Latest Mental Health News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) Most college students with an eating disorder never seek treatment, but more than 8 in 10 were willing to try a new treatment that combines digitally guided therapy with coaching assistance, a new study […]
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women are understandably worried about everything that goes into their bodies. But here’s one worry they can cross off that list: flu shots. A large, new study has confirmed that an expectant woman’s flu shot doesn’t increase the risk […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it would extend its flexible free school meals program through the fall, to help keep millions of kids fed as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold the […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) New insight into how pregnant women can pass the Zika virus to their fetus could point to ways to prevent it, researchers say. Babies infected with Zika in the womb can have abnormally small heads (microcephaly) and other birth defects. In this study, researchers […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Cellphone activity could be used to monitor and predict spread of the new coronavirus, researchers say. They analyzed cellphone use in more than 2,700 U.S. counties between early January and early May to identify where the phones […]
Product name: TaqPath™ COVID-19 CE-IVD RT-PCR kit manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific (product code A48067) used with: Applied Biosystems COVID-19 Interpretive Software v1.2 (used with the 7500 series Real-Time PCR instruments) Applied Biosystems COVID-19 Interpretive Software v2.1 or v2.2 (used with the QuantStudio Real-Time PCR platforms) Date: 1 September 2020 WHO-identifier: […]
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely than non-pregnant women with COVID-19 to have symptoms, but more likely to need intensive care if severely ill – according to new findings New research findings published today in the BMJ helps to shed light on the risks of COVID-19 for pregnant women […]
MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus can be present in children’s noses and throats for weeks without causing any symptoms, according to a new study that suggests how the virus can spread silently. Researchers found that among 91 pre-symptomatic and symptomatic South Korean children diagnosed with […]
Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Africa to reach this milestone. Sleeping sickness is caused by parasites which are transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is only […]
MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 Some fall allergy symptoms mimic those of COVID-19, so seasonal allergy sufferers should follow treatment plans and take precautions to avoid any confusion, an expert says. “A rise in ragweed tends to mark the informal start of the fall allergy season, which typically begins in mid-August,” […]