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Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Lung Disease Many Don’t Recognize
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than 200,000 people in the United States have pulmonary fibrosis, but more than eight in 10...
Don’t Wait, for Your Baby’s Sake: Quit Smoking Before You’re Pregnant
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even if a pregnant woman quits smoking in the first trimester, her baby is still at risk for a...
FDA OKs First Generic Version of Daraprim, Best Known as the ‘Pharma Bro’ Drug
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The first generic version of Daraprim (pyrimethamine) tablets for the treatment of toxoplasmosis...
Thrill-Seeking Fuels Many First Crimes
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to committing first crimes, the thrill of it all is what matters most, new...
Intense Exercise Can Trigger Heart Trouble in the Unprepared
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For most people, aerobic exercise is great. However, high-intensity exercise like running in...
Tougher Laws Reduce Gun Deaths in Kids
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Gun deaths in kids younger than 15 are 13% lower in U.S. states with gun-storage laws than in...
Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older Americans often return home from the hospital with disabilities they didn’t have before, a...
AHA News: Stroke at 39 Left College Professor Unable to Speak
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — A few months before her 39th birthday, Sherry Pinkstaff challenged herself to...
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Low Folate Levels Raise Heart Risks
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Low folate levels are associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in patients with...
Harvard Spearheads International Effort to Understand, Fight New Coronavirus
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A Harvard/China collaboration has entered the coronavirus COVID-19 fray, with researchers on...
Do Any Medications Help Ease Marijuana Dependence?
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Of the medications that have been studied to treat problem marijuana use, none have proved...
3 More Coronavirus Deaths Reported at Washington State Nursing Home
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Officials in Washington State said Monday that three more people have died from coronavirus at...
Sleepy Seniors Have Higher Health Risks
MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re over 65 and sleeping well at night, yet find yourself nodding off during the day, you...
Are Your Vaccinations Up to Date?
SUNDAY, March 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vaccines protect you and your family against a number of diseases, so it’s crucial to keep them...
Pick Summer Camps Carefully When Your Kid Has Allergies, Asthma
SATURDAY, Feb. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you child has allergies or asthma, you need to take that into consideration when selecting...
China Study Puts Coronavirus Death Rate at 1.4%; Real Number May Be Lower
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The latest tally of almost 1,100 cases of COVID-19 infection from 30 Chinese provinces shows a...
Whistleblower Complaint Filed, California Case Spurs Changes in CDC Coronavirus Testing Efforts
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Just how prepared the United States is to quell an outbreak of coronavirus on American soil...
Weight-Loss Surgery Works, No Matter How Long Patient Was Obese
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery is as effective for people who became obese before age 20 as for older...
It’s Not Medical Outcomes That Drive Patients’ Hospital Reviews
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Rave online reviews about a hospital stay may not mean much about the actual medical care there,...
AHA News: Could Sunshine Lower Blood Pressure? Study Offers Enlightenment
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Exposure to sunshine is linked to lower blood pressure, says a new study that...
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