Category: Health

Sep
12
Health

City Living Means More Coughs, Colds for Kids

 

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) Two new studies looked to explain an increased risk of respiratory infections like coughs and colds in babies and young children, finding city living to be among the culprits. Young children who grow up in towns and cities instead of the countryside suffer more respiratory infections, according to research […]

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Sep
12
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In Good News for U.S., Flu Vaccine Working Well in South America

 

MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In a finding that should ease the minds of Americans ahead of another flu season, this year’s vaccines have already cut the risk of hospitalization in half during the South American winter, health officials report. Even better, the flu virus strains that have been detected in the United […]

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Sep
12
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Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage

 

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25% since early August. Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood collection efforts, and a summer shortfall has made the shortage worse. Patients in need of transfusions as part of […]

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