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2022

Exercise Might Help Relieve 'Dry Eye'

Exercise Might Help Relieve `Dry Eye`MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Got dry, itchy eyes?Working out might help, a new study suggests. "Instead of having to use eye drops or other alternative treatments, our study aimed to determine if remaining physically active can be an effective preventative measure against dryness," said study co-author Heinz Otchere. He is a doctoral candidate in vision science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.The small study divided 52 participants into two groups — athletes and non-athletes. The athletes exercised on a treadmill at least five times a week, while non-athletes did so no more than once a week.The researchers assessed the moisture level of participants' eyes before and five minutes after each workout.While the athletes had the greatest increases in tear...

Loneliness Can Be Unhealthy Heartbreaker for Older Women

7 February 2022
Loneliness Can Be Unhealthy Heartbreaker for Older Women MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's a fate many older women fear: loneliness and isolation as they age. Now, new research suggests those feelings may also predispose them to heart disease. The findings may be especially relevant now because of social distancing required by the pandemic."We are social beings. In this time of COVID-19, many people are experiencing social isolation and loneliness, which may spiral into chronic states," said study first author Natalie Golaszewski, a postdoctoral scholar in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at the University of California, San Diego."It is important to further understand the acute and long-term effects these experiences have on cardiovascular health and overall well-being," she added in a...

Drills Key to Making Dental Appointments COVID-Safe

7 February 2022
Drills Key to Making Dental Appointments COVID-SafeMONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The type of drill your dentist uses just might determine your chances of catching COVID-19 while in the chair.So claims new research that suggests dentists can significantly improve patient safety during the pandemic by switching the type of drill they use.British researchers used a harmless virus similar in size and structure to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, to compare the aerosol spray patterns produced by conventional air-driven drills and newer electric drills. Reducing aerosol spray provides a safer environment for both patients and the dental team. Using a dummy head and simulated saliva, the researchers found that the electric drill produced 99.98% less aerosol spread of the virus into the air, compared with the air...

Seasonal Flu Shots Give Kids Broader Protection Against...

7 February 2022
Seasonal Flu Shots Give Kids Broader Protection Against New StrainsMONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that kids who have received years of seasonal flu shots have antibodies that provide wider protection against new influenza strains, something researchers say doesn't happen in adults.These findings could help efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine for children. That would be significant, according to the authors of the study, because kids are at increased risk for serious flu complications such as pneumonia, dehydration and even death."Little is known about how seasonal flu vaccination impacts the immune responses in children, who are a major source of flu transmission and a very high-risk group," said lead author Matthew Miller, an associate professor at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at...

Macular Degeneration Can Rob You of Sight: Know the Signs

6 February 2022
Macular Degeneration Can Rob You of Sight: Know the SignsSUNDAY, Feb. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early diagnosis and care can often stop the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) says.As part of AMD Awareness Month in February, the society urges people to pay attention to their vision and learn more about AMD. Age is the main risk factor for AMD, and people with a family history have an increased risk. Other risk factors include: smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, excessive sun exposure, and a diet low in fruits and vegetables. It's important to be aware of the symptoms of AMD.Watch for altered or wavy lines that should be straight. Cover one eye at a time and look at a door frame or a checkerboard. If the...

Your Baby's Developed a Cough: Expert Advice on What to Do

5 February 2022
Your Baby`s Developed a Cough: Expert Advice on What to DoSATURDAY, Feb. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If your baby has a cough, you might immediately think it's COVID-19, but coughing is a common wintertime symptom, a pediatrician says.Dr. Mona Patel of Children's Hospital Los Angeles offers some advice on what to do when your baby develops a cough.Congestion and postnasal drip will worsen the cough, especially during naps or at night during sleep, so try to keep nasal passages as clear as possible.A cool-mist humidifier in your child's bedroom will help moisten airways to reduce the coughing caused by postnasal drip.Give your child lots of liquids such as water or juice. Warm, decaffeinated tea may also help ease the tickle that triggers coughing. If your child doesn't want a drink, try a popsicle, Patel suggested in a hospital news release.A...

CDC Backs Full Approval of Moderna COVID Vaccine

5 February 2022
CDC Backs Full Approval of Moderna COVID VaccineFRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday gave its full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in people 18 and older. This follows a similar move made Jan. 31 by its sister agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The vaccine, which had before been available for that age group only under emergency use authorization (EUA), will be marketed as Spikevax. It's not yet fully approved or authorized for use in people younger than 18.“We now have another fully approved COVID-19 vaccine,” CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an agency statement. “If you have been waiting for approval before getting vaccinated, now is the time to join the nearly 212 million Americans who have already completed their primary...

CDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track COVID's Spread

4 February 2022
CDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track COVID`s SpreadFRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's less enchanting than reading tea leaves, but federal health officials announced Friday that they are expanding nationwide efforts to track COVID-19 by monitoring virus levels found in raw sewage.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to add an additional 250 surveillance sites over the next few weeks to a list of more than 400 places that already regularly test their wastewater for bits of COVID-19 virus, Amy Kirby, program lead for the CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System, said during a morning media briefing."Because increases in wastewater [virus] generally occur before corresponding increases in clinical cases, wastewater surveillance serves as an early warning system for the emergence of COVID-19 in a...

AHA News: Quick Attention Saved Construction Foreman...

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- At 4:30 a.m. on a Monday morning last spring, Peter Denton got up in darkness, dressed and jumped in his pickup truck. The drive to his...

AHA News: Deadly Type of Stroke Increasing Among Younger...

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- New cases of a debilitating and often deadly type of stroke that causes bleeding in the brain have been increasing in the U.S., growing at...
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