MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — State officials across America began to enact even tougher restrictions to try to slow the spread of coronavirus on Sunday, as the country’s case count reached at least 3,400, with at least 65 deaths. Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington state, California and New YorkContinue Reading
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N.Y. and Colorado Ask Former Health Care Workers to Return to Workforce
Visitors Banned from U.S. Federal, State Prisons
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SUNDAY, March 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With screening, colon cancers can effectively be detected and prevented. Though colon cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, one-third of Americans over age 50 are not getting screened. “Screening saves lives and can prevent colon cancer,” saidContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A test that can detect the genetic “fingerprint” of prostate cancer in blood could improve diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the disease, researchers say. The test checks for prostate cancer DNA in blood in order to provide the earliest evidence that prostate cancerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you are feeling the aches and pains of what you think is the flu, a trendy diet may be the culprit instead, a new study confirms. Researchers took a dive into what’s become known as “keto flu” — the fatigue, headache, nauseaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Millions of workers who constantly interact with the public are exposed to viruses and bacteria on a weekly basis, and so they face a greater risk of falling ill with coronavirus, a new analysis reveals. Due to the nature of their jobs, aboutContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The public lives of Americans came to a halt on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted officials across the country to close, cancel or postpone any event or activity that might foster the spread of COVID-19. Six states shuttered all public schools, whileContinue Reading
Australian Politician With Coronavirus Had Close Contact With White House Officials
New Coronavirus Has Long Survival Times in Air and on Surfaces
Princess Cruises Pauses Operations in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic
Enoki Mushrooms From Korea Linked to Deadly U.S. Listeria Outbreak
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THURSDAY, March 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Suicidal thoughts have haunted nearly one of every 10 pre-teens in the United States, a new study reveals. About 8.4% of children aged 9 or 10 said they’d temporarily or regularly harbored thoughts of suicide, researchers report. Importantly, only around 1% of childrenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — YouTube is awash in misleading videos touting the safety of tobacco and vaping, a new study finds. Researchers found that from 2013 to 2019, views of smoking-themed YouTube videos dramatically increased, particularly those with instructions on vaping. “The easy access of such materialContinue Reading