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How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer. After more than a decade of argument, psychiatry's most powerful body in the United States added a new disorder this week to its diagnostic manual: prolonged grief. The decision marks an end to a long debate within the field of mental health, ...
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Black adult hospitalizations reached a pandemic high during the omicron wave, CDC study finds During the peak of the omicron variant wave of the coronavirus this winter, Black adults in the United States were hospitalized at rates higher than at any moment in the pandemic, according to a report published Friday by the Centers for Disease ...
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How Is the US Watching for the Next COVID Variant? "People ... found some of these new sequences simply by looking at how people had uploaded [to GISAID], so that's kind of a reactive approach," said Morse, noting that more institutions are now actively sampling, and the CDC "is now testing and sequencing, ...
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Mysterious Heartland virus shows up in Georgia ticks Heartland virus, a rare and potentially fatal virus first identified in Missouri in 2009, has now been detected in ticks in Georgia, according to a new study. The study researchers from Emory University sampled nearly 10,000 lone star ticks (Amblyomma ...
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Memory, Concentration Problems Plague 70% of Long COVID Patients Seven in 10 long COVID patients experienced concentration and memory problems months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and many performed worse than their peers on cognitive tests, initial data from the COVID and Cognition Study showed.
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'Zapping' Air Passages May Bring Relief for Severe Asthma FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing.
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Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children Croup is a common respiratory illness in babies and young children that occurs when colds and other viral infections cause inflammation and swelling around the voice box, windpipe and bronchial tubes. It is characterized by a distinctive barking cough and ...
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Can a Plant-Based Diet Help Prostate Cancer? By lowering the PSA level, men diagnosed with low risk or early stage prostate cancer can decrease their need for more aggressive treatment. Plant-based diets with certain foods and beverages that contain compounds that have ...
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Federal government to direct almost $44 million to populations at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS In a release sent to ABC News, HHS announced Friday that $43.7 million dollars from the agency's Overdose Prevention Strategy will go towards three new grant opportunities that will be especially be targeted to underserved communities of color.
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Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) --The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. "The relatively high hospitalization rate and the large ...
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Brain shrinkage, tissue damage, cognitive disruption. What COVID can do to patients' brains. A major study on the impact of COVID-19 on the brain indicates even a mild case can significantly affect the complex organ, thinning tissue and disrupting functions that control smell and some cognitive abilities. The findings are sobering for the ...
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Ivermectin Didn't Reduce Covid-19 Hospitalizations in Largest Trial to Date Researchers testing repurposed drugs against Covid-19 found that ivermectin didn't reduce hospital admissions, in the largest trial yet of the effect of the antiparasitic on the disease driving the pandemic. Ivermectin has received a lot of attention ...
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Bird flu case forces killing of 5.3 million chickens in Iowa State agriculture officials say the confirmation of bird flu at another Iowa egg-laying farm will force the killing of more than 5 million chickens. By DAVID PITT Associated Press. March 18, 2022, 2:59 PM. • 2 min read. Share to Facebook
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Climate change predicted to extend, exacerbate pollen-triggered allergy season Santa Rosa resident Chad Flora already needs pills, an inhaler and nasal spray to keep his seasonal allergies in check. So when informed of a new research linking climate change to longer, substantially more intense pollen allergy seasons in the future ...
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Why some Americans haven't gotten COVID yet and why it's not inevitable they ever will: Experts So, what does that mean for the rest of the U.S. population that did not contract COVID-19 during the last wave? Because omicron has shown the ability to cause breakthrough infections despite vaccination status, ...
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Bird Flu Case Forces Killing of 5.3 Million Chickens in Iowa Spread of the disease is largely blamed on the droppings or nasal discharge of infected wild birds, such as ducks and geese, which can contaminate dust and soil. Infected wild birds have been found in at least 24 states, and the virus has been circulating ...
