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08 Apr
Should You Wear Contacts During The Covid-19 Crisis?
Important advice on how to prevent coronavirus infection through your eyes.
07 Apr
New Therapy For Treatment-Resistant Depression
Stronger magnetic brain stimulation helps 90% of participants find relief from depression symptoms, study finds.
06 Apr
Keeping Kids Active During The Coronavirus Pandemic.
Avoiding potential hot spots like the playground.
Robert Preidt April 8, 2020
Newborns With COVID-19 May Suffer Only Mild Symptoms, Study Says
Newborns with COVID-19 may get by with only mild infection symptoms, a small, new study suggests.
Researchers at Wuhan University in China identified four newborns with the COVID-19 coronavirus. All were born to mothers with COVID-19 and delivered by cesarean section. Three were separated from their mothers at birth.
None of ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson April 8, 2020
Are Steroids Really the Answer for Arthritic Knees?
Folks with knee arthritis will get more out of physical therapy than a cortisone shot, a new clinical trial argues.
People with osteoarthritis of the knee had less pain and disability after one year of physical therapy than others who received as many as three injections during that same period, according to study results.
"W... Full Page
Robert Preidt April 8, 2020
FDA OKs Generic Asthma Inhaler in Face of Coronavirus-Related Shortages
The first generic albuterol inhaler in the United States was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in response to inhaler shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The inhalers are widely used by people with asthma, but it's become more difficult to get them because they're being used to treat patients with C... Full Page
Robert Preidt April 8, 2020
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
The makeup of bacteria in an expectant mother's vagina may help identify which women are most at risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study suggests.
It also found that pregnant women who deliver early are more likely to have a diverse community of vaginal bacteria.
The findings, based on more than 3,000 samples taken from mor... Full Page
Robert Preidt April 8, 2020
Hugs More Calming for Baby When Given by Mom or Dad
All hugs are not created equal -- and babies as young as 4 months are proof.
Heart rates in infants less than a year old slowed more during a hug than a hold. And the hug had a greater effect when it came from Mom or Dad rather than from a stranger, according to a study published April 7 in the journal iScience.
The fi... Full Page
Amy Norton April 8, 2020
Many Americans Will Grieve Parents, Grandparents Lost to Coronavirus
As deaths from coronavirus continue to mount, researchers are calling attention to another toll of the pandemic: the many people left behind to grieve, in a time of social isolation.
Losing a loved one is a traumatic event at any time. But experts say the ongoing crisis presents unique difficulties for people in mourning -- from the su... Full Page
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