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- American Thoracic Society partners with five new health systems to improve vaccination rates - Reviewed As cities brace for a confluence of flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, and RSV infections this fall, the American Thoracic Society announced that five new health systems have partnered with the Society to improve vaccination rates. Grady Health System (Atlanta, GA), Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN), St. Luke's Health System (Boise,...
- Mom, can you play with me? Its important to play with your kids but let them make the rules - Young children love to play with their parents. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean parents don’t have a lot of time or energy to play magical...
- Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Announces Big News About Her ‘Bunny’ in the Most Adorable Way - Attention, everyone! Bindi Irwin’s daughter Grace has a very important announcement about her Bunny (aka, her grandma Terri Irwin). Robert Irwin shared a video of the announcement, where you can see Grace looking so proud of herself as she says it. “Bunny has Instagram!” the 2-year-old says in the...
- Three simple dietary tweaks could prevent blood sugar spikes, says expert - High blood sugar: What are the warning signs? Have you ever had a bar of chocolate to cure your afternoon slump only to notice that the instant rush of energy was very quickly replaced by a wave of tiredness? That’s because when your body receives too much glucose too quickly...
- Three simple dietary tweaks could prevent blood sugar spikes, says expert - High blood sugar: What are the warning signs? Have you ever had a bar of chocolate to cure your afternoon slump only to notice that the instant rush of energy was very quickly replaced by a wave of tiredness? That’s because when your body receives too much glucose too quickly...
- Repeated vaccine doses protect elderly against COVID-19, Swedish study shows - More and more frequent vaccine doses than in other countries reduce mortality in COVID-19 in nursing homes. This is shown by a Swedish study, led by Anders Johansson and Mattias Forsell, Umeå University, which was published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. In the fight against COVID-19, researchers have carefully studied...
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- People over 50 with ADHD overlooked for diagnosis and treatment, say experts - Doctors urgently need better international guidance on treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in people over 50, conclude experts reviewing current research on this increasing issue globally. Published in the Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, the team’s findings highlight a “striking” gap in knowledge about older people as existing guidelines focus...
- Menopause: How premenstrual disorders can raise risks - Researchers are reporting that premenstrual disorders could contribute to early menopause. Understanding who is at risk for early menopause can help medical professionals target women who may experience health conditions later. Symptoms of early menopause are the same as menopause. Treatments are available to help relieve the discomfort of these...
- Researchers discover how a gene only some of us have may protect against neurodegeneration - University at Buffalo researchers have discovered how an active form of a gene present in 75% of the human population works to protect the brain against neurodegeneration. Published online in July in eBiomedicine and highlighted online this week, the findings provide insight into how the active form of CHRFAM7A helps...
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