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All of us have been waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine for a really long time, almost a year. Now that it's finally developed and is in the trial, most of us want to know more about what ingredients are in the vaccine and will it work well for us, isn’t it? Read the post further and get to know everything about the COVID-19 vaccine ingredients.

Peanuts contain certain specific proteins. When your body's immune system develops an abnormal, hypersensitivity response to one or more of these proteins, you are said to have a peanut allergy. Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies in both children and adults. The main reason why peanut allergies receive particular importance is - they are very common, lifelong, and may cause severe allergic reactions.

Do you have gestational diabetes? Are you looking for the best gestational diabetes diet for a healthy pregnancy? If yes, reading this article towards the end would be highly beneficial for you.

Asthma is counted as the most non-communicable diseases affecting somewhat more than 339 million people in the entire world in the year 2016. The asthma cases have been increasing with the increase in time. Such non-communicable chronic disease of the air is common among children. In 2016, there were 417,918 deaths because of asthma at the global level, and 24.8 million DALYs(disability-adjusted life year) were caused due to asthma, says WHO.

Open sores that occur on the stomach's inside lining and the upper portion of your small intestine are known as peptic ulcers. Stomach pain is the most common symptom of peptic ulcers. Possible causes of peptic ulcers are infections caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Additionally, long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB) and naproxen sodium (Aleve), can also lead to the occurrence of peptic ulcers. 

Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a combination of various mental health disorders. This includes difficulty in paying attention, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior. ADHD in adults can cause unstable relationships, shoddy work, low self-esteem, and other complications. ADHD usually starts in early childhood which continues into adulthood, causing adult ADHD. In some cases, the sad part is ADHD is difficult to recognize in childhood; you will get to know it in adulthood.

According to some experts, an estimation of 40,000 babies is born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FASD) in the United States every year. As per the studies of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others, somewhere between 800 and 8,000 babies could be born each year with FAS in the U.S. Fetal alcohol syndrome is when a child develops after getting alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

A National Healthy Sleep Project conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine says, at least 25 million adults in the United States are afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea. Additionally, obstructive sleep apnea is the cause of the destruction of the health of millions of Americans.

The coronavirus mainly gets transmitted through air droplets while we breathe. When a person coughs, sneeze, talk, shout or sing air droplets travel into the air. These air droplets land in the mouths or noses of people transmitting the infection. Preventing these air droplets from entering the atmosphere will prevent the infection from spreading. Wearing masks can help in this; it is a simple cloth barrier to prevent infected air droplets from reaching others.

Are you asking yourself if you could be pregnant? Taking a pregnancy test is the only way to know for sure. But there are early pregnancy signs that could lead to the possibility. Here's what to look for.