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Experimental Chewing Gum Could Reduce Coronavirus Spread "Chewing gum with virus-trapping proteins offers a general affordable strategy to protect patients from most oral virus re-infections through debulking or minimizing transmission to others," the study authors wrote. Researchers at ...
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To avoid Covid, here are four questions to ask family and friends ahead of Thanksgiving gatherings (CNN) Thursday marks the second Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic. Many grandparents are excitedly planning to see their grandchildren. Friends are dressing their dining tables for turkey and loved ones. Some people have flights booked or ...
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Pandemic Doubled Need for Inpatient Care of Eating Disorders By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people who were hospitalized for eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia doubled in May 2020, about two months after the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder During Another Pandemic Winter Several coping mechanisms can help ease symptoms of both seasonal affective disorder and COVID-19 anxiety. As the days get darker and temperatures dip in most areas of the country, many Americans are beginning to ...
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Sleep training for adults prevents depression, study finds (CNN) Undergoing cognitive behavioral sleep training, which teaches you how to break bad habits in order to prepare your mind and body for a good night's sleep, may help prevent depression in older adults with insomnia, a new clinical trial has found.
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Your Covid booster side effects shouldn't be as 'intense' this time — here's what to expect Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CDC gave all adults the green light to get a booster shot six months after their second dose of an mRNA vaccine, or two months after getting Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine.
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California's coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland Early demand for the COVID-19 vaccine for young children has been startlingly uneven in California, with some areas embracing the shots and others much slower to accept them, a Times data analysis has found. It's a pattern that has experts concerned ...
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Pregnant with COVID: Recovering after 85-day hospital stay ORLANDO, Fla. – Paola Gambini arrived at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies by ambulance on July 29, with a nearly full-term pregnancy and a COVID-19 diagnosis, gasping for air. "I remember the EMTs telling us, 'you called at the ...
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Teen says she nearly died after falling asleep, forgetting to change tampon Ellie Makin had 'drunkenly' fallen asleep with a tampon in after a night out and accidentally left it in overnight, before waking up with flu-like symptoms, nausea and dizziness the next day.
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Cases of flu rising among kids, young adults, according to CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Wednesday that cases of influenza have been rising among young adults in recent weeks. While flu cases are still low nationally, more than 90 percent are among children and young ...
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As colleges near 'normal' after flu spike, Tallahassee still leads; FAMU offers COVID/Flu test Florida A&M University's Wahnish Way testing site is now offering both flu and COVID-19 tests and COVID vaccinations after operating separate locations for over a year. A decline in COVID cases and a spike in influenza are among the reasons Tanya Tatum ...
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Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses A new study shows that the device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, can detect when someone stops breathing from an overdose and inject the drug naloxone to restore breathing. "Fatal ...
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BRCA Gene Test for Breast Cancer Risk A BRCA blood test is one tool that can be used to learn about your cancer risk. If you test positive for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, you may need to be screened for cancer more frequently or at an earlier age.
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Drug and alcohol treatment sees rise in deaths in England Deaths among those in treatment for alcohol addiction rose by 44% to 1,064 and for opiate addiction by 20% to 2,418. UKAT, a group providing residential detox treatment, said a ...
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Vermont Is a Vaccination Star. Why Cases Are Rising There, and What It Means for Investors. Call it the Vermont Problem: Why are daily Covid-19 case counts doubling in New England states with vaccination rates that top 70%, and what does it say about the winter to come? Of all the states, Vermont has weathered the pandemic most successfully ...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 25 Public health officials have reported more than 59,200 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 57,300 cases now resolved. Elsewhere in eastern Ontario, 230 people with COVID-19 have died. In western Quebec, the death ...
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I'm fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster? Federal health officials are urging Americans to shore up their immunity ahead of the winter holidays by getting a COVID-19 booster shot. But not everyone is working with the same defenses when it comes to keeping the virus at bay.
