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Allergy season is near: Be prepared
Spring allergies are a perennial annoyance, but if you're focusing on the pandemic, they still could catch you by surprise, an expert says.
Feb 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the omicron variant's hold is weakening across the country.
Feb 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A mild US flu season is waning, but is it really over?
This winter's mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials aren't ready to call it over.
Feb 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Incidence of Legionnaires' disease continuing to increase
(HealthDay)—The incidence of Legionnaires' disease (LD) has been on the rise for more than 15 years, with notable racial and geographic disparities, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Feb 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early flu peak puzzles scientists after last year's reprieve
The flu is back with case counts that look comparable to those that predate the pandemic, with one important distinction.
Feb 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Beating seasonal affective disorder
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators, climbed out of his hole in western Pennsylvania and saw his own shadow.
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever
As flu season progresses, so does the chorus of advice, professional and otherwise, to drink plenty of fluids and take fever-reducing medications, like acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin.
Feb 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Seasonal depression pattern influenced more by location, daily shifts in sunlight than average seasonal changes
In Nashville, the shortest day of the year has 9 hours and 41 minutes of sunlight, while the longest day has 14 hours and 37 minutes. Those five extra hours have a profound impact on circadian rhythm, daily habits and mood, ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Q and A: Light therapy for seasonal affective disorder
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Once daylight saving time ends, I find it difficult as it gets darker earlier. I also notice that I get a bit more depressed in the winter. My friend suggested a light box for seasonal affective disorder. ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain leads calls for COVID-19 to be treated like flu
Spain is spearheading calls for governments to start tackling COVID-19 as any other endemic respiratory virus like seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature.
Jan 20, 2022
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