
• 10 Strategies to Overcome Insomnia
• Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Aging the Brain Faster?
• Techniques for Soothing Your Nervous System
• Does the Water in Your House Smell Funny? Here’s Why
• Can a Daily Dose of Apple Cider Vinegar Actually Aid Weight Loss?
• 6 Health Beverages That Can Actually Spike Your Blood Sugar
• Treatment Options for Social Anxiety Disorder
• Understanding the Connection Between Anxiety and Depression
• How Daily Prunes Can Influence Cholesterol and Inflammation

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  No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19

  If you suffered a bout of COVID-19 and your lungs took a beating, new research has reassuring news: You will likely be spared long-term respiratory damage. Scientists looked at COVID-19 survivors who had asymptomatic, moderate or severe...

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

  A new study may help explain why people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience worsening disability while those with two related diseases do not. MS causes permanent brain and spinal cord scarring, and researchers investigated whether the same...

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid

  Dental care should be a required part of Medicaid coverage for adults in every state, the American Dental Association and nearly 130 other organizations urge in a letter to Congress. The groups called on lawmakers to support...

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  Survivors’ Plasma Won’t Help Fight COVID in Patients With Early Symptoms

  Early treatment with COVID-19 survivors’ blood plasma doesn’t prevent disease progression in people who have mild COVID-19 symptoms but are at risk for more severe illness, a new clinical trial finds. “As physicians, we wanted this to...

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

  There’s an old saying, “Age and guile beat youth and exuberance,” and new research suggests there might be something to that. Some key brain functions can improve in people as they age, researchers report, challenging the notion...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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  Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases

  The United States’ early rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations may have saved nearly 140,000 lives, a new study suggests. Using data on state vaccination campaigns and COVID-19 deaths, researchers estimate that immunizations prevented 139,393 deaths nationwide between December...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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  Even Delta Variant Can’t Evade Vaccine-Linked Antibodies: Study

  Antibodies generated by COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant and other coronavirus variants of concern, new research shows. The findings may help explain why most vaccinated people have avoided the surge of Delta variant cases...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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  In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards

  Like it or not, Broward County, Fla., has become a flashpoint for the national debate over reopening public schools in the middle of a COVID-19 surge driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Coronavirus infections claimed the...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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  Biden Puts Pressure on Nursing Homes to Vaccinate Staff Against COVID

  All U.S. nursing home staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or their employers will risk losing Medicare and Medicaid funding, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. “If you visit, live or work in a nursing home, you should...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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  Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

  The former president and co-chairman of Purdue Pharma said Wednesday that his family and the company bear no responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States. Dr. Richard Sackler made his comments in testimony delivered by...

  • Posted August 19, 2021
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