Recall in the case of Aldi Nord: In chickpeas, glass fragments may be
The manufacturer warns against the consumption and asks the article in the Aldi store return. "The purchase price is zurückerstattet" of course;, it is. "In the sense of preventive consumer protection, we have the variety 'Organic chickpeas with Quinoa and…
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Lower protein diet may lessen risk for cardiovascular disease
A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids—which occur in protein-rich foods, such as meats, dairy, nuts and soy—were associated with a decreased risk for…
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China’s coronavirus has not mutated in the US, says CDC
Credit: CC0 Public Domain US health authorities said Monday they have sequenced the genome of the first two cases of the Chinese coronavirus reported in the country and confirmed the virus has not mutated since leaving China. Nancy Messonnier, head…
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False virus cure claims infect the internet
Gargle salt water, use herbal eyedrops, steam-clean a face mask—false claims about how to combat a deadly coranavirus epidemic emerging out of China are flooding the internet. Social media giants have promoted their strategies to combat misinformation related to the…
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Less active infants had greater fat accumulation, study finds
Less physical activity for infants below one year of age may lead to more fat accumulation which in turn may predispose them to obesity later in life, suggests a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of…
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Researchers bid to slow down heart failure
A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down the progression of heart failure. Heart failure is a life-threatening condition that affects 920,000 people in…
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Building a better breast
Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a process to determine the best approach for single breast reconstruction that involves mapping out prior to surgery which blood vessels to use in lower abdominal tissue to minimize the chances of…
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Do elevated mercury levels in the blood increase skin cancer risk?
Higher levels of mercury in the blood were linked with a higher prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer, the most common human malignancy, in a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology. For the study, researchers analyzed 2003-2016 data on…
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Modelling study estimates spread of 2019 novel coronavirus
New modelling research, published in The Lancet, estimates that up to 75,800 individuals in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of January 25, 2020. Authors caution that given the lack of…
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Army will rescue 200 Brits from China tomorrow in Wuhan airlift
Operation coronavirus airlift: China evacuation flight will leave Wuhan at 5am tomorrow and take 200 trapped Brits to RAF Brize Norton then to ‘secluded NHS unit in North West’ by bus – as it emerges ‘only healthy’ people will be…
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