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Concerns Rise as Passenger Masks Fall Public health experts reacted with dismay to a federal judge's ruling on Monday that struck down a mask requirement for plane, bus and train passengers, expressing concern that the case would set a precedent that erodes the authority of public health ...
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Do I still need to wear a mask? A guide to help you decide. Lab researchers have found that various types of face masks, including cloth masks, surgical masks and N95 respirators, help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Do I still need to wear a mask on a plane? 5 questions, answered. Some mask mandates are staying in place. Public transit riders in New York City will need to wear a face covering on subways, buses and trains, local media reported. Philadelphia International Airport is requiring masks under a city mandate.
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Dozens of Children Develop Hepatitis in Europe and US, Experts aren't Sure Why Dozens of children have developed unexplained cases of hepatitis or liver inflammation. In some cases, the disease was so severe the children needed a liver transplant. After analyzing the available data, experts say the cause remains unknown, ...
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Michigan COVID Cases Possibly the First From Animals in US April 19, 2022 – During the first year of the pandemic, at least four people in Michigan were infected with a coronavirus variant that has been found in mink. The cluster, which previously included three cases, marks the first known instance of likely ...
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Can Wearables Track the Severity of COVID Symptoms? In the study, fitness trackers detected that COVID-19 dampened biological timekeeping signals, said co-author Daniel Forger, a mathematics professor at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. The researchers also found ...
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1 in 4 Adults Has This Liver Disorder: How It Increases Heart Disease Risk Researchers say about 1 in 4 adults is affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. They say the condition often isn't diagnosed until its later stages. They say the disorder can increase your risk of heart disease. Experts say lifestyle factors such ...
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Dimming the Sun Could Be Climate Science's Trolley Problem A popular idea to soften the blow of global warming might also make the world's malaria problem even worse. By Robinson Meyer. A close-up image of a mosquito. BSIP / UIG / Getty. April 20, 2022. Share. In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines ...
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Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Placing hospitalized COVID-19 patients on their stomach is helpful if they're on a mechanical ventilator, but a new study suggests it's not a good idea for ...
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Mediterranean diet cuts preeclampsia risk by 22%, with greater benefit for Black mothers In an analysis of a racially and ethnically diverse cohort, the association persisted after adjusting for factors including maternal age, race, education, parity and prepregnancy obesity. Mediterranean diet foods Source: ...
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What to know about COVID-19 risks as travel mask mandate is lifted Days after the CDC extended the federal mask mandate for planes and trains until May 3, a federal judge in Florida struck down the nationwide mandate for planes and public transit. Stefani ...
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Have an Eating Disorder? Know Your Treatment Options TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you have an eating disorder, it's important to know the treatment options, Mayo Clinic experts say. Treatment depends on the particular eating disorder and symptoms. It typically involves a combination of ...
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27 Million Birds Are Dead. And It's Only Going to Get Worse A virulent bird flu epidemic has reached at least 30 states and resulted in nearly 27 million chickens and turkeys being destroyed to check its spread. H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI ...
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Vaccinating the World Against COVID-19 Such vaccines deliver whole, inactivated viruses or fragments of viral protein to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies, and they can be more than 90 percent effective at preventing disease, just like the mRNA vaccines.
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Over Half of American Parents Give Their Picky Eaters Supplements WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If your child is a picky eater and you feel you need to give them dietary supplements, you're not alone. In a new poll of more than 1,200 U.S. parents with at least one child aged 1 to 10, more than half ...
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Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used? "There are so many doses sitting on shelves not being used because of a lack of education among physicians," said Dr. Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist at Northwell Health in New York.
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Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in children spreads from UK to US and EU "Mild hepatitis is very common in children following a range of viral infections, but what is being seen at the moment is quite different," said Graham Cooke, a professor of infectious diseases at Imperial College London.