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Michigan adds 2770 cases, 50 deaths from COVID over 2 days Hospitalization rates and case counts in Michigan have been on the decline for the last nine weeks, indicating to some health experts that the fourth surge is subsiding as predicted. The latest figures come as the state ...
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5.3 million laying hens to be destroyed as bird flu reported at fourth Iowa facility Highly pathogenic avian influenza was first detected almost 30 years ago in China. A 2015 outbreak led to the destruction of 32.7 million laying hens, turkeys and other birds in Iowa. That was about two-thirds ...
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March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Know your risks In a news release from Baystate Health, an estimated 600,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. Early detection through prevention and screening can help reduce fatalities from colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is found to be most ...
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End-point RT-PCR based on a conservation landscape for SARS-COV-2 detection Highly conserved regions were identified for primer design, and the resulting PCR primers were used to amplify 871 nasopharyngeal human samples with a previous RT-qPCR based SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. The diagnostic test showed ...
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Allergy season in Richmond is getting worse Becky Collie wears many hats at Allergy Partners of Richmond, but is best known as The Pollen Lady, collecting pollen samples for the practice regularly since 1988. During pollen season, she spends 30 to 60 minutes each day taking the reading and ...
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Allergy sufferers, you might be cleaning your house all wrong "Dust and allergens naturally collect in carpets, rugs, bedding and upholstering and contribute to worsened allergies. The health benefits of a clean home are many," Hailey said. However, a singular, ...
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Study finds most Americans unfamiliar with signs of early Alzheimer's Mild cognitive impairment can seem pretty subtle, and many people think it just goes away and is part of aging. It's different. This big takeaway from the Alzheimer's Association is giving people the signs to look for, whether that is caregivers, ...
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The Alzheimer's Association says you may have an early indicator for severe memory loss TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Mild Cognitive Impairment is an early stage of memory loss. It's the stage between normal aging and dementia. A report the Alzheimer's Association issued this week found one third of patients who have MCI develop dementia within ...
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RSPCA calls for end to badger cull as 'landmark' study finds it has not cut TB in cattle The peer-reviewed findings prompted the RSPCA to call for an immediate and permanent halt to the government's culling programme. But the government disputes the study's conclusions ...
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HEALTH NOTE: It's time to fight back against colon cancer Colon cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. It is one of only a few cancers that can be prevented through the use of screening tests, yet it remains the second-most common cause of cancer deaths for men and women in Nebraska and Lancaster County.
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From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 Looked at through a different lens, however, SARS-CoV-2 has a lot in common with pathogens that have come before. It takes advantage of gaps in its hosts' immune response. It affects men and women differently.
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Vaccines protect against infection from Omicron subvariant — but not for long But a study published on 13 March shows that mRNA vaccines offer a similar degree of protection against the two strains — although protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptomatic disease wanes within months of a third dose.
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COVID-19: MLHU reports 1 death, 86 cases, LHSC has 23 COVID inpatients Jump to: Hospitalizations – Cases and testing – Outbreaks – Vaccinations – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton. Summary: Officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported one new death involving a woman in her 60s ...
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Climate change is worsening allergy season, scientists find But, according to scientists, the warming of the planet is making winter shorter, causing planets, including trees, grass and flowers, to bloom earlier and for longer periods of time — contributing to a worsening allergy season for millions of Americans.
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Allergy season getting longer, climate change to blame Melissa Widhalm on expanded allergy season and severity. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Those who suffer from spring allergies are already dreading the upcoming season, but they should probably stock up ...
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New 'very contagious' BA.2 COVID variant is spreading in Fresno and Madera counties The first was discovered Wednesday, followed by three others Thursday. Three individuals who contracted the virus were unvaccinated. The discovery prompted Madera County Public Health Officer Dr. Simon Paul to urge residents to get a vaccination or seek a ...
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Contagious bird flu found in 2 more Maine counties The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said the risk of avian flu is high right now and has placed the properties under quarantine and have implemented safety measures. Those safety measures include monitoring properties with domestic ...
