During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high. However, not all proposed solutions work as advertised. Thermal cameras are already being implemented as a means of detecting people with…
Study explores how older people manage distress
A team of researchers from Keele University has found that it is uncommon for older adults to consult their GP during times of distress due to a lack of acceptable treatments. Distress is not diagnostically labelled as a mental health problem but is an expected emotional response to a negative…
Amid lockdown, is chemotherapy and cancer care at home the way forward?
The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, combined with an unprecedented, near-complete global lockdown, has prompted cancer patients to seek healthcare at home. This has provided a window for healthcare companies to offer home services. For a Gurgaon-based breast cancer patient, the lockdown has been a difficult time. Fearing hospital-led infections, she…
Alan Alda Opens Up About Living with Parkinson's and His Torturous Battle with Polio as a Child
Among the physical activities that Alda enjoys is boxing, juggling, tennis, swimming, marching and bicycle riding. A unique one that he regularly does? “I march to [John Philip] Sousa music,” he said with a smile. “A lot of Sousa music going on all the time in my house.” Read more…
Bowel cancer symptoms: Hematochezia is a warning sign of the deadly disease – what is it?
Bowel cancer is a general term for any cancer which develops in the large bowel. The disease is sometimes known as colorectal or colon cancer. The early symptoms of the disease can be extremely subtle which makes them easily missed or even dismissed. This could cause a detrimental effect on…
Corona outbreak after visit to a restaurant – also visitors money penalty
The Coronavirus pandemic has the world firmly in its grip: More than five million people were infected worldwide with the novel pathogen, Sars-CoV-2 – 179.283 of them so far in Germany. All messages to the Corona-crisis in Germany, Europe and the world, you will find in the News Ticker of…
Chrissy Teigen Fires Back After Being Criticized for Getting Coronavirus Test: 'I'm Having Surgery'
"Moving forward, in the city of Los Angeles, you'll be able to — if you have symptoms or not — get tested," Garcetti said in a press conference on April 29, adding that those with symptoms will have priority, but that the capacity is there for anyone who wants one. The…
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial participant fainted after being dosed
Volunteer, 29, who got Moderna’s experimental coronavirus jab had a ‘severe reaction’ after he spiked a 103F fever and fainted – but insists he does NOT regret it Ian Haydon, 29, from Seattle, Washington, is one of three people who suffered an adverse reaction in Moderna Therapuetics’ coronavirus vaccine trial …
Dietary Supplement: ingestion of capsules with Omega-3 fatty acids is redundant – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Resources with Omega-3 fatty acids in the Test: Why fish oil capsules little According to the experts, no other food supplements are purchased as often as fish oil capsules. Background evidence from various studies which have shown that Omega-3 are the risk for heart disease fatty acids could reduce. However,…
Zika infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems
Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown Zika virus infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems, including persistent socioemotional, cognitive and motor deficits, as well as abnormalities in brain structure and function. This study is one of the first to shed light on…