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WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 1 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatches sold in the United States have been recalled because they pose a burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Wednesday.About 693,000 of the smartwatches were also sold in other countries.The lithium-ion battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat and cause burns, and consumers should immediately stop using them, the CPSC said in a statement.Fitbit has received at least 115 reports in the United States and 59 reports from other countries of the battery in the watch overheating.There have been 78 reports of Ionic-related burn injuries in the United States, including two reports of third-degree burns and four reports of second-degree burns. There have been 40 reports of...

WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Keto diet is a low-carb lover's dream, but a new study suggests the popular eating plan may also improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).MS is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body attacks the insulation wrapped around its nerves, causing numbness, fatigue, bladder problems, mood issues and mobility problems that can interfere with daily life. There is no cure for MS.But there may be a way to ease symptoms.In the study, when folks with MS ate a keto diet for six months, they reported less fatigue and depression, and an improved overall quality of life. "Our study provides evidence that medically supervised ketogenic diets are safe and tolerable when studied over a six-month period, and convey clinical benefits to...

WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Alex Hobbs was coaching a youth soccer team last May when he felt a burning sensation in his stomach and chest.He'd recently had a respiratory infection and assumed the discomfort was related.Then he felt a familiar pain in his jaw. Alex knew he was having a heart attack.As he waited for the ambulance, he acted composed. Inside, he was terrified.This can't be happening again, he thought.Six years earlier, Alex, who lives in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, had his first heart attack. He was 33 years old.It was a bitterly cold February afternoon. Alex was training for a half-marathon and had run that morning.Sitting down in front of the television, he felt sick to his stomach. Then the pain came on strong. In his chest. Down...

WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The United States has had about 140 million COVID infections since the start of the pandemic, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show.That number is far higher than the 74.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide as of Jan. 31.The new findings are from the CDC's national antibody seroprevalence survey of blood tests for antibodies to the coronavirus triggered by infection, not by vaccination. As of late January, about 43% of the U.S. population had been infected with the virus, the CDC said. That includes nearly 60% of children up to age 18, almost half of people ages 18-49, 37% of those ages 50-64, and 23% of those 65 and older, according to the CDC.The highest seroprevalence rate was in Wisconsin (56.1%)...