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‘Designer Babies’ a Long Way Off

‘Designer Babies’ a Long Way Off

Latest Pregnancy News THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — “Designer babies” aren’t going to be a reality anytime soon, researchers say. Concerns about genetically altering embryos to have desired traits have been around nearly as long as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the technology to screen embryos have existed. But while recent live births […]

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Music Integral to All Cultures, in Similar Ways: Study

Music Integral to All Cultures, in Similar Ways: Study

Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Music truly is a universal language, researchers say. An international team of scientists conducted a five-year study that looked at every society with ethnographic information online, totaling 315 — and found music mentioned in all of them. They also collected about 5,000 descriptions of […]

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Obesity Rates Fall for Many Young Kids in Federal Nutrition Program

Obesity Rates Fall for Many Young Kids in Federal Nutrition Program

Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Forty-one states and territories have seen drops in obesity rates among young children enrolled in a U.S. nutrition program, a new study shows. “Improvements in national, state and caregiver guidance around nutrition and physical activity may be contributing to this decline in childhood obesity,” […]

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Infants May Not Be as Immune to Measles as Thought

Infants May Not Be as Immune to Measles as Thought

Latest Healthy Kids News By Elizabeth HeubeckHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A surprising new study upends the notion that antibodies passed from mother to fetus protect infants from measles for as much as a year. In fact, infants’ immunity wanes much more rapidly than once thought, researchers report in the December […]

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More U.S. Kids Are Shunning Sweetened Drinks

More U.S. Kids Are Shunning Sweetened Drinks

Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — American youngsters are drinking far fewer sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks and getting far fewer calories from them than they used to, a new report finds. But kids from more-affluent homes are benefiting more from these trends than those from poorer families, the researchers […]

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Don’t Let Salmonella Make Your Thanksgiving a Turkey

Don’t Let Salmonella Make Your Thanksgiving a Turkey

Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — With Thanksgiving but a week away, U.S. health officials want to be sure you don’t get sick from any salmonella that might be lurking in your turkey. In a new report, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

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To Fight Ebola Virus, Researchers Turn to Survivors’ Blood

To Fight Ebola Virus, Researchers Turn to Survivors’ Blood

Latest Infectious Disease News By Peter Schelden on 11/22/2019 3:12 PM Source: MedicineNet Health News To stop the spread of deadly Ebola and Marburg infections, UCLA scientists are building biobanks with blood samples taken from survivors of the disease. Investigators hope to learn why some people develop a natural immunity to these highly infectious viruses, […]

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Is Norovirus Contagious?

Is Norovirus Contagious?

What is norovirus? Picture of Norovirus Virus by BigStock Norovirus is an enterovirus that causes food poisoning symptoms in individuals. It is sometimes termed the “stomach flu,” but it is not related to the true flu viruses (influenza viruses) that cause respiratory problems. Norovirus is considered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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Norovirus Infection

Norovirus Infection

Source: Getty Images Norovirus infection facts Norovirus is a small virus that is highly contagious among humans. People acquire the virus by ingesting material contaminated with small amounts of infected feces or fluids. Food and water may be contaminated during processing or handling. Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States. […]

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AHA News: If Not for 2-Year-Old, Young Mom Might Have Died

AHA News: If Not for 2-Year-Old, Young Mom Might Have Died

Latest Heart News THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — The night she turned 37, Barbara Jackson put her 2-year-old daughter Olivia Copeland to bed and walked to the kitchen. She felt a little odd but didn’t think much of it. The next thing Barbara remembers, she was in the hospital. Doctors were […]