WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) –While health experts worry that the coronavirus outbreak in China could become a pandemic as infections surpassed 24,500 worldwide, U.S. officials said Tuesday night that another round of evacuations of Americans from China was underway. The U.S. State Department said that two planes with Americans on board had left… read on >
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Beyond Baby Talk: Helping Early Language
Teaching parents how to talk to their babies could help boost their children’s language development, researchers say. The University of Washington study didn’t look at so-called baby talk, which typically consists of silly sounds and nonsense words. Instead, the researchers focused on what’s called parentese. This is proper speech with elongated vowels and exaggerated tones… read on >
As Health Experts Fear Possible Pandemic, 2nd Death Reported Outside China
While health experts fear that the coronavirus outbreak in China will become a pandemic as infections topped 20,600 worldwide, the second death outside China was reported in Hong Kong on Tuesday. On Monday, U.S. officials reported three more cases in California, bringing the total in this country to 11. A pandemic, which is when there… read on >
As Health Experts Fear Possible Pandemic, U.S. Reports Cases Have Hit 11
While health experts began to fear that the coronavirus outbreak in China will become a pandemic as infections topped 17,000 worldwide, U.S. officials announced three more cases in California, bringing the total in this country to 11. A pandemic, which is when there are epidemics occurring on two or more continents, is looking more likely… read on >
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding May Guard Against Early Menopause
Both pregnancy and breastfeeding may protect women against early menopause, new research suggests. The risk was lowest among those who breast-fed exclusively, meaning the baby received breast milk only — no liquids or solid foods. Early menopause is the end of menstruation before age 45, the study authors said. For the study, the researchers analyzed… read on >
U.S. Bans Foreign Travelers From China as 7th Case of Coronavirus Confirmed
The United States said Friday it will temporarily bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China because of a coronavirus outbreak in that country that has sickened nearly 12,000 and killed just over 250. On the same day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a seventh case of coronavirus… read on >
‘Dabbing’ Marijuana a Gateway to Heavy Use of Pot
“Dabbing” cannabis concentrate is the type of marijuana experimentation most likely to lead teens into frequent and heavy use of the drug, researchers say. “We really wanted to understand whether the type of cannabis that youth experiment with influences the likelihood that they will continue to use cannabis and use more heavily,” said Jessica Barrington-Trimis,… read on >
Study Estimates Actual Coronavirus Case Count in Wuhan May Be Near 76,000
Nearly 76,000 people in the city of Wuhan, China, may have already been infected with the new coronavirus, an estimate that is far higher than the number of cases reported so far, researchers say. On Friday, Chinese health officials said nearly 10,000 cases of the virus called 2019-nCoV have been reported, with 213 deaths at… read on >
Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China
As China races to stem the spread of a new coronavirus that has now infected nearly 10,000 people and killed more than 200, researchers report that a novel approach to gene sequencing could help monitor coronaviruses more effectively. Coronaviruses in bats have been linked to the outbreak from the virus labeled 2019-nCoV, as well as… read on >
U.S. Issues Highest Travel Alert for China as WHO Declares Health Emergency
The United States issued its highest travel alert for China on Thursday night, advising all Americans to avoid travel to that country because of a coronavirus outbreak that has now sickened nearly 10,000 and killed just over 200. The advisory came just hours after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak an international public… read on >