All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Aug. 9, 2021

    Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, Aug. 9: Fauci says full approval of Pfizer vaccine could come before September. Many Americans leery of getting a COVID vaccine point to its FDA ’emergency use’ status as...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All

    Smoke from wildfires burning along the West Coast is choking the entire United States, reminding everyone of the hazards of climate change. But that haze isn’t just stinging your eyes and choking your breath — it poses...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • Fauci Hopes for Full Approval of Pfizer Vaccine by Month’s End

    Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he is hopeful that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine by the end of August, and he predicted that a wave of vaccine...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • EU Passes U.S. in COVID Vaccination Rates

    After lagging behind for months, the European Union (EU) now has a higher COVID-19 vaccination rate than the United States. Rates of people in the 27-member EU with at least one dose have climbed from less than...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • All Amazon Workers Must Wear Masks

    All Amazon warehouse workers must wear masks as of Aug. 9, whether or not they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, the company says. Previously, only unvaccinated employees had to wear masks. The policy change announced Friday was made...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers

    An experimental gel has shown early promise in treating the most common form of skin cancer — hinting at a potential alternative to surgery in the future. Researchers tested the gel in 30 patients with basal cell...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • Knee Replacement Won’t Keep Golfers Off the Course

    Golf after total knee replacement is apparently par for the course. Researchers say most golfers can return to the links within five months of surgery and play as well — or as poorly — as they did...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • Easy Steps to Get Your Child Ready for the COVID-19 Vaccine

    Vaccination is the best way parents can protect the health of kids 12 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. AAP offers a checklist to prepare older kids and teens for the...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study

    Gangrene. Throat cancer. A newborn on a feeding tube. Gruesome warning images like those on cigarette packs do indeed scare smokers, but they should be combined with other anti-smoking measures, a new study finds. These kinds of...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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  • COVID Antibodies Stable 7 Months After Infection: Study

    Antibody levels remain stable or even rise seven months after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, European researchers report. The study from Spain also found that preexisting antibodies against coronaviruses that cause the common cold may also protect...

    • Posted August 9, 2021
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