Dogs with arthritis improved with CBD therapy with significantly improved quality of life as documented by owner and veterinarian assessments. Lab analysis showed reduced production of both inflammatory molecules and immune cells linked to arthritis. Baylor College of Medicine

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/bcom-rfc052820.php

https://journals.lww.com/pain/Abstract/9000/A_randomized,_double_blind,_placebo_controlled.98420.aspx

Return to the Wild for better immune health. Revegetation of urban green spaces with a “more wild approach” can improve germ diversity in the soil, which has been linked to human health benefits. University of Adelaide

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoa-art052420.php

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/rec.13175

Mosquito bites can spread viruses that make you sick or rarely cause death. West Nile virus is the most common virus spread by mosquitoes in the continental U.S. The most effective way to avoid getting sick is to prevent mosquito bites. Tips from the CDC.

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https://www.cdc.gov/features/stopmosquitoes/index.html

Drownings are a leading cause of injury death for children ages 1 to 14. Parents and other supervising adults must play a key role in drowning prevention. Prevention tips from the CDC.

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https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/drowning/index.html

Autism Spectrum Disorder rates are up. According to a new report from the CDC, since 2000 the prevalence rate of ASD has nearly tripled – now at 1 in 54 children aged 8 years.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/jhub-uar032620.php

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Factearly%2Findex.html

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/ss/ss6904a1.htm?s_cid=ss6904a1_w

Hop-based dietary supplements are used by some to ease the symptoms of menopause. It’s effects on four different drug-metabolizing enzymes were tested with a cocktail of drugs and no harmful drug interactions were identified. Oregon State University

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/osu-gnf051820.php

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01077

Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling.  Around 1 in 3 female university students report saving calories for binge drinking episodes. University of South Australia

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uosa-bdb051520.php

https://aps.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ap.12462

An international research team has found evidence that young people without previous risk factors for stroke are experiencing ischemic stroke with clots in the arteries of the brain presumably related to COVID-19 infection.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uom-mhc051420.php

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1747493020923234

Women's heart attack symptoms are not all that different. The top three heart attack symptoms in both women and men are chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath according to a new study from the European Society of Cardiology.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/esoc-wha043020.php

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014733

A new observational study found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/aru-vdl050720.php

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40520-020-01570-8