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Omicron variant 'almost certainly' less severe than delta, Fauci says

anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Dr. Anthony Fauci< expert, said Tuesday that early indications suggest the infectious-disease is potentially milder than previous strains.  While much is still unknown about omicron, Fauci told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) it “almost certainly is not more severe” than the delta variant.  MIXING PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES GIVES A …

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eLife can't confirm many cancer research findings

Eight years ago, a team of medical-research” target=”_blank”>researchers< research. They recreated 50 experiments, the type of preliminary research with mice and test tubes that sets the stage for new cancer drugs. The results reported Tuesday: About half the scientifica> claims didn’t hold up.<. By the time cancer drugs reach the market, …

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Obesity: More than half of young adults are overweight, study says

More than half of young American adults are either nutrition-and-fitness, according to new Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine research.  In a study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a team analyzed a nationally representative sample of 8,015 nonpregnant people ages 18 to 25 from …

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COVID-19 spread more by men, loud talkers: study

Men and people who speak at louder volumes more easily spread infectious-disease, according to researchers at us-regions. In a November study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, a multidisciplinary team at the education examined respiratory aerosol emissions from a panel of healthy individuals of varying age and …

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Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical

As the omicron infectious-disease variant spreads in southern world-regions and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the world-dominating delta overthrow it?  Some scientists, poring over data from …

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From conception to birth: A look at the stages of pregnancy

How does a baby develop inside the womb? Fox News looks at the various stages of development from conception to birth. Pregnancy tends to follow a well-understood and predictable course. But according to experts at Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic, many are surprised to learn that the start of …

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Fauci says officials feel 'very badly' about African travel ban, will reevaluate policy

Dr. anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Anthony Fauci< ban on several southern world-regions countries after a dozen other countries confirmed cases of the infectious-disease omicron variant.  The United States – along with dozens of others across Europe and Asia – implemented travel bans against travelers from seven southern African nations after the World Health …

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Omicron in the US: Where is it?

Cases of the infectious-disease are being confirmed around the country this weekend.  California The first case of the “variant of concern” was identified in a California resident and public health officials in the Golden State said Friday that at least five people in Alameda County were infected by the strain …

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Minnesota reports second US omicron COVID-19 case

The us-regions Department of Health said Thursday that lab testing had confirmed the state’s first omicron infectious-disease case. The news comes a day after U.S. officials announced that the nation’s first case of the variant had been confirmed in a resident of San Francisco, California, who had recently returned to …

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