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Try these tips to 'hack' your way to feeling good during meals
Jupiterimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A biochemist who said she went on a quest to figure how to eat to get her body to "work optimally" is sharing her tips. Jessie Inchauspé is known as the ...
Nov 17, 2022
New FDA warning links cough medicine to rise in child poisonings
FDA(NEW YORK) -- Parents and medical providers are being called on to be careful with prescription cough medication as overdoses among children are on the rise. Calls to poison control centers in the ...
Nov 15, 2022
Child in California dies of flu and RSV as cases continue to rise
Narisara Nami/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A child under the age of 5 has died due to complications from flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, health officials in California confirmed on Monday. T...
Nov 15, 2022
RSV hospitalizations in seniors much higher than any point in prior seasons
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- While respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has been surging among children in the United States, older adults are being affected as well. Data from the C...
Nov 15, 2022
Judge overturns Georgia's 6-week abortion ban
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A judge on Tuesday overturned Georgia's six-week abortion ban, ruling that it is not constitutional. The so-called "heartbeat bill" was signed into law in ...
Nov 15, 2022
Smoking marijuana may be more harmful to lungs than smoking cigarettes, study finds
Nathan Griffith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People who smoke marijuana were more likely to have certain types of lung damage than people who smoked cigarettes, according to a new study that reviewed lun...
Nov 15, 2022
Mom shares dangers of RSV as 7-month-old is hospitalized
Courtesy Mya Walker(NEW YORK) -- A Washington state mother is warning about the dangers of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, after her 7-month-old daughter was hospitalized with the illness. Mya Wa...
Nov 15, 2022
Weekly flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths double for 2nd week in a row
Guido Mieth/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weekly flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths have nearly doubled for the second week in a row, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Nov 14, 2022
The best way to protect you and your family this flu season
evrim ertik/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Although it’s still early in the flu season, hospitals around the country are seeing more and more cases of the virus, with the Centers for Disease Control ...
Nov 14, 2022
Moderna says bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
SDI Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- American biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that a booster dose of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions ...
Nov 14, 2022