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Group of doctors contract COVID-19 following Florida anti-vaccine summit The event's organizer, John Littell, told The Daily Beast seven doctors among the 800 to 900 participants tested positive for the coronavirus or developed symptoms within days of the conference. Littell told the news outlet he didn't consider the ...
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To avoid Covid, here are four questions to ask family and friends ahead of Thanksgiving gatherings CNN — Thursday marks the second Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic. Many grandparents are excitedly planning to see their grandchildren. Friends are dressing their dining tables for turkey and loved ones. Some people have flights booked or road ...
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Health officials urge flu shots as county cases far outpacing last season SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The number of local influenza cases continues to climb, San Diego County health officials said Wednesday, prompting another reminder to get vaccinated for the illness. The county's seasonal total stands at 353 cases following 42 ...
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COVID-19 vaccine can be bundled with routine childhood vaccinations, AAP says It is acceptable for children to get the COVID-19 vaccine along with their routine childhood vaccinations, such as for the flu or chickenpox or measles, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. U.S. health officials gave the final sign-off to ...
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Not sure if a loved one has Alzheimer's? Here are the signs, symptoms to look out for "Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease of the brain and it causes progressive dementia," said Rao. "The sum total of our research so far shows that it's due to an accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain that kind of disrupt and gunk up ...
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Hospitalizations and cases trending downward in Orange County ahead of weekend While case rates and hospitalizations have plateaued in Orange County, the Orange County Health Care Agency advised residents to remain vigilant and celebrate safely this holiday weekend. Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, the deputy county health officer, ...
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Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab as data from England shows it is safe The analysis of more than 350,000 deliveries by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows women who have had a Covid vaccine are no more likely than unvaccinated women to suffer stillbirth, premature birth or have babies with low birthweight.
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Holiday COVID hot spots cause for caution Nearly 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated. That leaves tens of millions who have yet to get a shot in the arm, some of them out of defiance. Hospitals in the cold Upper Midwest, especially Michigan and Minnesota, are filled with COVID-19 patients ...
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Scientists warn of new Covid variant with high number of mutations The B.1.1.529 variant has 32 mutations in the spike protein, the part of the virus that most vaccines use to prime the immune system against Covid. Mutations in the spike protein can affect the virus's ability to infect cells and spread, but also make it ...
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Michigan COVID: Here's what to know Nov. 25, 2021 DETROIT – Michigan reported 17,003 new cases of COVID-19 and 280 virus-related deaths Wednesday -- an average of 8,501.5 cases over the past two days. Wednesday's update brings the total number of confirmed COVID ...
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How To Plan Holiday Travel if Your Kids Aren't Fully Vaxxed The recent approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children means families had to act fast to get their offspring fully vaccinated before the holidays. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recipients are considered fully vaccinated ...
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Do you know the 10 early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's? HONOLULU (KHON) — November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, experts are informing the public of signs to look out for if you suspect your loved one might be suffering from Alzheimer's or early dementia.
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Virginia Lt. Gov.-Elect Sears Distorts Facts on COVID-19 Vaccines In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Virginia Lt. Gov.-Elect Winsome Sears spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that we have previously debunked. CNN Host Dana Bash, Nov. 21: So, why is it OK to mandate childhood vaccines in Virginia ...
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Lung cancer experts fear extra 2500 deaths from stay-at-home advice Stay at home guidance for people with a cough during the pandemic could fuel 2,500 additional lung cancer deaths, a charity has warned. The UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC) said improvements in survival that were ...
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74% of Physicians Say They Would Recommend Cannabis If It Were Legal Federally Survey results show 81% think the psychoactive drug will play a role in chronic pain management. Approximately 74% of physicians said that ...
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Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases that could get worse as families travel the country for gatherings ...
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Most men don't know the symptoms of prostate cancer, poll finds The survey for YouGov, which polled 1,456 men, found that 68 per cent respondents were unable to identify any signs of prostate cancer. Even among older ...
