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Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from raging Canadian wildfires sweeps down the East Coast. Some schools in New York and Washington are canceling outdoor activities, and airports are facing delays or ground stops due to poor visibility.
Smoke can also cause health problems such as difficulty breathing, burning eyes, dizziness, headache or nausea. Doctors say people whose symptoms are getting worse should get medical attention.
Here’s what they want everyone to know about staying healthy and avoiding problems when the air is thick with smoke.
Why does wildfire smoke make…
CHICAGO (Reuters) -An experimental Alzheimer’s drug developed by Eli Lilly and Co slowed cognitive decline by 35% in a late-stage trial, the company said on Wednesday, providing what experts say is the strongest evidence yet that removing sticky amyloid plaques from the brain benefits patients with the fatal disease.
Lilly’s drug, donanemab, met all goals of the trial, the company said. It slowed progression of Alzheimer’s by 35% compared to a placebo in 1,182 people with early-stage disease whose brains had deposits of two key Alzheimer’s proteins, beta amyloid as well as intermediate levels of tau, a protein linked to…
A Simcoe County veterinarian makes getting your pet’s health checked less stressful for owners.
“With our cats, they hate going in the car,” said Jennifer Dolmage.
But a bus is different, especially one that rolls right up to your house.
“So if we can cut out that stressful car ride, it gives us more time, and the animals seem more relaxed,” said Dr. Felicia Uriarte, McLean House Call Veterinary Services owner.
Uriarte purchased the mobile vet clinic in 2008 from the now retired Dr. McLean.
“It was an RV that he had retrofitted,” Uriarte said. “Since then, my husband and…