THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) On most Fridays, Angela Crenshaw worked from home. But the day before, Crenshaw had joined colleagues on a work outing to a horse racetrack to celebrate their manager’s 10-year anniversary on the job. She’d even squeezed in a session of hot yoga […]
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THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) People with asthma and other respiratory illnesses need to be aware of the threat that wildfire smoke poses to their breathing and take steps to protect themselves, an allergy expert warns. Wildfires are raging across western U.S. states, and the smoke is spreading across […]
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 There are “substantial” rates of coronavirus infection in dogs and cats whose owners have COVID-19, new research shows. The researchers also found that, in several cases, infected pets had COVID-like respiratory symptoms at the time their owners were infected. SARS-CoV-2 has been reported to infect a […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)may significantly increase the risk of dementia later in life, according to a new study. The researchers found that people with a history of PTSD were up to two times more likely to develop dementia than those who never had PTSD. […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (Healthday News) New details surfaced on Thursday on an unexplained neurological condition that struck a volunteer who was participating in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trial. In an internal safety report obtained by CNN, company officials describe how a healthy 37-year-old […]
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) officials wrote a controversial recommendation about COVID-19 testing that appeared on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website over the objections of CDC scientists, according to The New York Times. The guidance — which was […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) Yet another rapid COVID-19 test has proven its mettle in spotting infection with the new coronavirus, this time in a British study. The lab-in-a-cartridge testing device — which can be performed at bedside, doesn’t require a laboratory, […]
Latest Diet & Weight Management News THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) Adult obesity in the United States continues to rise, and being obese increases the risk of severe illness in people with COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. Agency data also show that […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a spotlight on disparities in the U.S. health care system. But the issues are longstanding, and — as one large study illustrates — extend into a common elective […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) Nearly 90,000 Americans between 15 and 39 years of age will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more than 9,200 will die, a new report projects. One hematologist who deals with younger cancer patients said the shock of a […]