Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression sickness resulting from scuba diving or wounds that resist healing, such as those resulting from some types of cancer radiation…
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Obesity tied to more severe coronavirus illness, doctors say
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Obesity can lend itself to a greater severity of illness from COVID-19, due to comorbidities like diabetes, high blood…
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Your risk of severe COVID-19 may be affected by blood type, new genetic analysis suggests
Genes associated with certain blood types may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 infections, leading to respiratory failure and death, a new study suggests. The study authors found that people with blood type A were 50% more likely than people…
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Study identifies potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19
Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein provided clinical benefit to a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. Researchers observed that the off-label use of the cancer drug acalabrutinib, a BTK…
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Age, male sex, obesity, and underlying illness risk factors for severe COVID-19 or death
Age, male sex, obesity, and underlying illness have emerged as risk factors for severe Covid-19 or death in the UK, according to the largest cohort study to date published by The BMJ today. The risk of death increases in the…
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Studies show men view ‘traditional’ depression as more severe
People around the world are isolating themselves to help slow the spread of COVID-19, but the crisis can heighten depression for those whose isolation has weakened their social support systems. Yet trends suggest men will be diagnosed with depression about…
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Mother claims to have reversed her severe eczema by going vegan
Eczema-suffering mother, 36, claims going VEGAN healed her flaky skin ‘which was caused by powerful steroids and made her go into hiding’ Jennifer Pierce’s eczema flared up when she had her first child four years ago The 36-year-old stopped using…
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Mom claims diet soda sent her into a coma after severe allergic reaction
Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 8 Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 8 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A mother in England reportedly spent three days in a coma after she unknowingly drank a…
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