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From ‘Dead Man Walking’ to Dancing Once More: One Man’s Cancer Journey

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) After spending much of 2016 healing following the deaths of both his partner of 25 years and his

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Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain

Latest Diet & Weight Management News TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) Life in lockdown has led many to overeat and gain weight, a phenomenon referred to as the “COVID-15.” But

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Obamacare Helps Poorer Americans Spot Cancer Earlier: Study

By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Medicaid expansion under Obamacare may have decreased the number of poorer Americans diagnosed with advanced

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Near 3 Million as Sun Belt Hospitals Reach Capacity

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 With the number of coronavirus cases in the United States approaching 3 million on Monday, hospitals

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Two Lysol Products Can Kill Coronavirus: EPA

July 8, 2020 — The EPA said laboratory tests found that Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist destroy the virus two minutes after contact, CNN reported. The agency

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Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Three major medical groups are urging Americans to wear face masks, wash their hands and practice social distancing as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the

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Months After Infection, Many COVID-19 Patients Can’t Shake Illness

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (American Heart Association News) It was a Tuesday in late March when Julia Henry first felt the body aches and dry cough that signaled the start of her

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Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Millions of Americans take medication to keep their blood pressure down. A new study suggests that

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Bubonic Plague Case Reported in China

Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 — A suspected bubonic plague case in the Bayannur district of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China has been reported

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Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Falling off a ladder can cause long-lasting mental and physical health problems, researchers say. The new study included 134 people who fell off ladders and were

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