Pandemic Stress Has More People Grinding Their Teeth
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lockdowns have you stressed? The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that more people are grinding their teeth as they try to cope with the pressures of the pandemic. An ADA Health Policy Institute survey of dentists found that 70% of respondents said […]
As Vaccines Roll Out, Will Risky Behavior Increase?
Mar. 4, 2021 — With distribution of COVID-19 vaccines ramping up, and President Joe Biden promising all U.S. adults will be able to get inoculated by the end of May, many Americans are finally anticipating the end of the pandemic. But Arthur Caplan, PhD, a bioethicist at NYU Langone Medical Center, sees the beginning […]
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You might decide your frizzy locks aren’t so bad after all, given a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that most hair straightening/smoothing products release formaldehyde gas, a human carcinogen. Being exposed to formaldehyde for longer periods of time and at higher concentrations increases […]
Readers Listen When Posts Are Flagged ‘Unverified’
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Readers pay attention when social media sites label an article as “unverified” or “suspicious,” a new study suggests. But how an article is presented — including author credentials and writing style — doesn’t affect readers’ views about its credibility. The findings […]
Fewer Illicit Drug Seizures Seen During Lockdowns
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Seizures of illegal drugs fell sharply in the United States during early COVID-19 lockdowns, but spiked once stay-at-home orders eased. Researchers studied seizures of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl in five locations between March 2019 (a year before the pandemic began in the United States) through […]
COVID-19 Testing Drops, Still Essential, Experts Say
March 5, 2021 — A recent decrease in the number of Americans seeking testing for COVID-19 has experts on alert. Accurate and timely testing remains critical for treating and isolating individuals with COVID-19 infection, they stress. Widespread testing also allows for tracking the spread of the virus and any variants of concern as they arise. […]
Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence
Can money buy you happiness? A new study suggests it’s linked to greater feelings of confidence and pride. Source link
Public Health Experts Slam States’ Moves to Ditch Masks
Other states lifting mask orders are trending better, but on Wednesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said they are not out of the woods, either. “Please hear me clearly: At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” she said in a press briefing. […]
She Survives Severe COVID, Gets Illness Seen in Kids
After recovering from a severe case of COVID-19, a woman is hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Source link
All the COVID Variants of Concern
March 03, 2021 — Houston has had cases of every concerning variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a large new genome sequencing study. Public health authorities have flagged the six variants identified in the study as problematic, because they have gene changes that may make the virus more contagious or help […]