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A recent common cold may nearly halve risk of COVID-19, study suggests

A recent common cold may nearly halve risk of COVID-19, study suggests

Jennifer Oosthuizen / CDC A study in Israel confirms antibiotic use as a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in hospital patients, particularly for those who don’t carry the bacterium, researchers reported last week in JAMA Network Open. For the study, which was conducted from June 2017 through June 2023, researchers analyzed data on patients admitted to a …

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Trump and Putin May Get a Cold Reception From Some Alaskans – The New York Times

Trump and Putin May Get a Cold Reception From Some Alaskans  The New York Times Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine  The Wall Street Journal Putin ally warns ‘titanic efforts’ are underway to sink Trump summit over Ukraine war  Fox News White House hasn’t ruled out Zelensky being in Alaska during Trump-Putin meeting on Friday  CNN What parts of …

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JD Vance Faces Cold Reception as He Kicks Off ‘British MAGA Summer’

JD Vance Faces Cold Reception as He Kicks Off ‘British MAGA Summer’

Vice President JD Vance has kicked off his summer vacation at a luxurious $11,000-a-week manor house in the picturesque British countryside, leaving locals none too pleased. Located in a tiny village in the Cotswolds, in the southwest of England, one of the United Kingdom’s four constituent countries, the property sits behind a 15-foot stone wall and boasts gardens of about …

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Summer heat and cold symptoms: COVID-19 is rising

Summer heat and cold symptoms: COVID-19 is rising

Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible to get the sniffles — or worse — in the summer. Federal data released Friday, …

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“They’re Back From the Dead”: Cold War F-4 Phantoms Revived to Launch Satellites and Experts Warn “This Is Military Space 2.0”

“They’re Back From the Dead”: Cold War F-4 Phantoms Revived to Launch Satellites and Experts Warn “This Is Military Space 2.0”

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Starfighters International is expanding its capabilities by acquiring twelve F-4 Phantoms for innovative space launch operations. ✈️ The F-4s will enhance the company’s ability to provide rapid and flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellite missions. 💡 Utilizing vintage military technology, Starfighters aims to reduce launch weight and improve fuel efficiency, aligning with NASA’s …

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Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97 | Music

Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97 | Music

Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed humorist and pianist whose satirical songs made him one of America’s favorite prophets of doom before he retreated to academia, has died, US media reported on Sunday. He was 97. The singer-songwriter died on Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his friend David Herder said, according to the New York Times. Lehrer’s sardonic numbers, backed …

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