Take These Winter Workout Tips to Heart
SUNDAY, Jan. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tempted to take your workout into the great outdoors?Be aware that there are both benefits and risks to exercising outdoors during the winter.“There’s actually some advantages to working out in cold weather – w…
Learn MoreGetting Your School-Age Child Into a Healthy Sleep Routine
SATURDAY, Jan. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most parents have dealt with having to hurry a sleepy child out the door on a school morning, but experts say taking the time to establish good sleep routines for your kids is worth the effort. Amid the pan…
Learn MoreStay Safe When Winter Storms Cut Your Power
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With a major winter storm bearing down on most of the U.S. Northeast, making a plan to keep your family warm and safe if power is knocked out is crucial.That’s true for any kind of big weather event, one expe…
Learn MoreBeyond Antibodies: Vaccines Teach Your Immune T-Cells to Fight COVID Long Term
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccines activate long-lasting immune system T-cells that target coronavirus variants of concern, including Delta and Omicron, new research shows. The research team at the La Jolla Institute for Immun…
Learn More2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson’s disease, new research shows.Some previous studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk of Parkin…
Learn MoreIn a First, a Robot Performs Laparoscopic Surgery on Pig Without Human Help
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A robot performed challenging keyhole surgery on pigs without any human help in what could be a major step toward fully automated surgery on people.”Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intri…
Learn MoreShorter Life Spans for Elderly Living Downwind of Fracking Sites: Study
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older people who live near or downwind of fracking sites have an increased risk of premature death, likely due to airborne contaminants from the sites, according to a new study.”There is an urgent need to unde…
Learn MoreMonths After Moderna Booster, Antibodies Decline Faster With Omicron
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An initial surge in antibody levels against the Omicron variant after a booster dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine wanes within six months, but the antibodies remained effective against it in lab tests, a new…
Learn MoreAlmost 1 in 10 U.S. Lung Transplants Now Due to COVID
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is changing medicine in yet another way: A new study finds that patients with COVID-related lung damage now account for nearly one in 10 lung transplants in the United States. The researchers analy…
Learn MoreScientists Regrow Frog’s Lost Leg: Could Human Amputees Someday Do the Same?
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It sounds like the stuff sci-fi films are made of, but the successful regrowth of lost limbs in frogs could point the way to helping human amputees, researchers say. Some creatures — including salamanders,…
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