Health
Put safety at top of your holiday toy gift list
Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices.
Dec 5, 2022
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Research finds people are bad at estimating their level of intoxication
Queenslanders are incapable of assessing their own intoxication levels, especially when their blood alcohol level is high, according to research co-led by The University of Queensland.
Dec 1, 2022
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Winter holidays bring more heart attack deaths than any other time of year
The joy of the winter holiday season is often marred for many as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. The American Heart Association, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven't—at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Nov 22, 2022
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Green beans can be one of the healthiest dishes at the holiday table
Whether served in a casserole, almondine or roasted with garlic, green beans are sure to make an appearance on many a table this holiday season.
Nov 22, 2022
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'Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals
As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
Nov 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Got the sniffles? International study examines how people make the right decision about holiday gatherings
With what some are calling a "tripledemic" of COVID-19, the influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, already soaring in many parts of the country, the holiday season will come with some tough decisions again ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repeat COVID infections increase risk of health problems: study
People who have had COVID more than once are two or three times more likely to have a range of serious health problems than those who have only had it once, the first major study on the subject said Thursday.
Nov 13, 2022
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Long-term traveling for the cold season? Here's what should be on your medical checklist
Each year, falling temperatures in the north are an indicator for many travelers to begin their migration to warmer climates down south. Isabel Valdez, physician assistant and assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College ...
Oct 28, 2022
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COVID-19, RSV and flu: A season of respiratory infections
COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are respiratory infections caused by different viruses. The concern is that each has overlapping symptoms, and all are arriving together. There are ways to keep these ...
Oct 27, 2022
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