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About The Study: Researchers found that higher COVID-19 vaccination rates may confer protection against symptomatic asthma in children. COVID-19 vaccination yields prophylactic benefits against SARS-CoV-2 infection for individual children and may also protect against other human coronaviruses through cross-reactive antibody responses. Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Matthew M....

COVID-19 vaccination and parent-reported symptomatic child asthma prevalence

New research reveals a surprising benefit of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns: fewer asthma symptoms in children. A study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that states with higher vaccination rates saw a steeper decline in pediatric asthma prevalence compared to less-vaccinated states. Researchers from Nemours Children’s Health and Endeavor Health...

COVID-19 Vaccines Linked to Fewer Asthma Flare-Ups in Kids

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking the COVID variant, KP.3, as data showed its dominance across the United States.

What is COVID KP.3 variant? Symptoms, CDC data, what to know about the newest COVID strain

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Frequent coughing can be a nuisance, disrupting your daily life and often causing concern about your health. While occasional coughing is normal and even necessary to clear the airways, persistent or frequent coughing may indicate an underlying health issue. Understanding the potential causes and implications of frequent coughing is essential for proactive health care management.

What frequent coughing could signify about your health

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Cairo, MS – May 5, 2024: The Prentiss County Sheriff's Department responded to a call on Wednesday concerning a woman found unconscious in a vehicle at the Dollar General in Cairo according toa press release from the PCSD.

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Fibromyalgia and sleep apnea both disrupt nighttime sleep. Chronic pain from fibromyalgia can affect your ability to fall or stay asleep. Sleep apnea can increase symptoms of fibromyalgia. Are you finding yourself waking up frequently in the night and having a hard time getting up in the morning? Is fatigue...

The Link Between Fibromyalgia and Sleep Apnea

Humidifiers add moisture to the air and can help manage symptoms of asthma. They do so by keeping the air at the right humidity level. Dry or humid air can worsen asthma over time. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects the airways in the lungs, making it harder for air to flow out.

Does a humidifier help with asthma?

Metformin, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, helps the body regulate sugar in the bloodstream. Part of the class of drugs known as biguanides, metformin reduces the amount of sugar you absorb from food and the amount produced by the liver. Metformin also impacts the way the body will respond to insulin, the natural substance that regulates blood sugar levels.

Diabetes Drug Metformin Investigated for Cancer Prevention Use

Asthma is a common chronic condition affecting millions of children worldwide. While many parents worry about the long-term implications of their child’s asthma, there’s hope: some children do grow out of it. This article explores how children can grow out of asthma, factors influencing this process, and steps parents can take to support their child’s journey to better respiratory health.

How children can grow out of asthma

Whatever condition a patient might be suffering from today, physician Rosalind J. Wright believes that a long view of the patient’s history, including the environment in which they’ve lived, is vital — especially when the focus is on prevention. Wright, the Dean for Public Health at the...

The Forgotten Factor Driving Rising Asthma Rates, Developmental Delays, and Cognitive Declines

A panel of outside experts to the U.S. CDC narrowed its recommendation for use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in older adults this year and held off on recommending their use for adults under age 60. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on...

CDC advisors narrow age recommendation for RSV shots in U.S.

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Declutterbuzz

Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind sets out to explain the possible connection between depression and clutter. Scientists that study depression have found a link to depression playing a role in some folks.

Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind

Although HIV infection rates are dropping overall in the U.S., Latinos are not seeing the same degree of reduction. Over the past ten years, new infections have decreased by about 23%, but a recent study shows the rate among Latinos has not fallen as drastically. Latinos comprise nearly 19% of the American population, but alarmingly, they account for about 33% of new HIV infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HIV Diagnosis Rates Among Latinos Alarmingly High Despite Nationwide Decline

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Socio-Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Behaviors Shows Promise Reducing Suicidal Behaviors in Hispanic/Latino Teens. Socio-Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Behaviors (SCBT-SB), the first culturally specific treatment developed for Hispanic/Latino teens experiencing a suicidal crisis, shows potential to reduce suicidal behaviors. When SCBT-SB was compared to treatment as usual in a pilot randomized...

SCBT-SB for Suicidal Behaviors in Hispanic/Latino Teens

Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers at Yale School of Medicine suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect children from the worst effects of COVID-19 by boosting their immune systems. Their results will be published July 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM).

Common respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo. Already at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers pioneered in showing why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology of the State University of Campinas (IB-UNICAMP) has discovered one of the reasons why obese people who do not have diabetes or even insulin resistance also have an increased risk of developing the severe form of the disease.

Study reveals new factor associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in people with obesity

Norfolk, VA

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Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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States with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates showed steepest decline in pediatric asthma prevalence

WILMINGTON, Del. (July 3, 2024) — States with high rates of COVID-19 vaccination saw more pediatric asthma patients get a break from their symptoms, according to...

States with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates showed steepest decline in pediatric asthma prevalence

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