Health
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Washington man 1st in U.S. to catch new virus from China
U.S. health authorities will add Chicago's O'Hare airport and Atlanta's airport to those that will screen passengers from Wuhan in central China.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus
Chinese medical experts have confirmed transmission between family members, although how it occurred isn't clear.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
Three U.S. airports have started screening incoming passengers from central China.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Lyme disease vaccine for mice could help prevent human infections
Scientists completed a three-year study that gave vaccine-coated pellets to mice in the backyards of 32 homes, and results show a 26% drop in infection.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
USDA proposes more pizza and fries for school lunch, undoing Michelle Obama’s efforts
Under proposed rules, schools could cut back on fruits and vegetables, following a 2019 weakening of school nutrition standards for whole grain, nonfat milk and sodium.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Average normal body temperature isn’t 98.6 anymore. It’s lower – and dropping, research shows
There’s new evidence that shows we’ve been cooling off since the 19th century when 98.6 was established as “normal.”
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Lyme disease cases in Maine hit a record high last year
The state had at least 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness in 2019, well above the 1,852 cases in 2018 – and more reports may come in.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
New Maine law imposes licensing fee on opioid manufacturers
The $55,000 will help pay for treatment and recovery programs.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
Americans drink more now than they did just before Prohibition
Federal health statistics show a rise in per-person consumption and increases in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths tied to drinking.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Portland residents healthier than state norm in some categories, less so in others, report says
They are less likely to smoke, binge drink or be obese, but more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted disease or die of a drug overdose.
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