MEDICINE & HEALTH

Social Distancing Alone Not Effective: Vaccination, Face Masks, and Ventilation More Important This Winter Season

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.24.2021 01:16 AM

Engineers from the University of Cambridge used computer modeling to quantify droplets from when people cough and found that social distancing alone is not enough.

Teen Para-Athlete Can't Store Fat After Suffering from a 1-in-600 Million Condition

11.24.2021 00:24 AM

A Scottish adolescent and another British paraathlete suffers from an ultra-rare disease prevents fat from being deposited beneath the skin.

How Can Colored Drinks Worsen Hangover? Expert Suggests Avoiding These Beverages

11.23.2021 23:29 PM

Philippa Kaye, a TV doctor, suggested avoiding colored drinks like red wine and stout as they could worsen hangovers.

CDC Warns About Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey; Here's How to Prepare Food Correctly

11.23.2021 22:58 PM

To minimize food contamination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends avoiding washing or rinsing a turkey before cooking.

Depression Treatment Found? Studies Eye Deep Brain Stimulation That Tweak Cerebral Circuits As Possible Cure

11.23.2021 04:37 AM

New studies aim to develop, improve, and utilize the deep brain stimulation's potential in treating depression.

COVID-19 Delta Variant May End Soon As It Mutate Itself, Losing Capability to Replicate and Spread

11.23.2021 03:36 AM

The Delta variant of COVID-19 would soon vanish after reports came out that Japan has recorded only 140 cases of the virus every day amidst having been badly affected by the more contagious variant three months ago.

Woman Accidentally Swallows AirPods Instead of Painkiller in Another Unfortunate Event

11.23.2021 02:05 AM

A 27-year-old TikToker swallowed an Apple AirPod after she thought it was a painkiller tablet. It was too late by the time she realized what she had done.

5:2 Diet: Queen Mary University Reveals Why This Weight Loss Regime Is Better Than Traditional Nutritional Programs

11.23.2021 01:53 AM

A new study on a type of intermittent fasting called '5:2 diet' suggests potential advantages over other nutritional programs.

Smoking Reduce Signaling Ability of Cytokines That May Lead to Severe COVID-19, Stanford Researchers Found

11.22.2021 23:53 PM

Researchers from Stanford Medicine trace the path of infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to understand why smoking increases the risk of having a severe case of COVID-19.

Thanksgiving Travel Tips: Experts Encourage the Public To Uphold Safety Measures to Lessen Health Risk

11.22.2021 22:24 PM

For the first time in almost two years, in this year's Thanksgiving celebration, millions of Americans will be traveling and surely, everyone is excited after the cancellation of a large number of festivities last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Opioid Overdose Treatment: Wearable Device Works Like Insulin Shots to Inject Naloxone in a Timely Manner

11.22.2021 22:15 PM

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a wearable device and detects opioid overdose that will immediately inject naloxone to reverse the event.

Diabetes Medicine Not As Accessible In Middle-Income Countries Including Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Says

11.22.2021 21:31 PM

A new study and the WHO 2013-2020 Global Action Plan reveal that medicine and other treatments for diabetes are insufficient in many countries around the globe.

COVID-19 in Sheep: New Study Revels Low Infection Risk For This Animal Type

11.22.2021 06:53 AM

A research team from the United States recently showed in a new study the probability of COVID-19 infection in deer, including risk.

Too Little, Too Much Sleep Increases Cognitive Decline; Here’s the Recommended Number of Sleeping Hours

11.22.2021 04:45 AM

A new study suggests that sleeping less than 4,5 hours and more than 6,5 hours per night increases that chances of a person to be affected with cognitive decline.

Medicine Could Put an End to Asthma, Infertility, Human Papillomavirus Infection and More Diseases, Study Says

11.22.2021 03:16 AM

Alzheimer's disease, asthma, Human Papillomavirus infection, and other diseases could someday be treated with medicine.

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