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S.C. health officials: This year’s flu shot may be ‘most important of your life’ | Coronavirus

October 9, 2020

Officials at South Carolina’s leading health agency are strongly encouraging flu vaccinations in light of ongoing health crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health experts from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control are urging flu shots with the hope that early vaccination can help flatten the state’s curve of influenza infections, fearing that an influx of flu-related hospitalizations could exacerbate issues hospitals are already facing as they deal with the worst public health crisis in a century.

“This year, this may be the most important flu shot of your life,” said Dr. Brannon Traxler, interim S.C. DHEC public health director, in a news release. “We’re experiencing the worst public health crisis in 100 years, and it’s never been more important for each and every one of us to stay as healthy as possible. We owe it to ourselves, our loved ones, and the essential workers and first responders

Eggs Recommended as an Important ‘First Food’ for Healthy Brain Development | News

October 7, 2020

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CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eggs have always been a nutritional powerhouse, and now a recent scientific report released by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has affirmed that eggs play a crucial role in infant development, prenatal health and overall health at any age.

The nation’s top nutrition experts recommend eggs as a fundamental first food for babies because eggs are one of the most concentrated sources of choline, a nutrient that is crucial for brain health and development. Additionally, the scientific report advised that early introduction of eggs, when a baby is developmentally ready for solid foods, around 4-6 months of age, may also help reduce the risk of developing an egg allergy.

“The first 1,000 days of a child’s life is a time of rapid growth and development. In fact, 90%* of brain growth actually occurs before kindergarten,” states Liz Shaw, MS, RDN,

Eggs Recommended as an Important ‘First Food’ for Healthy Brain Development

October 6, 2020

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CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eggs have always been a nutritional powerhouse, and now a recent scientific report released by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has affirmed that eggs play a crucial role in infant development, prenatal health and overall health at any age.

The nation’s top nutrition experts recommend eggs as a fundamental first food for babies because eggs are one of the most concentrated sources of choline, a nutrient that is crucial for brain health and development. Additionally, the scientific report advised that early introduction of eggs, when a baby is developmentally ready for solid foods, around 4-6 months of age, may also help reduce the risk of developing an egg allergy.

“The first 1,000 days of a child’s life is a time of rapid

COVID Response Less Important Than 13 Other Election Issues to Republican Voters: Poll

October 5, 2020

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Republican voters view several other issues as more important than coronavirus response when deciding their choice of president, according to a Gallup poll.

Gallup presented registered voters with a list of 16 election issues which could affect their choice for president, and the response to COVID-19 ranked 14th in what Republican voters and Republican-leaning independents view as “extremely” or “very important.”

Among the issues they ranked higher than the response to the pandemic for Republican and Repubican-leaning respondents to the poll were gun policy, crime, education, terrorism and national security, the economy and abortion.

Gallup’s poll was conducted by telephone between September 14 and September 28, with a sample of 905 adults who are registered to vote. The margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.

According to the poll, 61 percent of Republican voters and Republican-leaning independents view the coronavirus response as extremely

Cobb: Health care more important than ever during pandemic | Politics

October 3, 2020

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Cobb said Stefanik and the president have not stood up for the military, which is important as Fort Drum in western New York makes up a large part of the district.

“We learned months ago, months ago that Russia had put bounties on the lives on American soldiers and she has said nothing,” Cobb said.

In addition, Cobb said Stefanik has remained silent on the report in The Atlantic magazine that Trump had called soldiers buried overseas “suckers and losers.”

“We need somebody who is going to stand up and who is going to fight for everyone in this district and is going to put our soldiers first,” Cobb said.

Police reform, minimum wage hike

Cobb said she does not support defunding the police, but said reforms are needed such as banning chokeholds and strangleholds, eliminating no-knock warrants and providing training on de-escalation techniques.

“We, as a country, have a

President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis shows why it’s “important to wear a mask,” doctor says

October 2, 2020

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President Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump both tested positive for the coronavirus. One of the key things the White House needs to be transparent about is Mr. Trump’s incubation period, chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said Friday.

“The incubation period is 2 to 14 days. That means if I get infected today, I don’t become infectious until 2 to 14 days from now,” LaPook said on “CBS This Morning.” “So then that’s how you figure out who was contacted, who was infected, who was possibly exposed.”

LaPook emphasized the importance of the incubation period when asked if it was troubling to hear that the president went to a fundraiser in New Jersey after Hope Hicks, who he was in close contact with, had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday.

“If Hope Hicks tested positive on Wednesday, then she was probably infected at least

Doctors say this year’s flu shot might be most important ever

September 30, 2020

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A cough, a sniffle or even a sneeze is enough to stop you in your tracks these days. “Could I have the coronavirus?” you wonder.

As flu season approaches, public health experts are telling Americans to get their flu shot, even if it means leaving quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“I understand the desire for social distance, but I think it’s also important to get a flu shot this year,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta told CNN. “It’s important to get one every year, but perhaps even more important this year because we’re probably going

Largest outbreak of COVID-19 in an Indigenous community in Canada offers important lessons

September 29, 2020

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In the wake of a large outbreak of COVID-19 in northwestern Saskatchewan — the most serious of any Indigenous community in Canada — health officials and local leaders are relying on what they learned during the three-month ordeal to plan for potential outbreaks in other remote, rural areas.

“When it first hit us, we were basically clueless of how to contain this,” said Chief Teddy Clark of the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN), 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

But now, given what he’s learned, Clark said he feels “a little bit at ease” that he’d be ready for a surge in cases.

Despite dire predictions early in the pandemic, the on-reserve infection rate among First Nations people in Canada is four times lower than the rest of the population, according to the federal government, with a total of 639 confirmed cases as of Sept. 25. The on-reserve First Nations population

Retailers Could Be the Most Important Player in Reducing Food Waste

September 28, 2020

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COVID-19 in NH: Important information, latest data

September 28, 2020

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More than 8,100 Granite Staters have tested positive for coronavirus disease COVID-19, which was first detected last year in Wuhan City, China. The outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization in mid-March.

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New Hampshire data:

Number of overall COVID-19 cases: 8,172
Number of deaths attributed to COVID-19: 439
Number of patients who have recovered: 7,403
Number of active cases: 330
Number of people who have been hospitalized: 736
Number of current hospitalizations: 20
Number of pending COVID-19 tests: at least 1,585
Number of total COVID-19 tests: 267,486
Number of total antibody tests: 31,030
Number of people being monitored: 2,400 (approximate number)
Number of MIS-C cases: 1
Average number of COVID-19 tests each day

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S.C. health officials: This year’s flu shot may be ‘most important of your life’ | Coronavirus

Eggs Recommended as an Important ‘First Food’ for Healthy Brain Development | News

Eggs Recommended as an Important ‘First Food’ for Healthy Brain Development

COVID Response Less Important Than 13 Other Election Issues to Republican Voters: Poll

Cobb: Health care more important than ever during pandemic | Politics

Police reform, minimum wage hike

President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis shows why it’s “important to wear a mask,” doctor says

Doctors say this year’s flu shot might be most important ever

Largest outbreak of COVID-19 in an Indigenous community in Canada offers important lessons

Retailers Could Be the Most Important Player in Reducing Food Waste

COVID-19 in NH: Important information, latest data