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WHO report leaves unsettled 'lab-leak' theory on origins of covid pandemic Right-wing news outlets in the United States published tendentious and thinly sourced reports that the virus may have come from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, famous in the scientific community for researching coronaviruses in bats. In ...
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Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients The analysis, of more than 200 studies, found that across numerous cancers, obesity was linked to shorter survival. The list included breast, colon, prostate, uterine and pancreatic cancers. On ...
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Five takeaways from the WHO's report on the origins of the pandemic The World Health Organization released a report Tuesday detailing the findings of its review into the origins of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The report is the result of a trip to China taken by a 17-person WHO team from Jan. 14 to Feb. 10. The team ...
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In Mutant Variants, Has the Coronavirus Shown Its Best Tricks? LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The rapid rise in different parts of the world of deadly, more infectious coronavirus variants that share new mutations is leading scientists to ask a critical question - has the SARS-CoV-2 virus shown its best cards? New variants ...
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What Does It Mean If Breast Cancer Spreads to Your Lymph Nodes? After you get a breast cancer diagnosis, it likely won't be long before your doctor starts talking to you about lymph nodes. Lymph node involvement is an important part of staging and treatment with breast cancer. This article will help explain what it means ...
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The Multiple Reasons Behind the Recent SARS-CoV-2 Surges in the US Are SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern behind the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in states such as New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Florida? Does the relaxation of public health protection measures play a role as well?
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Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life But not all meat is bad: The study, which includes data from 21 countries, also found that eating up to 250 grams (just under 9 ounces) per week of unprocessed meat, even red meat, was neutral in terms of cardiovascular disease.
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Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Even in patients with stage 2 pancreatic cancer, surgery is typically worthwhile after chemotherapy, because it appears to extend patients' lives, a new ...
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With older Americans largely vaccinated, more new COVID-19 cases among younger adults Experts are bracing for another coronavirus surge with new infections surpassing 60,000 a day, despite more people being vaccinated. As more older Americans get vaccinated ...
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The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents A clinical trial found no symptomatic infections among vaccinated children ages 12 to 15, the companies said, and there were no serious side effects. The data have not yet been reviewed by independent experts.
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How chronic stress leads to hair loss In a mouse study published in the journal Nature, the researchers found that a major stress hormone puts hair follicle stem cells into an extended resting phase, without regenerating the follicle or the hair. The researchers identified ...
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out ...
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AHA News: The Secret to Good Health Is No Secret. So Why Is It So Hard to Achieve? WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- It ought to be a no-brainer, so to speak: Research has pinpointed seven ways people can achieve ideal heart and brain health. And – bonus – if Americans did those things, they also could ...
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Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Are 90% Effective in Real-World Setting The study was published March 29 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers found that a two-dose vaccine regimen was 90 percent effective at preventing ...
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Coronavirus likely spread to people from an animal -- but needs more study, new WHO report says (CNN) The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 probably spread to people through an animal, and probably started spreading among humans no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, according a new 120-page report from ...
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'Long-Haulers' Are Finding Relief After Getting Their COVID-19 Vaccine ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: An estimated 10- to 30% of people with COVID-19 have symptoms that last for months. And while scientists still don't fully understand long-haul COVID, ...
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Your Immune System Evolves To Fight Coronavirus Variants "Essentially, the immune system is trying to get ahead of the virus," says Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at the Rockefeller University, who conducted some recent studies that tracked this phenomenon. The emerging idea ...
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Recovering from the Emotional Challenges of the Pandemic A child plays soccer by a playground wrapped in caution tape. "Children are developing their sense of routine and structure, and when there is a stressor or trauma like a pandemic, all ...
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Fact check: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received COVID-19 vaccine In attempt to cast doubt on the safety and efficiency of the coronavirus vaccines, one Facebook user shared a video claiming Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla refused to take the vaccine created by his company. "#Pfeizer (sic) CEO Refuses to get ...
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'Long-Haulers' Are Finding Relief After Getting Their COVID-19 Vaccine WILL STONE, BYLINE: It was like she had aged 20 years. That's how Judy Dodd describes life after she contracted COVID. She got sick a year ago, when the first wave hit New York City. She survived, but she never felt the same.
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Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- That piece of sausage you're about to enjoy? You may want to put it down for something healthier. New research found an association between eating even small amounts of processed meats, 150 grams ...
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Washington universities report another surge in COVID-19 cases as students begin spring term According to the UW's COVID-19 tracking dashboard, 48 cases have been reported in the last 10 days, all affecting students enrolled at the university's Seattle campus. The recent tallies have pushed the Husky Coronavirus Testing ...
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When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who try marijuana or other drugs are at greater risk of developing a drug addiction than those who wait a few years before experimenting with drugs, ...
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COVID-19 cases, deaths continue slow rise in Central Texas (KWTX) - The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Central Texas rose to 75,666 Tuesday, an increase of 87 over Monday's total, and three more area residents diagnosed with the virus have died. COVID-19 has now claimed as many as 1,611 lives ...
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New research shows risk of COVID-19 from aerosols to healthcare workers The study set out to examine whether oxygen therapies used for patients with severe COVID-19 produce large amounts of small respiratory particles called aerosols, which can transmit virus and can evade routine precautions used on hospital wards.
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Brisk Walking Is Good for the Aging Brain Older people with mild cognitive impairment showed improvements in brain blood flow and memory after a yearlong aerobic exercise program.
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Older adults with mild cognitive impairment, dementia at increased suicide attempt risk Older adults recently diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were at increased risk for suicide attempt, according to results of a nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry. "Until our study, the association of mild cognitive impairment ...
