Health Highlights: July 16, 2021
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
Here's some of HealthDay's top stories for Friday, July 16:
Changing the minds of anti-vax friends, family is in your hands. What does it take to alter someone's view on getting the COVID vaccine? The example and advice of people closest to them, claims a survey conducted in July. Read more
Fermented foods do a microbiome good. Fermented foods -- everything from yogurt to kimchi to kombucha -- are all the rage. Now, research shows they might alter your internal 'flora' in very healthy ways. Read more
Stick with statins, big review finds. Millions of Americans pop a statin each day to help lower their cholesterol. A huge new review of the data finds the popular pills offer far more benefit than risk. Read more
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