FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds. “It’s very concerning, given how quickly this thing is accelerating,”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s going on? A number of conditionsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one childContinue Reading
CDC expected to loosen U.S. mask guidance on Friday. The move comes after the agency shifts its focus from community COVID-19 case numbers to the numbers of hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. Read more Is a cure for type 1 diabetes near? Science could be getting closer, as researchers honeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many folks have been waiting over two years for the chance to hear live music and see sports in person again, but if you plan to attend events you still need to protect yourself against COVID, an expert says. “We are doing muchContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains. “Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which makes the speaker sound as if they’re inside your head,” said study co-authorContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A massive genetic family tree traces the ancestry of all people today. The researchers who created it said it shows how individuals worldwide are related to one another and reveals key events in human evolution, including the migration out of Africa. “Essentially, weContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who has more than one dog might have seen it unfold: A beloved pet dies, and the remaining dog seems to suffer as deeply as the rest of the family. Now, new Italian research adds to evidence that man’s best friend doesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increase in telemedicine during the pandemic and easier access to prescription drugs to end a pregnancy may help explain why more than half of U.S. abortions are now done with a combination of medicines instead of surgery, researchers report. The percentage ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who go meat-free, or at least put limits on it, may have lower risks of some of the most common cancers, a new, large study suggests. British researchers stressed that their findings do not prove definitively that vegetarian/vegan diets cut people’s cancerContinue Reading