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(HealthDay News) -- Closed-toe shoes and sweaty feet are a recipe for foot odor and infection. Your feet start to smell when the bacteria on your skin and in your shoes consume your sweat, says Cleveland Clinic. To avoid stinky feet, Cleveland Clinic suggests: Soak your feet in a mixture of Epsom salt and water. Wash your feet thoroughly when showering. Scrub between the toes. Keep your feet dry after bathing, soaking or swimming. Choose socks made of cotton and shoes made of natural materials, such as leather. Disinfect your shoes with a general-purpose disinfectant. Use an over-the-counter foot antiperspirant.

(HealthDay News) -- Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that lives in the intestines of healthy people and animals, says Mayo Clinic. A few strains found in contaminated water or food can cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. To help prevent E. coli infection, Mayo Clinic encourages people to: Cook hamburgers until they're 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Drink pasteurized milk, juice and cider. Wash raw produce thoroughly. Wash utensils before and after contact with raw food. Wash hands after preparing or eating food, using the toilet or changing diapers. Keep raw foods separate.

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As China scrambles to contain an outbreak of a new coronavirus spreading rapidly within its own borders and to other countries, U.S. infectious disease experts tackled questions about the emerging virus. What is the novel coronavirus circulating in China? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses responsible for about one out of every four cases of the common cold, said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore. Some coronaviruses like SARS and MERS are more dangerous, creating more severe symptoms that can lead to life-threatening cases of pneumonia. This new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, first emerged in Wuhan, China, a major transportation hub about 700 miles south of Beijing...

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The physical and mental health of poor people is less likely to be at risk in Southern U.S. states that expanded their Medicaid programs under Obamacare, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 15,500 low-income adults in 12 Southern states and found that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act reduced the risk of declines in health, particularly among those with severe mental and physical limitations. "The effect is sizable and would amount to the worst-ranked Southern state rising about halfway up the rankings in state population health if it expanded Medicaid," said senior author J. Michael McWilliams, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "Unlike many other studies, we were...