Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2020
Zoom Meetings Driving Surge in Face-Lifts
Biden Calls for U.S. Mask Mandate
Brazilian Chicken Wings Sent to China Infected With COVID-19
Don’t Use Hand Sanitizers Tainted With 1-Propanol: FDA
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Zoom Meetings Driving Surge in Face-Lifts
Biden Calls for U.S. Mask Mandate
Brazilian Chicken Wings Sent to China Infected With COVID-19
Don’t Use Hand Sanitizers Tainted With 1-Propanol: FDA
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THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Diverging from much of the world, Sweden let COVID-19 spread in hopes the population would develop “herd immunity.” But the risky strategy failed, a new report finds. Rather than imposing a hard lockdown in March as other countries did, the Scandinavian nation reliedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a big draw for adventure-loving kids, but a new study warns that the thrill ride can often land children in the ER. U.S. data shows that nearly 280,000 children were treated over a 25-year period for head and neckContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Kids suffering from nearsightedness can slow the progression of their myopia by using soft bifocal contact lenses, a new trial shows. Bifocal contacts with a powerful corrective prescription slowed the progression of nearsightedness in youngsters by 43% compared to single-vision contacts, the resultsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — America logged its highest single-day coronavirus death total of the summer on Wednesday, as the toll from an earlier surge in cases in Sun Belt states continued to mount. At least 1,470 deaths were tallied on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. WithContinue Reading
Don’t Use Hand Sanitizers Tainted With 1-Propanol: FDA
Salsa Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Four-Drawer Chests Sold at Kmart Recalled
U.S. Government to Buy 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine From Moderna
6 Former EPA Heads Call For Agency ‘Reset’ After Election
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Taking a daily low-dose aspirin may speed the progression of cancer in the elderly, a new clinical trial shows. Daily aspirin doubled the risk that a person 70 or older would die from a stage 3 cancer, and increased the death risk associatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New data shows that many of the community outbreaks of coronavirus that have cropped up in the United States this summer have originated in restaurants and bars. In Louisiana, roughly a quarter of the state’s 2,360 cases since March that were outside ofContinue Reading
Scientists Find Coronavirus in Hospital Room Air
Coronavirus Back in New Zealand After 102 Days
Russia Approves COVID-19 Vaccine Before Trials Completed
FDA Head Says Any Approved COVID Vaccine Will Be Safe
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TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression, anxiety and inactive lifestyles are all too common among college students, and a new study finds they may have escalated during the initial outbreak of COVID-19. Using a mix of smartphone data and online surveys from more than 200 students, researchers atContinue Reading
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