May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s time to talk. Thirty-five percent of men are being treated for mental illness, but that number may be low because too many men don’t seek help. This is exactly why we’re spotlighting men who are getting guys to open up about mental health…
Treatment with interferon-α2b speeds up recovery of COVID-19 patients in exploratory study
Treatment with antivirals such as interferons may significantly improve virus clearance and reduce levels of inflammatory proteins in COVID-19 patients, according to a new study in Frontiers in Immunology. Researchers conducting an exploratory study on a cohort of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wuhan found that treatment with interferon (IFN)-α2b significantly…
How to Fight the Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media
Misinformation has always existed on the internet, but with COVID-19, the risks can be greater. Experts are encouraging people to confront misinformation with credible links and sources. Dispelling misinformation means also knowing where to look for correct information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a good place to…
The real reason you need to start using an air purifier
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), pollution causes approximately seven million deaths every year. According to Dr. Mary Prunicki, director of air pollution and health research at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University (via Elemental), air pollution and air quality is also…
Ethan Suplee Reveals How He's Staying Jacked in Quarantine
If there’s anything actor Ethan Suplee is passionate about, it’s the fact that he has his own side of the family fridge. Suplee shot a self-quarantine version of Gym and Fridge (with his wife helming the camera) to show you what his diet and workouts look like during the lockdown….
Designing vaccines from artificial proteins
Vaccines are one of the most effective interventions to prevent the spreading of infectious diseases. They trigger the immune system to produce antibodies that protect the body against infection. However, we still lack efficacious vaccines for many important pathogens like the flu or dengue fever. “When a vaccine doesn’t work…
Corona epidemic, with more waves of Infection prevent – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Coronavirus: A second wave could be prevented, according to experts Currently, in Germany, as in other countries, many of the loosened measures to contain the Coronavirus again. However, experts warn that the danger is still not banned a long time ago. It is assumed that further contagion waves. However, this…
Is it safe to go to my doctor’s office? Your questions answered
Hospitals are resuming non-urgent procedures, and doctor’s offices are reopening as the peak of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be passing in the Philadelphia-area. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has authorized providers to reopen so long as they have sufficient protective equipment, staff, and capacity to treat both patients who are…
Virus ’eminently capable’ of spreading through speech: study
Microdroplets generated by speech can remain suspended in the air in an enclosed space for more than ten minutes, a study published Wednesday showed, underscoring their likely role in spreading COVID-19. Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) had a person loudly repeat the…
Doctors should watch for pediatric inflammatory syndrome with COVID-19
American physicians should watch for a dangerous inflammatory syndrome in children that may be linked to COVID-19 infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in an alert. The alert will go out on the Health Alert Network to thousands of physicians and other clinicians nationwide, a CDC…