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Halloween 2021 Less Scary as COVID Rates Decline

El Halloween o Día de Brujas 2021 da menos miedo a medida que disminuyen las tasas de COVID

Pfizer Vaccine Booster Restores Nearly Full Protection, Company Says

THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster restored close to full protection against COVID-19 in a late-stage trial involving 10,000 people, the company announced Thursday.The company said the booster was 95.6 perc…

U.S. Has Shared 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccines With Other Countries

THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States has now donated 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 100 countries and territories, making it the largest donor in the world.
Those donations include more than 120 million surplu…

Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions

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Breast Self-Exam

Why do I need to examine my breasts?The short answer is that you may not have to. After decades of encouraging women to do self breast exams, the American Cancer Society (ACS) no longer recommends them. According to the ACS, research has not shown a c…

Breast Cancer Treatment Overview

Responsible breast cancer specialists advise their new patients to weigh their options carefully before rushing into treatment. If you have breast cancer, you’re likely to need a combination of therapies. These will depend on the type and size of the …

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States (other than skin cancer). And while it takes over 40,000 lives in the U.S. each year, it isn’t the deadliest cancer. (Lung cancer is). But when it comes to inspiring fear, breast ca…

Incluso con una COVID leve, la obesidad podría significar unos peores resultados

MIÉRCOLES, 20 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Las personas obesas tienen más dificultades para luchar contra la COVID-19, incluso si sufren una forma más leve del virus, encuentra un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores observaron a más de 500 paci…

Cambiar al vapeo no ayuda a los exfumadores a dejarlo para siempre, según un estudio

MIÉRCOLES, 20 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Los fumadores quizá piensen que los cigarrillos electrónicos los ayudan a abandonar el hábito, pero un estudio reciente no encuentra ninguna evidencia de que esto sea cierto.Los investigadores encon…