Lebanon hits daily record of Covid-19 infections
Lebanon’s health ministry confirmed a new daily record of 4,166 coronavirus infections Wednesday, as medics warn that the healthcare system is struggling to cope. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lebanon has recorded nearly 200,000 cases including 1,537 deaths,…
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Mindfulness training does not reduce migraine frequency: study
(HealthDay)—Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) does not improve migraine frequency more than headache education, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Rebecca Erwin Wells, M.D., M.P.H., from Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and…
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Number of U.S. adults willing to take COVID-19 vaccine down
(HealthDay)—From April to December, there was a significant decline in the number of Americans who say they are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online Dec. 29 in the Journal of the American Medical…
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RHOD's Brandi Redmond Shares First Baby Bump Photo of New Pregnancy as Show Returns
Brandi Redmond is giving fans a first glimpse into her latest pregnancy. On Tuesday, ahead of the season 5 premiere of The Real Housewives of Dallas, Redmond shared her first baby bump photo from her current pregnancy with husband Bryan…
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Smoking associated with increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms
Smoking is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms and smokers are more likely to attend hospital than non-smokers, a study has found. The study published today in Thorax, by researchers from King’s College London, investigates the association between…
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Some transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurs after seven, 10 days
There is some onward transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from household contacts released from quarantine after seven or 10 days, according to research published in the Jan. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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Working out on a treadmill? Keep these expert dos and don’ts in mind
Be mindful about how you use a treadmill. Experts decode it for us Gym equipment help make exercise routines comparatively easy and achieve one’s fitness goals. But how each piece of equipment should be used is as important. One such…
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California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out
The crush of patients with coronavirus is so severe in Los Angeles that on Tuesday they exceeded the normal capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, which serves many Blacks and Latinos in America’s largest county. The hospital in…
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Hilary Duff Says She Got An Eye Infection From A COVID-19 Test, But Is That Even Possible?
Over the holidays, Hilary Duff ended up in the emergency room for an eye infection. The Younger actress says that she got the infection from the regular COVID-19 testing on set. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does…
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COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies
Getting control of COVID-19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also require better understanding of why the disease causes no apparent symptoms in some people but leads to rapid multi-organ failure and death in others, as well as…
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