Health & Fitness

Terry Golaner is counting the days until her two youngest children can be vaccinated against the coronavirus, continuing with masks and careful consideration of social activities. “I feel like my two younger ones potentially could be sitting ducks,” the Pikesville mother said. “At some point we all may have COVID, but I want them to have the vaccine because I don’t want them to end up in the hospital or with long-haul COVID or die.” The wait is frustrating, especially with much of the public moving on from the pandemic as cases plummet and mandates lift. What’s worse for public health officials staring down a possible new wave of infections from another omicron subvariant called BA.2 is the fear other parents won’t see a need to get their kids vaccinated when the U.S. Food and Drug Admin...

South Florida is experiencing an outbreak of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, or "kennel cough." Most cases of the disease are mild, but worsening symptoms could develop into pneumonia. Health experts say keeping dogs up-to-date on vaccines is the best protection. With COVID-19 still on the mind of many Americans, there's another virus spreading around south Florida affecting a different segment of the population: dogs.  Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, also known as "kennel cough" or "canine cough," is caused by a group of viruses and bacteria, including the flu, that affects the respiratory tract of dogs. It can also be easily spread, whether dogs live in a home or awaiting adoption.  While the recent outbreak has been limited to South Florida, the illness ...

South Florida is experiencing an outbreak of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, or "kennel cough." Most cases of the disease are mild, but worsening symptoms could develop into pneumonia. Health experts say keeping dogs up-to-date on vaccines is the best protection. With COVID-19 still on the mind of many Americans, there's another virus spreading around south Florida affecting a different segment of the population: dogs.  Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, also known as "kennel cough" or "canine cough," is caused by a group of viruses and bacteria, including the flu, that affects the respiratory tract of dogs. It can also be easily spread, whether dogs live in a home or awaiting adoption.  While the recent outbreak has been limited to South Florida, the illness ...

A few decades earlier, the introduction of new medications to treat depression and anxiety disrupted the depiction of mental health problems as a personal failing in favor of an expression of brain chemistry. Today, new understandings of the reciprocal communication between mind and body make anxiety far more preventable than previously known. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. CNN: What's the biggest misunderstanding people have about anxiety? Dr. Ellen Vora: Anxiety is not simply a genetic chemical imbalance. It's largely based in the state of the physical body, which is something we can change. Recognizing what I call "false anxiety" allows us to take steps to get our body into a better balance, which helps ease anxiety symptoms. This is the hopeful, empowe...

Chickens feed from a row of feed bins at C&A Farms in Fairmont, North Carolina June 10, 2014. Picture taken June 10, 2014. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register CHICAGO, April 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking into vaccines as an option to protect poultry against deadly bird flu, the agency's chief veterinary officer said as the country faces its worst outbreak since 2015. Supporters say vaccines could help keep poultry alive, prevent financial losses and control food costs, though shots would be too late to stop the current outbreak that has wiped out 22 million chickens and turkeys in commercial flocks since February. Previously, the United States has eschewed vaccines, worried that importers will ban U.S. poultry shipments beca...

The UK Health Security Agency recently added nine symptoms to its list of signs of coronavirus infection, showing the broad range and scope of coronavirus symptoms. Were new COVID symptoms discovered? The UKSHA updated its current guidanceof COVID-19 symptoms to include new symptoms, including sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhea, which had not been listed previously, according to BBC News. These symptoms are potential signs that you’ve been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to The Guardian. What are the new COVID symptoms? The full list of COVID-19 symptoms from the UK Health Security Agency now includes nine new COVID symptoms, including: Shortness of breath. Lack of energy/feeling tired. Muscle aches and pain. Unusual head...

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Diabetes is an insidious disease that significantly increases the risks of premature blindness, stroke, and circulatory and neurological problems that can lead to infections requiring amputation of gangrenous toes and feet. As with many chronic conditions, the poor and people of color are diagnosed with diabetes at disproportionately higher rates. Black and Latino Americans are more than twice as likely to receive a diabetes diagnosis as whites, and inadequate access to medical care can make it harder for them to juggle the complex dietary, monitoring and treatment regimens that can stave off its devastating complications. Although there is much researchers don’t understand, many believe that uncontrolled diabetes greatly amplifies the perils of a Covid diagnosis. That’s because a sedenta...

Counties with the highest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are currently experiencing more cases than those with the lowest vaccination rates, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 500 counties where 62–95 percent of the population has been vaccinated detected more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents on average in the past week. The 500 counties where 11–40 percent of the population has been vaccinated detected about 58 cases per 100,000 residents on average in the past week. The data is skewed by the fact that the CDC suppresses figures for counties with very low numbers of detected cases (1–9) for privacy purposes. The Epoch Times calculated the average case rates by assuming the counties with the suppressed numbers had 5 cases...

Recent studies show an increased risk of diabetes for those who recovered from COVID-19, CNN reported. Studies also found that up to 40% of those who died from COVID-19 had diabetes, The New York Times reported.  Experts told The Times they hope this leads policymakers to invest more in addressing diabetes.  Loading Something is loading. Somewhere between 30% to 40% of those who died from COVID-19 in the US had ...