Over the last few months, many of us have had to change how we workout. With gyms shut for months on end we started running and flocked to our living rooms to follow workouts on YouTube and Instagram. We also…
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How to tell if you have COVID-19 or flu
Flu season is unpredictable in any year, depending on such factors as how many people get the vaccine and how well it matches circulating strains of the virus. This year, throw in the wild card of COVID-19. Physicians say if…
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5 Things You Are Doing Every Day That Are Making Your Weight Loss Diet USELESS
Losing extra pounds is no easy job. Even if you are super-conscious about doing workouts every day and counting your calories, you may not get the desired results. This is probably because you are making some common mistakes that are…
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Study underscores value of Down Syndrome Clinic to You program
A new software program effectively brings the expertise of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) specialists to many more patients with Down syndrome (DS), according to a study published today in Genetics in Medicine. Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U) is a…
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The FDA may approve a COVID-19 vaccine before trials are complete. Here’s what you need to know
With six million active cases and more than 180,000 deaths arising from COVID-19, as well as historic 32.9 percent economic contraction (via NPR), it’s no wonder that the government is scanning the horizon for signs of relief. But what is…
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Why you really should get a flu shot this year
Like Halloween decorations, flu shots are available a lot earlier this year. And doctors are encouraging everyone who can to get vaccinated. It takes about two weeks after vaccination to build immunity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Are you protected from coronavirus if you've battled the common cold?
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The common cold is a type of coronavirus, health experts say, so can it prevent you from getting COVID-19 or…
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How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don’t)
You’re rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you: run it under the tap and pop it in? spit on it and do the same? use the cleaning solution your optometrist insists you use? replace…
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The surprising reason you get goosebumps
Everything about goosebumps is strange. There’s the name. There’s the way they look on our skin: rows after rows of tiny, pin-prick pimples, fine hairs rising from the centers like the bristles on a toothbrush. Then there are the many,…
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This New Subscription Vitamin & Supplements Service Will Change How You View Nutrition
Though many of us are open to the idea of starting a vitamin and supplements routine, we’re not entirely sure how to act on that instinct. Of course we’re interested in taking steps to become healthier. But the vitamin aisle…
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