Day: November 22, 2021
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Not sure how to talk about Covid-19 vaccines with loved ones? Nurses offer a guide to ‘productive conversations’
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses’ guide to productive conversations about Covid-19 vaccines —– Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be a topic of conversation during the holidays, which could...
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Estill County paramedic and EMS trainer is recognized as ‘Community Star’ on National Rural Health Day
Shelia Wise (LinkedIn photo) —– Shelia Wise, a paramedic and training major at Estill County EMS in Irvine, has been recognized today by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health ...
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Outgoing National Institutes of Health director says disinformation, misinformation are fueling distrust in science and ‘Truth is losing’
Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, and Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH photo) —– By Rachel Roubein The Washington Post...
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The sooner you quit smoking, the better off your lungs will be; but the sooner you start, the higher will be your risk of cancer death
Photo: Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia —– Smoking’s negative health consequences are well known, but smokers can reduce―or even erase―their risk of dying from lung cancer by quitting at a young age, and...
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Rural Americans are the most likely to say the pandemic is over, and least likely to take precautions against it
The Atlantic/Leger poll was conducted Nov. 5-7. Click the image to enlarge or click here for the rest of the report. —– Though the coronavirus remains entrenched in rural areas, rural Americans are more likely...
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Exercise increases the body’s cannabis-like substances, which can help reduce chronic inflammation, English study shows
Photo: Shutterstock —– Exercise can reduce chronic inflammation by increasing the body’s own cannabis-like substances, which have the potential to treat conditions ranging from arthritis to cancer to heart disease....