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Excess Weight May Increase Your Risk for Endometrial Cancer: Here are the Signs New therapies, including fasting insulin and testosterone, may help reduce this risk. Researchers looked at data from more than 120 individuals. New research from the University of Bristol found that excess weight may ...
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In American cities, a rising tally of lonely deaths on the streets The wider availability of fentanyl, a particularly fast-acting and dangerous drug, has been a major cause of the rising death toll, but many homeless people are dying young of treatable chronic illnesses such as heart disease.
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Dementia Risk Higher for Black, Hispanic Military Veterans Black and Hispanic military veterans in the U.S. had significantly greater dementia risk than white veterans, a large retrospective study showed. Among 1.87 million older adults -- 98% of whom were men -- who received care in the Veterans Health ...
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Moderna: Bivalent COVID Booster Passes Muster A booster dose of Moderna's bivalent vaccine candidate was well-tolerated and produced a superior immune response against a wide variety of variants, including Omicron and Delta, compared with the current single-valent booster, the manufacturer ...
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Can humans get avian flu? Is it OK to eat eggs and poultry? What if I find a wild bird dead? [Q&A] Get unlimited access to breaking news, ancestry archives, our daily E-newspaper, games and more. ... Reich's Poultry Farm as viewed from the 1600 block of River Road in Marietta.
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Bird Flu Spreads to Bald Eagles in US Outbreak "In Georgia's six coastal counties, annual DNR aerial surveys of nesting bald eagles have revealed more failed nests – those that did not fledge young – than expected," the department wrote. "Some nests had dead eaglets. Others were missing young that ...
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Heart Inflammation Very Rare After COVID Vaccination By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The heart inflammation that followed COVID-19 shots in some teens and young adults is rare and a new study affirms that your risk is ...
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DNR: Removing bird feeders can help reduce spread of bird flu As Michigan continues to respond to detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – commonly referred to as "bird flu" – some residents are asking questions about how best to keep themselves, their poultry flocks and wild bird populations safe.
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COVID-19 'beginning to creep back up' in Minnesota: What happens next? Since then, totals have mostly numbered 500 or lower in each daily report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), but rising numbers over the past week – edging closer to 1,000 cases a day – has put the state back on notice that the virus is ...
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Can humans get avian flu? Is it OK to eat eggs and poultry? Will chicken prices go up? [Q&A] Signage at Esbenshade Farms in Maytown as viewed from the 2400 block of Donegal Springs Road. Suzette Crandall.
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Study Finds Depression, Insomnia Increased Concurrently in Older Patients Depression and insomnia are common conditions, with both affecting approximately 1 in every 10 individuals. Previous research indicated that insomnia symptoms precede depressive episodes, and that symptoms will persist after a depressive episode is ...
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Women in their 30s and 40s warned over popping painkillers for headaches Many people also suffer with migraines and tension headaches, with The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 listing migraines as one of only eight chronic medical conditions to affect more than 10 percent of the population worldwide.
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An omicron variant infection creates limited immunity for unvaccinated, study finds Worth noting: Vaccination and natural infection antibodies "were very specific for the respective Omicron variant, and we detected almost no neutralizing antibodies targeting non-Omicron virus strains," said Karin Stiasny and Judity Aberle of the Medical ...
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Opioid overdoses killed a record 186 Onondaga County residents in 2021 Syracuse, N.Y. — Opioid overdoses killed 186 Onondaga County residents in 2021, a record high. That represents a 19% increase over the county's 2020 opioid death toll of 156. Fatal overdoses in the county have increased more than 100% over the last six ...
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All pharmacies in Illinois could soon prescribe HIV medication MOLINE, Ill. — Both the Illinois House and Senate have passed House Bill 4430, allowing all Illinois pharmacies to prescribe treatment drugs for HIV and AIDS. The bill is now headed to Governor J.B. Pritzker's desk for final approval.
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Disruption to diabetes care during Covid threatens thousands, charity warns There are 4.9 million people living with diabetes in the UK, and almost half had difficulties managing their condition last year, according to a survey of 10,000 patients by the charity Diabetes UK.
