An Antidepressant May Help Prevent COVID-19
The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine — best known by the brand name Luvox — may help prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients who aren’t yet hospitalized, a new study finds. The
Continue readingKids With Food Allergies Can Become Targets for Bullies
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) As if having food allergies isn’t hard enough on a child, new research shows that almost 1
Continue readingCould Propecia Up Young Men’s Suicide Risk?
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Young men who consider using the drug Propecia to prevent baldness may be putting themselves
Continue readingWrongly Prescribing Antibiotics Sets Dangerous Pattern
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) Prescribing antibiotics for viral respiratory infections increases the risk of future infections and more antibiotic
Continue readingLung’s Microbiome Might Play Role in Cancer
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Lung cancer patients who harbor certain bacteria in the airways may have a poorer prognosis, a new
Continue readingBirth Control Pill Won’t Raise Depression Risk
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women who struggle with mental health problems will sometimes forgo the most effective forms of birth control because of concerns about worsening those issues,
Continue readingLettuce Recall: E. Coli Outbreak May be Linked to Romaine Lettuce
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 — A link between an E. coli outbreak that’s sickened 12 people in six states and recalled romaine lettuce sold by Tanimura
Continue readingNew Mutation Sped Up Spread of Coronavirus
Nov. 13, 2020 — The virus that causes COVID-19 is not the same strain as what first emerged from China. A new study shows it has changed slightly in a way that makes it more contagious to humans. Compared
Continue readingDespite the Pandemic, Keep Social Connections Strong This Holiday Season
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (American Heart Association News) As the pandemic crashes into the holidays, fewer of us may be getting together
Continue readingTips to Cope With Lockdown as Cold Weather Arrives
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Isolation may pose mental health challenges for people as they spend more time indoors in the winter during the coronavirus
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