¿Cuáles son los estadounidenses mejor (y peor) preparados para los desastres?
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando ocurren huracanes, inundaciones e incendios, cualquiera puede tener dificultades para responder y afrontarlos, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que las mujeres, las personas con hijos menores …
Learn MoreLas pistolas de bolas de pintura se están usando para hacer daño… y dejan ciegas a las víctimas
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando una bola de pintura (paintball) sale disparada de una pistola de CO2, puede desplazarse hasta 300 pies (91 metros) por segundo.Si se apunta en dirección de la cara, esta bola de pintura (que se di…
Learn MoreUsar marihuana podría reducir el rendimiento de las deportistas
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso médico y recreativo de la marihuana se ha disparado en Estados Unidos, a medida que más estados legalizan la droga, pero las jóvenes deportistas quizá deban pensárselo dos veces antes de usarla.Un…
Learn MoreFreeze-Dried Organic Blueberries Recalled Due to Lead Levels
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Certain 1.2-ounce Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberry pouches have been recalled in the United States because of possible lead contamination.The recall of two lots by manufacturer BrandStorm Inc. is due…
Learn MoreCDC Backs COVID Vaccine From Novavax
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday gave its blessing for the emergency use of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth coronavirus shot to be approved in the United States.CDC Dire…
Learn MoreWeather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – It’s long been conventional wisdom that weather makes arthritis pain worse. The issue has been studied through the years, with conflicting findings. But three recent studies found weather does have some impa…
Learn MoreCDC Stops Tracking COVID Cases on Cruise Ships
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its program to monitor COVID-19 cases on cruise ships, leaving the industry to manage infection risks aboard its vessels.Cruise ships experienced…
Learn MoreDoes Your Loved One Have an Eating Disorder? Look for These 7 Signs
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 30 million Americans have an eating disorder in their lifetime, and calls to a nationwide support group have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.Between March 2020 and October 2021, the National Eat…
Learn MoreFauci to Retire by End of Biden’s Term
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anthony Fauci, M.D., who has helped shepherd Americans through the pandemic amid heavy fire from critics, plans to retire as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases by the en…
Learn MoreFauci to Retire by End of Biden’s Term
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anthony Fauci, M.D., who has helped shepherd Americans through the pandemic amid heavy fire from critics, plans to retire as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases by the en…
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