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Classical Music Could Upgrade Your Exercise Playlist
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Ready to Try an Old Approach to a New Year’s Resolution?
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We all know people like this: When something bad happens, the first thing they do is blame someone or something else. It gets old, right? But let’s be honest: We are all that person, at least some of the time—and probably more often than we’d like to admit. I certainly count myself among those who,…
WHO Changes CCP Virus Test Criteria in Attempt to Reduce False Positives
January 23, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned experts not to rely solely on the results of a PCR test to detect the CCP virus. In updated guidance published on Jan. 20, the WHO said that lab experts and health care practitioners should also consider the patient’s history and epidemiological risk factors alongside the PCR test…
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