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A key to restoring sight may be held in a drug that treats alcoholism Researchers may have found a way to revive some vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration – the leading cause of blindness – and the inherited disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a rare genetic disorder that causes the breakdown and loss of ...
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3News' Danielle Wiggins shares her story about breast cancer diagnosis CLEVELAND — "Nobody ever expects to hear the words: You have cancer. When my doctor called and said the biopsy that I had came back cancerous, it was really shocking." 3News' Danielle Wiggins shared her story Friday morning.
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Antabuse may help revive vision in people with progressive blinding disorders The drug may revive sight in humans with the inherited disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and perhaps in other vision disorders, including age-related macular degeneration. A group of scientists led by Richard Kramer ...
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Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare The study examined data from around the globe relating to more than 14,000 babies born to mothers with COVID-19. Overall, 1.8 per cent of the 14,271 babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection tested positive for the virus using PCR tests, the ...
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| Exploring the therapeutic uses of ketamine Date: March 18, 2022; Source: University of British Columbia Okanagan campus; Summary: First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine.
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Lithium May Decrease the Risk of Dementia, Finds Study Lithium is a mood stabiliser usually prescribed for conditions such as bipolar affective disorder and depression. "Bipolar disorder and depression are considered to put people at increased risk of dementia, so we had to make sure to account for this in our ...
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New omicron variant found in Denver but so far it's not a major threat The strain is known as the COVID-19 BA.2 variant — some call it "stealth omicron." The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE), said for now, it's not concerned about a surge in cases as seen with previous variants, based on current data ...
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Huge effort begins to curb polio after Malawi case A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2019. (photo credit: ELOISA LOPEZ/ REUTERS) ...
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Over 80 mln doses of polio vaccine for southern African children: WHO BRAZZAVILLE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 80 million doses will be administered to over 23 million children under five years in a mass vaccination campaign against wild poliovirus type 1 in Malawi and four other southern African countries, ...
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COVID vaccine doesn't raise risk of rare neurological events, claims study There were several reports indicating an increased risk of Bell's palsy (facial weakness), encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord), and Guillain-Barre syndrome (a nerve condition) after Covid infection.
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Researchers warn of tick virus found in Missouri, Illinois The Heartland Virus can be carried by Lone Star ticks. The virus has been identified in ticks in six different states, including Missouri and Illinois. It is transmitted through a tick bite and can cause fever, decreased appetite, headaches, nausea and ...
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New tick-borne virus now a concern in the state of Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - A new report from the CDC says a deadly virus carried by ticks is now a bigger issue in Georgia. Emory University researchers say they found the Heartland virus in lone star ticks in Georgia and several other states in the ...
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Covid resurgent across UK with infections in over-70s at record high A resurgence of Covid cases is under way across the UK, with infections in the over-70s at a record high and school leaders fearing that preparations for A-levels and GCSEs are being disrupted by outbreaks among staff and students.
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Are vegetarians missing out on proteins that can prevent high blood pressure? Tracy Parker, Senior Dietitian at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), said: "This study adds to the evidence that eating a moderate amount of protein from a variety of foods is an important part of a healthy diet.
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All You Need To Know About High Blood Sugar Levels In Non-Diabetic Patients Diabetes is one of the common problems that many people suffer from. Most people suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and are aware that their blood sugar level keeps on fluctuating. Individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes need to monitor ...
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How brain inflammation in Covid patients triggers neurological damage The study describes how the spike protein used by coronavirus to enter human cells can have a similar effect on brain's immune cells. Google News. Updated At: Mar 18, 2022 03:12 PM. Beautiful Image. Photo for representational purpose only. iStock.
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Invermectin 'not clinically useful' against Covid, study finds A study of hundreds of Covid-19 patients has found that the drug ivermectin, often touted by vaccine skeptics as an alternative treatment for the disease, does not in fact provide infection against hospitalisation among those infected.
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