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The mystery of long COVID: up to 1 in 3 people who catch the virus suffer for months. Here's what we know so far

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Written by: Vanessa Bryant, Laboratory Head, Immunology Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Most people who get COVID suffer the common symptoms of fever, cough and breathing problems, and recover in a week or two.

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Why are some COVID test results false positives, and how common are they?

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Written by: Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia

A health-care worker performs a COVID swab test on a patient.

Two COVID-19 cases previously linked to Melbourne’s current outbreak have now been reclassified as false positives.

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Down Time, Empowerment, and Community

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Written by: Joan E. Childs

Down Time, Empowerment, and Community

In America, our only "down" time seems to be the daily drive to and from work, which, if it happens to be on Florida's I-95, tends to exacerbate stress and anxiety rather than temper it. By the time most of us are home from a typical day's work...

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A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate

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Written by: Vatsala Sperling

A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate

Cultures on every continent around the world have a collective memory of a time when their ancestors were hunter-gatherers and lived in the forest as a part of nature itself. The Aborigines of Australia, for example, were known to have...

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A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate (Video)

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Written by: Vatsala Sperling

A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate (Video)

Cultures on every continent around the world have a collective memory of a time when their ancestors were hunter-gatherers and lived in the forest as a part of nature itself. The Aborigines of Australia, for example, were known to have...

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How to Build New Bone... Naturally

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Written by: Maryon Stewart

How to Build New Bone... Naturally

Many women assume that when their menopause symptoms stop, they are on safe ground. Sadly, we face some long-term risks to our health. As well as being at greater risk of heart disease, we start to lose more bone...

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How Can I Be Sure If My Child Has Outgrown Their Food Allergy?

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Written by: Paxton Loke, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

How Can I Be Sure If My Child Has Outgrown Their Food Allergy?

Some children grow out of their food allergies, but researchers don’t exactly know why. Here’s how to work with your allergy specialist if you suspect your child isn’t allergic any more.

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What Causes Dry Lips? Does Lip Balm Actually Help?

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Written by: Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University

What Causes Dry Lips, And How Can You Treat Them? Does Lip Balm Actually Help?

People have been trying to figure out how to fix dry lips for centuries. Using beeswax, olive oil and other natural ingredients have been reported as early as Cleopatra’s time, around 40 B.C.

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Experiencing Our Cells on Life's Healing Journey

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Written by: Barry Grundland, M.D. and Patricia Kay, M.A.

Experiencing the Cells on our Healing Journey

Life, by its very nature is … alive! Because it is alive, it is not just responding in a set, mechanical way, but rather it is responsive to what is needed and helpful and useful. Cells might be considered as an archetypal template for life.

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Experiencing Our Cells on Life's Healing Journey (Video)

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Written by: Barry Grundland, M.D. and Patricia Kay, M.A.

Experiencing the Cells on our Healing Journey

Life, by its very nature is … alive! Because it is alive, it is not just responding in a set, mechanical way, but rather it is responsive to what is needed and helpful and useful. Cells might be considered as an archetypal template for life.

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Why a Hot Bath or a Sauna Offers Some Similar Benefits To Running

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Written by: Charles James Steward, Coventry University

What A Hot Bath Or A Sauna Offers Some Similar Benefits To Running

The term “exercise is medicine” is rightfully well publicised. It’s one of the best ways to stay healthy, yet medicine doesn’t work if you aren’t prepared to take it.

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Study Links Popular Glyphosate-Based Weed Killers to Preterm Births

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Written by: Nardy Baeza Bickel, University of Michigan

Study Links Popular Glyphosate-based Weed Killers To Preterm Births

Exposure to a chemical found in the weed killer Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides is significantly associated with preterm births, according to a new study.

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Why Organic Meat Is Less Likely To Hold Dangerous Bacteria

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Written by: Johns Hopkins University

Why Organic Meat Is Less Likely To Hold Dangerous Bacteria

We sometimes need to use antibiotics to treat sick animals, but taking advantage of opportunities to reduce antibiotics use could benefit everyone

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Why Covid Is Surging In The World's Most Vaccinated Country

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Written by: C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW

Why Covid Is Surging In The World's Most Vaccinated Country

The small archipelago nation of Seychelles, northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, has emerged as the world’s most vaccinated country for COVID-19.

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The Truth About Tooth Decay

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Written by: Jeffrey Ebersole, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Truth About Tooth Decay

To “cry poor mouth” is an expression used to habitually complain about a lack of money. A literal poor mouth, however, represents one of the most widespread global diseases: tooth decay.

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Why Anti-Nutrients Are Part Of A Normal Diet

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Written by: Jill Joyce, Oklahoma State University

Why Anti-nutrients Are Part Of A Normal Diet

Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the good stuff and limit the less-good stuff. You’re paying attention to things like fiber and fat and vitamins… and anti-nutrients?

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Your Body Is a Garden, Not a Machine

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Written by: Kristin Grayce McGary

Your Body Is a Garden, Not a Machine

The human body is an amazing thing, full of systems, organs, nerves, and vessels that work together in harmony. You’ve seen the body described as a machine, as a city, or even as a factory. But I view the body as a garden. I feel this analogy best encompasses not only how the body works but how we should care for it.

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Your Body Is a Garden, Not a Machine (Video)

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Written by: Kristin Grayce McGary

Your Body Is a Garden, Not a Machine (Video)

The human body is an amazing thing, full of systems, organs, nerves, and vessels that work together in harmony. You’ve seen the body described as a machine, as a city, or even as a factory. But I view the body as a garden. I feel this analogy best encompasses not only how the body works but how we should care for it.

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Is It In Our Genes or in our Attitude and Actions?

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Written by: Raven Cohan

Is It In Our Genes or in our Attitude and Actions?

Most of the time, many of us succumb to the thought that something "in our genes" is going to catch up with us. The next conclusion then, is that nothing can be done to prevent it. However, we have been given the conscious ability to choose from life's menu...

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Covid-19 May Alter Gray Matter In The Brain

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Written by: Jennifer Rainey Marquez, Georgia State University

Covid-19 May Alter Gray Matter In The Brain

COVID-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain, according to a new study.

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The First Principle of Healing: Love Is The True Healer

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Written by: Jacques Martel

The First Principle of Healing: Love Is The True Healer

There exist several approaches to obtaining optimal health, all of them important, each of them acting in some way on all the aspects of our beings. I know that if a technique were valid for everyone, it would be the sole existing technique. But such is not the case...

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