Airborne COVID Virus Drifts Outside Isolation Rooms at Home
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telling people to isolate in a bedroom when COVID-19 strikes may not be enough to keep the virus from spreading to others in the household, a new study suggests.Airborne coronavirus particles were found both …
Learn MoreAirborne COVID Virus Drifts Outside Isolation Rooms at Home
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telling people to isolate in a bedroom when COVID-19 strikes may not be enough to keep the virus from spreading to others in the household, a new study suggests.Airborne coronavirus particles were found both …
Learn MoreBlood Pressure Crises Sending More Americans to the ER
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. This jump in hospitalizations for what’s called a “hypertensive crisis” occur…
Learn MoreBlood Pressure Crises Sending More Americans to the ER
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. This jump in hospitalizations for what’s called a “hypertensive crisis” occur…
Learn MoreMeat-Heavy Diets Might Have Link to MS
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you eat a lot of meat, you may be at increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests.MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulation around nerves. It’s not clear what …
Learn MoreMeat-Heavy Diets Might Have Link to MS
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you eat a lot of meat, you may be at increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests.MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulation around nerves. It’s not clear what …
Learn MoreCould Everyday Plastics Help Make You Fat?
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Is your plastic water bottle widening your waistline?Could be. In a new study, Norwegian researchers said that chemicals in common plastic products like water bottles or food packaging may put you at risk of p…
Learn MoreScreens Near Bedtime Bad for Preschoolers’ Sleep
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s crucial to keep preschoolers away from screens and other sources of light in the hour before bedtime if you want them to get a good night’s sleep, researchers say. That’s because even a little bit of lig…
Learn MorePesticides at Work Could Raise Odds for COPD Lung Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Workplace exposure to pesticides may boost a person’s risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.COPD is a group of lung diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing problems…
Learn MoreMost Americans Don’t Know Alcohol Can Raise Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most American adults don’t know that alcohol boosts cancer risk, but a majority support steps to increase awareness of the link, a new nationwide survey shows.””It is important that people are made fully aware…
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