Polished white rice is a staple of diets in Southeast Asia, which poses a serious public health problem because the grain has been stripped of its vitamins and minerals during processing, according to new research by UO scientists. White rice…
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Moderna providing 500M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX following WHO approval
Moderna to create vaccine to fight both COVID-19, flu Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat says Moderna developments are ‘incredible’ and argues the dual vaccine will very likely ‘save lives.’ Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses of…
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Trauma experts aim to reduce deaths by providing blood-clotting agent
Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn’t, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The results will be…
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Study shows SARS-CoV-2 jumped between people and mink, providing strong evidence of zoonotic transmission
A study investigating SARS-CoV-2 infections across 16 mink farms in the Netherlands, being presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online from 23-25 September) shows that the virus likely jumped between people and mink and back, providing…
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