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Go Easy On Eggs: Diabetes-Related Egg Consumption

[ad_1] IMAGE: Eat one or more eggs a day and your diabetes risk increases by 60%. View More Credit: Pixabay / Myruams-Fotos Scrambled, poached or boiled eggs are a popular breakfast food around the world. Yet the health benefits of the humble egg may not be all of them, as …

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Niagara will be COVID-19 orange alert on Monday

[ad_1] A shift by the provincial government to COVID-19 data thresholds more in line with public health and scientific advice means Niagara is moving towards a more restrictive pandemic state on Monday morning. Starting at 00:01 on Monday, the region will change from its current status of yellow, or “protected”, …

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Hamilton enters the red zone on Monday, for at least 28 days

[ad_1] In a surprise move, the province announced Friday that Hamilton will move up two steps in color-coded COVID restrictions levels on Monday. At a Queen’s Park press conference, Health Minister Christine Elliott said the city of Hamilton is among the regions that will be moved from the “yellow, protected” …

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The benefits of high-dose anticoagulants in COVID-19 patients remain unclear

[ad_1] Newswise – While COVID-19 infected patients should be treated with standard anticoagulant therapies, such as blood-thinning medications, a new study by George Washington University (GW) researchers shows that anticoagulant patients at higher doses, without the traditional medical indications for doing so can be ineffective and even harmful. The study …

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