New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
Maine CDC offers tips on how to avoid respiratory illnesses
If you are sick, the Maine CDC says you should do your part to stay home and prevent the spread of respiratory viruses even ...
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CDC widens pneumococcal vaccine recommendation to all over 50
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that American adults over the age of 50 receive the ...
The ‘quad-demic’: What is it, and how can you stay healthy?
Staying healthy in the New Year presents a new challenge for Americans who are coping with what health officials are calling a “ quad-demic ,” which involves a quartet of infectious viruses that are ...
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CDC data shows surge in norovirus cases in parts of the US
Symptoms of the virus include sudden vomiting and diarrhea, as well as nauseau, stomach pain, body aches, headache and fever. You may want to be extra careful sharing food and drinks as cases of the ...
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Are you contagious? Check when you're most likely to spread COVID, the flu, norovirus and other common illnesses
You no longer have to wait to test negative. Instead, the CDC has shared simplified guidelines for when to end isolation after contracting the virus: fever-free for 24 hours and improved symptoms.
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Norovirus Update: CDC Shows Outbreaks Spiked in December
Cases of norovirus, an infectious stomach bug, have surged in the U.S. this December, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The week of December 5 ...
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CDC faces criticism that it’s gone from following the science to following the CEOs
In a CNN interview on Monday, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci defended a big change to the CDC Covid guidelines. His comments, to say the least, have raised some eyebrows.
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CDC can't substantiate COVID vaccine ingredient claims, FDA forced to turn over Pfizer data
"CDC’s approach to truth and data is a joke," Brehm's colleague ... toward COVID vaccines and some state public health agencies ditch one-size-fits-all recommendations. Another FOIA filer beat the FDA ...
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Guidelines on parental caregiving practices designed for child protection professionals: MSF
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Social and Family Development's (MSF) guidelines on parental caregiving practices are intended for professionals in the child protection system. Responding to a query ...
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Bird flu virus mutated in person with severe case in Louisiana, CDC finds
The CDC added on Thursday that the virus showed low-frequency mutations in the hemagglutinin gene of a sample sequenced from the patient, suggesting the changes emerged in the patient after infection.