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Pilot Program Vaccinates Oregon Farmworkers at Unique Clinic BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — Maria Corona knew she wanted to get the vaccine. Three months earlier, eight of her family members tested positive for COVID-19. So had many of her co-workers and neighbors. "I was really concerned," said Corona, who, at 49, ...
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COVID Fertility Factor: Couples Trying To Have Babies Experience High Anxiety, Low Sperm Counts SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Around the world, a lot of cradles are sitting empty. It's been a year into the pandemic and we've got a baby bust. "This is a very stressful world in which we are currently living. Stress is just not great for fertility," remarked Wellesley ...
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Grand Island health district to vaccinate high school seniors Several Nebraska health districts have opened up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people as young as 18, and those 18 and older also can get vaccinated at pharmacies that are part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. But the Central District Health ...
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8 Resources For Endometriosis Support & Information For those who have endometriosis, suspect they may have it, or know someone who does and want to help. Close up young Asian woman feeling upset, sad, unhappy or disappoint ...
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NIH study shows promising immune cell response against some Covid variants that could be good news for vaccines A type of T-cell responsible for destroying cells infected with virus was able to recognize three Covid-19 variants in a small U.S. study, a promising sign that the vaccines should still protect against new, emerging strains, researchers at the National Institute of ...
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Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Live well, live longer. New research offers more evidence that the mantra rings true: People who got regular exercise and ate a healthy diet in middle age ...
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Pregnant Oregonians, at high risk for COVID-19 complications, now eligible for vaccination Meanwhile, limited early data on how COVID-19 vaccines affect pregnant people — due to their exclusion from initial vaccine trials — led to some uncertainty and the spread of some misinformation about the vaccines' safety for pregnant people.
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When her heart stopped after her dog died, doctors said it was broken heart syndrome Tess and Dan Kossow did all they could to have a child. When they turned to in vitro fertilization, their first attempt appeared to work. But then Tess had a miscarriage.
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A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next The B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the UK, is more contagious, may cause more severe disease and is rapidly infecting younger populations, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm told CNN on Tuesday night. Recent research suggests the strain may also be more ...
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Natural protection from COVID-19 gets boost from a single dose of vaccine Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found laboratory evidence that patients who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus and are subsequently vaccinated against it mount a stronger immune defense than those who were ...
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Oregon OSHA fines Bend coffee shop more than $27K for COVID-19 violations (Update: adding video, new info, comments from OSHA & customer). Agency says Kevista Coffee willfully continued to potentially expose workers. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon OSHA announced Tuesday it has fined Kevista Coffee in Bend $27,470 for ...
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A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next The variant has already fueled dangerous increases in other countries. In France, where health officials warned last month the variant was rapidly spreading, more than 5,000 Covid-19 patients are now in ICUs ...
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'No Excuse Not to Be Vaccinated' in Texas, Which Expands Eligibility to All Adults HOUSTON — As Texas joined several other states on Monday in opening eligibility for coronavirus vaccines to millions of healthy adults, anticipation for the shot could be seen in the long line that snaked outside Booker T. Washington High School in Houston ...
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What Happens To Your Body If You Get The Vaccine After Having COVID Whether you had a mild case or have long-haul symptoms still, getting vaccinated will help end the pandemic. A woman receives a dose of the COVID vaccine. Post-COVID ...
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UCSD Students Among Those Who Can Participate In College COVID-19 Study Above: UC San Diego's campus is shown in this undated aerial photo. UC San Diego students will be among those participating in a study which seeks to evaluate infection and transmission of the virus among ...
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Heart attacks in young adults more deadly in those with systemic inflammatory disease Psoriasis is the most common and causes red, itchy, scaly patches on the skin, and can also cause inflammation in the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis leads to inflammation in joints of the hands and feet and in other organ systems.
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Can my kids hug their grandparents now that they're vaccinated? Q: My parents have had both doses of the COVID vaccine. Can my kids visit them and safely hug them? A: If your children's grandparents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for at least two weeks, then it is probably safe to let the hugs begin.
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Mysterious brain disease 'cluster' under investigation in Canada Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Officials in Canada are racing to find the cause of a mysterious brain disease that has afflicted more ...
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Optical Mouse Inventor Hunts for a Covid Cure—and May Have Found One Last March, as the Silicon Valley tech community abandoned open offices for working at home, tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch turned his attention, startup skills, and available cash to finding a cure—or at least a solid treatment—for COVID-19. Kirsch, the ...
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Key differences separate 'anti-vaxxers' from Michiganders hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine Lenny Lightner has no plans to rush to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment once he's eligible next month. The 31-year-old Romulus resident isn't typically anti-vaccine. Growing up he got all of his vaccines. He gets the flu shot annually. But the newness of ...
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Alternative model for bird flu containment gets court review "Oh give me land, lots of lands, and the starry skies above. Don't fence me in…" The Humane Society of the United States, Mercy for Animals, and Farm Sanctuary are getting the U.S. District Court for Central California to review their plan for combatting bird flu ...
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North Philadephia To Get FEMA-Run Mass Vaccine Site PHILADELPHIA — As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise in Philadelphia and the Center City Vaccination Center's time nears an end, the city announced another federally-supported vaccination clinic will open soon. Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas ...
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Can Wearing a Mask Reduce My Allergy Symptoms? Research shows that wearing masks outdoors can protect against more than Covid-19 for people who suffer from seasonal allergies.
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