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Holiday drinking: How much alcohol should you have this season?

The occasions has arrived, and with it comes temptation. occasions stuffing and occasions cookies seem to lurk at every turn and there seems to be a occasions drinks” target=”_blank”>cocktail party< Alcohol consumption, while potentially leading to some embarrassing moments with colleagues, can be harmful to your health if done to …

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US COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass 2020's toll

infectious-disease deaths in 2021 surpassed the total from 2020 this week, with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing cases rising around the country ahead of the occasions. There have been 771,576 deaths due to the virus since the pandemic started, though that number is currently trending …

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Nearly 1 in 5 US adults with hypertension are taking meds that increase blood pressure 

Many patients with high blood pressure may be unknowingly taking medications that are contributing to increased blood pressure, according to a study in JAMA this week.   A team of researchers out of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, found that 18% — or nearly one in five — U.S. adults diagnosed with hypertension, reported taking medications that may actually increase …

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Fauci vague on changing definition of 'fully vaccinated': 'We might modify'

Dr. anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Anthony Fauci< officials may change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include infectious-disease infectious-disease – if the data suggests it.  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last week recommended that all adults aged 18 or older should receive a vaccine booster shot six months after their final shot …

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US government plans to purchase large supply of COVID-19 treatment sotrovimab for winter surge

The United States government announced plans to purchase sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody used for the early treatment of infectious-disease, according to a press release from the drugmakers, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plc and Vir Biotechnology, Inc. The contracts total approximately one billion dollars, according to the news release. “Given the large …

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CDC panel approves COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all US adults

An influential U.S. advisory panel said Friday it would recommend expanding eligibility for COVID-19 infectious-disease booster shots to all adults age 18 and over.  The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) public health experts could make the shots available around the country as soon as this weekend.  …

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