With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Stress from social distancing and isolation to stop the spread of COVID-19 can lead to increased family violence at home, Tulane University experts say. These changes
Continue readingCOVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Unwinding with a glass of wine or a “quarantini” might seem like
Continue readingPandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year — And More Danger
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) With communities across the United States canceling
Continue readingAn HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Scientists are reporting an early step toward an HIV drug that could potentially be taken only a couple
Continue readingCould Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought?
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly,
Continue readingBiases Mean Men Dubbed ‘Brilliant’ More Often Than Women
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) When it comes to intelligence, men are more likely to be bestowed with the lofty attribute than women, a new study finds. These stereotyped views are a result
Continue readingNew U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000 as More States Slow Reopening Plans
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) The daily tally of new U.S. coronavirus cases passed 50,000 on Wednesday, as more
Continue readingMS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Despite the existence of conventional medications to manage multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, a
Continue readingPromising Results for Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine in Early Testing: Pfizer
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An experimental COVID-19 vaccine yielded promising results in early testing, according to Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Preliminary findings
Continue readingAmericans Started Staying Put Early in the Pandemic, and That May Have Saved Lives
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Americans began to travel less before states started to issue stay-at-home orders, and that may have curbed coronavirus case numbers, a new study suggests. “Our
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