How do families cope with the emotional upheaval caused by COVID-19 without falling apart? It is possible to keep personal relationships from crumbling under stress by choosing how to react, said Adam Galovan, a University of Alberta expert in family…
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What it's like to live with OCD during a pandemic
It started with a pain in my chest three weeks ago. An infection – I told myself – and after three calls to 111, I’d been told to go to hospital. The tense atmosphere and deserted car park as I…
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Dr MARTIN SCURR says we are at war with an enemy of unknown scale
We need more medical testing – and NOT just for coronavirus: Dr MARTIN SCURR says we are at war with an enemy of unknown scale Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID Just imagine going to war…
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Drinking green tea may help with food allergies
Research findings suggest gut microbes can effect allergic immune responses. Tasuku Ogita who has recently joined Shinshu University is an expert on teas and their effects on gut bacteria. In this study, his team looked at green tea and the…
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With worst to come, 3 in 4 US hospitals now facing COVID-19
Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases rocket toward their projected peak. A report due out Monday…
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How to cope with self-isolation when you live alone
For some people, self-isolation has brought positive experiences – they have more time to spend with their kids or their partner, are getting to know their housemates better or have moved back in with their parents for the duration of the…
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Case study: Treating COVID-19 in a patient with multiple myeloma
A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant tocilizumab may be an effective COVID-19 treatment for very ill patients who also have multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. The report, published in Blood Advances, also…
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Get An Effective At-Home Workout With These Mini Pilates Balls
There’s no reason you can’t get just as an effective workout at home. Whether you don’t have time to go to a gym or group class, you can still get your sweat on and get those endorphins going with the…
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Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath's top tips to ease your agony
Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath gives their top tips on how to help ease your agony Feeling a bit cooped up? Tense and achy? It’s not surprising if you are, really, considering the situation. To add to this,…
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People with disabilities are afraid they will be denied health care because of coronavirus
Margaret Breihan relies on the nursing assistants who visit six mornings a week to help her shower, dress and tidy up her Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment. Breihan, 31, who has cerebral palsy, is mostly self-reliant and does everything from shop…
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