Changing diapers is one of those unavoidable, messy parts of parenting that you can’t get around. However, while you can’t control how many messy diapers you have to change, you can hide dirty and smelly diapers. You can either choose a diaper pail specifically made for babies or you can elevate things with a regular trash can. That way, no […]
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Baby announcements, while delightful, can also light competition, especially between people with a tense history. That’s what transpired when one Redditor accidentally overshadowed his brother’s big moment. “AITA for calling my brother pathetic for the way he reacted to finding out my wife is pregnant?” one man asked on Reddit’s AITA subgroup. Here’s what went down: The original poster (OP) […]
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FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com said it will cut the cost of its direct-to-consumer COVID-19 PCR Test Collection kit to $36.99, a $3 price reduction. The U.S. retailer said the price cut reflects its costs for selling the FDA-approved […]
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Feeling sluggish at work? Poor ventilation and pollution might play a part. A new study by scientists at Harvard has found that the air quality inside an office can have a significant impact on employees’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus. “We have a huge body of research on the exposure to outdoor pollution, but we spend […]
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FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it needs more time to decide whether e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc and other major manufacturers can sell their products in the United States. The agency […]
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(HealthDay)—For vaccinated health care workers (HCWs), exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-positive household members is a risk factor associated with infection, according to a research letter published online Sept. 1 in JAMA Network Open. Yonatan Oster, M.D., from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and colleagues compared all vaccinated HCWs who had positive test results for SARS-CoV-2 […]
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – A meningitis outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo’s north-eastern Tshopo province has killed 129 of the 267 people who have been infected since the first cases were discovered in June, the health minister said late on Tuesday. Tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris detected one of the most common types of the bacteria, Neisseria […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Organ transplants fell by a third globally during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact varied across countries, providing an opportunity for cross-country learning to improve future preparedness, researchers say. “We found that some countries, such as U.S., Switzerland, Belgium and Italy, managed to sustain the rate of transplant procedures compared with […]
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Photo: Courtesy imec The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology announced the winners of the $3.9 million Phase 1 of the KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize this week. The solutions include a wide range of projects aimed at innovating kidney health. Dr. Shuvo Roy, director of the Biodesign Laboratory at University of […]
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Yuttana Jaowattana/Shutterstock By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Sept. 9, 2021 11:49 am EDT/Updated: Sept. 9, 2021 11:49 am EDT If you’re looking to breathe better at home, whether you have allergies and want to wake up less stuffy, or whether dry heat or air conditioning seems to bother you, you might have considered investing in an air purifier or a humidifier. But what’s […]
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