insert_link Health & Wellness Is it a cold, the flu or COVID-19? How to tell the difference. The coronavirus epidemic has changed pretty much everything about life as we knew it, and the upcoming flu season is no exception. With COVID-19 still spreading in much of the country, wearing a mask and social distancing are as important as ever. In fact, these same precautions could also reduce the spread of flu and colds over the next few months, Dr. Walt Orenstein, professor of infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine […] todayOctober 1, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Can Zinc Help Prevent Severe Illness From COVID-19? Could dosing up on zinc help stave off severe illness from COVID-19? It’s a question garnering closer attention in the scientific community in recent months. After all, zinc is known for its antiviral effects. And both the common cold and the current global pandemic are caused by viruses in the same family, known as coronaviruses. So could zinc be one of the keys to supporting the immune system and thwarting […] todaySeptember 30, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Man dies after eating black licorice for several weeks. What you need to know about the health risks. A Massachusetts man has died after eating large amounts of black licorice on a daily basis. The 54-year-old’s heart stopped after he ate a large bag and a half of the candy every day for several weeks. As we enter into the Halloween candy gobbling season, many people have serious questions about the health risks associated with overindulging their sweet tooth. Could eating too much candy actually kill you? Well, […] todaySeptember 29, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The CDC’s Halloween Safety Guidelines for Covid Are Out—here are the activities considered High-Risk The coronavirus is still posing a serious threat, so what does that mean for Halloween? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate the holiday. Good news for fans of the spooky season––you don’t have to cancel Halloween or trick or treating altogether. You might just have to replace some of the higher risk activities with less risky choices. To make it easier, the […] todaySeptember 28, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The Colorectal Cancer Symptoms You Need to Know, Even If You’re Young When actor Chadwick Boseman died at the shockingly young age of 43 from colorectal cancer, people across the world started googling and wondering: "What IS colorectal cancer?" "What are the signs?" "Am I at risk?" Colon and rectal cancer rates have declined in older adults in recent years, but researchers have uncovered an alarming trend: Diagnoses in Millennials and Generation X are actually on the rise, according to a 2017 […] todaySeptember 25, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Many states aren’t reporting rapid COVID-19 test results, downplaying numbers Over 20 states aren’t including results from a type of rapid COVID-19 test in their overall case numbers, according to a survey by Kaiser Health News (KHN). The federal government is sending millions of these types of tests all around the country in an effort to keep up with the pandemic. If states don’t release the results from those tests through their public health departments, it creates a blind spot in the overall […] todaySeptember 24, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Teddi Mellencamp responds to allegations that her Diet Program promotes Eating Disorders Teddi Mellencamp is defending her All In by Teddi health and wellness empire. Mellencamp’s accountability program came under fire earlier this week, after social media fashion influencer Emily Gellis Lande shared anonymous messages from former All In by Teddi clients alleging the program allows for up to 1,000 calories a day. It should be noted that for the average sedentary adult, 1,600 calories is the lowest calorie level at which […] todaySeptember 23, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC reverses course (again) and says asymptomatic people should get tested for COVID-19 after all The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that individuals who don’t have coronavirus symptoms should get tested, reversing guidance that stirred controversy last month. The reversal follows a report published last week by The New York Times which revealed that the initial guidance was pushed by non-scientists in the Trump administration against the objections of public health officials and experts. The new guidance, issued on the CDC’s website on Friday, now clarifies that […] todaySeptember 22, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Stay up on the latest in Covid-19 research with “Antivirus” The science editors at The Verge are officially launching a newsletter version of Antivirus, a column that we’ve been quietly rolling out on the site every Saturday morning. It’s all about the unflagging efforts scientists are making to understand the coronavirus — and figure out how to stop it. The creators of the online newsletter work at The Verge's Science desk, so the focus is mostly on scientific discoveries and debacles, from the […] todaySeptember 17, 2020
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