Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) Antibiotic-resistant bacteria affected the treatment of meningitis at a major children’s hospital in Washington, D.C. This single case at Children’s National Hospital raises concerns about drug resistance in the common bacterium that caused the infection, and researchers say […]
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‘As the world is coming to terms with the new normal, a new product, TRU-V, aimed at designing and selling UV Sterilizer boxes, was launched recently’ 2020 for sure has been a year of milestones, and time and again we have found ourselves in […]
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use onions recalled by Thomson International Inc., as they may be contaminated with salmonella, which has sickened more than 900 people in the United States and […]
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 Folks who want to eat healthy by choosing whole grain foods aren’t helped by product labels that can confuse and mislead consumers, a new study shows. Almost half were unable to identify the healthier […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) When it comes to face masks, not all are equally effective, a new study finds. Duke University researchers developed a way of testing various types of masks to see which did the best job of stopping droplets […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the November presidential election approaches in the United States, researchers say that many states still aren’t prepared to deal with the chaos the coronavirus pandemic could cause. “The COVID-19 pandemic presents a severe threat to states’ […]
MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) A simple blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to get worse and die, a new study suggests. “When we first started treating COVID-19 patients, we watched them get better or get worse, but we didn’t know why,” said researcher Dr. Juan […]
SUNDAY, Aug. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you’re working from a home office these days, it’s important to have an environment that won’t injure you, an expert says. It’s good to have a break about every 30 minutes to protect your back, shoulders and arms, said Kermit Davis, an expert […]
SATURDAY, Aug. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) Concussion symptoms aren’t always evident, so parents of student-athletes need to know the signs and seek a diagnosis if their teen gets hurt, experts say. Only those closest to a teen may be able to identify the sometimes subtle changes in mood and emotion […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) With millions of American children soon returning to school, a new study shows that at least 97,000 kids were infected with COVID-19 during the last two weeks of July. According to the new report from the American […]