Americans Should Avoid Travel to Canada: CDC

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 travel health notice, which is the highest category and includes other countries such as […]

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Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) For people newly diagnosed with advanced melanoma, a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can double the amount of time their cancer remains progression-free, a clinical trial has found. The treatment combines two drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. One, called nivolumab (Opdivo), is already […]

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Scientists Work Out How Exercise Saves Your Brain

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) Exercise helps you stay fit, hale and hearty, and researchers say it may also help you stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Now they have a better understanding of the hidden benefits that aid the brain. Older folks who are more physically active have […]

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Common Cold May Shield Against COVID

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 Vaccination is still the best way to protect someone from COVID-19, but new research suggests that immune system activation of T-cells by common colds may offer some cross-protection. The study might also provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine that could prevent infection from current and future variants, the research […]

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E-commerce sales jumped this holiday season as search marketers weathered Google updates

U.S. consumers spent $204.5 billion on e-commerce purchases during the holiday season, according to data from Adobe. This represented an 8.6% increase in online spending year-over-year. The numbers show that e-commerce spenders spread out their shopping more over the months of November and December. For instance, in the weeks before Nov 24, spending was up […]

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