The 84p breakfast juice to protect against deadly high blood pressure symptoms at home
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FDA Approves Veklury
FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19 FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 22, 2020– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment…
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Do asymptomatic kids with COVID-19 carry less virus?
New questions are at the forefront as a study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology from nine children’s hospitals finds that most asymptomatic children who tested positive for COVID-19 had relatively low levels of the virus compared to symptomatic…
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Guidelines developed for care of adults with Down syndrome
(HealthDay)—In an evidence-based clinical guideline, published online Oct. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, recommendations are presented for the medical care of adults with Down syndrome. Amy Y. Tsou, M.D., from the ECRI Center for Clinical Excellence…
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France extends COVID curfew to cover 46 million people
France on Thursday extended the anti-COVID curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country, taking to 46 million the number of people forced to stay indoors at night. Paris and eight other French cities were placed…
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Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 — Kids with autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) go to the hospital more in their first year of life than children without these conditions, according to a new study. These findings suggest that keeping track…
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No, Frankie Muniz Is Not Naming Son Malcolm After 'Malcolm in the Middle'
No Malcolm in the Middle monikers! Frankie Muniz will not be naming his baby-to-be after the Fox show’s titular character. Ed Sheeran’s Daughter Lyra Antarctica, More Celebrity Kids With Unique Names “We have picked a name for our little boy,”…
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Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2020
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Mouthwash Will Not Save You From COVID-19 Regardless of what you may have heard, mouthwash won’t protect you from COVID-19, experts say. A…
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Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of immune fitness
About half of the people with multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR15 gene variant. A study led by the University of Zurich has now shown how this genetic predisposition contributes to the development of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis in combination…
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COVID-19 model inspired by gas-phase chemistry predicts disease spread
A COVID-19 transmission model inspired by gas-phase chemistry is helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forecast COVID-19 deaths across the country. Developed by Yunfeng Shi, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,…
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