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AHA News: These Super Sunday Puppies Aren’t Just Adorable, They Can Be Good for Health

AHA News: These Super Sunday Puppies Aren’t Just Adorable, They Can Be Good for Health

Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — It’s hard to believe, but America’s favorite puppy wrangler used to live in a housing development that didn’t allow pets. “They lifted the ban a few years ago and all of a sudden everything changed,” said Dan Schachner, a New York-based […]

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When Pharmacists Allowed to Give Anti-Opioid Med Without Rx, Access Soars

When Pharmacists Allowed to Give Anti-Opioid Med Without Rx, Access Soars

Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Allowing pharmacists to provide the opioid overdose drug naloxone without a prescription led to a huge increase in dispensing of the lifesaving drug in Ohio. Ohio state lawmakers gave that permission in 2015. Since then, there’s been a 2,328% increase in naloxone dispensing, […]

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‘Dabbing’ Marijuana a Gateway to Heavy Use of Pot

‘Dabbing’ Marijuana a Gateway to Heavy Use of Pot

Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — “Dabbing” cannabis concentrate is the type of marijuana experimentation most likely to lead teens into frequent and heavy use of the drug, researchers say. “We really wanted to understand whether the type of cannabis that youth experiment with influences the likelihood that they will […]

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Labs Worldwide Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, But Rollout Could Take Time

Labs Worldwide Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, But Rollout Could Take Time

Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A mad dash is afoot to craft a vaccine for the new coronavirus that’s ravaging China and starting to spread across the globe, with possibly dozens of labs working on permanent protection against the pathogen. Researchers say an effective vaccine […]

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Color-Changing Bandage Identifies and Treats Infections

Color-Changing Bandage Identifies and Treats Infections

Latest Infectious Disease News What if you could detect and treat bacterial skin infections quickly with a bandage? One day soon, you may be able to. It’s not sci-fi. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have invented a bandage that changes color if a bacterial infection is present. And the color change also indicates […]

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One Egg Per Day Is Heart-Healthy, After All

One Egg Per Day Is Heart-Healthy, After All

Latest Heart News MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s no yolk: Americans for decades have gotten dietary whiplash from the back-and-forth science on whether eggs are good for them. But a major new study will have many egg-lovers relieved: You can enjoy an egg a day without having to worry about your heart. […]

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Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

Latest Cold and Flu News SUNDAY, Feb. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fighting the flu can be an unpleasant experience — but the misery may not stop there. When you have the flu, your immune system is under attack, making complications common. Other infections can weasel their way into your body, according to Libby Richards, […]

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Shovel That Snow, but Spare Your Back

Shovel That Snow, but Spare Your Back

Latest Chronic Pain News SATURDAY, Feb. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Almost everyone gets stuck shoveling snow at some point during the winter. To prevent back pain and strain, one spinal expert has some advice. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Srinivasu Kusuma, from the University of Chicago Medicine Medical Group, noted it’s all in the precautions you […]