As Mask-Wearing Prevails, People Are Adapting to Understanding Speech
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) As face masks have become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic, people have learned to communicate more clearly with their mouth covered, new research finds. For
Continue readingAdd Gum Disease to List of Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19
TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Keep flossing: A new study finds that gum disease may raise the chances of hospitalization or death if COVID-19 strikes. The reason? Gum disease
Continue readingKids Who Got Flu Shot Had Milder COVID Symptoms: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) Here’s a new reason to make sure your kids get their seasonal flu shot. A new study showed that it reduces kids’ risk for symptoms and severe illness
Continue readingSpeeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers’ Lives
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) Nearly half — 43% — of all fatal car
Continue readingPatients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
SUNDAY, Feb. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) Doctors need to do a better job of discussing low blood sugar with patients who take high-risk diabetes medications such as insulin, researchers say. Low blood sugar
Continue readingConnecticut Man’s Illness Suggests Recurrent Case of COVID-19 Is Possible
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) An unfortunate Connecticut man apparently suffered through two separate bouts of COVID-19 four
Continue readingFeeling SAD? Here Are Ways to Ease Winter Blues
SATURDAY, Feb.6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic can make mental health struggles even worse for some people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression triggered
Continue readingMost Americans May Keep Wearing Masks, Distancing Even After Pandemic: Survey
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) Wearing masks, frequent hand-washing and avoiding large crowds may not have been part of the American culture
Continue readingFDA Approves ‘Tongue Strengthening’ Device for Certain Sleep Apnea Patients — MedicineNet Health News
By Ernie Mundell and Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the marketing of a new “tongue
Continue readingWhy Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) Putting on a few extra pounds in your 50s may
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