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Federal mask mandate appeal depends on CDC, Biden administration says A federal judge in Florida on Monday voided the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Muskingum County reports 14 new COVID cases; Ohio cases surge 25.6% New coronavirus cases leaped in Ohio in the week ending Sunday, rising 25.6% as 4,808 cases were reported. The previous week had 3,828 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Ohio ranked 26th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the ...
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Coronavirus: Orange County reported 772 cases and eight more deaths since Friday The county is now reporting updates to coronavirus-related case counts on Tuesdays and Fridays, following changes to reporting timelines at the state level. There were 60 people reported in Orange County hospitals with coronavirus, ...
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NHS treatment backlog means millions miss health checks for diabetes Only 36 per cent of patients with diabetes received routine check-ups such as tests to monitor blood sugar last year, NHS England figures revealed. One in six patients reported having no contact whatsoever with healthcare ...
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Your questions about flu season and vaccines answered as a COVID winter looms Over the past couple of years, COVID restrictions and border closures crushed influenza infections to historic lows. Last year, researchers thought one flu virus called the Yamagata virus might even be stamped out altogether (and ...
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Your Health: Eye exams could reveal Alzheimer's risk Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine believe beta-amyloid plaques -- not in the brain, but in the retina -- may be key to an even earlier diagnosis. "It's thought ...
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Prima Weight Loss Pills Reviews: UK, IE Diet Capsules, Tablets Consumers Experience? Prima Weight Loss Pills: The breakthrough Prima dietary supplement, scientifically proven to be successful, is now available to dieters who wish to lose weight in the most natural way possible while maintaining their health and wellness.
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Using customized 'mini-antibodies' to mitigate chronic inflammation The nanobodies produced may in future help to slow down unwanted inflammatory reactions that cause diseases such as arthritis or neurodegeneration. The study is published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine. Not only the villas of the ...
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Novel approach to identify targets for Wolbachia-based dengue control In Chaos, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Spain, Portugal, and Colombia developed a model the virus. In 2009, researchers discovered mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria lessen the chances for the dengue virus to impact humans.
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Solar geoengineering predicted to shift malaria risk in tropics OSLO, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deploying a haze of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth to slow global warming – one controversial proposal to stem worsening climate impacts – could sharply shift the spread of malaria in tropical ...
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Severe hepatitis cases rising among UK kids– could Covid have a role to play? First let's break down what hepatitis is and how it's linked to viral infections. Hepatitis is the medical term for inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is a general immune response to an infection or injury – a ...
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Bowel cancer symptoms as expert shares different ways to reduce risk of disease Read on to learn concerning symptoms, how to reduce your risks and the tests available. Bowel cancer red flags. Abdominal pain in woman with stomachache illness from menstruation cramps, ...
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Take it from Gina: Team up and tame diabetes I recently met Gina Angeloni at the gym where I work out. She is a 34-year-old medical laboratory technician at McMaster Children's Hospital who uses diet, exercise and technology to manage her life as a diabetic. Here is her story.
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The epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the fifth wave in Hong Kong In the first two years of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Hong Kong recorded 12,631 confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases and 213 SARS-CoV-2-associated mortality. By December 31, 2021, 70% of Hong Kong citizens had received two doses of COVID-19 ...
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Computational design of stapled peptide inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain Using computer simulation, the mechanism and thermodynamics of the binding of six stapled peptides with RBD have been estimated. Among these, the one with two lactam stapling agents has shown binding affinity, sufficient to overcome RBD-ACE2 binding.
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Pediatric flu death confirmed in West Virginia CHARLESTON — West Virginia has reported its first influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2021-22 flu season. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Public Health confirmed the death in a news release Wednesday.
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U. of C. doctor: Calling low-grade prostate cancer by a less scary name would avoid needless surgeries A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it's time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless despite being a form of cancer ...
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