The new coronavirus may spread more easily in crowded homes
A study in New York City revealed a threefold higher risk of infection among pregnant women living in neighborhoods with the most crowded households. Poverty and unemployment also appeared to increase the likelihood of infection. SARS-CoV-2, which is the coronavirus…
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Cleaning tips from a chemist who researches disinfectants
Many household cleaners, once ubiquitous and taken for granted, are flying off store shelves faster than they are restocked, as people strive to keep surfaces free of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Heart disease, high BP linked to recovered Covid-19 patients testing positive again
Coexisting medical conditions like heart disease and hypertension may lead to fully recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive for the viral infection again, according to a study which says most such patients with re-positive outcomes “tended to return negative eventually.” Researchers…
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Pulse pressure: A game changer in the fight against dementia
A recent paper published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, outlines a pulse-pressure-induced pathway of cognitive decline that sheds light on why previous treatments for dementia may have failed and proposes promising new directions for the prevention and treatment of dementia. “Over…
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Caution: risk of injury: the manufacturer calls back Cola – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Warning: recall for known Cola started The Niehoffs Vaihinger fruit juice GmbH, based in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to the corners of a recall for the products, “afri Cola” with ten milligrams of caffeine and “afri-Cola has launched a sugar-free”. According to…
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82% of Irish adults willing to download COVID-19 contact tracing app
The vast majority of Irish adults—82%—are willing to download a contact tracing app to their smartphone to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research carried out by a team from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software,…
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Maintain social distancing, use of face masks to avoid second Covid-19 wave
Continuing social distancing, and other precautionary measures like the use of face masks, and handwashing, could possibly help in avoiding the need for future lockdown, according to a modelling study performed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an…
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Heart health: This tongue coating indicates heart weakness – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Tongue microbes as a window to heart health Apparently, there are significant differences between the microorganisms that live on the tongue of healthy people and the tongue microbiome of heart diseased people. This new discovery could be used for early…
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Coleen Nolan wants to know about YOUR sex life during lockdown – Loose Women star’s survey
The Loose Women star says she has been inundated with messages from Britons with problems in the bedroom after three months in constant contact with their partners. The former singer, who is an agony aunt for Daily Express sister title…
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French virus tracing app flops with only 14 alerts
France’s much-heralded new phone app for tracking coronavirus cases has only alerted 14 people that they were at risk of infection since its launch three weeks ago, the digital affairs minister said Tuesday. The StopCovid app keeps track of users…
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