• 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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  More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months

  How long can some COVID symptoms linger? New research suggests that more than a quarter of adults who had COVID-19 in 2020 weren’t fully recovered six to eight months later. There’s growing evidence that COVID-19 can cause...

  • Posted July 16, 2021
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  Statin’s Health Benefits Far Outweigh  Any Potential Harms: Study

  The heart benefits of cholesterol-lowering statins in people without heart disease far exceed the risks of any side effects, a new review finds. Statins are widely prescribed to people with heart disease, and recent guidelines recommend greater...

  • Posted July 16, 2021
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  Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease

  No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns. Low levels of lead in drinking water are widespread in the United States. These findings suggest that U.S. Environmental...

  • Posted July 16, 2021
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  Chinese Man Hospitalized With H5N6 Bird Flu

  A man in China has been hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of avian flu, which is one of several potentially dangerous strains that can infect humans. The 55-year-old man came down with a fever and tested positive...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  Drowning Deaths for U.S. Kids Have Fallen 38% Since 1999

  There’s some good news as millions of American children head back to the nations’ lakes, beaches and pools: Newly released numbers for 1999 through 2019 show steady progress in reducing the number of young lives lost to...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?

  Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is causing deadly pneumonia infections among large numbers of children in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, a rising threat that could one day reach American shores, experts warn. Doctors found these “superbug” bacteria in...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  AHA News: How Healthy Is Your Neighborhood? Where You Live Can Greatly Affect Heart, Brain Health

  THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Liz Harris won’t let anything stop her from walking. Three mornings a week, she descends three flights of stairs and heads to Anacostia Park. It’s a 10-minute walk...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools

  As schools around America begin to prepare for reopening this fall, many states are taking steps to stop public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination. At least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana,...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  Half of U.S. Teens Plan to Get COVID Shot, But Can Numbers Go Higher?

  Vaccine advocate Ethan Lindenberger, now 20, had to wait until age 18 to get the vaccinations that he knew he needed to protect his health. “I knew growing up my mom was very anti-vaccine. Because of the...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  Health Highlights: July 15, 2021

  Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 15: Implant restores power of speech to man who lost it through stroke. It could be a real advance for many kinds of patients who are unable to...

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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