Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the U.S. coronavirus case count neared 5 million on Thursday, a new model predicted that nearly 300,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by December if more people don’t wear […]
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Latest Travel Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — On Thursday, the Trump administration canceled its warnings against international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated Press reported. Conditions no longer call for a blanket worldwide alert, the administration said. The State Department lifted its […]
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) People tend to be optimistic for most of their life, even when they have to cope with serious challenges, a new study finds. Researchers surveyed 75,000 people aged 16 to 101 in the United States, Germany and the […]
Latest Women’s Health News THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) In the United States, many women with chronic medical conditions aren’t filling prescriptions or are trying to make their medications last longer due to the cost, a new study finds. Not filling prescriptions, skipping doses, delaying refills or […]
Latest Sexual Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) Researchers say a new test can tell which patients with gonorrhea will benefit from treatment with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. The low-cost drug has been out of use amid concern that the bacterium that causes gonorrhea was becoming resistant […]
Latest Women’s Health News By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 The makeup of bacteria that colonize a man’s penis can help predict the risk of a serious and hard-to-treat vaginal infection in his female partner, new research suggests. Bacterial vaginosis, also known as BV, can lead […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) The American Association of Poison Control Centers has issued a warning on hand sanitizers that contain methanol (methyl alcohol). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already warned that some hand sanitizers are contaminated with methanol. Methanol […]
FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) With evidence mounting that COVID-19 can damage the heart, experts urge people to take precautions when doing vigorous exercise. Up to 30% of patients hospitalized with coronavirus infection have signs of cardiac injury, according to Dr. Sunal Makadia, health director of sports cardiology at […]
A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August. The supplies will cover 1000 trauma interventions and 1000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries and […]
Both WHO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have jointly developed procedures to enable recognition of countries in which progress has been made against rabies through One Health and those that are on the verge of eliminating the disease as a public health problem. “There are many countries […]