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A Drink or Two a Day Might Be Good for Your Brain: Study

By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Love a glass of wine with dinner? There’s good news for you from a study that finds “moderate”

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Top U.S. Health Officials to Testify Before Senate on Reopening

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) As U.S. coronavirus infections surged in many states, four of America’s top

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Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (American Heart Association News) In May 2016, Angela Grinstead Ahmad took her 6-year-old son, Alec Ahmad, for a routine checkup. After hearing Alec’s

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2 in 3 Parents Would Send Kids to School in Fall: Survey

TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) About two-thirds of U.S. parents say they’ll send their kids to school again this fall, and most also support COVID-19 testing and social distancing policies

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COVID Drug Remdesivir Could Cost Up to $3,120 Per Patient, Maker Says

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) The maker of remdesivir, the first drug that showed promise in treating coronavirus infections, will charge U.S. hospitals $3,120 for a patient with private insurance,

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Chicken Nuggets Recalled Due to Contamination

Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 — About 59,800 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat chicken nuggets have been recalled by Pilgrim’s Pride because they

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FBI: Beware of Scammers Selling Fake COVID-19 Antibody Tests

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fake or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests are being sold by scammers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns. The

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Shorter Storage of Frozen Embryos Tied to Pregnancy Success: Study

FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Vitrification is a safe way to freeze and store embryos during fertility treatment, but the longer embryos are stored, the less likely women are to get pregnant

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Last month, President Donald Trump vowed to overturn the

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Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Women

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 Women have more Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in the brain than men, and this may be linked to hormonal disruptions at menopause, researchers say. “About two-thirds

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