SATURDAY, June 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — How you store your tomatoes doesn’t affect the flavor — what really matters is the type of tomato you choose, researchers say. A team from the University of Göttingen in Germany investigated the differences in flavor of ripe, picked tomatoes when stored inContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — June is time for people to bond with their pets, the American Heart Association says. Throughout the month, the AHA encourages people to make pets part of their workday as routines shift during the coronavirus pandemic. Although your contact with other people mayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among patients in China with COVID-19, researchers found that those with high blood pressure had twice the risk of death from the coronavirus compared with patients who didn’t have high blood pressure. And patients with high blood pressure who were not taking drugsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health, a new nationwide survey shows. Overall, psychological distress more than tripled between 2018 and this spring — from 4% of U.S. adults in 2018 to 14% in April. Beth McGinty, an associate professorContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Federal data released Friday offered signs of hope on the economic front, as jobless numbers actually fell — from 14.7 percent in April to 13.3 percent in May. The economy, hit hard by stay-at-home orders and shuttered businesses tied to the coronavirus crisis,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An over-the-counter heartburn remedy is showing some potential as a symptom reliever for COVID-19, a small study finds. Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid, appeared to improve symptoms in a group of 10 patients diagnosed with COVID-19, researchers reported online June 4Continue Reading
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THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to tell if you’ve come down with COVID-19, spring allergies or a cold, which all have some similar symptoms. Fever and dry cough are common symptoms of COVID-19, along with shortness ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a nearly 60% drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed data on 1,735 youngsters treated for acute fractures atContinue Reading