Maria Godoy
Stories
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Health
Keep The Faith, Lose The Germs: Clergy Rethink Customs In The Age Of Coronavirus
As more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the U.S., clergy are reconsidering a variety of practices during religious services, from handshakes to close contact. Experts say that's a wise idea.
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Health
A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged the American public "to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad." Here are some of the steps you might consider.
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Health
How COVID-19 Kills: The New Coronavirus Disease Can Take A Deadly Turn
Most cases of the illness are characterized as mild, with symptoms similar to those of a common cold or the flu. But there have been over 1,300 deaths.
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Health
Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus
The first step in answering that question is to clarify which kinds of masks we're talking about.
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Health
2 New U.S. Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed In California
Both involve patients who had traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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Food
Kids could lose free school lunch if this change happens. (It's to save federal dollars)
Activists delivered a petition with 1.5 million signatures to the agency in an effort to stop a rule change that would end automatic enrollment in free school lunch for nearly 1 million kids.
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Food
Is A Diet That's Healthy For Us Also Better For The Planet? Most Of The Time, Yes
A vast new analysis looked at 15 different food groups, like nuts, fish and red meat, ranking them based on how they influence health and the toll they take on the planet.
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Health
Soul Line Dancing: Come For The Fitness. Stay For The Friendships
Research shows that when you add a social component to an exercise plan, you're more likely to stick to it. That's especially true of the steps, turns, beats and fun of soul line dancing.
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Health
New Treatment For Peanut Allergy Would Expose Children To Peanut Dust
Experts at the Food and Drug Administration are reviewing a possible new treatment for children who are allergic to peanuts. If approved, it would be the first protective therapy against peanut allergies to gain FDA approval.
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Environment
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For ... Lab-Grown Animal Proteins!
Some startups are making synthetic versions of animal proteins for use in foods from smoothies to baked goods. The goal: to reshape the food supply without the environmental footprint of livestock.