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Trial shows some relief for long COVID fatigue, researchers say
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- Jay Croft
It was one of the first randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial for a possible treatment for long COVID.
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Negative expectations of COVID shots may amplify side effects
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- Jay Croft
It fits the psychosomatic role of “nocebo effects.”
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Algorithm can spot signs of autism in babies, study says
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- Jay Croft
Babies who later developed autism were more likely to have been to an ophthalmologist or neurologist; had stomach or gastrointestinal issues; or...
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Brain scans show effect of poverty, stress on Black children
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- Jay Croft
Disparities in 8 of the 14 brain areas scanned were affected by childhood adversity, particularly poverty.
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Study says food dye red 40 can trigger bowel problems
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- Jay Croft
The dye is also known as FD&C Red 40 and Food Red 17.
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At-home births rose during the pandemic, CDC reports
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- Jay Croft
About 25% of home births are not planned, the Associated Press reported.
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Side effects from COVID vaccine show its effectiveness
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- Jay Croft
“I don’t want a patient to tell me that, ‘Golly, I didn’t get any reaction, my arm wasn’t sore, I didn’t have fever. The vaccine didn’t work.’ I...
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CVS cuts prices of menstrual products, covers sales tax in some states
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- Jay Croft
"Too often period products are taxed as luxury items and not recognized as basic necessities."
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CDC says 44% of people hospitalized with COVID had third dose or booster
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- Jay Croft
Unvaccinated adults were 3.4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than those who were vaccinated.
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Blue light from cell phones and other devices could be causing wrinkles
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- Jay Croft
Researchers found that levels of succinate, or succinic acid, in fruit flies increased under excessive blue light, while glutamate decreased.
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COVID to blame as U.S. life expectancy falls
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- Jay Croft
The overall drop took national life expectancy from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years in 2020.
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Leukemia rates two to three times higher in children born near fracking
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- Jay Croft
“This study is among the few to focus on drinking water specifically and the first to apply a novel metric designed to capture potential exposure...
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Most people with Omicron don’t know they’re infected
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- Jay Croft
“The downside is that many people are likely spreading the virus unintentionally.”
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Many people becoming reinfected as BA.5 dominates new COVID-19 cases
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- Jay Croft
Prior infections and vaccines aren’t providing as much protection against the newly dominant BA.5 strain as they did against earlier variants.
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Experimental cancer drug promising for hospitalized COVID patients
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- Jay Croft
The manufacturer is seeking emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.