The study found that tattooed skin on arms "has reduced sweat rates, and thus potential heat loss capacity, during [whole-body heating], compared to adjacent skin without tattoos."
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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Bald to Bold, Lockdown Locks Embrace All Styles
One way to measure the passage of time during the pandemic: our hair. It never stops growing. And people can’t seem to resist playing with it.
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Trump, Biden Face Off in Chaotic First Debate
During the 90-minute debate, the candidates sparred over the COVID-19 response and the future of the Affordable Care Act.
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Timothy Ray Brown, First Patient Cured of H.I.V., Dies at 54
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White House Blocked C.D.C. Order to Keep Cruise Ships Docked
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Pets Helped People Cope During Pandemic: Study
More than 90% said their pet helped them cope emotionally with the lockdown and 96% said their pet helped keep them fit and active.
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Was FDA Lax in Approving Opioids Too Easily?
For at least two decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been approving new formulations of prescription opioids without requiring drug manufacturers to gather important information on safety and effectiveness, a new study claims.
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Positive Coronavirus Tests Shut Down Two NFL Teams
The Vikings hosted the Titans this past Sunday in Minneapolis but, as of Tuesday morning, had no positive test results for anyone on their club, NBC News reported.
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NYC Will Fine People Who Don't Wear Masks
People in New York City who aren't wearing a mask will first be offered one.
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Huge Study of Coronavirus Cases in India Offers Some Surprises to Scientists
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All Eyes Are on Pfizer as Trump Pushes for Vaccine by October
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Tuesday 29 September 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Shows Promise for Elderly
If the antibody responses seen in the study translate into protection against the infection, the results could mean the elderly -- the population that has been hardest hit by COVID -- could receive strong protection from the shot.
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Closer Look: Trump, Biden Plans on Health Care
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have greatly different plans for improving Americans' health care and for tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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End Ban on Cornea Donations from Gay Men: Study
A corneal transplant can cure some forms of blindness and visual impairment. The United States bans men from donating if they have had gay sex in the past five years; Canada has a 12-month restriction.
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Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Alcohol
Overall, there was a 14% jump in drinking frequency this past spring among U.S. adults over 30 when compared to last year at the same time, researchers found. Among women, drinking frequency went up 17%.
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Do Fasting Diets Work? Study Finds Little Benefit
In a new clinical trial, researchers found that one type of intermittent fasting did help overweight and obese adults drop a couple of pounds over 12 weeks. But they fared no better than a comparison group who ate whenever they wanted.
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‘Testing Hell’: Gift of Devices to Nursing Homes Brings New Problems
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Study Confirms Minorities at Higher Odds of COVID
Between Feb. 8 and July 22, more than 254,000 people were tested and more than 16,000 were positive for COVID-19. Among Black patients, 10% tested positive as did 11% of Hispanics and 4% of white patients.
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Lockdown Could Worsen Hearing Woes for Seniors
Older adults who use hearing aids may be using them less, because they think there's no one to interact with. This can reduce sound input to the brain and lead to auditory deprivation.
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Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women aged 18 to 55 are less likely to receive the tests and aggressive treatment that men routinely receive, and are more likely to die in the hospital, the researchers added.
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‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
By BY HILARY SWIFT AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jdvoZt
Pandemic Is Far From Over, Experts Say, Despite Trump Allies’ Claims
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Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19
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‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
By BY HILARY SWIFT AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cCp2Ag
Monday 28 September 2020
Trump Announces Plan to Ship 150 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests
By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FZ2uOo
The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jfkIt9
Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well
These newborns generally do well in the six to eight weeks after birth, but more are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) if their mothers had COVID-19 in the two weeks before delivery.
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33% of Parents Won't Get Flu Shots for Their Kids
Parents who didn't take their children for a flu shot last year are least likely to do so this year (less than a third), while parents who took their child for a flu shot last year were most likely to do so again (96%), according to the survey.
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Privacy Concerns Hindering Digital Contact Tracing
To try to make that easier, countries and states are turning digital. Smartphone apps allow anyone, whether they have COVID or just worry they’ve been exposed, to detail their movements leading up to infection or exposure.
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Doctors Wary of Rushed COVID Vaccine
Only 17% of doctors say they will get a COVID-19 vaccine if it is authorized before all clinical trials have been completed, according to results of a Medscape poll.
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Brain-Eating Amoeba in Texas City's Tap Water
Lake Jackson issued a "do not use water order" and requested an emergency declaration from the state.
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Some Workers Face Looming Cutoffs in Health Insurance
By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/343WGuR
Some Workers Face Looming Cutoffs in Health Insurance
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Sunday 27 September 2020
Obamacare Returns as Galvanizing Issue After Ginsburg Death, Barrett Nomination
By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2EDi8hv
How to Keep the Coronavirus at Bay Indoors
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kUSlRg
Saturday 26 September 2020
A Man Died After Eating a Bag of Black Licorice Every Day
By BY MARIA CRAMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kW3r8Z
In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort?
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Friday 25 September 2020
Report: Trump Picks Amy Coney Barrett for Court
Amy Coney Barrett, 48, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago since 2017, is President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, according to the New York Times.
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Is Key Safety Data at Risk in Race for COVID Vaccine?
Public health experts worry that ending a COVID vaccine trial early and giving it swift approval under an Emergency Use Authorization could compromise the collection of further safety data.
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FDA Warns of Danger From 'Benadryl Challenge'
The new internet dare, broadcast widely on teen-friendly TikTok, urges kids to overdose on the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl to achieve a hallucinatory state.
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Even If Hips, Legs Slims Down, Belly Fat a Danger
Even if other areas of the body are in good shape, once fat starts to accumulate in the belly region, the risk of dying an early death goes up.
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America's COVID Pandemic Is Now Skewing Younger
From June through August, people in their 20s accounted for more than 20% of all COVID infections in the United States, CDC researchers found.
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 7 Million
It was less than a month ago that the United States reached 6 million cases. It took over three months for the country to record its first million cases.
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Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Odds for Severe COVID
Patients who were vitamin D-sufficient -- a blood level of at least 30 nanograms per milliliter -- had a significantly lower risk for serious complications from COVID-19, including losing consciousness, low blood oxygen levels and death.
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Could Wildfires Have Long-Term Health Effects?
When people breathe wildfire smoke, the short-term health effects can range from eye and nasal irritation and coughing to worsening asthma, heart attacks, and strokes. Scientists aren’t sure yet of the long-term effects, but there are some early clues.
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Ingredients Make 'Smart' Supplements Not-So-Smart
A review of so-called "smart drug" nutritional supplements found a handful that were packed with foreign pharmaceuticals not approved in the United States, often in potentially dangerous combinations and dosages.
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How Do Children Fight Off the Coronavirus?
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Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely
There was a wide range of accuracy among the tests. Specificity -- the ability to correctly identify those without the disease -- ranged from 82% to 100%
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Symptoms or No, COVID Patients Have Same Viral Load
Fifty-four percent of patients without symptoms tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, as did 64% of those with mild symptoms. There was no significant difference in the viral load between the two groups, the researchers said.
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