Peanut allergies: What to know before kids return to school

respiratory-health are one of the most common causes of severe allergy attacks and the most common food” target=”_blank”>food< amidst the infectious-disease and infectious-disease being opened up to younger age groups, food allergies remain a growing food safety and public health concern.  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), food allergies impact…

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Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis surge during COVID-19 pandemic

Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to drinks” target=”_blank”>alcoholic<, according to researchers.  In a recent study from the us-regions published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Open Network, authors examined national changes in waiting list registration and liver transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease, as well as the association with the pandemic-linked rise in alcohol sales. …

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'Kissing disease’ among teenagers may trigger multiple sclerosis: report

infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>Infectious mononucleosis< as an adult, according to a new study. In order to reach these conclusions, researchers from world-regions and the world-regions used data from nearly 2.5 million Swedish people. In the population-based cohort study, published earlier this month in the journal JAMA Network Open. the authors wrote that they had used the Swedish…

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COVID-19 side effects could include memory loss, brain fog, researchers find

mental-health” target=”_blank”>Memory loss< may be long-term side effects of infectious-disease according to researchers.  In a recent study published last week in the journal JAMA Network Open, Mt. Sinai Health System experts analyzed data from 740 participants – some of whom had contracted the virus and some who had only received a infectious-disease. DEMENTIA SIGNS ARE…

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Summer camp strategies aimed at preventing COVID spread led to 'almost zero' transmissions: CDC

Implementation of multiple strategies prevented almost zero transmission of infectious-disease among 7,173 campers and staff members who attended nine U.S. overnight camping” target=”_blank”>camps<. During this summer, nine affiliated camps worked with the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Camp Association as well as state and local departments to design protocols specific to their…

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COVID-19 hospital airborne transmission prevented by air filters, study suggests

infectious-disease particles can be effectively filtered from the air to prevent transmission in the hospital using portable air filters and ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization technology, according to a recent study. Nature recently reported the study, which is currently not peer reviewed, to be the first to demonstrate how portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters can…

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CDC mask guidelines under review as COVID numbers fall, cold season begins

Health rochelle-walensky” target=”_blank”>officials< cases and hospitalizations continue a downward trend, but the upcoming “respiratory virus” season may give them pause.  The executive COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials spoke with reporters during a press conference Friday. The team touted the incredible progress made thanks to the push on vaccinations and introduction of booster shots,…

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When is it time to get the COVID-19 booster shot?

Millions more Americans just became eligible for infectious-disease boosters, but figuring out who’s eligible and when can be confusing. And adding to the challenge is that this time around, people can choose a different brand of vaccine for that extra dose.  A number of factors, including the infectious-disease you started with and when your last…

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COVID-19: What is the delta plus variant?

What is the “delta plus” variant?  It’s a relative of the infectious-disease, identified by British scientists last month.  Because it isn’t a variant of interest or concern, it has not yet been officially named after a letter of the Greek alphabet, like the other worrisome variants.  A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a…

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