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Pa. surpasses 1.7M COVID cases since pandemic began; 7500 new cases All 67 Pennsylvania counties continued to see substantial community transmission of the disease, meaning at least 100 new cases per 100,000 residents over the previous seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Pandemic skyrockets in Europe; COVID is the No. 1 cause of death Health officials in Europe are pleading for people to adopt more health precautions as the region grapples with its most dramatic surge of COVID-19 cases yet in the pandemic. Cases have been skyrocketing across the European region since the start of ...
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NEW: COVID-19 test positivity rates drop slightly heading into holiday weekend Hospitalizations were higher, and deaths were higher statewide, but lower in Clark County. A look at current COVID-19 numbers: CLARK COUNTY. New cases: 479 (total: 342,098) ...
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Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections To the Editor: Qatar had a first wave of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from March through June 2020, after which approximately 40% of the ...
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Sarasota-Manatee COVID-19 vaccine efforts for children of color small compared to rollout SARASOTA — Area medical professionals say there is no major push underway to provide additional access to COVID-19 vaccines for children in minority neighborhoods. With the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine now available to children 5 to 11 years old, ...
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Nasal vaccine for Alzheimer's enters phase 1 trial Alzheimer's disease is a leading cause of mortality. · There is currently no known cure. · Scientists have developed a nasal vaccine that was effective at protecting and treating mice with Alzheimer's.
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The Ottawa area's weekly COVID-19 vaccination checkup: Nov. 25 Health Canada said clinical trials showed the vaccine was 90.7 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19 in children five to 11 years of age and no serious side effects were identified. WATCH | Kids in Ottawa ...
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COVID-19: NB reports 87 new cases as bookings for children's vaccine flood in The province will begin vaccinating children of that age group on Friday. The vaccine will first be offered through regional health authority clinics, but they will be made available through participating pharmacies and some physicians soon.
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Vaccines reduce COVID transmission by 40%: WHO COVID vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people were falling into a false sense of security concerning jabs. The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros ...
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Appointments for pediatric vaccines made in error at Alberta pharmacies A glitch on the Alberta Health vaccination booking site has left parents scrambling to cancel and rebook pediatric COVID-19 vaccine appointments made in error. Starting Wednesday at 8 a.m., Alberta parents and guardians were able to book appointments ...
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Scientists warn of new Botswana variant of Covid with 'horrific' number of mutations Generally, spike mutations allow viruses to adapt and become more virulent, and more able to evade natural and vaccine immunity. Dr Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial ...
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14-day wait between COVID-19 and other vaccines: Some Alberta parents wish they'd known The Alberta government announced its plans Tuesday to make the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available to children 5-11. Parents and guardians could start booking vaccination appointments Wednesday at 8 a.m. and the first appointments will be Friday.
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Cannabis drug trial for brain tumours gets go-ahead A 'world first' trial assessing a cannabis-based drug to treat an aggressive form of brain cancer is to go ahead, a charity has announced. Members of the public backed an appeal by the Brain Tumour Charity to raise £400,000 to fund the three-year trial ...
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Scientists Warn Of New Botswana Variant Of Covid With 'Horrific' Number Of Mutations: Here's All About It Professor Lawrence Young, a virologist at Warwick Medical School, said it 'looks like' this mutant strain could be better at dodging vaccine-triggered immunity than other mutants based on its mutations.
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In-Depth: Debunking the claim that vaccines don't prevent infection SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As families gather for Thanksgiving, you might hear bits of vaccine misinformation, such as the misleading claim that vaccines do not prevent COVID infections or transmission. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) put it this way during ...
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Boy, 8, with Covid left in coma after having rare side effect seen in children A schoolboy was placed in an induced coma after suffering a rare side effect of Covid. Cameron Brown, eight, was rushed to hospital three weeks after recovering from the virus. The youngster, who tested positive for Covid but showed no symptoms, ...
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